Monthly Archives: November 2014

4th National Patient Safety Conference

  The 4th National Patient Safety Conference took place in Croke Park on 7th November 2014. Representatives from the Pharmapod Team were in attendance on the day. The conference was opened by the Minister for Health, Mr Leo Varadkar, TD. The Minister praised the work being done by people across Ireland to improve patient safety, but noted that more needs to be done and that Patient Safety is and will be a key priority for the Department of Health and the HSE.  Dr Tony Holohan Intro to Mr Leo Varadkar - from 4th…Read more …

Pharmapod Office Opening

The Pharmapod Team were delighted to welcome colleagues and friends to our Office Opening last Tuesday. There was a great turnout despite the awful rain. The evening was a great way to mark recent events, with the people who have helped to make it all happen.  We were privileged to have the Office Opened officially by Niamh Bushnell, Startup Commissioner for Dublin and Tom McGuinn, Chief Policy Advisor at the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland. Pharmapod as a startup has come a long way in just two years. There are now 10 team members working in…Read more …

Pharmapod secures two major Irish Pharmacy industry tenders – Press Release 11/11/14

An innovative Irish start-up has secured two major national tenders to provide unique software and training for the Irish Pharmacy profession. Pharmapod won the tenders with the Royal College of Surgeons and the newly-established Irish Institute of Pharmacy (IIOP) which was founded to promote excellence in the areas of patient care, professional standards, education and research in pharmacy practice. The tenders involve creating products that will drive excellence in the profession of pharmacy. The first is the Core Competency Self-Assessment Tool (CCSAT) which will be accessible to all pharmacists in Ireland to self-assess their core…Read more …