Simplifying complex medication regimens in aged care - Workshop

SIMPLIFYING COMPLEX MEDICATION REGIMENS IN RESIDENTIAL AGED CARE PRESENTED BY PROFESSOR SIMON BELL (DIRECTOR, CENTRE FOR MEDICINE USE AND SAFETY, FACULTY OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES, MONASH UNIVERSITY). THIS WORKSHOP WILL:                                      1. DESCRIBE FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO COMPLEX MEDICATION REGIMENS IN RESIDENTIAL AGED CARE; 2. DESCRIBE THE BENEFITS OF REGIMEN SIMPLIFICATION AND IDENTIFY POSSIBLE SITUATIONS IN WHICH REGIMEN SIMPLIFICATION MAY NOT BE DESIRABLE; AND 3. APPLY A 5-STEP IMPLICIT TOOL TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR SIMPLIFYING COMPLEX MEDICATION REGIMENS. THIS IS A PERFECT DEVELOPMENT AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY FOR GPS, PHARMACISTS AND AGED CARE NURSES. A LIGHT BREAKFAST WILL BE PROVIDED. THIS IS A FREE EVENT, HOWEVER PLEASE REGISTER YOUR ATTENDANCE EARLY AS PLACES ARE LIMITED.