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Polypharmacy Action Learning Sets
June 12 @ 9:30 am - 12:15 pm
Free
Event summary
The Health Innovation Network National Polypharmacy Programme: Getting the balance right invites GPs and prescribers with a minimum of 12 months’ experience to join our Polypharmacy Action Learning Sets (ALS).
The Polypharmacy ALS is an evidence-based learning model developed by Wessex Health Innovation Network in partnership with Health Education England.
The aim is to help GPs, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals who undertake prescribing, medication reviews and de-prescribing on a regular basis to understand the complex issues surrounding stopping inappropriate medicines safely.
The ALS will also help primary care networks (PCNs) deliver the Medicines Optimisation elements of the Directed Enhanced Services and Investment and Impact Fund contracts and meet recommendation 18 of the National Overprescribing Review report.
This online interactive course is held over three half-days (9.30am – 12.15pm) over one month on Zoom. Cohort 17 dates are: 12th June, 26th June, 12th July.
The programme
Session 1: Polypharmacy – the scale, impact and challenges around stopping medicines safely. We will define inappropriate medicines and look at the patient perspective.
Session 2: What tools are available to help? We will explore shared decision-making, the evidence and tools to help conduct high-quality medication reviews.
Session 3: Workshop and facilitated discussions with consultant geriatricians to share experience of medication reviews and consolidate learning.
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