THE Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) Residential Aged Care Pharmacist: Foundation Training Program aims to upskill pharmacists to play a greater role in the sector the Society's National President, Associate Professor Chris Freeman, says.
Launching the course Freeman said it supported recommendations from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety which focussed on ways to improve quality use of medicines and reduce the use of chemical restraints.
"The Aged Care Foundation Training Program is the only short CPD course available of its kind that specifically focuses on the needs of pharmacists, taking into account their background as medicines experts," he said.
"Completion of this course will ensure that pharmacists are equipped with the knowledge, skills and confidence to work with the elderly, ensuring pharmacists can better contribute to quality use of medicines in residential aged care.
"We need all pharmacists to practise to full scope, and playing a more targeted role in residential aged care will be a significant step toward improving safety."
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