CHRONIC pain is Australia's third most costly health condition after cardiovascular diseases and musculoskeletal conditions, which are also associated with chronic pain, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia has said, announcing the release of a new CPD module
The Guild Pharmacy Academy says community pharmacies play a critical role in assisting patients to manage their pain, identifying strategies to deal with pain and initiating referral to other allied health professionals.
As part of the Pharmacy Health Solutions suite of online courses, the Academy has collaborated with Sanofi Consumer Healthcare in the development of an online course Pharmacy Health Solutions: Analgesics containing codeine.
The course will assist community pharmacists to identify important counselling points for patients taking codeine-containing analgesics, help gather information from the patient and identify the warning signs of codeine dependence, the Academy said.
The online course has been accredited for 0.75 hours of Group 2 CPD (or 1.5 CPD credits) suitable for inclusion in an individual pharmacist's CPD plan.
Visit www.myCPD.org.au.
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