Online dementia course

Too much of a good thing: fundamentals of deprescribing

1 hour

2 weeks

Cost free

Certificate of Completion

Maximising benefit and minimising harm; Learn how you can support the deprescribing process in older people living with dementia.

Suitable for people working in:

Respite Care , Palliative Care , Residential Care , Acute Care , Primary Care , Community Care

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Learning Outcomes

By completing this course, participants will be able to:

Identify aged care residents at risk from their use of multiple medicines
Describe the difference between medicine use for prevention and symptom control
Explain why many conditions may be best managed without the use of medicines
Describe the benefits and risks associated with deprescribing
Explain the general process of deprescribing
Discuss how nurses may be involved in deprescribing

In this course, you will complete the following modules:

MODULE 1

Polypharmacy

Expand your understanding of why older people living with dementia so often use multiple medicines, and why this can be...

MODULE 2

Deprescribing

Develop your knowledge of how your role can support the deprescribing process for older people living with dementia.

Continuing Professional Education

Completion of this course provides 1 hour of continuing professional education. A Certificate of Completion is awarded upon successful completion.

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Certificate of Completion
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