Managing the risks of polypharmacy in chronic disease
Expanding core knowledge in clinical pharmacology and impacts of polypharmacy (use of 4 or more medications by a patient) for health professionals.
Presentations
- Polypharmacy – setting the scene
Five key issues in the management of polypharmacy - Human factors influencing safe medicines use – patient and prescriber
- Pharmacodynamic principles for safe practice (getting the dose right, common drug and disease interactions)
- Prescribing appropriately (worked examples)
1. Polypharmacy – setting the scene + Five key issues in the management of polypharmacy (31 minutes)
Dr Tim Maling + Fiona Corbin
Presentation notes:
2. Human factors influencing safe medicines use – patient and prescriber (41 minutes)
Dr Brian Robinson
Presentation notes: Human factors influencing safe medicines use [PDF, 1.3 MB]
3. Pharmacodynamic principles for safe practice (getting the dose right, common drug and disease interactions) (37 minutes + 26 minutes = 63 minutes)
Dr Tim Maling
Presentation notes: Pharmacodynamic principles for safe practice [PDF, 1.6 MB]
4. Prescribing appropriately (worked examples) (37 minutes)
Dr Tim Maling
Presentation notes: Prescribing appropriately [PDF, 485 KB]
Managing the risks of polypharmacy in chronic disease
Seminar held 30 May 2016
Facilitator
Fiona Corbin – Adviser, PHARMAC Seminars; Clinical Advisory Pharmacist WRHN; Clinical Pharmacist Whanganui Hospital
Invited speakers
Dr Tim Maling – Internal Medicine Specialist & Clinical Pharmacologist, Victoria University & University of Otago, Wellington
Dr Brian Robinson – Snr Clinical Lecturer, Graduate School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health, Victoria University
These presentations are provided for professional development purposes for the benefit of qualified health practitioners and should not be relied upon for any other purpose. Any opinions offered are those of the presenter or other speaker and do not necessarily represent the views of PHARMAC. PHARMAC accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of the information provided.