Tsakani – To improve pharmaceutical services in the province, the Gauteng Department of Health hosted an annual pharmaceutical research day, where all institutions had to do and present operational research.
According to Kayla Roux, a pharmacist at Pholosong Regional Hospital, the purpose was to improve the operational processes and delivery of quality healthcare while decreasing inefficiencies in the pharmacy department and evaluate current practice and/or attempt to improve it based on existing knowledge.
The pharmacy research day was on November 1 at the Radisson Hotel & Convention Centre, Johannesburg, OR Tambo Airport, where 11 abstracts were selected for podium presentation. The topics presented ranged from simple operational matters to complex clinical interventions at the patient/bedside level. Pholosong presented two projects out of the 11 and won first and second prizes.
“The project that obtained the prize investigated the chronic use of proton-pump inhibitors in patients attending Pholosong Regional Hospital, and the second project was a quality improvement project that addressed medicine calculation errors and improving picking through training interventions at Pholosong Hospital,” explained Mandla Mchunu, the pharmacy manager at Pholosong.
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Commenting about what this recognition means to the team, Sofiyyah Seedat, a pharmacist at Pholosong, said, “Winning this award means so much to the pharmacy department because it shows that our hard work and dedication to continuously striving to improve service delivery through innovative ways does not go unnoticed.”
Roux was excited about this recognition.
“This award is a valued recognition of pharmacists’ vital role in advancing evidence-based improvements in healthcare.
“It strengthens our commitment to research that tackles real-world challenges in the public sector, enhancing patient care and health outcomes for the Kwatsaduza community.
“I am honoured and inspired to continue this important work alongside my colleagues at Pholosong Regional Hospital.”
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