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SPS Webinar – Chronic liver disease in primary care: an on the couch conversation.
A practical webinar to help guide primary care pharmacy professionals on how to appropriately manage patients with chronic liver disease in the community.
Date
27 April 2023
Location
On-line 13:00 – 14:00
About the Event
Our SPS Clinical Fellow, Kieran Reynolds; who is a liver speacialist by background; will be in coversation with Helen Boothman and Poonam Jethwa to discuss how to appropriately manage your patients with chronic liver disease, what medicines they should avoid,ways to ensure that their liver disease is appropriately monitored and when to refer for specialist management.
Why is it important
The incidence of chronic liver disease is increasing.
It is important that pharmacy professionals in primary care know how to appropriately manage these patients and advise them with regards their medications.
What you will learn
At the end of this “on the couch” conversation you should:
- Appreciate that the incidence of liver disease is increasing and some of the reasons why
- List some of the complications of chronic liver disease and the medicines used to treat them,
- Summarise which medications to avoid in chronic liver disease
- Outline when to refer patients with liver disease for specialist management.
Speakers
Helen Boothman
Lead Hepatology Pharmacist, St George’s Hospital, London and Chair of the British Hepatology Pharmacy Group
Poonam Jethwa
Specialist Pharmacist, Wandle PCN, London
Kieran Reynolds
CPhO Clinical Fellow, Specialist Pharmacy Service (SPS)
SPS Speakers
Our MC today is Barry Jubraj and Nicola Wake will be monitoring the chat box. You can read more about Barry and Nicola below.
Registration
You can register here for the webinar
You will receive confirmation and a link for your diary.
Note: Our webinars are provided for colleagues providing NHS services so please register with your NHS or work-based email address. If you don’t provide NHS services or are a charity, please drop us a line to clarify your interest in this webinar.
Check your access before the event
Check that you are able to access Webex prior to the event.
If you’re still having difficulty, you may need to contact your IT department to assist you in opening the application (you’ll only have to do this once).
Joining on the day
Listen through your computer or mobile phone.
The webinar will start promptly at 13.00 so join at least 10 minutes earlier so you don’t miss important information.
Dial in
Alternatively you can dial in on 0203 478 5289
Event No: 2371 960 9266
Event password: Attend
Resources
The event will be recorded and this will be available on the SPS website a few days later.
Slides may not be routinely used in these webinars, but if they are they will be available after the event