Monthly Archives: October 2014

Awards

November: Leonora recently won Irish Tatler Women of the Year 2014 Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2014. You can read Leonora's article in the December edition of Tatler Magazine here (just click on the article itself to download - file size 2.6mb): October: 2014 Bank Of Ireland Start Up Awards: Silver - Innovative Startup of the Year and Gold - Women in Business Startup of the Year. The awards recognise and reward Irish startups for their success in business both at home and abroad across a range of sectors including digital, food and…Read more …
Bank of Ireland Startup Awards 2014

Bank of Ireland Startup Awards 2014

The Pharmapod Team attended the Bank of Ireland Start Up Awards 2014, last Thursday, October 23rd. We received two awards: Gold in Women in Business Startup of the Year and Silver in Innovative Startup of the Year.    Over 700 SME's entered the competition and many were represented at the Awards Ceremony. All of these companies and individuals are a testament to the culture of innovation, and the high quality of startups, in Ireland. You can read more information on the Awards Night and all the Awards Categories on the Big Red Cloud Blog.…Read more …

Successful Study Tips

Here is a great SlideShare of study tips for all our Pharmacy Students and Pharmacists preparing for exams:   The Best Study Tips Revealed from Connect: Professional Women's NetworkRead more …

Preventing ‘Alert Fatigue’

An article in CBC News Canada yesterday highlights the importance of preventing 'Alert Fatigue' in pharmacies. A Go Public Report into the death of Helena Lambert, 76, in British Columbia, Canada, found that important warnings about the interaction between two of the medications dispensed were missed, even though software used in the pharmacy would have flagged the potential for an adverse reaction. In the article the reporter acknowledges that more than 30,000 pharmacists work across Canada, and they prevent similar issues from occurring every day. Contributors to the report further acknowledge that pharmacies…Read more …

GRLS Version 2.0 Launch

The Pharmapod System GRLS has been upgraded from Version 1.0 (V1), to Version 2.0 (V2).   Some of the important changes include: 1. Login with email address instead of PSI number: This is to allow non PSI registered members of staff, such as Pharmacy Technicians and support staff, to participate fully in incident reporting and learning.  2. Simple, one-page form to record an incident, near miss, abuse or misuse of medications: Logging an incident in V2 is a one-step process. This new layout makes it much quicker, and easier, to log an incident,…Read more …
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