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Abstracts from the Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacists Group (NPPG) 19th annual conference, held in London in November 2013

• OP 001: DO DISTRACTIONS INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PRESCRIBING ERRORS IN PAEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE? (11 July, 2014)

  L Johnstone, A Sutherland, K Hawkins
• OP 002: ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING: FRIEND OR FOE? AN AUDIT OF PRESCRIBING ERRORS AFTER THE INTRODUCTION OF AN ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING SYSTEM IN NEONATES AND CHILDREN (11 July, 2014)

  M O'Meara, N Shaheen
• OP 003: SINGLE AND DOUBLE CHECKING IN PAEDIATRIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION–WHICH IS MOST EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING ERRORS? (11 July, 2014)

  S Conroy, Z Alsulami, I Choonara
• OP 004: NINE CASES OF UNINTENTIONAL RAPID INFUSION OF LIPID EMULSION IN CHILDREN: ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS AND CHANGES TO PRACTICE (11 July, 2014)

  C Cole, S Robertson
• OP 005: SOLID ORAL DOSAGE FORMS IN PAEDIATRIC PATIENTS – A COST SAVING INVESTIGATION (11 July, 2014)

  A Lajoinie, B Kassaï, D Terry
• OP 006: SWALLOWING MEDICINES: A STUDY OF PAEDIATRIC PATIENTS (11 July, 2014)

  F Abbas, A Luhar, D Terry
• OP 007: ACCURACY OF ENTERAL SYRINGES FOR LIQUID MEDICINES PRESCRIBED IN CHILDREN (11 July, 2014)

  K Gurung, S Arenas-Lopez, L Wei, C Tuleu
• OP 008: IMPROVING MEDICATION ADHERENCE IN CHILDREN WITH CF—WHAT A PHARMACIST CAN DO (11 July, 2014)

  N Christiansen, J Gohil, A Lo, S Bishop
• P 001: THE USE OF SMOF LIPIDS IN CRITICALLY ILL, AND POST SURGICAL CHILDREN ON PICU: A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY (11 July, 2014)

  O Almossawi, N Meadows, S O'Brien, N Brierley, I Wong
• P 002: REPEAT ANTIBIOTIC DOSING IN PROLONGED PAEDIATRIC SURGERY—DO WE? SHOULD WE? (11 July, 2014)

  J Aston, D Terry, B Lambert, P Patel
• P 003: PAEDIATRIC SIMULATION—A NEW ROLE FOR PHARMACISTS IN IMPROVING PATIENT SAFETY (11 July, 2014)

  S Jarvis
• P 004: CEFOTAXIME ADMINISTRATION TO NEONATES ON POSTNATAL WARDS: AUDIT OF NEW SERVICE (11 July, 2014)

  Z Lansdowne, M Patel
• P 005: ALCOHOL EXPOSURE IN NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE PATIENTS (11 July, 2014)

  H Jutley, N Christiansen
• P 006: USE OF N-ACETYLCYSTEINE FOR BOWEL OBSTRUCTION IN CHILDREN (11 July, 2014)

  G Edwards, A Gill
• P 007: AN AUDIT TO ASSESS ADHERENCE TO HOSPITAL PRESCRIBING GUIDELINES IN A TERTIARY PAEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (11 July, 2014)

  N Reilly, R O'Neill, N Shetty, A Darbyshire
• P 008: PHARMACIST IMPACT ON MEDICINE MANAGEMENT AND PATIENT SAFETY IN PAEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE (11 July, 2014)

  N Christiansen
• P 009: AN AUDIT OF POTASSIUM SUPPLEMENTATION STANDING ORDER (11 July, 2014)

  H Weerdenburg, S Jarvis
• P 010: EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF A PAEDIATRIC PHARMACIST ATTENDING THE PAEDIATRIC POST TAKE WARD ROUND (11 July, 2014)

  A Lo, N Christiansen
• P 011: IMPACT OF HOSPITAL PHARMACISTS ON THE PAEDIATRIC DISCHARGE PROCESS (11 July, 2014)

  M Barry, D Semple
• P 012: ANTIBIOTIC UTILISATION FOR HOSPITALISED PAEDIATRIC PATIENTS (11 July, 2014)

  Y Alosaily, S Conroy, I Choonara
• P 013: AUDIT OF THE PAEDIATRIC PAIN GUIDELINES (11 July, 2014)

  J Simmons, S Giles, A McGinley
• P 014: AN AUDIT OF THE ACCURACY OF DRUG PRESCRIPTION INFORMATION ON TRANSFER LETTERS FROM THE PAEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (11 July, 2014)

  A Kokoskova, P Fletcher
• P 015: PARENTS OF PAEDIATRIC LIVER TRANSPLANT PATIENTS—OPINIONS AND EXPERIENCES OF MEDICATION ISSUES (11 July, 2014)

  L Gutermann, K Sharif, A Rieutord, D Terry
• P 016: JUNIOR DOCTOR PRESCRIBING: TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT (11 July, 2014)

  R Dempsey, S Hibberd, A Bevan
• P 017: PROPYLENE GLYCOL INTAKE FROM MEDICATIONS USED ON PAEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE (11 July, 2014)

  C Patel, C Langley, R Isaac
• P 018: FACTORS INFLUENCING REPORTED RATES OF PAEDIATRIC MEDICATION ERRORS (11 July, 2014)

  S Conroy, A Alsenani, H Sammons
• P 019: AN AUDIT OF PRESCRIBING AND ADMINISTRATION OF GASTROPROTECTION IN THE PAEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (11 July, 2014)

  G Malesi, R Isaac
• P 020: DEVELOPMENT OF AN ELECTRONIC PAEDIATRIC PRESCRIBING APPLICATION (11 July, 2014)

  K Bourne, G Hinson, N Humphreys
• P 021: A RETROSPECTIVE AUDIT OF DAPTOMYCIN PRESCRIBING AND DEVELOPMENT OF A GUIDELINE TO STANDARDISE PRESCRIBING (11 July, 2014)

  S Morris
• P 022: AN AUDIT OF NEONATAL CONTINUOUS INFUSIONS (11 July, 2014)

  K Hall, B Jahan
• P 023: EXPERIENCES AND OPINIONS OF PAEDIATRIC PRESCRIBERS CONCERNING FAST-MELT TABLETS AT BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL NHS FT (11 July, 2014)

  J Kaur Bhachu, D Terry, E Junaid
• P 024: USING THE “GENERAL LEVEL FRAMEWORK” TO IDENTIFY GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO PRIORITISE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES FOR PAEDIATRIC PHARMACISTS (11 July, 2014)

  S Stacey, C Wainwright, I Coombes, K Whitfield
• P 025: THE MANAGEMENT OF VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY AND INSUFFICIENCY IN THE OUTPATIENT CHILD (0-16 YEARS) POPULATION IN THE SANDWELL AND WEST BIRMINGHAM AREA (11 July, 2014)

  L Chamberlain, A Ahmed, J Persaud
• P 026: DEVELOPMENT OF AN ADVERSE DRUG REACTION AVOIDABILITY ASSESSMENT TOOL (11 July, 2014)

  L Bracken, J Kirkham, A Nunn, M Pirmohamed, M Turner
• P 027: THE IMPACT OF EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS ON REDUCING PRESCRIBING ERRORS IN PICU (11 July, 2014)

  C Andrews, A Sutherland, P Fortune
• P 028: AN AUDIT ON THE PRESCRIBING OF INTRAVENOUS FLUIDS IN PAEDIATRIC PATIENTS (11 July, 2014)

  C Howell, B Patel
• P 029: PAEDIATRIC DISCHARGE PRESCRIBING ERRORS (11 July, 2014)

  A El Abiary, S Al-Azeib
• P 030: AUDIT AND RE-AUDITS OF MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION RECORDS ON PAEDIATRIC INPATIENT PRESCRIPTION CHARTS—MISSED DOSE OR MEMORY LOSS (11 July, 2014)

  B Olokode
• P 031: POST TRANSPLANT MEDICINE EDUCATION—A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH (11 July, 2014)

  T Thornhill, P Hayes, G Walsh, M McCulloch, J Taylor, G Koffman
• P 032: MYCOPHENOLIC ACID (MYFORTIC) IS AN ALTERNATIVE FOR PAEDIATRIC RENAL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS WITH GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOMS ON MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL (11 July, 2014)

  H Jones, W Thornhill, G Walsh, J Taylor
• P 033: IMPACT OF SHORT-TERM IV PARACETAMOL IN HIGH RISK NEONATES (11 July, 2014)

  P Windscheif, G Mishra, R Welsh, K Lakhoo
• P 034: EVALUATING THE CENTRALISED INTRAVENOUS ADDITIVE SERVICE OFFERED TO THE PAEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AT A TERTIARY CENTRE (11 July, 2014)

  L Cameron, E Kirk, S Arenas-Lopez
• P 035: ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP WARDROUNDS—ARE WE MAKING A DIFFERENCE? (11 July, 2014)

  E Kirk, P Wade