Learning disabilities - medicines optimisation support (Primary care pathways)
Course description:
We rely on a small team and user feedback to keep Pharmacy Courses running. Notice something looks odd? Let us know!The overall aim of this programme is to raise your awareness of the challenges faced by people with a learning disability in using medicines, especially those with long-term conditions or taking multiple medicines. This will enable you to support people with a learning disability to optimise their medicines, health and wellbeing. It will also help you ensure that people with a learning disability have a review of psychotropic medicines and, if appropriate, a gradual reduction and withdrawal of medicines.
On completion of all aspects of this learning programme you should be able to:
- identify strategies to support people with a learning disability (and their carers) to optimise their medicines, health and wellbeing
- apply verbal and non-verbal communication techniques to engage people with a learning disability in discussions about their medicines
- describe how to appropriately involve carers, family members and support workers in the consultation and identify how to gain consent to do this
- explain the place for medicines use and non-pharmacological intervention in the treatment of behaviour that challenges
- distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate psychotropic prescribing for people with a learning disability
- identify people with a learning disability who may benefit from a review of psychotropic medication.
Pharmacy Courses is designed to introduce learners with potential education providers, we regularly update our course catalog. While every effort has been made to ensure the data we offer is up to date, we recommend that you confirm the information directly with the provider through an official channel.
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Pharmacy Training is a trading name of Habeda Ltd, 205 Lavender Hill, London, England, SW11 5TB.
A company registered in England & Wales with the registration number 13907256.
A company registered in England & Wales with the registration number 13907256.