NPS MedicineWise Learning

Each activity has been approved for 2 points (CPD Activity) under the RACGP CPD Program for the 2020-2022 triennium.

• Asthma: optimising control in children – Activity number: 200973
• Blood pressure: measure, manage and monitor – Activity number: 201858; 
• Diagnostic imaging in ankle and knee injuries – Activity number: 191584
• Intensifying treatment in type 2 diabetes – Activity number: 191588
• Navigating inhaled medicines management in COPD – Activity number: 192618
• Optimising statin therapy – Activity number: 192619
• Otitis media: Clarifying the role of antibiotics – Activity number: 192613
• PPIs: reviewing treatment for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease – Activity number: 192621
• Practical tools for osteoarthritis management – Activity number: 192620
• Preventing fractures: where to start with osteoporosis – Activity number: 192615
• Tailoring initial treatment in depression: Re-examining the options – Activity number: 192614
• Taking action for acute low back pain – Activity number: 192622
• Urinary tract infections: exploring antibiotic treatment – Activity number: 192617
  

The following activity has been approved for 4 points (CPD Activity) under the RACGP CPD Program for the 2020-2022 triennium.

• Chronic Pain: Supporting patients to taper opioids – Activity number: 253571 (4 points)

Each activity has been accredited for 1 hour under the educational activity category in the ACRRM PD Program for the 2020-2022 triennium.

• Asthma: optimising control in children – activity code 20159
• Blood pressure: measure, manage and monitor – activity code 20168
• Chronic Pain: Supporting patients to taper opioids – activity code: 23006 (2 hours)
• Diagnostic imaging in ankle and knee injuries – activity code 19403
• Intensifying treatment in type 2 diabetes – activity code 19457
• Navigating inhaled medicines management in COPD  – activity code 19464
• Optimising statin therapy  – activity code 19465
• Otitis media: Clarifying the role of antibiotics – activity code 19458
• PPIs: reviewing treatment for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease – activity code 19467
• Practical tools for osteoarthritis management – activity code 19466
• Preventing fractures: where to start with osteoporosis – activity code 20164
• Tailoring initial treatment in depression: Re-examining the options – activity code 19459
• Taking action for acute low back pain – activity code 19468
• Urinary tract infections: exploring antibiotic treatment – activity code 19460

Each activity has been accredited for 1 hour of Group 1 CPD (or 1 CPD credit) suitable for inclusion in an individual pharmacist's CPD plan which can be converted to 1 hour of Group 2 CPD (or 2 CPD credits) upon successful completion of relevant assessment activities.

• Anticholinergic burden: reducing the impact on older people (For pharmacists and nurses) – Accreditation number: N2206035AA *** NEW ***
• Heart failure: Supporting patients in the community (For pharmacists) – Accreditation number: N2107028AA
• Optimising rheumatoid arthritis treatment – Accreditation number: N2102027AA
• PPIs: reviewing treatment for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease – Accreditation number: N2209037AA
• Safe use of opioid analgesics for acute pain in the Emergency Department – Accreditation number: N2209039AA

Each activity is endorsed by ACN according to our Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Endorsed Course Standards. It has been allocated 1 CPD hour according to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia –Continuing Professional Development Standard.

• Anticholinergic burden: reducing the impact on older people – *** NEW ***