Webinars

Tutors

• Mr Peter Armstrong
  Palliative Care Pharmacist, BHSCT and Marie Curie Hospital, Belfast.
• Mr David Loughlin
  Pharmacy advisor, SPPG

Aim

To provide an update on medicines optimisation issues for adults with multiple long term conditions, with a focus on older people.

Learning outcomes

Having attended this webinar 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
• Use the PrescQIPP IMPACT tool to help prioritise deprescribing decisions in patients taking several drugs which could be stopped
• 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

Tutors

• Mr Peter Armstrong
  Palliative Care Pharmacist, BHSCT and Marie Curie Hospital, Belfast.
• Mr David Loughlin
  Pharmacy advisor, SPPG

Aim

To provide an update on medicines optimisation issues for adults with multiple long term conditions, with a focus on older people.

Learning outcomes

Having attended this webinar 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
• Use the PrescQIPP IMPACT tool to help prioritise deprescribing decisions in patients taking several drugs which could be stopped
• 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

Tutors

• Dr Diane Wilson
  Assistant Director, Clinical Skills Education Centre, QUB and Part-Time GP.

Aim

To provide pharmacists with the knowledge and skills to effectively assess, treat and manage headaches and migraines.

Learning outcomes

Having attended this webinar you will be able to:

• Differentiate between primary and secondary headaches and diagnose the different subtypes of each
• Identify patients with red flags symptoms requiring referral
• Recommend effective self-care advice to patients presenting with migraine symptoms
• Identify possible risk factors and manage acute attacks of migraine
• Consider preventative treatments for chronic migraine, including the role of human monoclonal antibodies.