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We investigated if the addition of an inter-professional student-led medication review team (ISP-team) to standard care can increase the number of detected ADRs and reduce the number of ADRs 3 months after an outpatient visit.In this controlled clinical trial, patients were allocated to standard care (control group) or standard care plus the ISP team (intervention group). The ISP team consisted of medical and pharmacy students and student nurse practitioners. The team performed a structured medication review and adjusted medication to reduce the number of ADRs. Three months after the outpatient visit, a clinical pharmacologist who was blinded for allocation performed a follow-up telephone interview to determine whether patients experienced ADRs.During the outpatient clinic visit, significantly more (p 0.001) ADRs were detected in the intervention group (n = 48) than in the control group (n = 10). In both groups, 60-63% of all detected ADRs were managed. Three months after the outpatient visit, significantly fewer (predominantly mild and moderately severe) ADRs related to benzodiazepine derivatives and antihypertensive causing dizziness were detected in the patients of the intervention group.An ISP team in addition to standard care increases the detection and management of ADRs in elderly patients resulting in fewer mild and moderately severe ADRs.

As the population ages, more people will have comorbid disorders and polypharmacy. Medication should be reviewed regularly in order to avoid adverse drug reactions and medication-related hospital visits, but this is often not done. As part of our student-run clinic project, we investigated whether an interprofessional student-run medication review program (ISP) added to standard care at a geriatric outpatient clinic leads to better prescribing. In this controlled clinical trial, patients visiting a memory outpatient clinic were allocated to standard care (control group) or standard care plus the ISP team (intervention group). The medications of all patients were reviewed by a review panel (“gold standard”), resident, and in the intervention arm also by an ISP team consisting of a group of students from the medicine and pharmacy faculties and students from the higher education school of nursing for advanced nursing practice. For both groups, the number of STOPP/START-based medication changes mentioned in general practitioner (GP) correspondence and the implementation of these changes about 6 weeks after the outpatient visit were investigated. The data of 216 patients were analyzed (control group = 100, intervention group = 116). More recommendations for STOPP/START-based medication changes were made in the GP correspondence in the intervention group than in the control group (43% vs. 24%, P =

Aims The involvement of an inter-professional healthcare student team in the review of medications used by geriatric patients could not only provide patients with optimized therapy but also provide students with a valuable inter-professional learning experience. We describe and evaluate the clinical and learning outcomes of an inter-professional student-run mediation review program (ISP). Subject and method A variable team consisting of students in medicine, pharmacy, master advanced nursing practice, and master physician assistant reviewed the medication lists of patients attending a specialized geriatric outpatient clinic. Results During 32 outpatient visits, 188 medications were reviewed. The students identified 14 medication-related problems, of which 4 were not recognized by healthcare professionals. The ISP team advised 95 medication changes, of which 68 (71.6%) were directly implemented. Students evaluated this pilot program positively and considered it educational (median score 4 out of 5) and thought it would contribute to their future inter-professional relationships. Conclusion An inter-professional team of healthcare students is an innovative healthcare improvement for (academic) hospitals to increase medication safety. Most formulated advices were directly incorporated in daily practice and could prevent future medication-related harm. The ISP also offers students a first opportunity to work in an inter-professional manner and get insight into the perspectives and qualities of their future colleagues.

New technology has an impact on the broacasters’ staff and management, it influences not only technical personnel. Therefore training and retraining is needed for staff of all departments in a broadcasters’ organisation: technical/ production, programme etc. But the different categories of staff need different information on the same subjects, tailored to their different jobs and responsibilities. It is very important to carefully analize the training needs, otherwise a tremendous amount of training would seem to be necessary.

Im Kongres-Programm kann man die folgenden Satze lesen: * “Informationsvermittlung und Informationsverarbeitung wachsen immer starker zur Informationstechnik zusammen, die die kommenden Jahrzehnte mitpragen wird. Gleichzeitig befindet sich die Kommuni-kationstechnik im Umbruch von der Analog- zur Digitaltechnik, von Kupfer- zu Glasfaserkabeln und von den separaten Nachrichtennetzen zu einem gemeinsamen Netz mit Integration der von den Teilnehmern gewunschten Dienste.” * “Es ist verstandlich, das diese Entwicklung nachhaltige Auswirkungen auf die Berufswelt der Telekommunikationsingenieure, aber auch auf die im Bereich der elektronischen Medien tatigen Journalisten und andere Medienberufe haben wird.” * Die Telekommunikation und im weiteren Sinne die Informationstechnik eroffnen nicht nur Moglichkeiten fur wirtschaftliches Wachstum und neue Arbeitsplatze, sondern bedingen auch neue oder zumindest stark veranderte Berufsbilder.”