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GPs, pharmacists, nurses and other health professionals can participate in our free educational and quality improvement activities including case studies, clinical audits and pharmacy practice reviews on various therapeutic topics. All our educational and quality improvement activities qualify for continuing professional development (CPD) points or qualify as an activity for the Quality Prescribing Initiative (QPI) of the Practice Incentives Program (PIP).
This list covers the current and most recent NPS activities. For more case studies go to the Case studies page, GPs can also review previous Clinical audits and pharmacists can review previous Pharmacy Practice Reviews.
Current/recent activities
| Type | Title | Description | Dates |
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Clinical Audit
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Depression - challenges in primary care |
Provides GPs with the opportunity to review their management of patients prescribed an antidepressant for a depressive disorder. |
Opens May 2012 |
| Case study | Case study 73: Depression challenges in primary care |
Joe is a 71-year-old man who complains that he is ‘not feeling himself’. His wife is concerned that he seems always fatigued and she has noticed he is eating less, and having episodes of crying and hypersomnia. |
Complete and submit by: |
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Clinical e-Audit
This online activity is designed to operate in all common web browsers. |
Management of specific respiratory tract infections |
Participation will assist GPs to implement a systematic approach to identify patients for whom antibiotic therapy, and imaging, is recommended and feel more confident in engaging patients in discussion about symptomatic management and benefits and harms of antibiotic therapy |
COMING SOON Due for launch June 2012 |
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Pharmacy practice review
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Reducing CVD risk: improving patient use of statins and/or ezetimibe (online activity) |
Provides pharmacists with the opportunity to review their episode of care with patients who are at risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and improve the adherence of patients to their lipid-modifying medicines. |
Now available |
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Clinical e-Audit
This software is designed for use on Microsoft Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7. |
CVD risk and lipid-modifying therapy |
Gives GPs an opportunity to assess absolute CVD risk, discuss risk with patients, consider prescribing lipid-modifying drugs for those at increased risk, and assess adherence.
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Complete before 30 April 2013 to be recognised in the QPI year (1 May to 30 April) in which it is completed. |
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Clinical e-Audit
This software is designed for use on Microsoft Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7. |
Management of hypertension |
Gives GPs an opportunity to assess absolute cardiovascular risk, modify risk factors, identify and aim for guideline-recommended blood pressure targets and tailor therapy according to coexisting conditions. |
Complete before 30 April 2013 to be recognised in the QPI year (1 May to 30 April) in which it is completed. |
Clinical e-Audit
This software is designed for use on Microsoft Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7. |
Review of proton pump inhibitor (PPI) prescribing | How are you managing the use of PPIs? |
Complete before 30 April 2013 to be recognised in the QPI year (1 May to 30 April) in which it is completed.
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Clinical e-Audit
This software is designed for use on Microsoft Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7. |
Optimising management of type 2 diabetes |
How are you managing patients using antidiabetic agent(s) with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes? |
ENROLMENTS NOW CLOSED Submit both initial and review phase data by 30 June 2012 for:
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| Kit - Health Professionals | Safe and appropriate use of generic medicines | Information to help ensure pharmacy assistants are competent to manage general questions about generic medicines | No closing date |
About points, incentives and QPI
Completing our activities can earn you continuing professional development (CPD) points from your professional association. General practices may also be eligible for financial incentives under the Quality Prescribing Initiative (QPI) of the Practice Incentives Program (PIP).
Date published: 2011-08-01 00:00:00
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