Medicines: Improve Your Knowledge (Dec 07 - 08, 2017)

Medicines: Improve Your Knowledge is organized by Ausmed Education Pty Ltd and will be held during Dec 07 - 08, 2017 at ibis Perth, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. The targeted audience for this medical event is Nurses, Nurse practitioners. This CME conference has been approved for a maximum 11.30 CPS credits.

As medicines are one of the highest areas of risk for all nurses, it is essential that you regularly update your knowledge of this key professional area. The administration of medicines is one of the riskiest areas of nursing practice.

The purpose of this seminar is to offer registered nurses an opportunity to refresh their knowledge about medicines used in Australia. This is a vital course that addresses common and important learning needs including the key concepts in the metabolism of medicines, safe administration and storage of medicines, and practical information on specific drug groups such as analgesics and antibiotics.

Learning Outcomes :
At the conclusion of this program, it is expected that the participants will be able to:
. Appraise sources of information on medicines, and explain to a student nurse or colleague how to identify high-quality sources of information and why it is essential to use the latest edition of a text or reference
. Analyse key concepts in pharmacology, such as why the metabolism of a drug differs between individuals and how this relates to the ‘half-life’ of a drug
. Discriminate and explain the differences between an adverse drug reaction and a common side effect
. Examine side effects for the most commonly used medicines, including NSAIDs, antibiotics, and complementary medicines,

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.