Delighted to contribute research confirming that talking to patients about their long term medicines delivers a Win-Win: benefiting patients and healthcare providers.
https://t.co/HNjasBP3T7
@iSIMPATHY reviews improve quality, safety and outcomes meaningful to patient; economic benefits are a product of optimising medicines.
Huge thanks to patients, GPs & pharmacists, analysis partners @Pharmacy_UCC @NationalQPS @HSELive and iSIMPATHY partners @scotgov@MOICNI 3/3
In the realistic scenario (80% of working time spent on review-related activity), each review:
Costs €187
Saves €376 drug costs and €65-518 avoided healthcare utilisation
Each pharmacist employed generates net savings of €124,968 - 347,844 per annum 2/3
Delighted to share our cost-benefit analysis of @iSIMPATHY medicines reviews in Ireland https://t.co/AgNFq2b0Af.
Employing a pharmacist to work in GP practices to deliver person-centred reviews is economically dominant, generating savings outweighing the cost of delivery. 1/3
🚨 Our new paper published in @IntJClinPharm shows that #patient-centred #medication reviews by #pharmacists in general practice settings produce substantial savings 💶 💊
These roles should be considered for wider implementation (in #Ireland & beyond)
https://t.co/pUOQhhjws7
Delighted to be representing CHO9 Mental Health services at HPAI 2024. Amazing opportunity to share our pharmacist led polypharmacy review in an intellectual disability service- application of iSIMPATHY
#hsechodncc#isimpathy#HPAI
@drbosheaGP@RCGP_RoI@QUBelfast The @iSIMPATHY project showed amazing results in the 11 GP practices south of the border. https://t.co/YnvqqWNlFW Medicines optimisation reviews with shared decision making with complex patients. We absolutely need General Practice Pharmacists
Should we (ROI 🇮🇪) have Pharmacists in our General Practices ?
What could they do ?
What are the benefits ?
Dr Siobhán McEntee advises @RCGP_RoI Spring Meeting in @QUBelfast
If you are involved in the delivery of #💜NFEP plesse retweet so we can reach as many people as possible with the importance of screening for and treating frailty for better outcome for our older family and friends
Delighted to present @iSIMPATHY and OPT service, delivering comprehensive medicines reviews in general practice at the @HSECommHealth1 medication safety webinar today. Fabulous presentations from all panelists!
Integrating pharmacists into GP practices to deliver structured person-centred medicines reviews improves:
Safety, quality
Polypharmacy
Understanding
Net savings from drug changes and avoided ADRs less service delivery costs, min €125k per ph per annum
Poster 87 #NPSO2023