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Improving The Provision Of A Compliance Aid Dispensing Service
North Bristol National Health Service (NHS) Trust (NBT) is the first Acute Trust to improve the provision of Compliance Aid Dispensing through a third party dispensing partnership for discharge patients, particularly patients with long term conditions. In accordance with the objectives of the Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention...
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The Reputation Riddle
While the fruits of a good corporate reputation translate into increased revenue and growth, a poor one can cause considerable commercial damage, and the importance of keeping reputations strong should not be underestimated. This is especially pertinent in the medical industry, where patient safety, ethical procurement and shrinking budgets are...
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Medication Compliance Aids - Towards Smarter & Safer Use
Medication compliance aids (MCAs) are used extensively in Bristol. In July 2014, 20% of all the drugs for patients being discharged (To Take Away [TTAs]) prepared by the North Bristol Trust (NBT) pharmacy were dispensed in MCAs. 94% of these were for patients already using MCAs at the time of their hospital admission, rather than being initiated during...
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Risks in Dietary Supplements
Risks in Dietary Supplements The use of natural substances for treatment and healthcare dates back 5000 years, and has become popular in the last two decades. The rise in the use of these treatments has been driven by the increasing use of traditional medicine by the poor in developing economies as well as from the expansion of the use of alternative...
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Pharma Supplement
European Association of Hospital Pharmacists Joan Peppard , President-Elect European Association of Hospital Pharmacists EAHP represents hospital pharmacists at European and international levels Risks in Dietary Supplements Asli Ozyildirim , Pharmacy Manager, vKv Amerikan Hastanesi, Turkey The safety of these treatments...
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ECCMID Congress Preview
From April 25 to April 28, the 25th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark. ECCMID is t he global m eeting place for microbiologists, infectious disease specialists and related fields. This year’s Congress will offer diverse and clinically focused insight on topics through a series...
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ECR Congress Preview
The 27th European Congress of Radiology 2015 opens in Vienna on 4 March, with over 20,000 delegates from 101 countries expected. This year also marks the 10th anniversary of the European Society of Radiology (ESR). New for 2015 Many of the educational format sessions are organised according to the different levels of the European Training...
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Shirley Cramer, CEO IHM
1. What are your key areas of interest and research? Finding innovative ways to improve the public’s health by building the capacity and capability of the wider workforce and measuring the impact of community-based preventative work so that the best practice can be easily disseminated. 2. What are the major challenges in your field?...
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Professor Bernd Hamm, ECR President
1. What are your key areas of interest and research? Supporting and promoting radiology at a European level, including defining the changing role of radiology and shaping its position in the interaction of the different clinical specialties. My key scientific interests are abdominal and genitourinary imaging, in particular the detection and characterisation...
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Professor Lorenzo Bonomo, ESR President
1. What are your key areas of interest and research? The chest was my first professional passion and continues to be so. My early research focused on the possibilities of the chest x-ray in the evaluation of changes in the pulmonary circulation in various lung and heart pathological conditions. CT allowed me to further develop my interest in thoracic radiology,...
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