Programme day 1: Friday 13 December 2024

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

  • 12h30: Registration at University of Antwerp - Campus Drie Eiken – Q building - Hall
  • 13h00: Welcome and introduction - Prof. dr. Tinne Dilles | Chair NuPhaC and professor at University of Antwerp (Belgium)

SESSION 1: QUALITY OF PRESCRIBING AND MEDICATION MONITORING
Session chair: prof. dr. Tinne Dilles

  • 13h15: Keynote Lecture 1: Prof. dr. Jelle Tichelaer - Title of presentation: “Interprofessional Collaboration for Sustainable Medication Safety”
  • 14h00: ​Patients’ appointments with nurse prescribers and following readmissions: A register-based study | Saija Koskiniemi (Finland)
  • 14h15: Nurse prescribing: Current practice and future prospects in Slovenia and Croatia | Marko Petrović (Slovenia)
  • 14h30: Implementation of the Nurse Prescription of Medications in the field of Pharmaceutical Care in Spain | Francisco Javier Gomis Jimeno (Spain)
  • 14h45: The current, preferred and expected impact of implementing nurse prescribing of nurses, pharmacists and physicians | Marie Blondeel (Belgium)
  • 15u00: Coffee break and poster viewing

SESSION 2: MEDICATION SAFETY AND THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY
Session chair: prof. dr. Mirko Petrovic

  • 15h20: Keynote Lecture 2: Prof. dr. Marja Härkänen - Title of presentation: “Text-mining and artificial intelligence for analysing medication administration errors”
  • 16h05: Complexity of communication contributes to medication incidents | Tiina Syyrilä (Finland)
  • 16h20: Medication-related adverse events: national analysis conducted in the Czech Republic | Dana Dolanová (Czech Republic)
  • 16h35: What could be the emotional responses of nurses to medication errors and what kind of support do they wish for? | Sanu Mahat (Finland)
  • 16h50: Procedural comfort in adults in intensive care by music: a randomized controlled trial: the PROCAD study | Ina Gryp (Belgium)
  • 17h05: Network drink Campus Drie Eiken – Q building - Foyer
  • 18h30: End of day 1​

Programme day 2: Saturday 14 December 2024

  • 08h30: Registration at University of Antwerp ~ Campus Drie Eiken – Q building - Hall
  • 09h00: Welcome and introduction - dr. Nienke Dijkstra | Associate professor at University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (The Netherlands) 

SESSION 3: MEDICATION SELF-MANAGEMENT AND PATIENT EMPOWERMENT
Session chair: dr. Elyne De Baetselier and dr. Maarten Wauters

  • 09h10: Keynote Lecture 3: Prof. dr. Rebecca Bartlett Ellis - Title of presentation: “Mapping the Patient Experience: Navigating Medication Self-Management and Adherence Across Contexts”
  • 09h55: Experiences and perceptions of Dutch homecare professionals using the BEM tool, a medication management assessment tool | Nienke Dijkstra (The Netherlands)
  • 10h10: Medication literacy assessment in geriatric populations: psychometric properties of the MED-fLAG based on Flemish and French speaking samples | Jenny Gentizon (Switzerland)
  • 10h25: Continued use of potentially inappropriate medication after discharge: a retrospective cohort study | Judith de Ruijter – van Dalem (The Netherlands)
  • 10h40: Coffee break and poster viewing 

SESSION 4: MEDICATION ADHERENCE AND TREATMENT BURDEN
Session chair: dr. Jenny Gentizon and dr. Elke Loots

  • 11h00: Keynote Lecture 4: Prof. dr. Fatma Karapinar - Title of presentation: “Adherence and treatment burden in the continuum of care”
  • 11h45: Combining medication adherence measurement methods in patients with polypharmacy: a longitudinal and patient perspective | Laura Mortelmans (Belgium)
  • 12h00: ALERT study - Prevalence of medications associated with falls in hospitalized elderly people at risk of falling: a retrospective observational study | Sanjana Jeevanji (Switzerland)
  • 12h15: Impact of International Deprescribing Guidelines on Trends in Deprescribing for Nursing Home Residents with Limited Life Expectancy in Belgium | Degefaye Zelalem Anlay (Ethiopia)
  • 12h30: Invited lecture by professor Sue Latter | University of Southampton (United Kingdom)
  • 12h45: Lunch 
  • 13u20: Round table meeting with keynote speakers of day 1 and 2: “Meet the expert” Poster presentations 

SESSION 5: SUSTAINABLE USE OF MEDICINES
Session chair: dr. Nienke Dijkstra and Laura Mortelmans

  • 14h30: Keynote Lecture 5: Prof. dr. Hans De Loof Title of presentation: "Pharmaceutical care on the road to sustainability and quality?”
  • 15h15: How can new technologies influence the everyday lives of nurses? | Saskia Herrmann (Germany)
  • 15h30: EQUANU: Equality in societal and professional recognition of nurses. A cross-sectional, international comparison on the societal and professional recognition | Elyne De Baetselier (Belgium)
  • 15h45: Coffee break and poster viewing 

SESSION 6: INTERPROFESSIONAL AND TRANSMURAL PHARMACEUTICAL CARE
Session chair: prof. dr. Manuel Lillo Crespo and dr. Kristel Paque

  • 16h05: Keynote Lecture 6: Prof. Dr. Marie-Paule Schneider Voirol - Title of presentation: “Using implementation science to develop and test a medication adherence program in primary care.”
  • 16h50: Cross-sectional evaluation of educational programs and nurse students’ competences in interprofessional pharmaceutical care: the Italian experience | Tiziana Avenoso (Italy)
  • 17h05: The perceived impact on patient safety and quality of care of pharmaceutical technical assistants on nursing wards: a qualitative study | Marjan De Graef (Belgium)
  • 17h20: Discussion on the future of interprofessional pharmaceutical care
  • 17h50: Closing of the conference: NuPhaC awards and closing ceremony
  • 18h00: End of day 2

Dutch Symposium

More details are available on the website of this symposium.