About the Event
Two consultant pharmacists will outline the importance of medication reviews in falls and falls-risk patients, using case studies to illustrate how to undertake these using available guidance and resources.
Why it’s important
Falls are common events in older people and can cause injury, pain, distress, loss of confidence, loss of independence and increase mortality. Around 1 in 3 adults over 65 and half of people over 80 years old will have at least one fall a year. As well as the human cost, falls are estimated to cost the NHS more than £2.3 billion per year. Medicines are a common precipitating or contributory factor to falls and medication review can reduce the risk of falls.
What will be covered
- The importance of medication in causing falls
- How medication reviews can reduce falls risk
- Information and guidance that can be used in conducting a falls-related medication review
Speakers
A range of speakers from SPS and other organisations will run this event.
Non-SPS Speakers
Ðula Alićehajić-Bečić
Consultant Pharmacist Frailty, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust
Heather Smith
Consultant Pharmacist: Older People, NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
SPS Speakers
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