COVID 19 and Aged Care

By Terry Jongen

|  Module Overview:  

This module will provide an overview of AUSMAT response to the Victoria's COVID-19 Aged Care Crisis 

1. What is Novel coronavirus (COVID-19?) 

2. Outline of infection prevention and control in aged care homes

3. Outline of current infection prevention and control cleaning pre-COVID-19 post AUSMAT visit

4. Outline staffing levels required during and post AUSMAT visit in aged care homes 

|  CPD Hours:  

1 CPD Hour

Disclaimer: Your certificate will be available to download at the end of the module after you complete the assessment.
All information was correct at the time of recording.

Clinical Pharmacokinetics 

By Viviane Khalil

|  Module Overview:  

This module will provide an overview of Nurse Practitioner’s role in Clinical Pharmcokinetics concepts. 

1. Exploration of Pharmacokinetics concepts for:

* Absorption

* Bioavailability

* Volume of distribution

* Steady states

* Half life

* Phase I and II enzyme metabolism and CYP450 enzymes

* Linear and non linear pharmacokinetic

* Enzyme inducers and enzyme inhibitors

* Excretion

2. Overview of Pharmcokinetics in the elderly

|  CPD Hours:   

2 CPD Hours 

Disclaimer: Your certificate will be available to download at the end of the module after you complete the assessment.
All information was correct at the time of recording.

#3 Clinical Pharmacodynamics

By Viviane Khalil

|  Module Overview:  

This module will provide an overview of Nurse Practitioner’s role in Clinical Pharmacodynamics concepts. 

1. Introduction – examples of clinical pharmacodynamics

2. Pharmacodynamic

* Basic definitions/concepts

* Drug receptor bindings

* Chemical interactions

3. Dose response relationships

4. Pharmacodynamic variables to consider when prescribing

|  CPD Hours:   

2 CPD Hours 

Disclaimer: Your certificate will be available to download at the end of the module after you complete the assessment.
All information was correct at the time of recording.

#4a Prescribing & Pharmacology: Key Issues and Antimicrobials

By Dr Jenny Gowan

|  Module Overview:  

This module will provide an overview of ACNP Prescribing and Pharmacology Course of Key Issues and Antimicrobials

1. Key Issues: 

* Health headlines

* Risk management  - QUM 

* High risk medicines 

* Legislation, PBS, Scheduling chnages

* New guidelines, evidence based presciribing and resources  

2. Overview of Pharmcokinetics in the elderly

* Resistance

* Stewardship, new Antimicrobials guideline 16 - eTG

* Allergies

* Drug interactions of common Antimicrobials 

|  CPD Hours:  

3 CPD Hours 

Disclaimer: Your certificate will be available to download at the end of the module after you complete the assessment.
All information was correct at the time of recording.

#4b Prescribing & Pharmacology: What's New and Pain Management

By Dr Jenny Gowan

|  Module Overview:  

This module will provide an overview of ACNP Prescribing and Pharmacology Course of What's New and Pain Management 

1. What's New

* Asthma/COPD update – new  guidelines, the right inhaler, biologicals; triple therapy for COPD

* Cardiovascular – new  guidelines: lipids , AF, heart  failure, aspirin in primary  prevention, DOACs

* Diabetes update – new guidelines, new drugs  in diabetes, new algorithm

* Controversies - calcium & vitamin D, fish oil and New ADRs and pharmacovigilance update

2. Pain Management 

* Neuropathic Pain

* Pain - Nociceptive/Mixed/Neuropathic 

* Analgesics

* Practice Tips

| CPD Hours: 

3 CPD Hours 

Disclaimer: Your certificate will be available to download at the end of the module after you complete the assessment.
All information was correct at the time of recording.

#4c Prescribing & Pharmacology: MH, Polypharmacy & Deprescribing 

By Dr Jenny Gowan

|  Module Overview:  

This module will provide an overview of ACNP Prescribing and Pharmacology Course of Mental Health, Polypharmacy & Deprescribing  

1. Mental Health

* Mental health - antipsychotics

* Drugs used for anxiety, depression, insomnia, dementia and more

* Side effects, cautions and drug Interactions

2. Polypharmacy and Deprescribing  

3. Vitamins & Minerals

* Vitamins & minerals – deficiencies caused by medications

* GI conditions- constipation

|  CPD Hours:  

3 CPD Hours 

Disclaimer: Your certificate will be available to download at the end of the module after you complete the assessment.
All information was correct at the time of recording.