Date
14 July 2021Location
OnlineAbout the event
Our expert speakers covered a series of issues relevant to improving care for older people through seamless transfer of care between different care settings.
Why it’s important
Frail older people are at increased risk of medicines-related adverse effects. Ensuring accurate and timely communication at the care interface can reduce risk of subsequent harm.
What was covered
The learning outcomes from this event were:
- Explain the ambition to create and operate as a single Pharmacy workforce across an STP/ICS (aligning with IPMO plans) to improve collaborative working and improve medicines outcomes for frail older people
- Outline a plan using a bottom-up approach to identify, build relationships and share expertise with local frailty specialists in the acute trust or other care settings
- Identify specific learning or knowledge that will empower them to constructively challenge or query discharge medication (within their scope of practice) that pose a risk to frail older people
- Apply learning to undertake interventions in their daily practice to resolve common medicines related issues and reduce risks associated with problematic drugs (e.g. opiates, antipsychotics) at the interface of care
Speakers
A range of speakers ran this event from SPS and other organisations
SPS speakers
Our SPS speaker was the fabulous Lelly. You can read more about Lelly by following the link:
Non-SPS speakers
Gill Gookey
Medicines Safety Lead Pharmacist, East Midlands AHSN
Kate Dawson
Consultant Pharmacist – Medicines Optimisation for the East Midlands ASHN
Alex Spurling
Specialist Clinical Pharmacist: Acute Frailty, Nottingham University Hospitals
Recording
Access the recording of the webinar
Presentation resources
Slides from the presentation are now available below
Contact us
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