Primary Health Tasmania and NPS MedicineWise are partnering to deliver a one-hour educational webinar for health professionals, including GPs, pharmacists and nurses. This webinar aims to promote the efficacious and safe use of medicines with anticholinergic effects. This case-based educational activity will focus on the local key issues in Tasmania and will be designed to promote collaboration and communication between health professionals
The learning objectives for this webinar are
– Describe the adverse health outcomes associated with anticholinergic medication
– Explain the approaches available to assess anticholinergic burden
– Outline the key features of a person-centred approach to reviewing anticholinergics
Panelists:
- Dr Leanne Jones – Community GP
- Dr Elizabeth Monks – GP – Empowered Life Older persons health
- Dr Blair Adamczewski – Geriatrician
- Hazel Bucher – Nurse Practitioner
- Ella Van Tienen – Pharmacist, State Manager PSA Tasmanian Branch