MEDICINES OPTIMISATION INNOVATION CENTRE Overall aim: to work towards better patient outcomes by initiating, developing & sharing best practice with regards to medicines use. Achieved through: – Research – Quality Improvement – Knowledge transfer – Innovation

Current key initiatives Launch & establishing the Centre Involvement in EU grants Knowledge transfer in relation to pharmacy systems developed in NI Continued development technology solutions Training and development of other Health Care Professionals Develop Public - Private cross-sector working thereby helping the local economy

Background: Academic Practice Unit Academic practice unit between Antrim Area Hospital & QUB established in 1994 Over 60 papers, almost 100 posters and abstracts, 13 PhDs, 50 MSc and Diplomas Established Integrated Medicines Management (IMM) in Northern Ireland

Integrated Medicines Management (IMM) in Northern Ireland  Drug history at admission reduction of 4.2 errors per patient  Length of stay reduced by 2 days  Increased time to readmission (20 days)  Kardex monitoring (inpatient) 5.5 interventions per patient  Faster medication rounds > 25 minutes per day saved  Faster discharge > 90 minutes quicker  More accurate discharge < 1% error rate compared to 25% by medical staff

Enabling Technology Bespoke locker Hospital Metalcraft Ltd Safe Therapeutic Economic Pharmaceutical Selection (STEPSelect) Digitalis Ltd Amsterdam Electronic Pharmacist Intervention Clinical System (EPICS) Yarra Software Ltd Medicines Reconciliation Software (Writemed) Yarra Software Ltd Antimicrobial Surveillance System (LAMPS) Yarra Software Ltd

Pharmaceutical Industry Continuity of Care Post – hospitalisation of patients at risk of medicines related problems – ABPNI Hospital pharmacist led smoking cessation scheme- PFIZER A number of new projects are being scoped

KnowledgeTransfer Success Regional in Northern Ireland Numerous Trusts in England Uppsala in Sweden Skane in Sweden Tallaght Hospital in Southern Ireland Drogheda Hospital In Southern Ireland Central Norway

Education and Training Colleagues From - Sweden Norway South of Ireland Erasmus Programme with Poland Programme with the Spanish Hospital Pharmacists Association Exchange Programme with Orbisch Medisch Centrum Sittard, The Netherlands Jordan Palestine Estonia Numerous visits from English Colleagues New Zealand

Health Care Acquired Infections (Microbiology, Infection Control and Hotel Services) Partners for work in in this area includes: Goldshield; Clinimax; Iskus Health; University of Ulster; QUB – Alcohol gel – Hand hygiene – Chlorhexidine products/formulations – Chlorine dioxide – Use of procedure packs – Environmental processes

Other key initiatives European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing: Three Star Reference Site Status for Medicines Management Healthcare-SAT Secure Analytics Tagging: ARCNET European Connected Health Alliance: Medicines Optimisation inter-ecosystem group