Estimate to complete short course: 4.00 hours
Several of the most common issues for ageing Australians are addressed in this short course: QUM (quality use of medicines), the management of incontinence, and approaches to supporting existing carers, including community resources available .
It is estimated that 90% of persons over the age of 75 are on at least one prescription medication. In ‘Quality use of medicines in the elderly’ (ES-8065), pharmacist Geraldine Moses will discuss:
- the risk factors for problems with medications,
- the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic changes with ageing,
- the etiology and signs of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in the elderly,
- strategies for the management of polypharmacy
- and the drugs you should avoid in your older patients.
‘Managing and maintaining continence’ (ES-8066) will present the ins and outs of incontinence:
- the risk factors and treatable causes of incontinence
- the types of incontinence and their individual assessment and management
- conservative (lifestyle), medication, and interventional treatment strategies
- catheterisation selection and management
The majority of the responsibility for managing the unique needs of the increasing number of older Australians - physical, psychosocial and environmental - falls not only to GPs, but also to the primarily informal carers who tend to their needs on a day to day basis. ‘Caring for ageing Australians’ (ES-8069) will provide you with an awareness of the carer community resources available, how they are structured, the services they can provide to patients, and the effects of carer strain on the well-being of the carer.
For further information about the scope of the program, click on the links below.
If you have any queries relating to the clinical content of this course, please email Gillian Vey or telephone the UQ School of Medicine Discipline of General Practice on (07) 3365 5379.
This course forms part of the care of ageing suite of Short Courses offered through UQ Health Insitu:
When you complete the entire suite, you will be eligible to upgrade to the Extended Course for this topic, at a discounted fee. Extended Courses qualify for RACGP Category 1 points and may also be recognised as the equivalent of two units of prior learning for the Master of Medicine (General Practice) offered by The University of Queensland. For further information contact the Program Manager.
- Be able to demonstrate knowledge of issues relating to quality use of medicines in the elderly, including pharmacodynamics, polypharmacy, interactions and dose adjustment, and to apply this knowledge in clinical practice
- Be aware of primary care initiatives to assist GPs and their patients e.g. the Home Medicines Review
- To be aware of the aetiology of incontinence in the older Australian
- Be able to assess and manage issues relating to continence in the elderly, including primary and secondary prevention and early intervention
- Be aware of the current and growing care responsibilities facing families caring for older Australians and the impact on Australian society
- Be aware of the mental, physical and psychosocial issues for those caring for those caring for older Australians
- Be familiar with the standard measures for carer strain
- Be aware of the range of care and support services available in the community
- Be aware of the needs and experiences of carers for ageing Australians and be able to provide support for carers
- Caring for ageing Australians (ES-8069)
Australian society relies heavily on family members to provide care arrangements for ageing Australians within the community environment. We consider the impact of this....
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