Why attend?
The Health Innovation Network Polypharmacy: Getting the Balance Right Programme aims to support local systems and primary care to identify patients at potential risk of harm and support better conversations about medicines by promoting shared decision making.
Join Dr Mark Horowitz, author of The Maudsley Deprescribing Guidelines, Clinical Research Fellow and Training Psychiatrist on stopping antidepressants safely and managing withdrawal symptoms, an essential masterclass for clinicians who prescribe these medicines. The session will include a summary of the evidence base and patient case study for discussion and learning, followed by a Q&A session.
The webinar will be held online via Zoom 12 noon to 2pm.
Audience: Our Polypharmacy Masterclass Series is open to GPs , Pharmacists, Nurse prescribers and other interested health professionals.
Got a question? If you have a question about this event contact us at: healthinnowest.polypharmacyprogramme@nhs.net
Join our webinar to find out why we need to be more careful about prescribing for older people, understand more about the drug metabolism in older people and some of the common safety issues.
Dr Lauren Walker Senior Clinical Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics and Internal Medicine, University of Liverpool is our Guest Speaker.
The session will include therapeutics, evidence base summary and patient case study for discussion and learning, followed by a Q&A session.