CPD for pharmacists

You can now obtain additional CPD points by completing one of the three CPD bundle activities.

Join our expert panel members as they discuss the management of medicines that can reduce the risk of kidney disease progression and cardiovascular events in people diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Join our panel of aged-care experts as they talk about ways to reduce the risk of medicine-related side effects such as dizziness, falls, dry mouth and constipation.

Anastasia is a new resident at your residential aged care facility. You identify risk factors that make her more susceptible to anticholinergic burden. How would you help facility staff manage her case?

Improve your communication with young people accessing pharmacy services including medicines for depression and anxiety, to optimise their engagement with management options and support their overall mental health wellbeing.

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.

Join our expert panel as they discuss effective ways for primary care practitioners to communicate with and support a young person presenting with psychological distress, depression or anxiety.

Join our multidisciplinary panellists as they discuss how improved collaboration and communication between prescribers, pharmacists and nursing staff can reduce the risk of medicine-related adverse events such as dizziness, falls, dry mouth and constipation.