August 23, 2019
An independent review of the Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA) has found that it increases the attention paid by students and faculty to accurate prescribing, and allows them to demonstrate competencies in the safe and effective use of medicines. According to the report’s author, the assessment will contribute to patient safety and reduce harm in the …
May 07, 2019
The background – meeting a need: Dr. Susan Brien, Director Practice and Systems Innovation, at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, has spent ten years of her extensive career, working with innovative projects that can improve clinical practice, and the quality of patient care. As a practising neurosurgeon herself, she is committed …
November 01, 2018
BPS Assessment is providing vital support to physicians in Canada, with the introduction of its pioneering learning technology aimed at ensuring safer prescribing techniques. The agreement between BPS Assessment, the online learning arm of the British Pharmacological Society, and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (Royal College), aims to address the risk …
October 12, 2018
A major prescribing skills assessment pilot is underway in 11 medical schools in Australia and New Zealand, delivered in partnership with BPS Assessment. The project aims to measure the effectiveness and suitability of an assessment based on the UK Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA) for final-year medical students. It builds on a 2017 pilot scheme which …
July 30, 2018
London, UK & Beijing, China A new prescribing skills partnership has been agreed between BPS Assessment Ltd (BPSA) and a Chinese training charity. BPSA, the assessment and learning business of the British Pharmacological Society, and the Beijing Huatong Guokang Foundation (BHGF), a charity that supports Chinese organisations to organise overseas training, will be delivering a …
May 21, 2018
The aim of medicines reconciliation on admission is to ensure that medicines prescribed on admission correspond exactly to those that the patient was taking before admission, or, if not, that variance is due to deliberate medication review rather than an error. Medication review is defined by NICE as ‘a structured, critical examination of a person’s …
May 21, 2018
In 2015 the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) issued updated guidance aimed at optimising the use of medicines. There is a section on medicines-related communication systems when patients move from one care setting to another. This covers both the transfer of a patient within an organisation and the transfer between different organisations including …
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