Nurse Practitioners - Pharmacology and Prescribing Conference 2018
In-Person Event
Mar 22 - 23, 2018
Melbourne, Victoria, AU
OVERVIEW
Nurse Practitioners - Pharmacology and Prescribing Conference is organized by Ausmed Education Pty Ltd and would be held during Mar 22 - 23, 2018 at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
The target audience for this medical event for Nurses, Pharmacologists. This CME Conference has been approved with a maximum of 11 CPD Hours.
Course Description:
The purpose of this program is to increase your advanced practice knowledge regarding prescribing and administration of medicines. There are now more than 1,300 nurse practitioners Australia-wide. As prescribers, it is necessary to ensure currency of knowledge in regard to correct prescribing and the appropriate use of medicines. Attend this conference and learn about:
How to establish when a medicine has lost its effectiveness and relevance
Medicines that affect weight
Respiratory medicines - inhaler devices
Metabolic vulnerability - atypical antipsychotics
Potentially inappropriate medicines
Prescribing for breastfeeding women
Management of the poisoned or overdosed patient
The human microbiome - pharmacologic considerations
Attend this conference, which is specifically designed to improve your patient outcomes. The sheer amount of new evidence relating to medicines today can make it difficult for all prescribers to adequately stay informed. As nurse practitioners are authorised to prescribe a wide range of medicines, they must undertake additional CPD on prescribing and administration. Therapeutic decisions must be based on advanced assessment and, evaluation of the patient circumstances, consideration of concurrent therapies, and should also maximize opportunities for deprescribing. Prescribing demands high level knowledge and skills relating to pharmacotherapeutic action including potential adverse and other side effects, drug interactions, compliance and evaluation.
Conference Objectives are :
• Clinical decision making relating to medicines will reflect knowledge of conflict of interest
Adverse effects of medicines including unwanted side effects will be prevented, identified and reduced
• Patients in your care will have their medicines reviewed and correctly de-prescribed when considered appropriate
• Medicines will be prescribed and care delivered within the Australian legal framework
Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.
The target audience for this medical event for Nurses, Pharmacologists. This CME Conference has been approved with a maximum of 11 CPD Hours.
Course Description:
The purpose of this program is to increase your advanced practice knowledge regarding prescribing and administration of medicines. There are now more than 1,300 nurse practitioners Australia-wide. As prescribers, it is necessary to ensure currency of knowledge in regard to correct prescribing and the appropriate use of medicines. Attend this conference and learn about:
How to establish when a medicine has lost its effectiveness and relevance
Medicines that affect weight
Respiratory medicines - inhaler devices
Metabolic vulnerability - atypical antipsychotics
Potentially inappropriate medicines
Prescribing for breastfeeding women
Management of the poisoned or overdosed patient
The human microbiome - pharmacologic considerations
Attend this conference, which is specifically designed to improve your patient outcomes. The sheer amount of new evidence relating to medicines today can make it difficult for all prescribers to adequately stay informed. As nurse practitioners are authorised to prescribe a wide range of medicines, they must undertake additional CPD on prescribing and administration. Therapeutic decisions must be based on advanced assessment and, evaluation of the patient circumstances, consideration of concurrent therapies, and should also maximize opportunities for deprescribing. Prescribing demands high level knowledge and skills relating to pharmacotherapeutic action including potential adverse and other side effects, drug interactions, compliance and evaluation.
Conference Objectives are :
• Clinical decision making relating to medicines will reflect knowledge of conflict of interest
Adverse effects of medicines including unwanted side effects will be prevented, identified and reduced
• Patients in your care will have their medicines reviewed and correctly de-prescribed when considered appropriate
• Medicines will be prescribed and care delivered within the Australian legal framework
Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.
KEY DATES
22 Mar, 2018
Event Start Date
23 Mar, 2018
Event End Date
SPECIALITIES
Clinical PharmacologyNursingSUGGESTED HOTELS
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