This course is aimed at GPs, nurse prescribers, PCN and practice pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, medicines optimisation teams and community pharmacists. It is an update to the original 2017 courses (long and concise) and reflects the increased knowledge and evidence in this area.
It covers: Introduction to polypharmacy and deprescribing, National and international resources, Evidence base for deprescribing, Frailty and multimorbidity, Agreeing treatment goals, Medication review, Tools to help with medication review and How to
deprescribe.
There are also four practical case studies, covering: Prescribing cascades, Shared decision making, Medication review and Multimorbidity.
Approx time to complete: 3 hours and 15 minutes over several sittings.
Certificate requirements: Pass all module quizzes, complete case studies and 70% in final assessment.