40th MasterClass winner of Parkinson's quality improvement projects announced!
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Dr Joanna Ulley and Dr Peter Fletcher
Our 40th Parkinson's MasterClass graduated this winter after presenting their brilliant array of workplace projects - the winner of which was Dr Joanna Ulley, Specialist Trainee in Geriatrics and Stroke Medicine.
A huge congratulations go to her for her work in Developing Trust Guidance for Inpatient Management of Parkinson’s Disease at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Joanna noted that there were a high number of people with Parkinson's being admitted to Barnsley Hospital's inpatient department and that a 2020 'Get it in Time' audit had found that almost three quarters of Parkinson's patients were not getting their medication at the right time, developed a local guideline to support appropriate medication management of Parkinson's patients on general wards.
Joanna Ulley, 'conclusion' cited from her poster
Her poster, written project summary, and recorded presentation are all available to view online.
Two of the delegates were awarded a 'Runner up' prize - geriatrician Beatriz Contreras and specialist registrar Laura Grunsell.
Beatriz, focussing on bone health, conducted an audit of Parkinson's patients within her Movement Disorders' Team to analyse the prevalence of cognitive impairment, postural hypotension, polypharmacy, osteoporotic fracture, anticholinergic burden and the prescription of bone protection in this population.
She concluded from her audit that:
Dr Laura Grunsell's secondary care-based project was twofold: understanding the demands of an inpatient liaison movement disorder specialist and identifying the areas that could be improved within the current service. By auditing inpatient admission and surveying junior doctors to understand their perspectives on the service, Laura hoped to to identify challenges in the service and therefore understand how to begin to make service improvements. She concludes:
Dr Laura Grunsell, 'Conclusion'
Find out more about the winning projects
- Developing Trust Guidance for Inpatient Management of Parkinson’s Disease
Dr Joanna M. Ulley, Specialist Trainee in Geriatrics and Stroke Medicine, Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - Analysis of pharmacology and osteoporotic fracture prevalence in Lincolnshire patients with Parkinson’s disease: bone protection, anticholinergic burden and polypharmacy
Dr Beatriz Contreras, Consultant Geriatrician, Lincoln County Hospital United Lincolnshire Hospitals - Parkinson's in Secondary care: The Challenges
Dr Laura Grunsell, ST7 Geriatric Medicine, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
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