MedSafetyCHB

Happy Pharmacy Technician Day to our amazing pharmacy technicians in Connolly Hospital!

On Oct 13th, aka #WTDay23, help us to raise awareness about #VenousThromboembolism and its risks by sharing this video made by @ThrombosisIRL. @annmarieo9 @stmgarvey @fniainle @thrombosisday #BeaumontVTE @Beaumont_Dublin @NVTEProgramme @RCSI_Irl

Today is #WorldThrombosisDay which the VTE working group are promoting in Connolly Hospital! Help others to #KnowThrombosis by sharing info on risks, signs & symptoms. #WTDay23 #MoveAgainstThrombosis @NPQD_CHB @fniainle @annmarieo9 @ConnollyNursing @NationalQPS

Celebrating #WorldPharmacistDay in the pharmacy department at Connolly hospital today 🎉☺️

🤸‍♀️ It only takes a minute to make a difference! Join #WTD60for60 Challenge supported by @CardinalHealth and help us raise awareness of #BloodClots, a leading cause of hospital deaths. Let's #MoveAgainstThrombosis this October. l8r.it/dwbI #WTDay23

Delighted to see #mymedicineslists being highlighted. Thank you @MedSafetyCHB. #WPSD @NationalQPS

Delighted to promote #WPSD23 with our colleagues from QPS in CHB, promoting health literacy, patient advocacy and the use of #MyMedicinesLists across the hospital @NPQD_CHB @RCSIHG_QPS @dpchb1 @SiobhanLines2 @ciarakirke @NationalQPS @dpchb1

If you’re having the Monday Blues…..maybe try the @medsafetymin quiz and feel clever! 🪆🪆🪆🪆🪆 @stjamesdublin #FOAMed

Call for Abstracts now open for our 2023 Conference taking place on 24th Nov in UCC. Closing date for abstracts is 15th Sept. Share your initiatives or service developments on medication safety, for a chance to present on the big day. See IMSN.ie for more details

Do you want to save time on the MDA balance check for liquids? @NPQD_CHB @ConnollyNursing The Medication Safety Minute concept was originally developed by the Med Safety Minute Team in St James’s Hospital. The content in this publication was developed by Connolly Hospital.

Are you up to date on the changes to the hypokits in CHB? @NPQD_CHB @ConnollyED2 @ConnollyNursing The Medication Safety Minute concept was originally developed by St James’s Hospital Med Safety Minute Team. The content in this publication was developed by Connolly Hospital.

How would you know if a patient was on insulin in CHB? The Medication Safety Minute concept was originally developed by the Medication Safety Minute Team in St James’s Hospital. The content in this publication has been developed by Connolly Hospital @NPQD_CHB @ConnollyNursing

Opioids and Gabapentinoids. A risky combination. @stjamesdublin #FOAMed

First dive into dialysis-related medication issues. Part 2 next week… @stjamesdublin #FOAMed

@AnnMarieMullig2 Definitely not straightforward Ann Marie the packaging itself can be quite confusing and unfortunately can lead to dosing errors

Prescribing or administering Paxlovid for Covid-19? Make sure you are familiar with the process! The Medication Safety Minute concept was originally developed by the Med Safety Minute Team in St James’ Hospital. The content in this publication was developed by Connolly Hospital

Celebrating International Parkinson’s Day @ConnollyNursing @NPQD_CHB @HSCPConnolly @MedSafetyCHB @ParkinsonsIre

Before you write a discharge prescription for benzodiazepines…. @stjamesdublin #FOAMed

Analgesia Algorithm @stjamesdublin #FOAMed