Towards safer prescribing and drug use in the dental practice Full Day Lecture
BRIEF
This new one-day course developed by Dr Geraldine Moses will provide clinicians with a comprehensive update for safer prescribing and drug use in dental practice.
LEARNING OUTCOMES Identify the four new oral anticoagulants, and understand their Appreciate clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of novel characteristics these conditions Be aware of which drug interactions may increase bleeding risk Know the problems associated with referring to ADRs as with these new drugs “common” and “rare” Take a medication history in a comprehensive and competent way
Understand the pharmacological background to knowing that medicines may have adverse impact on bone healing
Understand the difference between allergy and adverse reaction history
Know the four new classes of drugs associated with ONJ, and their proposed mechanisms
Advise patients more appropriately on their risk of poor bone healing with a range of medicines, not just bisphosphonates
Know common adverse drug reactions affecting oral health
TOPICS The new oral anti-coagulants and their impact on dental patients Taking a medication and allergy history – what you need to know for your practice Adverse drug reactions in the oral cavity – how to diagnose and what to do next Drugs which impair bone healing- beyond bisphosphonates
SPEAKER Dr Geraldine Moses is a doctor of clinical pharmacy, specialising in drug information. She works part-time at the Mater Hospital in Brisbane within the Academic Practice Unit. She is also an accredited pharmacist, providing HMRs in her local community and training those who wish to become accredited. Geraldine spends much of her time providing continuing education to health professionals including pharmacists, doctors, dentists, nurse practitioners, and optometrists. She also consults to organisations such as the Department of Veterans Affairs, the National Prescribing Service and the Rural Health Education Foundation. In 2002 she was named PSA’s Australian Pharmacist of the Year. Her most recent accomplishment has been the establishment of a national drug information service for the Australian Dental Association for which she was recognised with the ADA’s Award of Merit in November 2013.
DATE
CPD
RSVP
Saturday 23 April 2016
6 Scientific hours
Monday 11 April 2016
TIME
FEES
9:00 am — 5:00 pm
Member Non Member Recent Graduate Non Member Recent Graduate Dental Hygienist and Oral Health Therapist Dental Assistant Dental Students
VENUE Old Woolstore Hotel 1 Macquarie Street Hobart, Tasmania 7000
FORMAT Lecture
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