Reducing medicines in people living with dementia
By Dementia Training Australia
- Enhanced Practice
- 1 hour
- Online Course
Maximising benefit and minimising harm. Learn how you can support the deprescribing process in older people living with dementia.
Domains:
Physical Wellbeing
Location:
nationally
Cost:
fully-subsidised
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) :
1 hour
Learning Outcomes
- 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.