Safety First
Prescribing for Co-Morbidities Non Medical Prescribing Update Training
Up to 35 delegates
The Course Aim
To update participants in relation to potential issues associated with prescribing for co-morbidities to improve safe and effective prescribing.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the
- The classification of adverse drug reactions and interactions and how they occur
- The physiological changes which occur in the elderly and how these might impact on drug handling
- The significance of drug interactions with particular respect to
elderly - The nature of polypharmacy and the groups of patients most affected
- The factors which result in polypharmacy and how they may be avoided
- Undertaking a medication review
Course content
This update will
Trainers
Denise Rabbette registered as a Pharmacist in 1996. After completing a clinical diploma and moving into primary care and community services, she supported the Metropolitan Police to develop PGDs for use by nurses in custody suites before accepting a position as the Head of Medicines Management where she developed a support structure for Non-Medical Prescribers and embedded protected time in the workplace for reflective practice. In 2006 she emigrated to Egypt and worked as the healthcare correspondent for ‘Sharm Reality Magazine’ which was a lifestyle magazine intended for tourists and the