A Formula for the Delivery of Effective Group Consultations in Respiratory Long-Term Conditions

Group consultations offer an alternative to one-to-one consultations for respiratory long-term conditions, providing clinical management, patient education, and peer support.¹ Evidence from systematic reviews and meta-analyses suggest that group consultations are effective and are associated with positive patient experience measures.²

However, group consultations are a concept relatively new to UK general practice, and little guidance is available about how to set up and deliver these effectively. Furthermore, literature indicates a lack of confidence and skills in facilitation as potential reasons for hesitancy regarding this approach.³

In this webinar, Darush Attar Zadeh discusses common challenges with 1:1 reviews, and how group consultations can be used as a potential solution to overcome these. He will explore this area further, touching on his experiences on the successful delivery of group consultation for medicines optimisation and treating tobacco dependence.

References:

1. Kirsh SR, Aron DC, Johnson KD, et al. A realist review of shared medical appointments: how, for whom, and under what circumstances do they work? BMC Health Serv Res. 2017;17(1):113.

2. Booth A, Cantrell A, Preston L, et al. What is the evidence for the effectiveness, appropriateness and feasibility of group clinics for patients with chronic conditions? A systematic review. Health Services and Delivery Research. 2015;3:46.

3. Jones KR, Kaewluang N, Lekhak N. Group visits for chronic illness management: implementation challenges and recommendations. Nurs Econ. 2014;32(3):118–134.

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• Darush Attar-Zadeh

  Respiratory Lead Pharmacist

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  Darush Attar-Zadeh

  Respiratory Lead Pharmacist NWL Asthma Network (Children & Young People) and NHS RightBreathe

  Role and Location

  Darush Attar-Zadeh is the respiratory lead pharmacist for NWL Asthma Network (Children & Young People) and NHS RightBreathe. He has presented at various national & international conferences (including ERS, IPCRG, PCRS, CPC, Respiratory show) and was asked to help review the National Training Standards for Smoking Cessation. He is an active teacher and follower of the IPCRG Asthma Right Care social movement and enjoys spreading positive messages on how people can live much better with asthma. One of his main missions is to reduce health inequalities caused by tobacco and poor health care and spends a lot of his time teaching in deprived locations across the UK.

  Education

  BPharm, MFRPSII, IP

  Research

  Darush has published more than 25 clinical papers and writes teaching modules on various pharmacy platforms.

  Memberships

  He is Co-Chair of the TaskForce for Lung Health Medicines Optimisation group and part of the PCRS Executive Committee.