Module 1: Fundamental Medication Safety
Essential daily medication safety for commonly prescribed drugs. Topics to include the following:
- Identification of commonly prescribed medications with the potential to cause harm
- Improve safety and efficiency in your daily prescribing
- Medications requiring monitoring
- Essential information on > 15 medications
Module dates:
- Module Opens: 26 October 2023
- Live Zoom Session: 09 November 2023 8pm
- Register for this module, closes on Wednesday, 25 October 2023 at 5pm
Module 2: Spotting Adverse Drug Reactions and Prescribing Cascades
Topics to include the following:
- How to avoid adverse drug reactions in your prescribing
- Early identification of adverse drug reactions
- Management of adverse drug reactions when they occur
- Understanding prescribing cascades in General Practice
Module dates:
- Module Opens: 16 November 2023
- Live Zoom Session: 30 November 2023 8pm
- Register for this module, closes on Wednesday, 15 November 2023 at 5pm
Module 3: Navigating Risky Medications, The Essential General Practice Guide to Opiates, Benzodiazepines and Z Drugs
Topics to include the following:
- Opiate essentials including indications, contraindications, appropriate commencing and prescribing of opiates, relative strengths and management of side effects
- Red flags for opiate addiction and managing the consultation where opiate addiction is suspected
- Reducing / stopping opiates
- Safety concerns around Pregabalin and Gabapentin
- Essential medication safety when dealing with benzodiazepines and Z Drugs
Module dates:
- Module Opens: 14 December 2023
- Live Zoom Session: 18 January 2024 8pm
- Register for this module, closes on Wednesday, 13 December 2023 at 5pm
Module 4: Polypharmacy and Deprescribing in Everyday Practice
Topics to include the following:
- Identifying polypharmacy and understanding its implications in everyday practice
- General Practice based approach to deprescribing
Module dates:
- Module Opens: 01 February 2024
- Live Zoom Session: 15 February 2024 8pm
- Register for this module, closes on Wednesday, 31 January 2024 at 5pm
Module 5: Effective Prescribing
How to Say 'No' to inappropriate requests; How to say 'Yes' to Quality Improvement! Topics to include the following:
- How to communicate with patients around medication issues
- Misunderstandings around the potential benefits of medication
- Understanding treatment burden and patient priorities
- Learning to say no to inappropriate prescription requests
- How to incorporate quality improvement into prescribing practice
Module dates:
- Module Opens: 29 February 2024
- Live Zoom Session: 14 March 2024 8pm
- Register for this module, closes on Wednesday, 28 February 2024 at 5pm
Module 6: Prescribing in CDM and Special Groups
Topics to include the following:
- Prescribing in patients with renal impairment and renal failure 13
- Prescribing tips for common cardiology drugs
- Medications affecting the QT Interval
- Prescribing considerations in patients with heart failure
- Boost your confidence in prescribing in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Module dates:
- Module Opens: 28 March 2024
- Live Zoom Session: 18 April 2024 8pm
- Register for this module, closes on Wednesday, 27 March 2024 at 5pm
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