Stepping down – opioid tapering through a practical lens

Aimed for all primary health care professionals.

The aim of this education session is to understand how health professionals can implement, support and overcome barriers associated with the opioid tapering and deprescribing process, through a patient-centred approach.

At the end of the session, participants will be able to:

• Develop a clear and effective patient-centred deprescribing plan using relevant deprescribing and tapering strategies

• Identify and manage potential barriers to the deprescribing process to optimise patient health outcomes

• Describe your role and responsibilities in the mandated ScriptcheckSA  program.

RACGP 4 CPD points, ACCRM 2 points

For those participants attending the workshop in person, registrations and dinner start at 6:00PM, education session commences promptly at 6:30PM.

For those participants attending online, this workshop will be held as an online meeting. You will require a camera and microphone to participate in the online discussion and activity.

Presented by:

Dr Tim Semple – Pain Medicine Specialist, Deputy Head of CALHN Pain Medicine Unit

Dr Derek Yull - GP Specialist, HealthSense Medical Centre Golden Grove & The International Spine Centre

Kerin Montgomerie – Manager of the Drugs of Dependence Unit & ScriptCheckSA Project, SA Health

Catering:

Dinner included with no cost to attend

This activity has been made possible by funding from ReturnToWorkSA.