Science & Research at the 2024 RPS Conference

The role of the RPS in science & research was a key aspect of our 2024 Annual Conference, and we were proud to have our largest ever display of ongoing science and research in the profession.

Dr Diane Ashiru-Oredope speaking at the RPS 2024 Annual ConferenceScience & Research Stream

Throughout the day, there was an entire content stream devoted to science & research, so each attendee could choose which sessions to attend based on their personal interests.

Thank you to Diane Ashiru-Oredope for chairing the morning and afternoon sessions, and also to Amira Guirguis, for co-chairing the morning sessions.

The streams

Morning - Innovative technology shaping the future: safety and integrity

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Our morning sessions explored the cutting-edge innovations available to safeguard patient safety and integrity in pharmaceutical care. Key themes explored included the potential of using pharmacogenetics in prescribing, as well as the merging application of mRNA in personalised cancer care.

Also discussed was the technology and strategies aimed at safeguarding pharmacy practice to fight against misinformation and counterfeit medicines in pharmacy.

Audience at the 2024 RPS ConferenceSession Presentations included:

  • Personalised Colorectal Cancer Vaccines Robert Jones - Consultant Hepatobiliary Surgeon and Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Liverpool
  • Implementation of Pharmacogenomics in the NHS (progress update) - Jessica Keen - Pharmacy Lead, NHS North West Genomic Medicine Service Alliance
  • Combating the illegal trade in medicines Andy Morling - Deputy Director of Criminal Enforcement Unit, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
Afternoon - Inspiring research & evaluation: Building capability and capacity

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Our afternoon sessions showcased innovative approaches and best practice in pharmacy research and evaluation, followed by presentations of the Harrison and OPERA awards.

Dr Sion Scott receiving his OPERA Award from RPS President Professor Claire AndersonThe Harrison Medal was awarded to Professor Ryan Donnelly, Chair in Pharmaceutical Technology, Queen's University Belfast, for his outstanding contribution to advancing pharmaceutical science.

The Outstanding Pharmacy Early-Career Researcher (OPERA) award was presented to Dr Sion Scott - Associate Professor of Behavioural Medicine, University of Leicester, for his work on the application of behavioural science to address medicines optimisation challenges.

Following the awards presentations, there were five oral research abstract presentations, showcasing the top five abstracts chosen from 171 submissions; these were:

  • Bawan Ahmed - Relative analgesic effectiveness of pharmacological interventions in knee osteoarthritis: a component network meta-analysis
  • Louise Wilson - How do people use community pharmacies to manage sleep problems? A cross-sectional survey of pharmacy customers in England, UK
  • Rachel Kloss Davies - Exploring facilitators and barriers to scope of practice expansion with Pharmacist independent prescribers in North Wales: a qualitative study
  • Rasha Abdelsalam Elshenawy - Trends in Antibiotic Use in a UK Secondary Care Prior to and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Retrospective Study
  • Sarah Tinsley - Evaluation of the current use and impact of the United Kingdom Clinical Pharmacy Association (UKCPA) Handbook of Perioperative Medicines.

Research Abstracts and IJPP supplement

In 2024, we received a record 171 research abstracts, of which 92 were accepted into the research zone, 87 were presented at the conference and 53 were referred to Innovative Practice examples.

They are published as a supplement in the International Journal of Pharmacy Practice (IJPP), and the supplement is available at https://academic.oup.com/ijpp/issue/32/Supplement_2. RPS members can download and view all the research abstract posters (but you must be logged in to do so).

Our thanks to the Oxford University Press team for their support in the publication process, and to Christine Bond, Cathy McKenzie, and Simon White for leading on the research abstract review process.

Thanks also to all the reviewers who contributed to the abstract review process: Amira Guirguis, Andrew Fox, Catriona Matheson, Delyth James, Diane Ashiru-Oredope, Gill Hawksworth, Hamde Nazar, Julian Smith, Ka-Wai Wan, Louise Hughes, Mar Estupiñán Fdez. de Mesa, Matthew Ivory, Ola Howell, Parastou Donyai, Paul Forsyth, Philip Rogers, Rachel Palmer and Sara Visram.

Upon reviewing all submissions, we were thrilled to announce that the research poster winners were;

  1. Dr Megan Spearman/Dr Nuttan Tanna: Audit of HRT regimens prescribed for complex menopausal patient cases
  2. Caroline Souter: Supporting prescriber progression: a group concept mapping study
  3. Rachel Kloss Davies: Exploring facilitators and barriers to scope of practice expansion with Pharmacist independent prescribers in North Wales: a qualitative study.

We are also grateful to the poster judges for their support on the day; Aman Doll, Amina Slimani-Fersia, Amira Guirguis, Audrey Thomson, Cate Whittlesea, Christine Bond, Delyth James, Fran Garraghan, Gill Hawksworth, Helen Root, Josh Miller, Laura Fulton, Maragret Watson, Matthew Shaw, Michelle Styles, Nirusha Govender, Philip Howard, Ruth Edwards, Sam Weston, Sue Ladds, Tracey Thornley, and Zoe Aslanpour.

Innovative Practice Examples

Our Innovative Practice Examples (IPE) zone displayed over 70 submissions of best practice examples, quality improvement work and novel services or projects.

73 submissions were received, of which 58 were accepted. 53 research abstracts were also referred to the IPE zone, and, following the registration process, the IPE zone had 97 posters.

Our thanks to those who reviewed the innovative practice submissions: Chris Martin, Clare Thompson, Diane Ashiru-Oredope, Geraldine Mccaffrey, Jill Swan, Laura Wilson and Dr Rafia Jamil.

Roche Products Ltd contributed financial support to the running costs for the research zone at our Conference, but had no involvement in shaping the agenda or activities.

RPS members can download and view all the innovative practice examples (but you must be logged in to do so).

Full list of 2024 Annual Conference Innovative Practice Examples

Below is a list of all the Innovative Practice Example presentations from the 2024 RPS Annual Conference. The format in which they are displayed is:

Author;
Poster Title;
Submission ID


Abena Addo Atuah
Implementation of a Language Translation Medicines Labelling Service for Pharmacy Outpatients to Address Health Inequalities at Newham University Hospital
165-2024-AA

Alice Mallinder
Synergistic Learning: A Teaching Event for Foundation Dentists and Trainee Pharmacists
40-2024-IP-AM

Alyson Brown
‘Tabs versus Jabs’ Time and Motion Study Undertaken by Student Pharmacists on Experiential Learning Placements in NHS Lanarkshire
46-2024-IP-AB

Amany Elgendy , Rose O'Bryne
Service evaluation exploring causes of delayed metronidazole intravenous administration in surgeries requiring dual preoperative antibiotic use for surgical prophylaxis
65-2024-AE

Amareen Kamboh
General Practice Pharmacy Education and Development pathway – a collaborative approach between NHS Frimley, NHS Sussex and NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight (HIOW)
26-2024-IP-AK

Amareen Kamboh
Demonstrating Quality Evidence of Audit in Multi-Professional Prescribing: Meeting CQC Expectations in Primary Care
25-2024-IP-AK

Amna Khan Patel
Prescription for equality: Addressing differential attainment for pharmacy professionals with disabilities.
93-2024-2024-AK

Angie Davis & Clare Knight
Making Time for Research
120-2024-AD

Anja St Clair Jones
Sandpit event promoting and establishing pharmacy research partnerships between secondary care and academia: a potential model for all sectors
100-2024-AS

Ann-Marie Goacher
University Hospitals Sussex (UHS) Pharmacist guide to set up university students for on-site collaborative projects
17-2024-IP-AG

Annum Abbas
Evaluation of Clinical and Digital Skills Training for Pharmacy Undergraduates using Electronic Prescribing and Medicines Administration (EPMA) Systems
137-2024-AA

Antimicrobial Management Group
A Multidisciplinary Team Approach to Improving 4C Antimicrobial Prescribing in Primary Care
115-2024-AM

Antonio Ochoa-Ferraro
The Impact of a Pharmacist Led Lipid Clinic – Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
22-2024-AO

Ashifa Trivedi
Enhancing Equity in Treatment Access: Harmonising Interface Prescribing in London
89-2024-AT

Ayla Hussain
Multi-Professional Teamwork to Address Differential Attainment for Pre and Post Registration Healthcare Workers
5-2024-AH

Brendon Jiang
Pharmacist-led primary care heart failure management: Evaluating the Oxfordshire Heart Failure Integrated Approach.
54-2024-BJ

Bronagh White
Experiential Learning as a pathway to success for student pharmacists in Northern Ireland
82-2024-BW

Cara Mackenzie
Digital Access to Patient Records for Community Pharmacy
43-2024-CM

Cassandra Watson
Introduction of Antibiotic Guardian Champions Locally
63-2024-IP-CW

Charlotte Richardson
Cross-sector collaboration to support undergraduate students providing public health services to address health inequalities
2-2024-IP-CR

Chiko Savieli
Improving knowledge and awareness of substandard and falsified medicines through health partnerships in eight African countries
44-2024-IP-CS

Clare Howard
Addressing Inequalities in Problematic Polypharmacy through the development and adoption of patient resources to support Structured Medication Reviews
106-2024-CH

Dana Qiqieh
Critical Appraisal on the efficacy of nebulised non-liposomal amikacin in patients with non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease refractory to guideline-based treatment
47-2024-DQ

Dawn Ovonlen
Deprescribing & Monitoring of oral Ferrous medication in Iron Deficiency Anaemia
65-2024-IP-DO

Dr Christopher Chung Introducing SNAP to Royal Derby Hospital for the management of paracetamol overdose
14-2024-DC

Dr Ruth Miller The Development and Evaluation of an Innovative Replicable Model for Medicines Optimisation in Older People with Cancer (MOOC)
19-2024-IP-DR

Efa Mortty
Optimising Type 2 Diabetes Care with Continuous Glucose Monitoring as an Educational Tool and Lifestyle Interventions to Reduce Medication Dependence (March 2024)
5-2024-IP-EM

Ellen Smith
Revolutionising Education & Training for Paediatric Pharmacists
18-2024-IP-ES

Eloise Cowles
The role of an early triage practitioner within emergency surgical admissions; A scoping pilot using a Pharmacist trainee Advanced Care Practitioner
72-2024-IP-EC

Ernestas Jermola
Advanced EHR tools enhance clozapine patient safety by improving communication and documentation
59-2024-IP-EJ

Fatima Tahir
Assessing the environmental, financial, and social impact of immediate release morphine tablets compared to oral morphine solution
51-2024-FT

Fiona Watson
Pilot Pharmacist-led Pain Management Email Advice Service
10-2024-IP-FW

Frances Garraghan
SPARC - Surveillance and Prescribing Support for Antimicrobial Stewardship Resource Capacity Building Phase II Programme Evaluation
45-2024-IP-FG

Graham Phillips
How can Continuous Blood Glucose Monitoring assist in the diagnosis, prevention and reversal of pre-diabetes, type2 diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome?
22-2024-IP-GP

Hannah Smith
Does the implementation of the Virtual Ward Prescribing Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician improve patient safety, compliance and reduce prescribing errors?
155-2024-HS

Harvey John
How Pharmacy is Depicted in British TV Dramas Between 2020 and 2023
56-2024-HJ

Hazel Jamieson
Building Pharmacy Research Capability for the future through Collaborative Multi-Sector Student Internships
37-2024-IP-HJ

Helen Boardman
The MPharm awarding gap: Exploring student views and recommendations
60-2024-IP-HB

Helen Davies
Supplement the service: Training Pharmacy Technicians to conduct reviews of oral nutritional supplements in the community
7-2024-IP-HD

Hiral Khoda - Vyas
Medicines Sustainability Project in Care Homes
71-2024-IP-HK

Isaac William Moore Conscientious objection in pharmacy practice and policy: an evaluation of the rights and duties of practitioners and regulators
55-2024-IP-IW

Janki Patel
Medicines Value Programme: how to drive improvements in patient outcomes and ensure value to the NHS
169-2024-JP

Jayshree Sharma
Collaborative Care: Enhancing Frailty Management Through Nurse-Pharmacist Partnerships
64-2024-IP-JS

Jayshree Sharma
Enhancing Dementia Care: A Pilot Study on the Impact of a Clinical Pharmacist in a Memory Service, Redbridge.
67-2024-IP-JS

Jinal Patel
Improving adherence to medicines management standards outlined in Trust policies within Theatres & anaesthetics
163-2024-JP

Johanna Watts
Exploring the Acceptability and Feasibility of Implementing Junior Pharmacist Guidance and Training for Management of Clinical Interventions
36-2024-IP-JW

Jonathan Bevan
Identifying complex pharmacy patients with machine learning
52-2024-JB

Katie Roberts
Rationalise Broad Spectrum Antimicrobial Consumption at University Hospitals Derby and Burton (UHDB)
104-2024-KR

 

Kayleigh Davison
Improving the management of patients suspected to have a UTI in care homes: A multisector educational intervention
13-2024-KD

Kayleigh Davison
Sustainability in General Practice: Improving Health Outcomes through more sustainable prescribing a system wide PCN level Intervention
23-2024-KD

Kirstie Church
Developing Prescribing Skills for Community Pharmacists Using Simulation-Based Education
12-2024-KC

Lamia Ahmed
Optimising Iron Deficiency Anaemia Treatment through Targeted Educational Interventions: A Quality Improvement Project
2-2024-LA

Laura Kearney
Application of the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative standards to a pharmacy-led service
52-2024-IP-LK

Lauren Ross
Application and mobilisation of science by UK pharmacy professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic – a collective case study
50-2024-IP-LR

Leah Burton
What Research Support Services do Pharmacists Seek?
61-2024-IP-LB

Leila Neshat Mokadem Dispelling the Notion of 'Hard to Reach': A Public Involvement in Health Research Pilot With Global Ethnic Women.
172-2024-LN

Lorna Brown
Community Pharmacy Independent Prescribers (CPIP) Conference 2024
8-2024-IP-LB

Mahmoud Khodadi
Implementing Novel Therapies and Pathways at scale across a Primary Care Network using Clinical Pharmacists
32-2024-MK

Maria Nasim
Knowledge Mobilisation as an important tool for mobilising pharmacy resources: Case study with two national antimicrobial stewardship tools
53-2024-IP-MN

Maria Padfield, Alice Conway Establishing and Evaluating a System wide Multisector and Multiprofessional Network for Designated Prescribing Practitioners within an Integrated Care System
168-2024-MP

Matthew Jones
The development of the South West Pharmacy Research Network
15-2024-IP-MJ

Melanie Owen
Development of a Specialist Pharmacy Technician role in elective orthopaedic services
43-2024-IP-MO

Michael Wilcock
Nudging the use of modified release opioids in a hospital setting: a pilot study
9-2024-MW

Morgan Johnston
Evaluation of requirement for on-admission pharmacist medicine reconciliation in enhanced recovery orthopaedic patients
94-2024-MJ

Nazir Hussain
One-Stop Respiratory Clinic- A New Patient Pathway for the Management of High-Risk Respiratory Patients in Primary Care
9-2024-IP-NH

Nilofer Patel
Pharmacy Workforce Race Equality Standard (PWRES) - A benchmarking exercise of Barts Health compared to National data
55-2024-NP

Nisha Thakrar
Pharmacy electronic job planning; implementation and evaluation of a national pathfinder scheme
136-2024-NT

Nneka McKenzie
Evaluation of polypharmacy and constipation management for people with a learning disability, across the Surrey Heartlands (SH) Health and Care Partnership ICS
63-2024-NM

Pamela Macintyre
Community Pharmacy Enhanced Unscheduled Care Pilot - Winter 23/24
31-2024-IP-PM

Pamela Young
Pharmacotherapy Hubs as an Enabler to Promote Holistic Person-Centred Care
69-2024-IP-PY

Patricia McCormick
A collaborative approach to band 6 pharmacist recruitment
3-2024-IP-PM

Paula Torregrosa - Solas
Improving compliance with the Trusts “Adult’s Opoid Prescribing Guide” on surgical wards.
38-2024-PT

Phil Gordge
Multidisciplinary approach to switching Direct-acting Oral Anti-coagulants (DOACs) in Atrial Fibrillation (AF) in Primary Care.
6-2024-PG

Phil Southworth
Developing a Culture of Continuous Improvement
1-2024-IP-PS

Phillippa Lofts
Development of a work exchange programme to improve links across the care interface and support better post-discharge communication
26-2024-PL

Phoebe Sutton
Perceptions and Recommendations for Enhancing Staff Wellbeing in Pharmacy Clinical Trial Teams: A Qualitative Focus Group Study
58-2024-PS

Rachel Lewis
A collaborative approach towards the development of a strategy to support advanced credentialing.
42-2024-IP-RL

Raeesa Loonat
Collaborative reviews of anticholinergic burden scores in primary care following discharge from secondary care after a fall
78-2024-RL

Rasha Abdelsalam Elshenawy
The FIP Global Roadmap 2030: Sustainable Pharmacy and Antimicrobial Stewardship with a Novel Antibiotic Dashboard
27-2024-RA

Rebecca Beaumont
Micro dosing: an off-label titration approach in opioid dependence
20-2024-IP-RB

Rebecca Pennie
Developing the role of a Biologics Clinical Pharmacy Technician
62-2024-IP-RP

Rhian Carta
Developing an Education and Training infrastructure framework for the introduction and delivery of clinical placements for pharmacy students within a health board environment.
24-2024-IP-RC

Richard Marshall
Development and Implementation of an Enhanced Clinical Pharmacy Technician role in Hospital Discharge Validation
30-2024-IP-RM

Sarah Bateman
Design and implementation of a pilot programme to support pharmacists through advanced practice credentialling
38-2024-IP-SB

Sarah Partridge
Widening Participation Project: Reducing the Differential Career Gaps of Pharmacy Students
4-2024-IP-SP

Sarah Tunnard
Utilising pharmacy technician to raise awareness and reduce anticholinergic burden scores for elderly patients admitted with falls
59-2024-ST

Senthil Kumar
An exploratory study on public awareness of antibiotic resistance in Tier 2 cities of Tamil Nadu, India
67-2024-SK

Shammi Khatun
Enabling Pharmacy Workforce Transformation in North East London Integrated Care System
145-2024-SK

Shazia Patel
Developing Antimicrobial Stewardship Tools to Support the Review of Patients on Long-term and Repeated Antibiotics for Acne or COPD Exacerbations
126-2024-SP

Sheatha Abumehdi & Helen Cooper Rationalising Specials prescribing and improving collaborative working across the interface by implementing Prescribing Support Pharmacists
51-2024-IP-SA

Stephanie West
Medicines Environmental Sustainability Integral to Medicines Optimisation
16-2024-IP-SW

Susanna Budd
Exploratory Data Review by Frontline Staff to Design the Blueprint for Urgent Dispensing Reporting
87-2024-SB

Victoria Marson
Developing a successful case to increase the Pharmacy Workforce for Medicine Division in-patient bed base and activity
148-2024-VM

Wasim Baqir
Striving for Inclusive Pharmacy Practice
77-2024-WB

Yasmina Hamdaoui
Improving preoperative anaemia optimisation in adult patients undergoing elective surgery
39-2024-IP-YH

Yunzheng Jiao
Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Pharmacist-Led Osteoporosis Clinic at the Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
16-2024-YJ

Zainab Ali
Review of newly established Pharmacist-led pre-operative diabetes optimisation clinic
29-2024-IP-ZA

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