Moving forward: reducing harm from medicines at transitions of care

Moving forward: reducing harm from medicines at transitions of care

The second in our series of Joint Royal College Safer Use of Medicines webinars bought to you by the Medicines Safety Joint Working Group. Hear from a multidisciplinary panel on how to better understand and reduce medication-related harm at transitions of care.

Published: 14 July 2021

Part 2: Moving forward: Reducing harm from medicines at transitions of care

In this session we will discuss how professionals can work better with each other, and with their patients, to improve medication safety at transitions of care.

Host 
Beth Ward RPS Head of Education

Watch this webinar to:

  • Explain the meaning and the broad principles of transitions of care
  • Discuss the current evidence base for improving transitions of care
  • Outline the main challenges experienced and how you can overcome them

We are delighted to be teaming up with other royal colleges to deliver an education series on safer use of medicines.

Chair 
Dr Yogini Jani
Consultant Pharmacist & Clinical Safety Lead Digital Healthcare, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Director of the Centre for Medicines Optimisation for Research & Education (CMORE); Co-Chair of the RPS Medicines Safety Working Group

Speakers

  • Dr Rupert Payne, Consultant Senior Lecturer in Primary Health Care, Centre for Academic Primary Care, Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol 
  • Heather Randle RCN Professional Lead for Education and Primary Care 
  • Dr Beth Fylan Assistant Director, NIHR Yorkshire Humber Patient Safety Translational Research Centre / Senior Lecturer in Patient Safety, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of Bradford. 
  • Jennifer Flatman Medicines Safety Clinical Fellow, Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Care Quality Improvement Department, Royal College of Physicians 
  • Hayley Hall RCP Patient and Carer Network
  • Dr Wasim Baqir Pharmacy Integration Programme; Primary Care, Community Services and Strategy Directorate; NHS England and Improvement