Hours of learning: 3

Tutor(s) Mrs Carmel Darcy, Consultant Pharmacist Older People, WHSCT.Dr Susan Patterson, Pharmacy Adviser, HSCB.

Aim
Focusing on older people, provide an update on medicines optimisation issues for such adults with multiple long-term conditions

Intended learning outcomes
Having completed this workshop you will be able to:

• Understand the implications of polypharmacy
• Consider patient groups that are likely to be taking many medicines and are particularly vulnerable to adverse drug reactions
• Know when to consider use of “drug holidays”, e.g. bladder antimuscarinics, bisphosphates
• Describe conditions that commonly affect older people and how they should be managed, e.g. hypertension, dementia, urinary incontinence, increased risk of falls
• Deprescribe, reduce or substitute inappropriate medicines through a structured medication review for patients, involving the patient and their family members/carers in the discussion and any decision about changes to current treatment regimens

For whom
Pharmacists, GPs and Nurse Prescribers

Additional information
Please note that the ACP workshops are half day sessions and will run in the morning (10am – 1pm) and in the afternoon (2pm-5pm) at each venue. In total, there are TEN workshops on offer. Please take care to ensure that you apply for the session that you wish to attend.