News & Research
All the latest news and research from SCRIPT
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SCRIPT presents at COMET and RCP Innovation in Medicine conferences
The SCRIPT team have presented two posters this week showcasing how the project has embedded prescribing education in medical postgraduate curricula. This included a poster at the Communication, Medicine, and Ethics Conference (COMET) conference, held at the...
Script welcomes new Editorial Manager
We are pleased to welcome Tanvi Choudhary to the editorial team. Tanvi will be joining the team on a part-time basis. She is a clinical pharmacist who also works in general practice as a Medicines Management Pharmacist. She has recently completed her postgraduate...
New Dental module available
A new module on "Utilising the BNF(C)" is now available for Dental SCRIPT. This means there are now eight modules available for Foundation trainee and qualified dentists, covering a range of topics relating to prescribing and therapeutics. The new module is optional...
Nursing SCRIPT case study featured in AHSN newsletter
The latest newsletter by the West Midlands Academic Health Science Network (WM-AHSN) features a detailed case study on how Nursing SCRIPT has been successfully implemented by one trust. Worcestershire Health and Care have mandated three modules over three years for...
Important Drug Safety Update from the MHRA on Valproate and pregnancy
The MHRA have issued new guidance stating that Valproate medicines (Epilim▼, Depakote▼) are contraindicated in women and girls of childbearing potential unless a Pregnancy Prevention Programme is in place. Read the full update here:...
Upcoming conference presentations
The SCRIPT team are delighted to announce that we will be presenting a poster at the Communication, Medicine, and Ethics Conference (COMET) at the University of Birmingham on 25-27 June 2018. We will be showcasing the impact the project has had on medical education...
Research Outputs
Awards
- (2018) RCP Excellence in Patient Care Awards
Shortlisted in Medical Education and Training category - (2016) West Midlands Academic Health Science Network
Celebration of Innovation Award – Highly Commended for Patient Safety
(Nursing SCRIPT) - (2013) Patient Safety Awards
Winner of Improving Safety in Medicine Management category
(Medicine & Surgery SCRIPT) - (2013) Patient Safety Awards
Finalist in Education and Training category
(Medicine & Surgery SCRIPT) - (2012) BMJ Improving Health Awards
Finalist: Excellence in Healthcare Education
(Medicine & Surgery SCRIPT)
Peer-reviewed Publications
- (2017) Use of an e-Learning Educational Module to Better Equip Doctors to Prescribe for Older Patients: A Randomised Controlled Trial
Cullinan S, O’Mahoney, Byrne S.
Drugs Aging. 2017 May;34(5):367-374 - (2016) Perceptions and Impact of Mandatory eLearning for Foundation Trainee Doctors: A Qualitative Study
Brooks HL, Pontefract SK, Vallance HK, Hirsch CA, Hughes E, Ferner RE, et al
PLos ONE. 11(12):e0168558 - (2016) An evaluation of UK foundation trainee doctors’ learning behaviours in a technology-enhanced learning environment
Brooks HL, Pontefract SK, Hodson J, Blackwell N, Hughes, E, Marriott JF, et al
BMC Medical Education 16:133
Reports and Guidance
- (2017) Supporting junior doctors in safe prescribing
Royal College of Physicians - (2017) Combating antimicrobial resistance: Educational approaches for the responsible prescribing of antimicrobials
Health Education England - (2017) The General Practice Nursing Workforce Development Plan
Health Education England - (2016) Embedding national antimicrobial prescribing and stewardship competencies into curricula: A survey of health education institutions
Health Education England - (2016) Dental antimicrobial stewardship: toolkit
Public Health England - (2016) Prescribing Safety Assessment Guide for Foundation Doctors
Health Education England
Oral presentations
- (2018) SCRIPT: Improving prescribing and medicines management education through eLearning.
Coleman JJ, Pontefract SK, Vallance HK, Kubenz VI, Blackwell NC, Hughes E, Ferner RE, Marriott JF
Ppresented at: World Congress of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology, Kyoto, Japan: 01-04/07/2018 - (2017) Dental SCRIPT: An innovative eLearning programme to improve prescribing competency.
Vallance HK
Presented at: West Midlands Dental Trainee Conference, Birmingham, UK: 20/09/2017
Posters
- (2018) SCRIPT – eLearning to improve medical education relating to prescribing and therapeutics.
Coleman JJ, Vallance HK, Kubenz VI, Ferner RE, Pontefract SK, Blackwell N, Hughes E, Marriott JF
Poster exhibited at: COMET, Birmingham, UK: 25-27/06/2018 - (2018) SCRIPT – Improving prescribing and therapeutics education through eLearning.
Ferner RE, Vallance HK, Kubenz VI, Pontefract SK, Hughes E, Blackwell NC, Coleman JJ, Marriott, JF
Poster exhibited at: RCP Annual Conference / Innovation in Medicine, London, UK: 25-26/06/2018 - (2018) SCRIPT – eLearning to improve knowledge of appropriate prescribing around AMS and Sepsis.
Vallance HK, Kubenz VI, Marriot JF, Coleman JJ, Ferner RE, Hughes E, Blackwell, N
Poster exhibited at: HEE Population Health and Prevention Conference, Leeds, UK: 07/03/2018 - (2017) SCRIPT: Improving prescribing and medicines management education through eLearning.
Vallance HK, Kubenz VI, Pontefract SK, Blackwell NC, Hughes E, Ferner RE, Marriott JF, Coleman JJ
Poster exhibited at: Patient First, London, UK: 21/11/2017 - (2016) An eLearning programme for continued professional development of general practitioners.
Mehra R, Pontefract SK, Blackwell N, Vallance HK, Ferner RE, Marriott JF, Wilkinson M, Coleman JJ, Hughes E
Poster exhibited at: RCGP Annual Primary Care Conference, Harrogate, UK: 06-08/10/2016 - (2016) A systematic evaluation of SCRIPT eLearning: from theory to practice.
Brooks HL, Pontefract SK, Vallance HK, Blackwell N, Marriott JF, Hughes E, Ferner RE, Coleman JJ
Poster exhibited at: Annual Scientific Meeting (ASME), Belfast, UK: 06/07/2016 - (2016) SCRIPT eLearning: building on a firm Foundation.
Vallance HK, Pontefract SK, Blackwell N, Ferner RE, Brooks HL, Hodson J, Marriott JF, Hughes E, Coleman JJ
Poster exhibited at: International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Gothenburg, Sweden: 13/04/2016 - (2016) SCRIPT eLearning: a multi-method evaluation.
Coleman JJ, Brooks HL, Thomas SK, Hodson J, Blackwell N, Hughes E, Marriott JF, Ferner RE
Poster exhibited at: OTTAWA 2016, Perth, Australia: 19/03/2016 - (2016) SCRIPT: An innovative eLearning programme to improve medicines management by qualified nurses in the West Midlands.
Vallance HK, Pontefract SK, Blackwell N, Ferner RE, Tait D, Coleman JJ
Poster exhibited at: RCN Education Forum, Telford, UK: 15/03/2016 - (2015) A systematic evaluation of SCRIPT E-Learning: from theory to practice.
Brooks HL, Thomas SK, Hodson J, Blackwell N, Hughes E, Marriott JF, Coleman JJ
Poster exhibited at: Implementing the Urgent and Emergency Care Vision in London, London, UK: 17/11/2015 - (2015) A systematic evaluation of SCRIPT E-Learning: from theory to practice.
Brooks HL, Thomas SK, Hodson J, Blackwell N, Hughes E, Marriott JF, Coleman JJ
Poster exhibited at: Networking for Educators in Healthcare Conference (NET 2015), Cambridge, UK: 08/09/2015 - (2015) Learning analytics of an online eLearning programme: A descriptive account.
Thomas SK, Blackwell N, Brooks HL, Hughes E, Marriott JF, Coleman JJ
Poster exhibited at: International Association for Medical Education (AMEE), Glasgow, UK: 06/09/2015 - (2015) SCRIPT eLearning: a multi-method evaluation.
Brooks HL, Thomas SK, Hodson J, Blackwell N, Hughes E, Marriott JF, Coleman JJ
Poster exhibited at: International Association for Medical Education (AMEE), Glasgow, UK: 06/09/2015 - (2015) SCRIPT eLearning: A prescribing education tool for junior doctors.
Brooks HL, Thomas SK, Blackwell N, Hughes E, Marriott JF, Coleman JJ
Poster exhibited at: International Health Workforce Conference, London and Cambridge, UK: 12/05/2015 - (2015) Medicines optimisation: Using eLearning to improve the knowledge of junior doctors.
Brooks HL, Thomas SK, Hodson J, Blackwell N, Hughes E, Marriott JF, Coleman JJ
Poster exhibited at: Prescribing Research in Medicines Management (PRIMM), London, UK: 23/01/2015
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