Webinar Details
Free to attend for all UK Healthcare professionals
Polypharmacy and Overprescribing - Tips and Tools
Date: Wednesday 26th March
Time: 1-2pm
Key takeaways
- Learn about the size, scale and impact of polypharmacy on our older patients.
- Learn about the tools that are out there to help ensure that Structured Medication Reviews are done well
- How to prioritise the patients who will benefit the most from them
- Key findings from the Optum white paper - Re-connecting the dots: Action on polypharmacy and overprescribing. This session may contain promotional content from Optum.
Chair
Minesh Parbat, PCPA Midlands Regional VP | Chief Pharmaceutical Officer | Clinical Director for Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation, NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin
Speaker
Clare Howard, Clinical Lead for Medicines Optimisation at Wessex Academic Health Science Network
Speakers
Minesh Parbat
Minesh has worked in senior leadership positions within the NHS and has led on medicines optimisation projects both strategically and operationally. He is currently ICS Chief Pharmacist, NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB and has a keen interest in organisational development and collaborative working.
Minesh practiced as an independent prescribing pharmacist in long term conditions clinics and undertaken structured medication reviews in GP Practice for over 10 years.
Clare Howard
Clare is a Pharmacist with over 30 years experience working in primary and community care, in NHS management and held regional and national, strategic leadership roles. Clare's expertise is in developing and leading large and complex programmes linked to medicines including medication safety and medicines optimisation. She is experienced in leading the development of national level, medicines-related data sets and tools such as the Medicines Optimisation Dashboard
