For our next webinar we're delighted to welcome Caroline Hynes, Senior Pharmacist, St John of God Hospital, to deliver a webinar on the YouthMed.info resource 🗓️14th February 🕗8.00pm You can register here➡️iiop.ie/content/webina…

There's still time to register for Wednesdays webinar with Caroline Hynes on the YouthMed.Info Resource Register here ➡️iiop.ie/content/webina…

🥳We're looking forward to this evening's webinar at 8.00pm! 🕗There's still time to register here ➡️iiop.ie/content/webina… YouthMed.Info

There is still time to join the #ppi team for the PROGRESS project funded by HealthResearchBoard to create #clinical #guidelines for issues relating to #psychosis For more information and to get an application form email [email protected] PPI Ignite Network Ireland UCD Research

Call by poster T279 #sirs2024 today to see our research improving physical health in SMI St John of God Hospital RCSI School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences TCD Pharmacy Schizophrenia International Research Society

Team work makes the dream work!Presenting our poster on the co-design of medicines information resources for young people - youthmed.info - at #sirs2024

Check out our new website and 8 new med-info videos youthmed.info. Please join us in sharing this accessible resource for young people navigating a mental health recovery journey or taking medicines for ADHD! St John of God Hospital spunout.ie Saint John of God Community Services RCSI School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences The University of Edinburgh

🚨 Congratulations to YouthMed.Info on the launch of their new website! The videos on their website were co-produced by their volunteer clinical collaborators and young action panelists from spunout.ie. Check out this fantastic resource 👇 youthmed.info

The much anticipated publication of the Department of Health Expert Taskforce Report for the Expansion of the role of Pharmacy is here. We are proud to have @StrawbridgeJD as a member of the Taskforce alongside other academic colleagues. Well done all! Report: gov.ie/en/publication…

Happy #WorldPharmacistsDay2024 from the YouthMed.Info pharmacists!

Congratulations to the YouthMed.Info team and the wonderful Caroline Hynes on their #IMTIHA24 award. A super example of co-design, collegiality and creativity to produce a valuable resource. 👏👏 youthmed.info

Our guideline for the use of metformin to prevent antipsychotic-induced weight gain has just been published in Schizophrenia Bulletin. Read the full paper here: academic.oup.com/schizophreniab… A 🧵of the key points

This is the first published guideline for metformin for the prevention of weight gain. We used AGREE II & GRADE methods. International experts in endocrinology, metabolic psychiatry, pharmacy, general practice and patient & public partners came together to agree recommendations.

Weight gain is one of the most common and distressing side-effects of antipsychotic medicines. But, co-commencement of metformin with can reduce the extent of weight gain by 4.03kg (95% CI -5.78kg to -2.28kg) compared to controls

3 core recommendations: 1: Co-commence metformin with high-risk antipsychotics (olanzapine,clozapine) 2: Co-commence metformin with medium risk antipsychotics + additional risk factors 3: Commence metformin with any antipsychotic if >3% increase in body weight in 1st year

We also recommend more intensive treatment if the person is overweight or obese. That is, to start a GLP-1 agonist if the person meets the criteria according to the license if these medicines are available

The one-page algorithm also lists important prescribing information including dosing instructions, possible side effects and monitoring recommendations

Take a screenshot 📸 to save the algorithm to your phone now

This is the first guideline produced by the PROGRESS research group. Lead by Brian O'Donoghue and funded by HealthResearchBoard

We are so proud and honoured to be part of the YouthMed.Info Project! Today paper -> buff.ly/I3ImQXu was published on BMJ_Open highlighting the importance of making health information resources accessible to children, young people & others written by YouthMed team 👏