Reducing Harm from Medicines Training and Drop In Sessions

Introduction to Overprescribing and IMPACT Tool - ECF 2024/25

For the ECF 24/25, each practice or PCN must nominate a ‘Reducing Harm from Medicines’ Champion who is required to attend 2 hours of training provided by PMOT on deprescribing/overprescribing/IMPACT tool.

This training is a requirement of the ECF for 24/25 but attendance is not limited to the ‘Reducing Harm from Medicines’ champion, any clinician involved in reducing inappropriate polypharmacy is welcome to join and these sessions will support clinicians in identifying and stopping problematic polypharmacy. 

Session 1 of 2 (1 hour, Introduction to Overprescribing and IMPACT)

Session 2 of 2 (1 hour, Case studies and practical aspects of deprescribing)

Reducing Harm From Medicines 'Drop-in Sessions'

Reducing Harm from Medicines Drop in session

We are holding drop-in sessions to support clinicians to conduct polypharmacy reviews and deprescribe where clinically appropriate.  The sessions focus on using the IMPACT deprescribing tool and sharing challenges relating to deprescribing with support and advice provided by the group. We also encourage sharing of successes to facilitate learning.  Each session starts with approximately 15 minutes of  ‘micro-teaching’ supported by a clinician.

The next session is pending dates with a new link to follow

Topic: Appropriate prescribing/deprescribing of oral nutritional supplements

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All health care professionals managing medicines are welcome.

–  Janet Weir, Lead Pharmacist, Integrating Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation.