Webinar Series - Rusty Pills 2 Pharmacology (8 parts)

Session 1

11^th Feb

7pm-9pm

Medication Safety and Administration

• National Medication Safety Strategy
• National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards
• Scope of Practice

High Risk Medicines

• Spotlighting APINCH Medicines

Session 2

18^th Feb

7pm-9pm

GI Medicines – GORD and Ulceration

• Understanding GORD, the Physiology of Gastrin, Pepsinogen and HCl.

• Proton Pump Inhibitors, Antiacids, H2 blockers
• H.pylori and gastric Ulcers
• Antibiotics and other medications used in Ulceration

Session 3

25^th Feb

7pm-9pm

GI Medicines – Nutrition and Metabolic pharmacology

• Vitamins and Mineral supplementation.
• Body Building and other dietary supplements
• Fat metabolism and obesity medication  (covered tomorrow)

Session 4

4^th March

7pm-9pm

GI Medications – Constipation and Diarrhoea

• Understanding strategies for assisting constipated patients.

Exploring Laxative , aperients

·       Antidiarrhoeal Medicines 

• Understanding Gastroenteritis and managing dehydration
• Recognising the need for antidiarrhoeal medications

Session 5

11^th March

7pm-9pm

The Endocrine Conditions

• Thyroid, and Adrenal disease pharmacology.
• Hormone Replacement strategies.

Session 6

18^th March

7pm-9pm

Medications used in Hepatic disease

• Chronic and Acute Liver infection – Medication strategy

• Ascites and the role of Albumin measurement
• Hepatic Encephalopathy and Lactulose

Session 7

25^th March

7pm-9pm

Medications use in Renal Disease

·       Diuretics

·       Phosphate binders and Calcium agents

·       EPO

Session 8

1^st April

7pm-9pm

Medicines used in acute critical care.

• Understanding Inotropy, dromotropy and chronotropy
• Inotropes v Vasopressors

Reviewing the functions of the adrenergic receptors, and medications that mimic or stimulate this system

• Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs - the Muscle relaxanats
• Critical care sedation - Opioids, Ketamine, Propofol, Benzos