Browsing by Author "Grimes, Tamasine"
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Barriers and facilitators of medicines reconciliation at transitions of care in Ireland - a qualitative study
(2020)Background: Medication error at transitions of care is common. The implementation of medicines reconciliation processes to improve this issue has been recommended by many regulatory and safety organisations. The aim of ... -
Collaborative pharmaceutical care in an Irish hospital: uncontrolled before-after study
(2014)Background We investigated the benefits of the Collaborative Pharmaceutical Care in Tallaght Hospital (PACT) service versus standard ward-based clinical pharmacy in adult inpatients receiving acute medical care, particularly ... -
Household Medication Safety Practices during the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Descriptive Qualitative Study Protocol
(2020)Introduction: Those who are staying at home and reducing contact with other people during the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to be at greater risk of medication-related problems than the general population. This study aims ... -
Interprofessional Education focused on Medication Safety: A Systematic Review.
(2022)Safe medication use necessitates interprofessional working, with calls to enhance interprofessional education (IPE) focusing on medication safety (MS) in healthcare professional (HCP) curricula. Little is known about the ... -
Personal Electronic Records of Medications (PERMs) for medication reconciliation at care transitions: a rapid realist review.
(2021)Background Medication reconciliation (MedRec), a process to reduce medication error at care transitions, is labour- and resource-intensive and time-consuming. Use of Personal Electronic Records of Medications (PERMs) ... -
A prospective observational pilot study of adverse drug reactions contributing to hospitalisation in a cohort of middle-aged adults aged 45- 64 years.
(2020)Purpose: Determine the prevalence, severity and preventability of adverse drug reactions (ADRs), ADRs causing or contributing to hospitalisation (cADRs) and preventable ADRs (pADRs) in middle-aged patients aged 45-64 years ... -
Unintended discontinuation of medication following hospitalisation: a retrospective cohort study
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2019)Objectives: Whether unintended discontinuation of common, evidence-based, long-term medication occurs after hospitalisation; what factors are associated with unintended discontinuation; and whether the presence of documentation ...
