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Welcome to the NPS home for health professionals Welcome to the NPS home for health professionals

Click here to learn more about the Finding Evidence - Recognising Hype program

Browse our evidence-based publications, other information and tools on best practice, or participate in our educational activities such as case studies, clinical audits and pharmacy practice reviews to improve Quality Use of Medicines in practice.

QPI cycle ends soon – complete your Clinical e-Audit now

A CD featuring two Clinical e-Audits is available to GPs and GP Registrars:

Review of Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) prescribing; review management of patients using PPIs, identify and implement a step-down strategy for suitable patients and review concurrent use of drugs that may induce or exacerbate dyspepsia/ulceration.

Optimising management of type 2 diabetes; review drug therapy and achieve target levels in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Why complete a Clinical e-Audit?

  • Keep up to date with a clear summary of current guideline recommendations
  • Reflect on immediate individualised feedback for each patient
  • Compare practice with peers
  • Review improvements in current practice
  • Recognised for the current Quality Prescribing Initiative cycle (ending 30 April 2010)
  • Earn CPD points: RACGP QA&CPD Program 40 points (Category 1) and ACRRM PD Program 30 points (extended skills)
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Use of benzodiazepines, zolpidem and zopiclone in insomnia

The latest clinical audit for GPs on the use of benzodiazepines, zolpidem and zopiclone in insomnia will be available from March 2010.

This clinical audit will assist you to:

  • review your management of patients prescribed a benzodiazepine, zolpidem or zopiclone for insomnia
  • identify and address factors that may be contributing to sleep difficulties
  • review use of non-drug therapies
  • identify patient suitable for gradual discontinuation.  

Recognised for RACGP (Category 1) and ACRRM (extended skills) points and the Quality Prescribing Initiative cycle (May 2010 to April  2011).

 Clinical audit Benzodiazepines
   

 

Therapeutic choices for menopausal symptoms

NPS is offering health professionals the opportunity to participate in a multifaceted therapeutic program and earn continuing professional development points. General practices may also be eligible for financial incentives under the Quality Prescribing Initiative (QPI) of the Practice Incentives Program (PIP).

As new evidence has emerged over the last decade, there has been debate about the safest and most effective treatment options for managing the symptoms of menopause. NPS says the decision about which treatments to use should be made jointly between the health professional and the patient.

The program includes:

  • Educational visits and peer group discussion based on case scenarios
  • Case studies for health professionals to refine decision making skills
  • Prescribing feedback for GPs
  • NPS News (64) - Therapeutic choices for menopausal symptoms
  • Case study (59) - Optimising quality of life during menopause
  • Prescribing Practice Review (47) - Therapeutic choices for menopausal symptoms.
We reinforce the following:
  • Discuss a woman’s goals and concerns about menopause and her treatment preferences
  • Oestrogen with or without progestogen is the most effective treatment for women with menopausal symptoms
  • Consider potential benefits and harms and assess cardiovascular risk
  • Tailor the dose and duration of therapy according to individual symptoms and existing risks
  • Inform women about the limited efficacy and safety data on complementary
  • and alternative medicines

Book NOW and earn points - contact your NPS facilitator via your local division of general practice.


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Do a case study

Refine your clinical decision-making skills by doing our free case studies and receive a feedback report with expert commentary and aggregated responses of other participants.

Aged care homes: evaluating drug use
in managing dementia

Completing our Drug Use Evaluation (DUE) activity will help aged care homes comply with standards and guidelines in the use of antipsychotics in managing dementia.

New drugs

Keep up with additions or changes to the PBS with NPS RADAR, published 3 times a year.

Authority listing for terbinafine extended to children and adolescents

 

 

 

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