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Older people: part four

Medicines optimisation strategies and how to adopt a person-centred approach.

This module is the fourth in our CPPE series looking at the role of the pharmacy team in supporting older people. It will consider medicines optimisation strategies and adopting a person-centred approach.

Objectives

After reading this module, you will:

  • Understand the importance of taking a personcentred approach to supporting older people with their medicines use
  • Know the pharmacy services that can be used to support medicines optimisation in older people.

About this module

This series is based on the Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE) distance learning programme on Older people and is designed to give pharmacy technicians an overview and better understanding of this area of practice. If you found this information useful, find out more at www.cppe.ac.uk.

Have you completed the other modules in this series?

Part one: The challenge of ageing

Part two: The effects of ageing on health and medicines

Part three: Working with the wider team

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