Simon Maxwell

Six questions that all #patients should ask about their #medicines and the #prescriber should be able to answer #prescribing #patientsafety #polypharmacy @Deprescribing @PatientsAssoc @Patient @ptsafetyNHS @SafeMedUse #clinicalpharmacology

This article about the role of exams by @MerlinCrossley is written beautifully and should be required reading for all who develop and deliver assessments campusmorningmail.com.au/news/merlin-cr… @BritPharmSoc @BPSAssessment @ASCEPT #prescribingsafetyassessment

An unexpected pleasure meeting @jenhelenmar at Edinburgh Royal Botanical Gardens and hear of the great work being done by clinical pharmacology colleagues down under! @ASCEPTanz @BPSAssessment @BritPharmSoc @TheRACP #prescribingskillsassessment

Today is the beginning of #MedSafetyWeek - please help by reporting suspected adverse effects to medicines or vaccines to the #MHRAYellowCard scheme at yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk #patientsafety #prescribing @YCCScotland @BPSAssessment

Looking forward to chairing @BritPharmSoc BPSLive webinar on Safe #prescribing on 12/10/21 14.00 with presentations from Rupert Payne @capcbristol (#polypharmacy), Fraz Mir (applying evidence) and @colemajj (#pharmacovigilance) - register at meetings.bps.ac.uk/bpsevents/fron… #patientsafety

UK Government review published today estimates that it is possible that at least 10% of the total number of #prescription items in primary care need not have been issued. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl… #prescribing #patientsafety #polypharmacy

Today is #WorldPatientSafetyDay and there are few more important factors affecting #PatientSafety that medicines - please help to spot safety concerns early by reporting suspected adverse reactions at yellowcard.mhra.gov.uk #prescribing @YCCScotland @YCC

Professor Sir Rory Colins talks at #Pharmacology2021 about the potential applications of #PrecisionMedicine on the future of therapeutics @BritPharmSoc #prescribing #PatientSafety

Listening to a very interesting presentation on #pharmacovigilance in low and middle income countries by @CatrionaWaitt - what better time to look at improving and joining up ADR monitoring around the world? #Pharmacology2021 @BritPharmSoc #patientsafety #prescribing

Professor Martin Landray kicks off the @BritPharmSoc 90th anniversary meeting talking about the #RECOVERYTrial #Pharmacology2021

Delighted to hear about #coreconcepts in #pharmacology project at @IUPHAR @IUPHAR_Ed from Paul White virtual conference - great to be catching up with colleagues around the globe @ASeeleySUMS @FabianaCrowley @Dr_Guilding @DrLizDavis @srjmaxwell @jszarek @ASCEPTanz @MonashUni

Pleased to find another #PrescribingSkillsAssessment #PSA question in the latest edition of @PrescriberUK - this one is on Calculation Skills - have a go and see the latest edition for the right answer! wchh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/19312253/2… #prescribing #patientsafety #numeracy @BPSAssessment

For anyone interested in #pharmacology #clinicalpharmacology #education please consider attending or submitting work to the @IUPHAR Education Section virtual conference - registration and details here - eventbrite.com.au/o/iuphar-educa… @iuphar_clindiv @EACPT @BritPharmSoc @ASCEPTanz

A new study in @BMJ_Open appears to conform what we already new - #benzodiazepines and related hypnotics are not a long-term solution to poor sleep quality #prescribing #patientsafety bmjopen.bmj.com/lookup/doi/10.…

It was a pleasure to talk to @aberdeenuni_smd final year medical students today about #ADRs #pharmacovigilance #YellowCard reporting - it really is everyone's business @YCCScotland @NHSImmuniseScot #patientsafety #prescribing vimeo.com/152865841

Although the interaction of food thickeners and laxatives may not immediately strike you as a medicines safety issue, it might be worth reading the latest safety warning from @MHRAgovuk regarding aspiration - gov.uk/drug-safety-up… @YCCScotland #prescribing #patientsafety #ADR

For a brief peak into the future of #ClinicalPharmacology see this @BritJClinPharm review on integration of #BigData with #AI #MachineLearning to derive more realistic predictive modelling at doi.org/10.1111/bcp.14… #Pharmacometrics

Thought this from @NuffieldTrust was interesting - certainly not complaining given the privations others have suffered in the last decade but its clear that UK healthcare staff have taken a significant 'haircut' over the period nuffieldtrust.org.uk/chart/nhs-staf… @rpharms @TheBMA @theRCN

Published today: @NICEComms UK national guidelines on the management of #ChronicPain in adults, highlighting the known pitfalls of #prescribing #gabapentinoids #antipsychotics #benzodiazepines #ketamine #localanaesthetics (topical or intravenous) #NSAIDs and especially #opioids

All UK prescribers should note this week's publication of the @gmcuk updated guidance: Good practice in prescribing and managing medicines and devices - includes #prescribing remotely, unlicensed medicines, controlled drugs, #patientsafety, reviewing etc gmc-uk.org/ethical-guidan…