Educational and training events are routinely held for our GPs, prescribing leads and other healthcare professionals involved in prescribing and medicines management. All are encouraged to attend.
Details of events, including the presentations and any other supporting materials are accessible here.
Atrial Fibrillation, Stroke and Direct Oral Anticoagulants
Medicines Management Update, Opioids and Gabapentinoids
- January 2019 – Presentation Slides
- January 2019 – Delegate Packs
- Opioid Tapering Resource Pack
- Opioid Equivalence, Risks and Recommendations
- Fentanyl Patches Tapering Guidance
- Pregabalin and Gabapentin – Withdrawal Summary Guidance
- Gabapentinoid Reduction Patient Information Leaflet
- Opioid Tapering and Monitoring in Primary Care – Key Tips from a GP
- Driving and Pain – Information for Health Care Professionals
- Driving and Pain – Information for Patients
- Self-Managing Persistent Pain – Useful Information and Resources for Patients and Carers
- Treating your infection leaflet – respiratory tract infection
- Treating your infection leaflet – urinary tract infection
Methotrexate
- September 2018 – Background (Dr Andrew Hassan’s video)
- September 2018 – Presentation slides
- How to use Metoject® PEN
- Methotrexate treatment leaflet
- Methotrexate subcutaneous injection Q & A
Antimicrobial Stewardship
- May 2018 – Welcome and Introductions
- May 2018 – Antimicrobial Stewardship
- May 2018 – Recurrent UTIs in Younger Women
- May 2018 – Expert Input
Respiratory
General Practitioners:
- May 2017 – Introduction
- May 2017 – Update on current COPD guidelines
- May 2017 – Placebo Inhaler Device Kit
- May 2017 – COPD event for Practice Nurses and Community Pharmacists
- May 2017 – Discussion Groups
- May 2017 – Next Workshop for Prescribing Lead GPs – Analgesics
Practice Nurses and Community Pharmacists:
- May 2017 – Introduction
- May 2017 – COPD – Pharmacology Management West Suffolk Integrated Formulary
- May 2017 – Inhalers currently prescribed
- May 2017 – Role of community pharmacists
- September 2018 – Pharmacological Management of Asthma in Adults
Pain Management
Endocrine and Mental Health
- January 2018 – Welcome and introductions
- January 2018 – FreeStyle Libre
- January 2018 – Liothyronine
- January 2018 – Quetiapine
- January 2018 – Trimipramine
- January 2018 – Summary and next steps
