Optimising the use of medicines for respiratory disease across the South of England
Target Audience
Respiratory Ward pharmacists / Hospital Dispensary pharmacists
Hospital Chief pharmacists or lead with responsibility for respiratory
Hospital Pharmacy Technicians
Local Pharmaceutical Committee
CCG pharmaceutical advisor (with respiratory responsibility)
Community pharmacists
General Practitioner Respiratory Leads in CCG
Hospital consultant with interest in prescribing
Respiratory ST doctors (ideally two)
Local Professional Networks
Area teams - commissioners of community pharmacy services
Local Authorities and Public Health England
Aim
To improve the health outcomes achieved by patients, by optimising the use of respiratory medicines across primary and secondary health care settings,by increased collaboration betweenhealth professionals and environments.
Optimising Respiratory Medicines for In-patients
Opportunities to provide consistent quality in respiratory prescribing
Respiratory wards
ED & AMU
Non-respiratory wards
Reconciliation of medication and devices on admission
Links with respiratory nurse specialists
Feedback to medical staff on prescribing costs- biggest saving is on using the medicines effectively to achieve the health gain- see medicines waste report.
–What needs to happen on discharge?
Communication with patient and primary health care professionals
Reasons for changes to medication
How to use inhaler- consistent message from trained staff- all saying the same thing across primary and secondary care
Inhaler technique
Cost-efficient prescribing
Documenting changes in inhaled therapy and why
Cross boundary working
Communication with primary care and community pharmacists
Linking in to MURs and NMS
Quality assurance and consistency of messages in MURs
CPD
New drugs
New devices
Groups to be predetermined on tables
09.30 / Registration10.00 – 10.45 / Why respiratory matters
James Calvert, consultant respiratory physician and respiratory programme lead.
Introduction – Steve Holmes, GP and respiratory programme lead– using a case study to illustrate flaws in current processes and common pitfalls.
10:45 - 11:15 / Medicines Optimisation in the NHS: (Opportunities and examples) Jill Loader, regional pharmacy lead
Challenges on levels of engagement / knowledge
11:15 – 11:45 / Coffee
11:45 – 12:15 / Respiratory Update David Halpin, consultant respiratory physician and respiratory programme lead
Cutting edge new papers and policy on respiratory
12:15 – 12:45 / MUR – Mark Stone (using Diabetes as an exemplar)
12:45 – 13.30 / Lunch
13.30 – 13:50 / Soap Box session (New ideas from your area of practice)
13:50 – 15:00 / The Perfect Pathway
Primary care – prescriptions and processes
Secondary care – in patient / out patient
Interfaces
What can we do differently?
15.00 – 15.30 / Tea
15.30 – 16.00 / Conclusions and discussion and next steps