British Pharmacological Society organized their flagship conference “Pharmacology 2018” on December 18-20, 2018 at Queen Elizabeth II Centre, London, UK. Dr. Dixon Thomas from College of Pharmacy, Gulf Medical University (GMU) participated in the Conference by presenting a research paper. His presentation was titled, “Critical appraisal of clinical guidelines – lessons learned on quality of guidelines.” The Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II (AGREE II) Instrument was used to evaluate the guidelines. The clinical guidelines evaluated were;
- 2017 ACC/AHA guidelines for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults
- 2017 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute myocardial infarction in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation
- 2017 Renal Association Clinical Practice Guideline Anaemia of Chronic Kidney Disease
- 2017 KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline Update for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, Prevention, and Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder
British Pharmacological Society is a premier UK based society for pharmacologists concerned with research and clinical use of drugs. The Society has leading journals and learning resources for healthcare professionals, e.g., Prescribing Skills Assessment.
Dr. Dixon Thomas said, I am grateful to GMU for covering the cost of my participation in this conference through a GMU grant.
Dean Sherief Khalifa commented: We are happy to see our faculty participating and presenting in top international conferences worldwide. We have recently developed a partnership with the British Pharmacological Society where GMU will be the testing center for their “Prescribing Safety Assessment”. We are very excited that our PharmD students will take this assessment to improve their prescribing skills.