Feargal Mc Groarty

Project Manager, NCHCH
St. James Hospital

Feargal has a medical laboratory background and has worked in the public sector healthcare system for 20 years in both medical laboratory and project management roles and as a leader in change management. His current project has seen the implementation of serialised GS1 barcoding on medication, allowing realtime track and trace of the drug from the manufacturer through to the patient home, including the use a smartphone app for patients to scan their medication at home, which is the first of its kind. Feargal has been an active member of a number of GS1 work groups. He is currently co chair of the GS1 Healthcare Provider Advisory Council and a member of the GS1 Healthcare Leadership Team. Feargal holds a Fellowship in Laboratory Haematology from the Institute of Biomedical Science along with a Post Grad Diploma in Management and Employee Relations from the National College of Ireland (NCI).

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Day 1

Thursday, April 9th, 2015

14:10 Leveraging Data From 2D Matrix Barcodes To Enhance Decision Making, Build Brand Loyalty & Increase Compliance

Unlike any other time in history we now have mobile technology that can be leveraged to provide the tools required to implement initiatives that can improve supply chain security, increase patient safety, reduce costs and support a rapid real time medication recall. A smartphone application and a serialized datamatrix (GS1) barcode on medication packaging can be used track and trace medication in real time to monitor compliance, optimize supply chain efficiency, help identify counterfeits and reduce costs. This session will present a real-life case study covering:

• Ensuring the medication is always available for patients
• Helping prevent counterfeit medication entering the supply chain using medication serialization
• Minimizing waste medication (it is expensive!)
• Assisting in forecasting
• Building Brand Loyalty
• Complying with GMP/ GCP conditions such as expiry date management and accountability
• Complying with upcoming EU and US regulatory requirements
• Providing immediate real-time location of all medication (Track and Trace) in the event of a recall, including identifying who may have received an at risk product