Description
These Face 2 Face or virtual workshops provide an opportunity for medicines optimisation team members and / or practice-based pharmacists and technicians, GPs and nurse prescribers to:
- update clinical knowledge
- be aware of the latest national guidance
- network with colleagues
- consider local implementation to support best practice and patient care
The workshops include a mix of lecture-style presentations and case studies plus plenty of opportunities for interaction. It also supports your professional revalidation.
Workshop content:
- Background to Evidence Informed Decision Making
- Finding evidence; checking validity and relevance
- Types of evidence including:
– case control studies
– cohort studies
– Randomised Controlled Trials
– systematic reviews
– meta analyses - Making sense of the numbers including:
– absolute risk
– relative risk
– numbers needed to treat/harm
– p values
– confidence intervals - How clinicians make decisions
- Shared decision making
If you’re interested in attending or hosting a workshop, please contact elearning@prescqipp.info.
