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🚨 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) tinyurl.com/5e9nuknt

Well done to all my co-authors for the good work done to bring this #research to publication: Cian O'Mahony Ciara Kirke Leon O'Hagan Kevin Murphy Clare Kinahan Emma Jane Laura J Sahm Stephen Byrne

Delighted to share our cost-benefit analysis of iSIMPATHY medicines reviews in Ireland rdcu.be/dJxlL. 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

iSIMPATHY UCC Pharmacy School @NationalQPS HSE Ireland Scottish Government MOICNI Special thanks to the brilliant team bringing this to publication Cian O'Mahony Kieran Dalton Leon O'Hagan Kevin Murphy Clare Kinahan Emma Jane Laura J Sahm Stephen Byrne And watch this space, more later in the year

A new publication found that med. reviews by general practice pharmacists in Ireland ⬇️ expenditures on meds & potential med-related hospital admissions, resulting in cost savings and a more sustainable health system. Med. reviews were projected to generate cost savings of up to

Quite a monumental day for our profession here. Finally we can start bridging the practice gap to other regions in the coming years!

Lots of interest in the Irish ⁦iSIMPATHY⁩ analyses at #NPSO2024 Pharmacists in GP practices delivering person-centred medicines reviews for high-risk patients: ⬇️mean #meds by 11% ⬆️ appropriateness by 64% Resolved 71% of polypharmacy indicators (of high risk meds) 1/…

Prof Graham Ellis eloquently outlines how acute hospital level care is analogous to a medical treatment - comes with clear care benefits to a patient but also with a long list of potential drawbacks or “side-effects”. Irish Gerontological Society #IGS2024

Delighted to share ⁦iSIMPATHY⁩ learnings in an excellent pharmacotherapeutics session at #IGS2024. Calls for polypharmacy stewardship and for comprehensive medicines review service availability on referral or in the community. ⁦ ⁦@NationalQPS⁩ ⁦Dr Colm Henry, CCO HSE Ireland⁩

It was a privilege to speak at #IGS2024 on reducing anticholinergic burden through shared decision making, but even more of a privilege to learn so much from other disciplines. The schedule was packed with insightful and inspiring talks as always

Having seen this at very close quarters with my parents I really think Alastair and his wife should be applauded for “coming out” as he puts it. There is no shame in a dementia diagnosis and it will affect millions of us -so let’s share the burden because it’s a v cruel disease.

On #PharmacyTechnicianDay I want to thank the fabulous and hardworking technician team in Tullamore hospital who have made my first experience as an acting chief pharmacist not only feasible, but fun!

Fantastic overview of the iSIMPATHY project by Ciara Kirke & Michael Scott at the #AllIslandMedSafety24 conference, highlighting some of our UCC Pharmacy School #research that shows substantial cost savings from #pharmacist-led #patient-centred #medication reviews in GP settings 💊

Excellent to hear the highly impressive iSIMPATHY story of patient-centred medication review from Ciara Kirke and Michael Scott at #AllIslandMedSafety24 esp the positive patient reported outcomes and experiences.

Huge congratulations to ⁦Kieran Dalton⁩, thoroughly deserved Practice Based Research gold award at the #PharmacyExcellenceIRL2024 ⁦UCC Pharmacy School⁩

We are delighted to announce the winners of Overall Pharmacist of the Year, proudly sponsored by Pharmacy Benevolent Fund Ciara Kirke For full list of winners, see our website #PharmacyExcellenceIRL2024