Pharmacist-led program to improve transitions from acute care to skilled nursing facility care.

Purpose: A pharmacist-led process to improve medication management in transitions from acute care to skilled nursing facility (SNF) care is described.

Summary: The process of transitioning patients from an acute care facility to a SNF involves multiple steps, with the potential for delays in medication administration. As part of a health system's effort to evaluate barriers to timely first-dose administration after hospital-to-SNF transfers, a multidisciplinary team was tasked with defining the frequency of missed doses of high-risk medications and identifying reasons for medication administration delays.

GP-VTS half-day release: evaluating a virtual group approach.

WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN IN THIS AREA • Attendance at the traditional half-day release GP vocational training schemes (VTS) is becoming more difficult because of the European Working Time Directive, flexible working, etc. • There are many other avenues for learning available than just the half-day release. WHAT THIS WORK ADDS • It is possible to set up and run a virtual VTS group using modern technology blended with some meetings for group forming and sharing of project work.