What do participants need to do: please register online or by emailing awttc@wales.nhs.uk
How long will it take? 1 hour 45 minutes
Will participants get paid? No
Who can take part? Anyone with the experience of being a patient or carer
The All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre would like to invite you to their virtual Patient and Public Interest Group (PAPIG) meeting Friday 29 November 2024 from 10:00-11:45 on Zoom.
The All Wales Medicines Strategy Group (AWMSG) asks for patient views as part of the medicines appraisal process and also encourages patients to take part in consultations and submit comments medicines optimisation resources. The Patient and Public Interest Group (PAPIG) was set up in 2013 with the aim of involving patients, carers and patient organisations in the work of AWMSG.
The theme for this meeting is medicine adherence (ie correctly following the prescribing advice when taking a medicine). It is thought that between a third and a half of all medicines prescribed for long‑term conditions are not taken as recommended which can lead to reduced clinical benefit and generates significant waste. Understanding why people may not take their medicines in the recommended way, and supporting and involving people in decisions about their prescribed medicines are key to encouraging adherence. Please come along to hear speakers talk about this topic and also share your views.
Presentations at the meeting include:
- Your Medicines, Your Health campaign – helping people in Wales get the most out of their medicines (Claire Thomas, AWTTC)
- Why we behave in the way that we do? How understanding health psychology can help support adherence (Dr Sarah Brown, Cardiff Metropolitan University)
- KidzMedz Cymru – improving medicine adherence in children by teaching them how to safely swallow pills (Bethan Davis, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board)
The All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre would very much like to hear the views and experiences of patients and carers and so there will be time for discussion and questions.
If you would like to join the next PAPIG meeting please register online or by emailing awttc@wales.nhs.uk.
You can find out more about the work of AWMSG and how patients, carers and patient organisations can get involved on their website at https://awttc.nhs.wales/
