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Virtual patient technology to teach pharmacists NOAC counselling – Questionnaire development, validation and pilot (2019)
Journal Article
Richardson, C., White, S., & Chapman, S. (2019). Virtual patient technology to teach pharmacists NOAC counselling – Questionnaire development, validation and pilot. BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning, A77 - A77. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjstel-2019-aspihconf.142

Abstract
Background Keele University has developed a virtual patient (VP) educational tool to teach pharmacists how to conduct non-vitamin K oral anticoagulant (NOAC) counselling. The VP’s use will be evaluated, but in order to do so, a validated da... Read More about Virtual patient technology to teach pharmacists NOAC counselling – Questionnaire development, validation and pilot.

Virtual patient educational programme to teach counselling to clinical pharmacists: development and proof of concept (2019)
Journal Article
White. (2019). Virtual patient educational programme to teach counselling to clinical pharmacists: development and proof of concept. BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning, 167-168. 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.

Evaluation of a new patient consultation initiative in community pharmacy for ear, nose and throat and eye conditions (2019)
Journal Article
Hall, G., Cork, T., White, S., Berry, H., & Smith, L. (2019). Evaluation of a new patient consultation initiative in community pharmacy for ear, nose and throat and eye conditions. BMC Health Services Research, 19, Article 285. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4125-y

Background
Community pharmacy Common Ailments Services can ease the considerable workload pressures on primary and secondary care services. However, evidence is needed to determine whether there are benefits of extending such services beyond their t... Read More about Evaluation of a new patient consultation initiative in community pharmacy for ear, nose and throat and eye conditions.

Transition from undergraduate education to early careers practice: preparedness for dealing with ethical and professional dilemmas in practice (2019)
Journal Article
White. (2019). Transition from undergraduate education to early careers practice: preparedness for dealing with ethical and professional dilemmas in practice. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 19 -19. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpp.12532

From supplementary issue of the Internatonal Journal of Pharmacy Practice, abstracts of Papers Presented at the Health Services Research & Pharmacy Practice Conference, 8–9 April 2019, Birmingham, UK

Transition from undergraduate education to early careers practice: preparedness for dealing with ethical and professional dilemmas in practice. (2019)
Journal Article
Allinson, & White. (2019). Transition from undergraduate education to early careers practice: preparedness for dealing with ethical and professional dilemmas in practice. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpp.12532

Introduction: Empirical evidence is lacking regarding transition to community pharmacy practice[1]; this study explores one aspect of transition, dealing with ethical dilemmas.

Aim: The aim of this study was to explore the perspectives of alumni f... Read More about Transition from undergraduate education to early careers practice: preparedness for dealing with ethical and professional dilemmas in practice..

A systematic review of the outcome data supporting the Healthy Living Pharmacy concept and lessons from its implementation. (2019)
Journal Article
Jamal Nazar, Z., Nazar, H., White, S., & Rutter, P. (2019). A systematic review of the outcome data supporting the Healthy Living Pharmacy concept and lessons from its implementation. PloS one, 14(3), Article e0213607. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213607

BACKGROUND:
The Healthy Living Pharmacy (HLP) project, launched in England, UK in 2009 was a novel approach of introducing public health services within community pharmacy to tackle local health inequalities. A national roll-out followed a reported... Read More about A systematic review of the outcome data supporting the Healthy Living Pharmacy concept and lessons from its implementation..

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.

Evaluation of a pharmacist-led telephone triage service in a GP Practice (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Kit Yan, C., White, S., Patel, B., & Chapman, S. (2017, December). Evaluation of a pharmacist-led telephone triage service in a GP Practice. Poster presented at Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Winter Summit 2017, London, UK

Poster abstract from Conference; Royal Pharmaceutical Society Winter Summit 2017.

Development of an international comorbidity education framework (2017)
Journal Article
Lawson, C., Pati, S., Green, J., Messina, G., Strömberg, A., Nante, N., …Kadam, U. (2017). Development of an international comorbidity education framework. Nurse Education Today, 55, 82-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2017.05.011

Context
The increasing number of people living with multiple chronic conditions in addition to an index condition has become an international healthcare priority. Health education curricula have been developed alongside single condition frameworks i... Read More about Development of an international comorbidity education framework.

Pharmacy staff perspectives on the role of community pharmacy in the provision of first aid and responding to emergencies: a qualitative study. (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Liaskou, M., White, S., Moss, G., Ratcliffe, N., & Cook, J. (2017, April). Pharmacy staff perspectives on the role of community pharmacy in the provision of first aid and responding to emergencies: a qualitative study. Presented at Health Services Research and Pharmacy Practice Conference, University of Nottingham, UK

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