👏👏 Mark Horowitz on ‘the overmedicalisation of normal human emotion’. Some people need antidepressants. Lots don’t. And for many, very careful tapering is needed 👏👏

Dr Orla Healy highlighting the benefits of iSIMPATHY on: ✔️patient & GP satisfaction ✔️safety; 63% of patients reported ⬇️ side effects, ⬇️ bleeding, falls, kidney injury risk ✔️saving more than costs Need this service nationally National Patient Safety Office CNO's Office ISQua HSE QPS

After 11 years of being late to work on World Book Day Im very proud that my youngest, on her last year in primary school, won best homemade costume, appropriately dressed as Mr. Messy

Colleagues in RCSI along with HSE QPS are hosting this interesting knowledge exchange event on 'Medication Without Harm's on Monday 22nd April from 9.30am to 2.30pm. Registration at link below. 4 CPD points are available relevant HCPs. rcsi.com/dublin/news-an…

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

Sharon Pfleger giving a great talk this morning at the HPAI conference on how pharmacy can improve the use of medicines for patients and the planet - highlighting the importance of the One Health Triad. #HPAI2024 #healthcaresustainability Sharon pfleger @HPAI Irish Doctors for the Environment

Our host Dr Caitriona Cahir presents the ADAPT study findings. Hospital admissions in older adults with ADRs were strikingly associated with anti thrombotic and other cardiovascular medications. RCSI School of Population Health HSE QPS #MedicationWithoutHarm Knowledge Exchange Event

Fabulous presentation from Prof Tamasine Grimes on addressing the challenges of medication safety at transitions of care. Huge potential to improve, as highlighted by patients, and by GPs in the audience. RCSI School of Population Health HSE QPS #MedicationWithoutHarm Knowledge Exchange Event

Ciara Kirke iSIMPATHY RCSI School of Population Health HSE QPS iSIMPATHY 👏Improves quality and safety when patients, pharmacists, and GPs partner. Economic analysis coming soon!

Large population-based study highlights the many harms of #Antipsychotic use in people w/ dementia: buff.ly/44dICNV Even more reason why initiatives from the Appropriate Use Coalition in 🇨🇦 are needed! See our AP #Deprescribing tools here: buff.ly/48I6Ph9

Great to see Eoin Hurley presenting the #deprescribing intervention study from his #PhD here at #HSRPP2024, which was effective in ⬇️ potentially inappropriate medications, anticholinergic & sedative burdens, and #medication costs in #frail older adults in #nursinghomes 💊

🚨 Our new paper published in International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy 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 HSE QPS 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

"Employing a pharmacist to work in GP practices to deliver person-centred reviews is economically dominant, generating savings outweighing the cost of delivery." -Ciara Kirke iSIMPATHY reviews show huge improvements in patient outcomes. Read the report⬇️ isimpathy.eu/uploads/iSIMPA…

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!