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Lead Pharmacist Critical Care UCLH NHS Foundation Trust
Honorary Associate Professor UCL School of Pharmacy Department of Practice and Policy
Critical care pharmacists use their specialist knowledge to optimise medication for their patients. This article looks at the various roles of the critical care pharmacist within the multidisciplinary team. Introduction The pharmacist's role in critical care is well-developed in the United Kingdom (UK), USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and some parts of Europe. In this artic
READ MOREMedication errors are common in the complex environment of the ICU. This article provides an overview of the prevalence and impact of these errors and the processes that could help reduce their incidence. Introduction Medicines are the most widely used intervention in the critical care environment, and errors in medication use are a well-established complication. Medication errors have...
READ MOREJoin our panellists on March 1 at 16:00 CET as they discuss the prevalence and types of medical errors in the ICU, the psychological impact of these errors, and strategies to prevent them and improve the safety of critically ill patients. Moderator Jean-Louis Vincent Editor-in-Chief ICU Management & Practice Professor Department of Intensive Care Erasme Hospital Université l
READ MOREA critical care pharmacist’s perspective and advice on medication safety around sedative and analgesic therapy in the ICU. Medication errors occur at every stage of the drug therapy process. A recent report on medicines processes in English hospitals identified notably high error rates in prescribing (8.8%) and preparation and administration (78.6%) (Elliott et al. 2018)....
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