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Medicines For Children – The Strength of Working Together

Join Andy Fox, pharmacist and Chair of Medicines Committee, in exploring the power of teamwork with amusing pictures and anecdotes. Discover the impact of working together, foster curiosity, and inspire involvement. Dive into the Medicines Committee's role, future plans, and the vision for accessible, trustworthy child medication information. Explore the teamwork, stats, and feedback that make Medicines for Children exceptional. Get insight from parents and learn about the future initiatives, including re-accreditation and innovative projects. Strengthen the bond of collaboration!

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Medicines For Children – The Strength of Working Together

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  1. Medicines For Children – The Strength of Working Together Andy Fox, Principal Pharmacist, Southampton Pharmacy Research Centre (SPRC), Medication Safety Pharmacist

  2. Medicines for Children – The Strength of Working Together Andy Fox, Chair – Joint Medicines Committee RCPCH/NPP

  3. What am I going to do? • Use • Amusing pictures • Hilarious anecdotes In an attempt to • See the power of working together • Develop curiosity • Inspire you to become involved

  4. Who am I?

  5. The Medicines Committee – Who? • NPPG Members - Chair • RCPCH Members • Observers • Nurse, ABPI, MHRA, MCRN, RCGP, RCPsych

  6. The Medicines Committee – What? • Responding to Consultations • BNFC • Production of Medicines Information leaflets • Work with and Support MCRN • Education and Training • Supporting Clinicians and Pharmacists

  7. Examples • Tranexamic Acid • E – Learning • http://rcpch.learningpool.com • Competency Tests • Codeine • ESUOM • Vomiting!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  8. Medicines Committee - Future • Children and young persons outcome forum • Delayed antibiotics (RCGP) • Its for you - what do you want it to do?

  9. Medicines For Children - Vision That any parent, wherever they are, have information on their child’s medicines that they need and can trust.

  10. MFC – Facts and Figures • 180 Leaflets • 21 in production • Strict QA Procedure • Information Standard approved

  11. MFC - Stats

  12. What makes MFC so damn good?

  13. MFC – The Team • Kirsten Olson, Jyotsna Vohra, Fallon Mody • Linda Partridge, Jody Blake • Stephen Tomlin/ Helen Sammons • Catrin Barker/David Tuthill

  14. Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory (1979) • Five environmental systems with which an individual interacts • Influences the study of human beings and their environments

  15. Medicines for Children Leaflets RCPCH/NPPG MFC Project Group Members

  16. Medicines for Children Leaflets RCPCH/NPPG MFC Project Group Members Parents/Carers

  17. MFC - Parents • Parents involved at all stages • Template • Individual leaflets • Web pages • Videos

  18. What do parents say? • ‘I would feel safe using the information’ • ‘Good to have just one website and know that the information is correct.’ • ‘The information sheets are easy to read, are well set out and the language used is pitched at the right level.’

  19. MFC - Future • Re-accreditation • Funding • Videos • Social networking • You

  20. The Strength of Working Together

  21. Thank You! andy.fox@uhs.nhs.uk

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