Doha: Patients at Al Wakra Hospital (AWH) have started receiving personalised advice about managing their medications after discharge through a newly introduced Post Discharge Phone Follow-up initiative.
The initiative by the Pharmacy Department aims to ensure patients take prescribed medication correctly to further the delivery of compassionate and efficient care provided to them while on admission.
“Under the initiative, discharged patients are provided with medication management advice via personalised phone calls. It provides pharmacists with the opportunity to reinforce discharge instructions, and identify, prevent and resolve drug- related issues such as medication compliance, adverse drug reactions, contra-indications and drug interactions,” said Dr Rasha Al Anany, Assistant Director of Pharmacy.
“The patient will be called three days after their discharge for a review of prescribed and over-the-counter medications they are using. The pharmacist will reconcile each patient-reported medication with the medications’ list documented upon discharge. The patient will also receive individualised educational information such as medication administration, adherence and lifestyle modification in accordance to his/her prescriber.”
The system will help in early recognition of any medication-related side effects patients may experience.
Dr Al Anany said in case of any serious medical or disease management issues identified during calls, the pharmacist will refer patients to healthcare practitioner for further treatment.
Doha: Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF) distributed more than 1,800 hand-crafted gifts to its staff to celebrate the start of Ramadan.
The gifts, including beautiful handmade bags filled with nuts, sweets and crackers, were created by productive families in Qatar.
To support the local community, AZF selected gifts best representing Qatari traditions and culture while combining sleek and modern designs.
Nasser Abdullah Al Hajri, Corporate Communications Manager, said: “AZF wanted to mark the start of the holy month by celebrating talents of our community. That is why this year, we decided to hand-pick gifts created by local families, a very important part of the community. These gifts have been given to all our staff members as a way of saying ‘thank you’ for their efforts in ensuring Aspire’s success.”
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