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Special Interest Groups should make an annual report to the HPAI Exec prior to Conference. General outline available here
Special Interest Groups (SIGs) can apply to the HPAI Executive for funding to facilitate meetings and events. Requests should be made to hpaieducation@gmail.com using the attached request.
Any members who wish to set up a SIG can do so by petitioning the Exec with a Terms of Reference and Committee Draft ToF
Our programs A number of Special Interest Groups (SIGs) hold regular meetings throughout the year and network closely to exchange information. These include: |
Irish Antimicrobial Pharmacists’ Group (IAPG)
Mission
To maximise the impact Irish Hospital Pharmacists can make in ensuring quality antimicrobial prescribing in Irish hospitals, and in doing so promote best practice in antimicrobial stewardship and patient care. To develop and disseminate strategies on appropriate and cost-effective use of antimicrobials in hospitals.
Role and Function
Provide a voice to represent the views of Antimicrobial Pharmacists on a national level under the guidance of the HPAI executive committee.
Provide a collective forum for discussion, networking and the sharing of relevant information and ideas.
Assist in the provision of continued professional development for all members of the HPAI with an interest in antimicrobial stewardship.
Liaise with and report to the HPAI executive committee on additional relevant matters through a link representative
Contact Sabrina O'Regan
Email sabrina.oregan@hse.ie
Forum IAPG Forum
Aseptics Special Interest Group (ASIG)
Mission
To create a communication network for pharmacists working in Aseptic Services
To promote the educational requirements of the specialist pharmacist working in Aseptic Services
To promote the role of the specialist pharmacist in Aseptic Services both internal and external to the profession
Role and Function
To facilitate and organise study days
To facilitate and co-ordinate project work on topics of general interest
To ensure that the requirements and/or role of Aseptic Services is included in national agendas and projects
Membership
Hospital Pharmacists, who are members of the HPAI, with a specialist or general interest in Aseptic Services.
Contact Olivia Flynn olivia.flynn@hse.ie
Forum ASSIG Forum
Care of the Older Person
The Care of the Older Person SIG aims to bring together pharmacists with an interest in working with Older People. Committee members are Niamh McMahon (Chairperson), Joanna Carroll (Secretary), Kieran Brennan and Clare Kinahan.
Contact Joanna Carroll
Email joannacarroll@beaumont.ie
Forum COOP Forum
Cardiology Special Interest Group
The Cardiology SIG aims to be a be a contact group of pharmacists who have a shared interest in Cardiology. Contact: Virginia Silvari (vsilvari@gmail.com) and Susan Brosnan (sbrosnan@svhg.ie).
Forum CSIG Forum
Critical Care Special Interest Group
A group of hospital pharmacists working and interested in critical care. A forum for sharing information. Aiming to provide educational events with enough interest.
Contact
Forum CCSIG Forum
Mental Health Special Interest Group
The Mental Health Pharmacists SIG is a national network of pharmacists working within specialist Mental Health Services or who may have an interest in Mental Health Pharmacy. The group was set up to allow members share their experiences, ideas and knowledge in order to improve their own practice and to maximise patient care.
Our SIG mission is to optimise patient care and safety by encouraging, promoting and developing the role of the pharmacist as a multidisciplinary team member.
We hold several educational meetings throughout the year and members also have access to a group e-mail chat forum.
ContactRenal Specialist Interest Group
The first meeting of the Renal SIG occured at Conference 2018.
Mission
Support pharmacists to maximise benefit and minimise risk in the provision of pharmaceutical care to patients with renal impairment.
Role and Function
1. Create and maintain a member e-mail/web forum for sharing information.
2. Provide educational & CPD opportunities based on identified CPD needs.
3. Contribute to the evolving role of the specialist renal pharmacist in the Irish Healthcare setting.
4. Forum for collaborative research.
5. Networking/building communication lines with pharmacy & wider renal community.
Contact Martin Ferguson martinferguson@beaumont.ieEducation and Research Special Interest Group
The need to advance hospital pharmacist access to education, training, and opportunities to conduct and collaborate with others in producing high quality research, provides a rationale for a Specialist Interest Group (SIG) that incorporates both education and research into its mandate. The European Society of Clinical Pharmacy (ESCP) extended definition of clinical pharmacy states that clinical pharmacy “represents both a professional practice and field of research” and “encompasses cognitive, managerial and interpersonal activities targeting all stages of the medicines use process, and as a field of research generates knowledge that informs clinical decision-making, health care organisation or policy”(1).
The relationship between clinical pharmacy research and practice, taken from Dreischulte et al.
The European Association of Hospital Pharmacy (EAHP) Hospital Pharmacy Statements, group education and research together as components of pharmacy practice that are intrinsically linked2. Section 6: Education and Research, of the EAHP statements can be seen below. The HPAI endorse the statements on their member forum and encourages hospital pharmacy departments to aim to achieve compliance with these statements.
Section 6 of the EAHP Hospital Pharmacy Statements: Education and Research
Role and function
The aims and objectives of the SIG are to enhance hospital pharmacist access to/knowledge of quality education and training opportunities and facilitate the conduct and publication of high-quality research in clinical pharmacy practice.
Education
The SIG aims to achieve the following in relation to education for Irish hospital pharmacists:
- · Identify the educational needs of Irish hospital pharmacists and Irish hospital pharmacy departments.
- · Develop a clinical competency framework for basic grade hospital pharmacists.
- · Work with specialities to develop advanced specialist credentialing
- · Develop a database of postgraduate courses, from study days to practice based PhD programmes that are of interest to Irish hospital pharmacists
Research
The SIG aims to achieve the following in relation to research for Irish hospital pharmacists:
- · Identify the barriers to Irish hospital pharmacists producing high quality research
- · Develop on-line and in-person workshops on conducting research in the hospital pharmacy setting
- · Promote and disseminate peer-reviewed published literature from Irish hospital pharmacists
- · Provide a network of peers to support Irish hospital pharmacist researchers of all experience levels
- · As a SIG, publish collaborative research relevant to Irish hospital pharmacy practice
The SIG encourages interested parties to join by emailing the chairperson, Darren Walsh (darren.walsh@hse.ie) to get added to the SIG mailing list.
Contact Darren Walsh
darren.walsh@hse.ieForum Education and Research Forum