Introducing our speakers
speech abstract
Stories from the coal face - practice and reality
It is widely recognised that there is a strong focus on the occurrence and prevention of medication error in hospitals. Additionally there is growing recognition of the challenges facing clinicians as people move in and out of hospital care (Primary-Secondary Interface).
Hospital clinicians are also starting to recognise that increased risk of morbidity due to the unwanted side effects of medicines creates an additional raft of work within the health system.
It is the preventable component of medication adverse events that is the focus of the Safe and Quality Use of Medicines strategy. Information systems can assist- but they are not the panacea that many people believe- indeed they can cause as many difficulties as they resolve.
This presentation will provide some insight into some of the muddles and opportunities that occur with medication use, with particular emphasis on transfer of care.
biography
Born and raised in Northern Ireland. B. Sc in Pharmacy and M.Sc in Applied Pharmacology , Post-Grad Diploma in Service Management. Avril currently works for the Waitemata District Health Board. She has a strong interest in integration between primary and secondary care, and improving health outcomes at population level. Avril is an experienced hospital pharmacy practitioner with a special focus on drug use evaluation (DUE).
news and information
Wise Use of Antibiotics 2007
08-August-2007
The Wise use of Antibiotics is in its tenth year. It aims to raise...
Launch of the Wise Use of Antibiotics campaign
10-August-2006
Do you need pills for winter ills?
With cold and flu season upon...
One Heart Many Lives campaign up and running in the Hawke's Bay
02-June-2006
The PHARMAC team are working together with Hawke's Bay DHB and a ra...
Conference DVD available now
22-November-2005
The 2005 WCMAD Conference DVD is available in two versions. The edited...
Antibiotic resistance still growing
10-October-2005
Some bacteria are becoming resistant to a number of antibiotics at a...
PHARMAC and Social Marketing
10-October-2005
PHARMAC uses social marketing techniques in the development and...