Below you will find all the posters which were submitted for the conference on 29th November. Use “CTRL+F” to find a hospital, author or words from the title. Posters can be seen by clicking on the hyperlink as highlighted.
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Agnew J, McCord A Craigavon Area Hospital Supporting me with my medicines
Akther S, Burton E, Joseph S, Bermingham M, Bons Secours Hospital Cork, University College Cork Pharmacist Roles In Delivering Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Scoping Review Of The International Literature
Barry A, Keane, M, Kehoe, E, Boland K, Reidy C, Faulkner N UL Hospitals Group An Audit of Compliance with Safety Recommendations for Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
Bennett M. Rogers, Dr K.M.A Queen’s University Belfast Embedding learning from Serious Adverse Incidents in Nurse Education
Boyd, Jacqui; Harvey, Tanya; McMaster, Rachael; Hanna, Heather CAMHS ID/SHSCT Northern Ireland CAMHS ID Medication Monitoring Service
Brennan, A., Dwyer, J., El Sherif, O., Marsden, E. St. Vincent’s University Hospital. Medication Safety Huddle
Brown J, C. Scullin, G. Fleming, M. Scott, A. Hogg. MOIC Stakeholder views of the 7-steps to appropriate polypharmacy tool in a hospital setting.
Browne C, Gaffney S, Hoashi S, Muldowney C, O’Brien P, O’Sullivan D. Regional Hospital Mullingar DOAC Dosing QuickGuide: The info you need. when you need it….beside your ID badge.
Brunton, S., Peeples, G., Wallace, D., Wilson, D., Hegarty, B., Harte, S., Rafferty, P., Nicholl, J. and Mullaney, E.F. Central Medicines Procurement, Knockbracken Healthcare Park The Glucarpidase Model Improving timely access to a life-saving medicine
Burton E, Fitzgibbon K, Foley S, Scannell M, Sahm L, Bermingham M Bons Secours Hospital Cork Highlighting the Pharmacist’s Role in Managing Medication Shortages: A Mapping Exercise Aligned with the Core Competency Framework
Campbell, LM; Smyth, E; Hoy, H & McComiskey, C. Southern Health & Social Care Trust Medicines Management Safety for Domiciliary Care Workers Supporting Adults with Dysphagia
Campion, A and Carroll, D St. Luke’s Hospital Kilkenny Review of the prescribing of direct oral anti-coagulants (DOACs) in an acute general hospital
Carringtion A, Connolly D, Lappin A, Mc Connell M, O’Donnell S, Wilson M Belfast Health and Social Care Trust ‘Poka-Yoke’ for Medication Safety in the Digital Area
Carrington, A; Kirkpatrick, F; Bradley, B; Dolan, M; McAfee, P; Walsh, F; Heffron, S; Gilroy, D; SPPG Transforming Medication Safety in Northern Ireland. (TMSNI)
Collaborative project between Musgrave Park Hospital and the acute pain team Belfast Health and social care trust a “Joint effort” Reducing persistent post operative opioid use (PPOU) in primary knee patients
Connolly D, Carrington A, O’Donnell S, Lappin A, Wilson M, McConnell M Altnagelvin Hospital / WHSCT Review of the Medication Safety Newsletters produced by the NI Medication Safety Team
Connolly D, NI Trusts Medication Safety Team Medication Safety Newsletters Survey
Conroy N, Zubier C, McGovern C, Donaldson A SCOTCH QUARTER PRACTICE (GP) How to empty the bath. A QI project to reduce Tramadol prescribing in an urban general practice Between Oct 23 July 24
Cross, D; Coogan J; Sreekanth R St James Hospital Improving Medication Safety Through Nurse-Led Quality Initatives
Crowley, D; Donovan, M; Bennett-Lenane, H; Griffin, B.T; Gleeson, J.P. University College Cork Factors that Predispose Glioma Patients to Haematological Toxicity with Temozolomide: A Scoping Review
Curran, M., Greene, T., Murray, D., Magowan, P. Belfast Health and Social Care Trust Be Safe when you Medicate
Daly CD, Griffin EG, Dodd PD National Suicide Research Foundation, School of Public Heath University College Cork RESTRICT REducing intentional overdose: a mixed-method STudy of means RestrICTion interventions
Danaher H., Mahon C., Taylor L. HSE CHO9 Pharmacist led polypharmacy review in an Intellectual Disability Service – application of iSIMPATHY achieving better outcomes for residents.
Davey A Causeway Feasibility of rapid cycle deliberate practice with e-learning tool for fluid prescribing
Devlin, D; Cooke, B; McCloskey, A; McGill, E; Millar, C; Connolly, D Altnagelvin Hospital Improving the prescribing of post-operative opioids following orthopaedic surgery
Donnelly, M.1; Ryan, C. 1; Armitage, S. 1; Clancy, A. 1; Regan, M. 1; Sheehan, P. 1; Mannion, C. 1; Gallagher, O. 1; Foran, R. 1; Dwyer, N. 1; Martin, E.2; Philbin, M. 3; Walkin, S. 4; Shah, M 5; Doorley, E. 6; McCarthy, S6.; Ryan, P.6; Brannigan, E. 8 1. HSE Community Senior Antimicrobial Pharmacist 2.Senior Antimicrobial Pharmacist HSE AMRIC 3. Chief Antimicrobial Pharmacist HSE AMRIC 4. Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control Clinical Lead & Assistant Scheme Director Sligo GP Training Scheme 5. Chief Antimicrobial Pharmacist, HSE Community Operations 6. GP Advisor HSE AMRIC 7. Web Editor, HSE Research & Evidence 8. Consultant in Infectious Disease and Clinical Lead HSE AMRIC. CHO DNCC Optimising Antimicrobial Use Through The Development Of Community Antibiotic Prescribing Guidelines
Doran, S., Clarke, S., Smith, A., Gorry, C., O’Malley, G., Barry, M. Medicines Management Programme MEASURES TO ENABLE SAFE PRESCRIBING OF PAXLOVID® IN THE PRIMARY CARE SETTING IN IRELAND
Dundas M., Burton E, O’Shea S, Orthopaedics team Bon Secours Cork and University College Cork Slow Release Opioid Use in an Orthopaedic Ward: A Prospective Chart Review in an Irish Hospital
Fanning A, Phelan T, Macnamara M, Murphy L, Smith L, Mulqueen L, Ryan A, Ní Laoire Á, South East Palliative Care Services /University Hospital Waterford, South East Palliative Care Quality improvement project to improve medication management in a child’s home at end of life
Flanagan R; Quinn O Our Lady’s Hospital Navan Co Meath Evaluating the Implelemntation of Clinical Pharmacist Services in a Post Discharge Hospital Based Rehabiliation Ward in Ireland
Flanagan, C. Lisburn Federation of Family Practices Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease; Impact of General Practice Pharmacists
Foran, Katie, Ulster University, Enhancing Coding Accuracy for Oestrogen-Only HRT: Ensuring Progesterone Protection and Insertion Dates are coded.
Gaffney, E Ulster University Time for a quick call? Efficacy of telephone reviews in reducing opioid prescriptions for non-palliative primary care patients
Garvin AM, Byrne A, Devine C, Trautt E, Gorman J, and O’Neill E Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) Intervention Implementation
Garvin AM, Byrne A, Devine C, Trautt E, Gorman J, and O’Neill E Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown Antimicrobial Guidelines Accessibility Survey
Giles A, Barry A, Keane M, Murphy B, Harnett A. University of Limerick Hospitals Group An audit of paracetamol prescribing
Gilroy, DG Public Health Agency HSCQI A Collaborative approach to improve opioid prescribing and enhance quality improvement capability In HSC
Gourley D, DIllon L, Murphy C Acute Care at Home Development and implementation of a standard Pharmacist medication consultation tool
Grant, N and Ryan, B St Luke’s Hospital Carlow-Kilkenny Introduction of Medicine Information Tablet Devices in Ward Clinical Rooms
Grimes, L., Milliken, C. Craigavon Area Hospital Bluestone Unit/Granville Supported Living Facility Implementing a STOMP Initiative in ID Psychiatry patients in a supported living facility.
Grogan, M, Grimes, L and Kinsella, N and the Medication Management Working Group The Talbot Group Residential Disability Service The Medication Management Passport
Haughey S, Wilson M, Corbett D, Rice, BJ, Plumb R, Carrington A Queen’s University Belfast How can we make it better? Exploring medication safety through an interprofessional immersive experience.
Haughey S, Wilson M, McConnell M, Carrington A Queen’s University Belfast Embedding Human Factors into our healthcare programmes in Queen’s University Belfast
Hayden, T., Moore, F., Carroll, D. St Luke’s Hospital Carlow-Kilkenny Introduction of a Medicines Reconciliation Training Programme for Pharmacy Technicians #Techs #MedRec
Hibberd, C; Phillips, H, McFlynn, J; Scullin, M; Hughes, E South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust Improving the Safety of Gentamicin Prescribing, Administration and Monitoring in an Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) system.
Hogan C., Schwanberg L., Palacios N., Healy O. NQPS Patient Safety Together: Sharing learning from medication safety incidents
Hogan-Murphy, D*; McNally, M; Finnerty, O; Wall, T; Traynor, B; Dennedy MC, Given, J; Egan, L Galway University Hospitals Compliance with the proximal femur fracture care pathway: a prospective audit on analgesic use in a Model 4 Hospital
Hogan-Murphy, D; Cunningham; D, Dennedy, MC: Given, J; Nolan, F’ Egan, L Galway University Hospitals Re-visiting insulin prescribing, administration, and glucose monitoring trends in a Model 4 hospital
Hogan-Murphy, D; Khawjah, A; Dennedy, MC, Given, J; Egan, L Galway University Hospitals Electronic Discharge Summary prescription survey in a Model 4 hospital: Doctors opinions
Hogg A, Scott MG, Fleming G, Scullin C, Huey R, Martin S, Goodfellow N, Brown J, Harrison C Medicines Optimisation Innovation Centre (MOIC) A regional centre dedicated to driving innovation in medicines optimisation impact and sustainability
Nadeem I, Shahidmir Muhammad (S.M), Mcinerney Aoife (M.A), Singh Narain (S.N), Baig Muhammad Aun Raza (B.M.A.R) Portiuncula University Hospital Safety index of drug kardex written by the doctors in paediatric age group.
Kearney F, Dorman C, Vaughan A. Ulster University Hot flushes over oral HRT monitoring!
Kinsella, NF, Grogan, M and Medication Management Working Group The Talbot Group Residential Disability Service The Point-of-Use Medication Administration Safety Checklist
Knipe M, Conyard E, Donovan M Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda Improving medicines management of inpatient Parkinson’s disease patients by making pharmacy interventions
Lambe,C., Daly, R., Hopkins, C., O’Reilly, P., Tackney, L., O,Reilly, R. Cavan General Hospitla Development of pharmacy section of Frailty Intervention Team screening tool and medicines reconciliation form for use in the Emergency Department
Lambert, JE Northern Ireland Medicines & Poisons Advice Service The Poisoned Patient: Overview of a Northern Ireland Poisons Service Activity
Liggett Á, Kelly, S. Yellow Card Centre Northern Ireland Yellow Card Reporting in Northern Ireland
Locke, T, Mannion, S South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital Self-reported medication errors in anaesthetic practice – a cross-sectional analysis
Logan R, Bree F, Maher N, Harty M Tallaght University Hospital Compatability Data for the Pharmacy Clinical Trials Service
Lynch, N; Hayden, J; Howlett, M; Maher, S; Barlow, J ; Arnold, B CHI at Crumlin COMPOUNDING TECHNOLOGY FOR USE IN PAEDIATRIC HOSPITAL ASEPTIC COMPOUNDING UNITS
Mackey, K and McNicholl, M.P. Altnagelvin Hospital/WHSCT Implementation of a Medicines Management Assurance Process
Madden, K; Park, S; Cranney, E; Cross, E; Harris, H; Hyndman, L; McGee, Connor MOOP Care Homes Specialist Case Management Pharmacist Medicine Review to Reduce Falls Risk for Care Home Residents
Malloy, B., Crawford, M., Irvine, A. Ulster University Ripping off the sticking plaster: can lidocaine patch prescribing be reduced?
Donnelly M & HSE Community Antimicrobial Pharmacist Group 2Chief II Antimicrobial Pharmacist, Community Healthcare, Access and Integration, HSE CHO DNCC Impact Of Community Antimicrobial Pharmacists On Antimicrobial Use In HSE Older Persons Residential Care Facilities
McAfee, P. SPPG The ‘Know, Check, Ask’ campaign in Northern Ireland
McBride, C. Byrne, A. Devine, C. Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown Discharge Prescription Pad Quality Improvement Project
McCarthy, S; Robertson, S; Crowley, M; O’Leary, C; Laaksonen, R; Silvari, V. School of Pharmacy, University College Cork EXPLORATION OF ANTICOAGULATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMMES IN IRISH AND UK HOSPITALS: A SURVEY STUDY
McConnell M, McGeown M, Banks E, McCullough R, Lewis S Craigavon Area Hospital Reducing opioid prescribing in ankle fracture patients
McCorkell, G ; Linton, A & Huey, R. SSPG Hospice Pathfinder to Improve Access to Medicines
McCoy, C. Hayes, D. Ulster University The Primary Care Management of Patients on allopurinol for gout
McDonald A, Crowley E, Walshe L, O’Shea S, Burton E, Gallagher P Bons Secours Hospital Cork Comparing Compliance Levels of Regular and “As Required” Prescription Orders in an Irish Teaching Hospital : A Clinical Audit
McDonald A, O’Shea S, Burton E, Gallagher P, Bon Secours Hospital Cork An audit examining the compliance of “as required” prescription orders to hospital prescribing standards for adult inpatients of an Irish teaching hospital.
McFlynn, J; Copeland, M South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust Comparison of the 72 hour Antibiotic Review following the adoption of an Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) system, versus paper-based prescribing
McKee, GR As above We’ve come FAR with BARcoded meds admin BCMA success
McKenna M, McCullagh F and Darcy C. Altnagelvin and South West Acute Hospitals Potential impact of the pharmacist on review of patients at risk of a fall
McKenna, M & Ashcroft-Quinn, S & Lannon, S & Roberts M South West Acute Hospital Prescribing of Acute Sedation in the Older Person
McLaughlin. J South West Acute Hospital Reasons for admission to a general medical hospital for patients taking clozapine.
McNamee, H, Shields, C & Vance, J Community Development and Health Network (CDHN) Exploring medication safety with a social determinants of health and health literacy lens
Miller E F R, Cairns L, Darcy C, McElrea R, Sheerin A, Parsons C Altnagelvin Area Hospital/WHSCT The Implementation and Evaluation of an Innovative Model to Improve Medication Safety and Medicines Optimisation in Older People with Cancer.
Montgomery, L.M., Craig, J., Sheeran, E. and Baranowski, R. The Royal Victoria Hospital Improving rational prescribing: Reducing high strength opioid prescribing without simple analgesics for patients being discharged following lung cancer surgery
Moran, J. and Quinn O. Our Lady’s Hospital Navan Implementation of a Direct Oral Anticoagulant (DOAC) Counselling Checklist for patients with; i) non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) and ii) treatment and prevention of recurrent Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and Pulmonary Embolism (PE) in an Irish Hospital
Morrissey E, Dennehy M, Doherty I, McLoughlin R Tallaght University Hospital Design and implementation of a new hospital wide post op pain management guideline
Mulcahy F Galway University Hospitals Innovating Oral Anti-Cancer Medication Services: Maximising Pharmacists Value
Mulvanny L, Tuthill J, Lenehan D, Hearty C, Brown J, Lynch R. Mater Misericordiae University Hospital Improving Guideline Compliant Opioid Discharge Prescribing: A Retrospective Audit of Hospital Discharge Prescribing Patterns in Acute Surgical Patients
Munshi R, Foley C, Grimes T Trinity College Dublin Medication-related experiences reported through the National Patient Experience Survey: Mixed-methods secondary data analysis
Ní Áinle F, on behalf of the VTE National Clinical Programmme (NVTEP) Clinical Advisory Group; Carpenter Chloe National VTE Clinical Programme Establishment of a National VTE Clinical Programme: impact on patient safety
O’Donovan C, Maher N, Bree F, Morrissey E, Hayde J, England G Tallaght University Hospital The local application of a nationally developed error taxonomy to identify contributory factors for medication errors involving electronic patient records
O’Donnell, J and Keating, A. Cork University Hospital A Quality Improvement Project of Phosphate Binder Prescribing and Administration in Renal Inpatients.
O’Hanlon N; O’Mahony S; Tighe T; Murphy K; & Callanan I Out, Damned Clot! Out – Our Journey in SVUH
O’Kane, N.P. Mid Ulster GP Federation Improving patient safety, time in therapeutic range, sustainability and cost-effectiveness of insulin prescribing
O’Neill F, Armstrong P, Black C, Corcoran B, Farrell P, O’Donnell S, Watson K, Belfast City Hospital Actions that promote safe use of alfentanil in supportive and palliative care
Palacios N., Hogan C., Schwanberg L., Healy O. HSE National Quality and Patient Safety Directorate Applying a co-design approach to co-developing patient safety resources
Preston, JE and Gregg, W Holywell Hospital , NHSCT Missed Opportunities: Acute Medical Presentations due to Overuse of Ibuprofen and Codeine Products
Proctor, B Belfast HSCT, Belfast City Hospital Structured 6 month review clinic for warfarin self-management patients.
Rafferty P, Hughes B, Kilpatrick S, McArdle D, McConnell M, Maguire D, Craigavon area hospital Medication safety considerations for Procurement teams managing shortages.
Reynolds J., McCurtin F., Taylor L., Fitzsimons L. Danaher H. HSE CHO9 Know, Check, Ask -Medication Safety Awareness in Mental Health and Homeless Service Patients
Reilly E Cavan General Hospital Carboplatin A retrospective audit of doses given vs. ideal calculated dose
Ryan P, Doherty A, Dahly D, Byrne S, Wallace E Dept of General Practice UCC, Cork How are direct healthcare professional communications (DHPC) operationalised by General Practitioners (GPs) and community pharmacists in Ireland?
Smith A, Finnigan K, Gorry C, Barry M Medicines Management Programme Utilisation of sodium valproate in women and men of reproductive potential in Ireland
Smith A, Kelly L, Gorry C, Duggan B, Barry M Medicines Management Programme Utilisation of calcium and vitamin D preparations in patients being treated with medicines for the management of osteoporosis
Smith A, O’Laoi R, Byrne L, Gorry C, Barry M Medicines Management Programme Utilisation of medicines with anticholinergic activity
Stokes V, O’Donnell S, Hamilton P, Hill C Royal Victoria Hospital AN AUDIT OF MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE HYPERKALAEMIA IN ADULTS
Sweeney A, Dalton K, Deasy E, McAuliffe C Tallaght University Hospital Pharmacy stakeholders’ views of pharmacy technician performing medication histories in hospital
Sweeney Á, Deasy E, McAuliffe C, Dalton K University College Cork Pharmacy stakeholders’ views of pharmacy technicians performing medication histories in hospitals: a qualitative interview study
Tuthill J, Brennan M, Lynch R, Flynn L, Brown J. Mater Misericordiae University Hospital Responding to Oral Opioid Medication Errors: A Multimodal Approach
Whitley, G Harte, G Burke, J Lambert, M Murray and N Clerkin. Imaging Service BHSCT The Development and Use of PGDs within the Imaging Service in Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (BHSCT)
Williamson C; Moriarty M; Kerr C; Merry C ;Bergin C; Melanophy G St James’s Hospital A re-audit of Malaria Cases at an Irish teaching hospital from 2021-2023