Approaching difficult situations: how to have challenging conversations A guide, including example audio dialogue, on how to deal with challenging conversations that can arise in pharmacy practice.…
Remote consultations: how pharmacy teams can practise them successfully As remote consultations become more common, pharmacists must consider best practice and how they can get the most out of these interactions.…
How to tailor medication formulations for patients with dysphagia An overview of dysphagia and how to ensure patients are receiving the safest and most efficacious oral formulations.…
How to develop a clinical resource Pharmacists may discover the need for a particular clinical resource in a variety of ways, including through daily practice and via learning events. Nina Barnett explains how to develop your idea into a useful tool for others.…
Adherence: are you asking the right questions and taking the best approach?A health coaching approach to adherence can augment what pharmacists currently do, with no additional time component…
Medicines optimisation from principles to practice: risk assessment toolsIn this article the authors describe and share risk assessment tools they developed to help pharmacists identify and assist patients at risk of medicines-related morbidity…
Developing your consultation skills to support medicines adherenceHow effective are we at encouraging our patients to adhere to their medicines? By developing skills in health coaching you can be better equipped to help patients take ownership of treatment decisions.…
The new medicine service and beyond — taking concordance to the next level“The four Es” —exploration, education, empowerment and enablement —form the basis of a new four-step model to help integrate concordant consultations into everyday practice.…
Medicines-related admissions: you can identify patients to stop that happeningWhat do you need to look out for in order to reduce medicines-related hospital admissions? Nina Barnett, Devinder Athwaland Karen Rosenbloom share a usfeul tool developed at North West London Hospitals Trust…