The prescribing of medicines and the management of infections in dental practice (CPD-LEED25APR16A)

AvailabilityCourse has taken place
SubjectPharmacology
DescriptionThis course is for dentists and will provide an update on issues relating to the prescribing of medicines for patients. It will include common problems associated with drug interactions, adverse reactions, antimicrobial resistance and evidence based guidance for appropriate prescribing. The lectures will be interactive with case scenarios to illustrate the learning outcomes
VenueThorpe Suite, Thorpe Park Hotel and Spa, Leeds  View details
Date & timeMonday 25 April 2016, 09:00 to 17:00
LecturersDr Nick Palmer & Christine Randall  View details
Target audience

Mandatory: Dentist

Course styleLecture
CategoryMajor event course
CateringRefreshments and lunch
Development outcomeNo development outcome
CPD hours6:00
Cost£50.00
Aims

Focusing on issues relevant to the dental prescribers, to raise awareness of:

  • the laws that apply to medicines,
  • drug interactions
  • oral adverse reactions to medicines and
  • concerns around commonly taken and used medicines
  • problems of antimicrobial resistance and importance of antimicrobial stewardship
  • dentists prescribing of antimicrobials
  • legislation and guidelines relating to prescribing of antimicrobials
  • scientific evidence for antimicrobial prescribing
  • medico-legal implications of misuse of antimicrobials
Objectives
  • To ensure that practitioners are aware of the increasing problems of antimicrobial resistance and the need for prudent prescribing and antimicrobial stewardship
  • To have an understanding of the current evidence of what and when dentists prescribe antibiotics in clinical practice
  • To understand the legislation and guidelines relating antibiotic prescribing
  • To have knowledge of the scientific evidence of appropriate prescribing in dentist
  • To be aware of the medico-legal implications of misuse of antibiotics