Event Detail - North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network

Date

27 Jun 2023

06:30 PM - 07:30 AM

Cost

Free

Available to

General Practitioners

Continuing Professional Development

RACGP CPD - 1 hour Educational Activity

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Event Location

Eastern Palliative Care
Australia

Palliative care

The final session in our series will provide information about currently available opioids in Australia, their use in patients with palliative care needs in managing distressing symptoms of pain and dyspnoea and what guides our selection of opioids for individual patients. We will also cover the medicolegal aspects of opioid prescriptions.

Guest speakers:

Dr Kathryn Tham - Palliative Medicine Specialist
Kathryn Bennett - Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner
Dr Chien-Che Lin - Palliative Medicine Specialist

Learning outcomes:

Identify and list commonly used opioids in palliative care
Outline legal requirements of opioid prescriptions in palliative care

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We acknowledge the people of the Kulin nations as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which our work in the community takes place. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

We also recognise, respect and affirm the central role played in our work by people with lived experience, their families and/or carers.

While the Australian Government Department of Health has contributed to the funding of this website, the information on this website does not necessarily reflect the views of the Australian Government and is not advice that is provided, or information that is endorsed, by the Australian Government. The Australian Government is not responsible in negligence or otherwise for any injury, loss or damage however arising from the use of or reliance on the information provided on this website.