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Evaluating associations between metabolic health, obesity and depressive symptoms: a prospective analysis of data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) with a 2-year follow-up. (2018)
Journal Article
Slater, N., Rowley, C., Venables, R., White, S., & Frisher, M. (2018). Evaluating associations between metabolic health, obesity and depressive symptoms: a prospective analysis of data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) with a 2-year follow-up. BMJ Open, 8(12), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025394

OBJECTIVES: Conflicting results have been reported when the associations between metabolic health, obesity and depression were examined previously. The primary aim of this study was to determine whether metabolic health or obesity are independently a... Read More about Evaluating associations between metabolic health, obesity and depressive symptoms: a prospective analysis of data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) with a 2-year follow-up..

A virtual patient educational programme to teach counselling to clinical pharmacists-development and proof of concept (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Richardson, C., White, S., & Chapman, S. (2018, December). A virtual patient educational programme to teach counselling to clinical pharmacists-development and proof of concept. Poster presented at Prescribing and Research in Medicines Management (UK & Ireland) Annual Conference 2018, NCVO, Society Building, London, UK

Conference abstract, presented at Prescribing and Research in Medicines Management (UK & Ireland) Annual Conference 2018, NCVO, Society Building, London, UK, 14th December 2018: ‘Person-centred Care in the Digital Age: Nudge, Nudge, Tweet, Tweet’

Conceptualising multiple drug use in patients with comorbidity and multimorbidity: proposal for standard definitions beyond the term polypharmacy. (2018)
Journal Article
Kadam, U. T., Roberts, I., White, S., Bednall, R., Khunti, K., Nilsson, P. M., & Lawson, C. A. (2019). Conceptualising multiple drug use in patients with comorbidity and multimorbidity: proposal for standard definitions beyond the term polypharmacy. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 106, 98-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2018.10.014

With older and ageing populations, patients experience multiple chronic diseases at the same time. Individual chronic disease guidelines often recommend pharmacological therapies as a key intervention, resulting in patients being prescribed multiple... Read More about Conceptualising multiple drug use in patients with comorbidity and multimorbidity: proposal for standard definitions beyond the term polypharmacy..

Virtual patient educational programme to teach counselling to clinical pharmacists: development and proof of concept (2018)
Journal Article
Richardson, C. L., Chapman, S., & White, S. (2019). Virtual patient educational programme to teach counselling to clinical pharmacists: development and proof of concept. BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning, 5(3), 167-169. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjstel-2018-000352

Pharmacist–patient counselling can benefit patients and optimise care, but appropriate training is required. A virtual patient (VP) tool to teach pharmacists non-vitamin K oral anticoagulant counselling was developed; the VP may be used for continuin... Read More about Virtual patient educational programme to teach counselling to clinical pharmacists: development and proof of concept.

Factors associated with polypharmacy in primary care: a cross-sectional analysis of data from The English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA). (2018)
Journal Article
Slater, N., White, S., Venables, R., & Frisher, M. (2018). Factors associated with polypharmacy in primary care: a cross-sectional analysis of data from The English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA). BMJ Open, 8(3), Article e020270. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020270

OBJECTIVES: While older age and ill health are known to be associated with polypharmacy, this paper aims to identify whether wealth, body mass index (BMI), smoking and alcohol consumption are also associated with polypharmacy (5-9 prescribed medicati... Read More about Factors associated with polypharmacy in primary care: a cross-sectional analysis of data from The English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA)..

Evaluation of a pharmacist-led diabetes educational outreach programme (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Hin Lai, U., Patel, B., White, S., & Chapman, S. (2018, January). Evaluation of a pharmacist-led diabetes educational outreach programme. Presented at Prescribing and Research in Medicines Management (UK & Ireland), Annual Conference 2018, National Council for Voluntary Organisations, London

Background Independent Monitoring of Prescribing Analysis Cost Trends (IMPACT) campaigns, also known as educational outreach programmes, involve pharmacists providing training programmes in GP surgeries on prescribing for particular clinical issues... Read More about Evaluation of a pharmacist-led diabetes educational outreach programme.

An evaluation of the impact of paliperidone and aripiprazole long acting injections on hospital admissions and occupied bed days (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Campbell, A., Awoniyi, O., Aslett, N., Azar, M., Gunnell, K., White, S., …Wing Yee, W. (2018, January). An evaluation of the impact of paliperidone and aripiprazole long acting injections on hospital admissions and occupied bed days. Presented at Prescribing and Research in Medicines Management (UK & Ireland), Annual Conference 2018, National Council for Voluntary Organisations, London

Conference abstract.

An evaluation of paracetamol and ibuprofen prescribing at three high-spend GP practices in Sandwell and West Birmingham: A prescribing analysis study (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Clayton, R., Vadher, N., White, S., & Chapman, S. (2018, January). An evaluation of paracetamol and ibuprofen prescribing at three high-spend GP practices in Sandwell and West Birmingham: A prescribing analysis study. Presented at ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2018, NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, LONDON, UK

Background Paracetamol and ibuprofen are readily available without prescription for relief of pain and pyrexia caused by minor, self-limiting conditions. This study was part of Sandwell and West Birmingham Clinical Commissioning Group’s approach to... Read More about An evaluation of paracetamol and ibuprofen prescribing at three high-spend GP practices in Sandwell and West Birmingham: A prescribing analysis study.