NEW COURSE 2026 / 2027
The Prescribing & Pharmacology workshop builds on prior knowledge gained, with emphasis on the Nurse Practitioner’s role in safe and effective prescribing, using a patient-centred approach.
Our facilitator has used member feedback to create a new course for 2026 / 2027.
SESSION INFORMATION
Session 1: Practice issues and updates
- Practice changes / Legislation / PBS / Medication alerts from the literature / resources
- New drugs including lipid management and Cardiovascular Disease
- Prescribing issues: private scripts, off-label prescribing, telehealth, time-sensitive medications, e.g. Parkinson’s disease
- Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) – your role
Session 2: Prescribing updates
- Antimicrobial stewardship and prescribing
- Respiratory drugs and use of handheld devices
Session 3: Management of disease states and pain
- Pain management – medications used in acute and chronic pain, including use of cannabis, alcohol and other drugs
- Management of constipation
- Women’s health issues – case studies
DATE AND LOCATION
- Session 1 – Wednesday 14 October 2026
- Session 2 – Wednesday 21 October 2026
- Session 3 – Wednesday 28 October 2026
TIME
All sessions – 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm AEDT
- Qld 6:30 pm (AEST)
- SA 7:00 pm (ACDT)
- NT 6:00 (ACST)
- WA 4:30 (AWST)
