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As the current Corporate Strategy for 2013-2017 is coming to an end, the PSI are now seeking feedback on their draft Corporate Strategy for 2018–2020.
 
As a public body, the PSI has an obligation to set out their strategy and its intended outcomes, and provide an opportunity for all those who are interested in or affected by their work to have a say in its future direction and development.
 

The pharmacist seats held currently on the Council by Nicola Cantwell, Richard Collis, Ann Frankish, Edward MacManus and Caroline McGrath are up for election. Their terms of office will end on 17 June 2017.

By now you should have all received your ballot papers and have hopefully picked your preferred candidates.

Significant changes to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations have been proposed to be made by the Department of Health. The PSI have summarised these changes here.

Let us know your thoughts on the proposed changes in the comments below or in our Forums.

The PSI's Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) recently heard a case in which a minor was supplied with twice the prescribed dose of their medicine Enbrel® (etanercept) solution for injection, over the course of approximately one year.

The pharmacist had dispensed the medicine in error from the original prescription and this error was then repeated in the subsequent supplies as the patient medication record (PMR) was referred to rather than checking or endorsing the original prescription.

It is no secret that 'engagement' has become a household term. Whether you are talking about your customers, your employees, your children or yourself, it is undeniable that we are at a time when it pays dividends to understand what’s common amongst human beings.  Engagement helps us to focus on what we have in common, to look towards solutions rather than getting stuck in the problem or identifying the other person as a problem. 

IIOP are providing free examples of CPD cycles on their website.

In this edition, they speak to pharmacist Fearghal O'Nia, supervising pharmacist at Dargan's Pharmacy in Dublin about his experiences of using the IIOP courses.

This is a really good example for supervising pharmacists focusing on managing quality in pharmacy practice.

Attachments:

Dear Pharmacist,

Please see attached communications, regarding a patient level recall of one batch of Epipen 300mcg, batch 5FA665G. Please carefully follow the instructions to recall affected packs of this batch currently in your pharmacy as well as affected packs dispensed to patients.

The date of first distribution of the affected batch in Ireland is 14th July 2016. 

The IIOP is currently seeking expressions of interest from registered pharmacists who would like to be considered for involvement in the ongoing development and delivery of the IIOP ePortfolio Review.

Council Appointments 2017 PSI Email

Dear Pharmacist,

A reminder that 12 noon on Wednesday, 22 March is the deadline to submit nominations to fill the five pharmacist vacancies arising on the PSI Council this June.

Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2017

Significant changes to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations are proposed to be made by the Department of Health in the coming weeks. These changes are summarised below for ease of reference for pharmacists. The full legislation will be available at www.irishstatutebook.ie once this legislation has been signed into law. This is expected to occur before the beginning of April.