Therapeutics Initiative: BC Provincial Deprescribing Webinar Series #6

Please join us for the 6th deprescribing webinar. 

In this webinar, the first case: "Hallucinations from drug treatment for Parkinson’s disease" will be presented by Dr. Juan Maria Rubio Lopez - a primary care physician who directs the Martos Health Care Centre of the Servicio Andaluz de Salud in Jaén, Spain, while the second case: "Patient-led deprescribing" will be presented by Sadie Quintal - a Primary Care Clinical Pharmacist working with the Comox Valley Primary Care Network of physicians and nurse practitioners on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

Speakers:

• Dr. Juan Maria Rubio Lopez MD, MSc (Gerontology), PhD candidate
• Sadie Quintal, BScPharm, RPh, CDE 
• Dr. Tom Perry - Moderator 

Learning objectives:

• Recognize when a medication list is not appropriate for a patient’s long-term health
• Begin to develop a plan to simplify by deprescribing potentially harmful or redundant drugs.
• Identify helpful collaborators (pharmacists, specialists, or other colleagues) who can assist with successful deprescribing.

How to join:

• Registration 
• More information: Therapeutics Initiative | UPCOMING [Mar 13]: BC Provincial Deprescribing Webinar Series #6 (ubc.ca)

CME: MainPro+/MOC Section 1 credits: 1.0. Those who registered, attended the webinar and completed the evaluation will receive their certificate.

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