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Please join us for an insightful and practical webinar designed specifically for community pharmacists. This session will focus on the crucial role pharmacists play in supporting patients living with severe mental illness, and will include case studies and opportunities for discussion.
- Overview of common mental illnesses
- Case discussions – How to support patients with specific signs and symptoms
Learning outcomes
- Identify the role of community pharmacist in supporting patients experiencing severe mental illness.
- Describe signs and symptoms of common mental illnesses.
- Summarise supports available to patients experiencing severe mental illness.
- Demonstrate how pharmacist will support patient with diagnosis of schizophrenia.
- Demonstrate how pharmacist will support a patient who becomes non-adherent with medication due to unwanted side effects.
- Describe interaction between antipsychotic medication and smoking, including smoking cessation.
- Explain potential cardiometabolic effects of antipsychotic medication.
Presented by: Dr. Zelko Mustac, Psychiatrist, Dokotela.
Target audience: Pharmacists practicing in NSW.
*Please note GP Registrars who wish to register for CPD events and do not have a member number will need to contact the CPD Department on 1300 986 991
