Prescribing and Pharmacology workshop (in-person) - Adelaide

WORKSHOP OVERVIEW (updated from 2022)

The 2023 Prescribing & Pharmacology virtual workshop features updated content (based on member feedback). The course builds on prior knowledge with emphasis on the Nurse Practitioner’s role in safe and effective prescribing using a patient-centred approach.

Please note that this is an in-person workshop in Adelaide

Session 1:  General update | What’s New in Antimicrobials | Cardiovascular | Diabetes

• General update on legislation, scheduling, PBS, TGA alerts, resources, e-prescribing, guideline changes and reviewing the drug list
• What’s new in antimicrobials – resistance and vaccination
• Cardiovascular updates – new risk assessment guidelines and heart failure
• Diabetes updates
• Case studies  

Session 2:  Psychotropic medicines | Respiratory updates | Gastrointestinal 

• Psychotropic medicines covering antidepressants and antipsychotics – switching therapies
• Reducing anticholinergic burden
• Respiratory updates
• Gastrointestinal – reflux and constipation
• Case studies

Session 3:  Pain Management | Gynaecological drugs | Medication issues for people with chronic disease

• Pain management covering osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis and fibromyalgia
• Gynaecological drugs – contraceptives and menopausal replacement therapy 
• Medication issues for people with chronic disease & disabilities
• Case studies

DATE

• Wednesday 24 May 2023

TIME

• 09:00am - 4.30pm

FORMAT

• This is an in-person workshop

LOCATION

• Intercontinental Adelaide
  North Terrace, Adelaide

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

• Endorsed Nurse Practitioners
• Advanced Practice Nurses
• Nurse Practitioner candidates and students
• Nurses
• Health professionals

PRESENTER

Dr Jenny Gowan (PhD, Grad Dip Comm Pharm, PhC, FACPP, FPS, AACPA, MSHPA)

Jenny is a practicing pharmacist, Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Monash University and Clinical Associate at RMIT university. She is the Vice President of the PSA Branch committee, and an Editorial Board Member of AUS-DI (Drug information), Guidelines Committee for the National Asthma Council Australian Asthma Handbook, and RACGP Silver book for Aged Care. 

Jenny is an accredited consultant pharmacist, and conducts her own company focusing on medication reviews in the home and Aged Care Facilities as well as Quality Use of Medicine consultancy.  She works regularly in community pharmacy plus sessions in a GP clinic at a Community Health Centre. Jenny has published over 500 educational articles and presents hundreds of talks annually.    

In 2010 Jenny received the Sanofi-Aventis award by the University of Sydney, in 2013 the PSA Australian Pharmacist of the Year and in 2016 Jenny was the AACP-MIMs Consultant Pharmacist of the Year.

CPD HOURS

• 6 hours* (2 hours per session)