CPD for nurses and midwives

How can you support two different patients with heart failure who present to your pharmacy to achieve the best possible health outcomes?

A 42-year-old woman requests a repeat prescription for opioids at a first consultation with a GP she has not seen before. She has chronic non-cancer pain and has been taking opioids for 4 years. Where do you go from here?

This case study has been developed with funding from the Therapeutic Goods Administration, Australian Government Department of Health.

The majority of patients do not use their asthma inhaler device correctly – engage them with conversations and demonstrations of correct technique.

Evidence shows that a multidisciplinary approach to supporting patients with heart failure improves outcomes. Join our panel comprising a GP, heart failure nurse practitioner, accredited pharmacist and a person living with heart failure as they discuss case studies that demonstrate the benefits of working together as a team.

A roundtable discussion about optimising management options for this challenging condition.

Join our panel of GPs as they discuss case scenarios and accompanying echocardiogram images with an expert heart failure cardiologist.

Practical support on how to overcome barriers when providing care to people living with dementia.

Watch our panel of chronic pain experts as they discuss evidence-based approaches for managing chronic non-cancer pain and how GPs can implement these to reduce opioid-related harms.

Listen to our interdisciplinary panel discuss the evidence-based approaches for managing chronic non-cancer pain and the role of pharmacists in reducing opioid-related harms.