Outputs (165)

Professional body and regulatory organisation guidance on the use of social media for registered healthcare professionals: a systematic review protocol. [Protocol] (2016)
Other
BROWN, A., STEWART, D., PEDERSON, S., MACLURE, K. and ADDISON, B. 2016. Professional body and regulatory organisation guidance on the use of social media for registered healthcare professionals: a systematic review protocol. [Protocol]. PROSPERO [online], item number CRD42016026877. Available from: http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.asp?ID=CRD42016026877

Registered healthcare professionals are expected to adhere to a code of conduct. Where a concern is raised about an individual's social media behaviour, this has the potential to be tested against professional expectations of behaviours and may have... Read More about Professional body and regulatory organisation guidance on the use of social media for registered healthcare professionals: a systematic review protocol. [Protocol].

Hospital electronic prescribing and medicines administration system implementation into a district general hospital: a mixed method evaluation of discharge communication. (2016)
Thesis
MILLS, P.R. 2016. Hospital electronic prescribing and medicines administration system implementation into a district general hospital: a mixed method evaluation of discharge communication. Robert Gordon University, DPP thesis.

Hospital electronic prescribing and medicines administration (HEPMA) system implementation is advocated by national e-health strategies to produce patient safety benefits. No previous study has evaluated the impact of HEPMA implementation on either d... Read More about Hospital electronic prescribing and medicines administration system implementation into a district general hospital: a mixed method evaluation of discharge communication..

A cross-sectional survey of the Maltese general public on medication wastage. (2016)
Journal Article
WEST, L.M., DIACK, L., CORDINA, M. and STEWART, D. 2016. A cross-sectional survey of the Maltese general public on medication wastage. International journal of clinical pharmacy [online], 38(2), pages 261-270. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-015-0233-x

Background Medication wastage is a global issue, with key public health implications in terms of safety, the environment and the economy. A recently conducted systematic review of the published literature identified a lack of focus on the views of he... Read More about A cross-sectional survey of the Maltese general public on medication wastage..

Assessment of tigecycline prescription and patients' outcomes at three different hospitals in Saudi Arabia. (2015)
Journal Article
TOBAIQY, M., AL HUMAID, S., STEWART, D., ALOTAIBI, F.O., QURESHI, K.A., MACLURE, K., ALGHARIB, F., ALSMETI, A., ALSAQER, A. and ALMEMAN, A. 2015. Assessment of tigecycline prescription and patients' outcomes at three different hospitals in Saudi Arabia. Tropical journal of pharmaceutical research [online], 14(10), pages 1919-1926. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4314/tjpr.v14i10.26

The purpose of this study is to investigate tigecycline prescription and patient outcomes in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). A retrospective observational study was conducted in three KSA government hospitals, between January, 2013 and May, 2014.... Read More about Assessment of tigecycline prescription and patients' outcomes at three different hospitals in Saudi Arabia..

The use of theory in research. (2015)
Journal Article
STEWART, D. and KLEIN, S. 2016. The use of theory in research. International journal of clinical pharmacy [online], 38(3), pages 615-619. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-015-0216-y

All researchers should consider the theoretical basis for their studies very early on in the planning stage. The aim of this paper is to describe and discuss how theory (a 'comprehensive explanation of some aspect of nature that is supported by a bod... Read More about The use of theory in research..

An exploration of health professionals' experiences of medicines management in elderly, hospitalised patients in Abu Dhabi. (2015)
Journal Article
AL SHEMEILI, S., KLEIN, S., STRATH, A., FARES, S. and STEWART, D. 2016. An exploration of health professionals' experiences of medicines management in elderly, hospitalised patients in Abu Dhabi. International journal of clinical pharmacy [online], 38(1), pages 107-118. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-015-0212-2

Background Given the multiplicity of issues relating to medicines in the elderly, the structures and processes of medicines management should be clearly defined and described to optimise patient outcomes. There is a paucity of research which provides... Read More about An exploration of health professionals' experiences of medicines management in elderly, hospitalised patients in Abu Dhabi..

Self-reported digital literacy of the pharmacy workforce in North East Scotland. (2015)
Journal Article
MACLURE, K. and STEWART, D. 2015. Self-reported digital literacy of the pharmacy workforce in North East Scotland. Pharmacy [online], 3(4), pages 182-196. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy3040182

In their day-to-day practice, pharmacists, graduate (pre-registration) pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, dispensing assistants and medicines counter assistants use widely available office, retail and management information systems alongside dedicate... Read More about Self-reported digital literacy of the pharmacy workforce in North East Scotland..

A qualitative study of UK pharmacy pre-registration graduates' views and reflections on pharmacist prescribing. (2015)
Journal Article
MCINTOSH, T. and STEWART, D. 2016. A qualitative study of UK pharmacy pre-registration graduates' views and reflections on pharmacist prescribing. International journal of pharmacy practice [online], 24(2), pages 139-141. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpp.12222

Background: Pre-registration pharmacy graduates are a key group in relation to developing and implementing innovations in practice. Objective: To explore the views and reflections on pharmacist prescribing of UK pre-registration pharmacy graduates. M... Read More about A qualitative study of UK pharmacy pre-registration graduates' views and reflections on pharmacist prescribing..

Standardised quality assessment criteria and output evaluation plans for all WPs. (2015)
Report
STEWART, D., MACLURE, K., WIESE, B. and JUNIUS-WALKER, U. 2015. Standardised quality assessment criteria and output evaluation plans for all WPs. Edinburgh: SIMPATHY [online], Deliverable 3.1. Available from: http://www.simpathy.eu/

Objectives: - The objectives relating to this deliverable are: 1) To develop communications channels between WP3 and WP leads. 2) To develop an internal reporting system for WP tasks, activities, progress with milestones and deliverables, and high qu... Read More about Standardised quality assessment criteria and output evaluation plans for all WPs..

An exploration of key stakeholders' perspectives on the implementation of ehealth policy in community pharmacy in Scotland. (2015)
Presentation / Conference
MACLURE, K., ADDISON, B., PAUDYAL, V. and STEWART, D. 2015. An exploration of key stakeholders' perspectives on the implementation of ehealth policy in community pharmacy in Scotland. Presented at the 2015 Royal Pharmaceutical Society annual conference (RPS2015), 13-14 September 2015, Birmingham, UK.

Scotland's eHealth strategy promotes the use of information technology to 'improve communications across the healthcare team', which aligns with the quality strategy in placing the 'focus on outcomes and real benefits delivered rather than technologi... Read More about An exploration of key stakeholders' perspectives on the implementation of ehealth policy in community pharmacy in Scotland..