AOL15 A Non-medical prescribers guide to COPD and Asthma in adults

Course summary

This programme looks at current evidence-based medication management for patients that present with COPD or Asthma. A great way to help you stay up to date while learning from the convenience of your own home or clinic.

Who should attend?

Advanced nurse practitioners
Practice nurses
Community nurses
Registered nurses
Allied health professionals

Cost

Course duration	Course CPD	In-house Course
0.5 day(s)	4 hour(s)	POA

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Aims / objectives

At the end of the session you will:

Be more confident in using the treatment pathways for Asthma and COPD, particularly the place in therapy of high dose inhaled corticosterioids (ICS).
Recognise the risks for patients who use high dose ICS.
Be familiar with key medicine related factors that are associated with Asthma deaths in the National Report of Asthma Deaths (NRAD).
Improve your prescribing practice for these patients using a cost-effective approach.

Course programme

Pharmacological treatment of chronic asthma in adults aged 17 and over
Asthma – stepwise treatment and guidelines
Key recommendations from the NRAD.
Pharmacological treatment of COPD
COPD Guidelines
What are rescue packs and when do you need them?
An understanding of the significance of malnutrition in COPD
High dose inhaled corticosteroids – benefits vs harm
A refresh on how to use inhalers correctly.
How to help patients make a decision on which inhaler is best for them?
Cost effective prescribing of inhalers
How green is your inhaler?
The importance of flu vaccination
The role of community pharmacy and inhalers and how you should link in with them.

Led by

This course will be presented by Jayesh Shah, BSc(Hons), MRPharmSIP. Jayesh has years of experience in working in both the community and hospital pharmacy. He currently works as a Clinical Commissioning Group pharmacist looking after five GP practices for medicines management and optimisation plus education. He also has a private business, which provides polypharmacy medication reviews and education.