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Diabetes management in general practice - VENUE CHANGE - Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Embracing Relevant Immunisation Challenges - Saturday, May 19, 2012

Diabetes management in general practice - VENUE CHANGE - Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Embracing Relevant Immunisation Challenges - Saturday, May 19, 2012

National Prescribing Service (NPS) GP Visiting Program provides: Balanced, evidence-based information on therapeutic topics relevant to general practice to keep knowledge up-to-date. Practical and succinct summary resources Activities contribute to the Quality Prescribing Initiative (QPI) of Practice Incentives Program (PIP): $1000 per full time equivalent GP per year for eligible practices. More information on QPI of PIP at: www.nps.org.au RACGP QI & CPD points acknowledging contribution to professional development. NPS Educational Visiting Topics Balancing Benefits and Harms of Antipsychotic Therapy October 2011 - February 2012 Melbourne East GP Network has two experienced NPS Facilitators to provide topic visits. Christine Bellamy or Sue Nettleton will come to your Practice for either 30-minute one-to-one meetings or 60-minute small group case study discussions, at a time that suits you. Schedule 8 Drugs Drugs and Poisons Regulation Group summary to explain permit and notification requirements that apply from September 2010 Schedule 8 Permit And Notification Requirements From Sept 2010 Updated policy for the issue of permits to prescribe Schedule 8 Drugs May 2011 Schedule 8 Permit and Notification Application Cardiovascular Risk Assessment Quick reference guide to absolute cardiovascular disease risk assessment Online Cardiovascular Risk Calculator NPS Resources Australian Prescriber Independent publication providing readily accessible information about drugs and therapeutics Covers topics assisting doctors, dentists, pharmacists and students NPS Drugs and Therapeutic Topics Independent, evidence-based information on various drug and therapeutic topics NPS News Summaries and updates of specific therapeutic areas Distributed bimonthly with Australian Prescriber Case studies * Participating GPs receive a report with aggregate responses Provided as inserts to NPS News Prescribing Practice Reviews (PPR) Provide evidence-based information and prescribing data Enable doctors to review their own prescribing practices Mailed directly to health professionals 4 times per year Clinical audits * Free quality improvement activities for GPs Enrolments are sent directly to GPs Electronic e-Audits available Attract 40 Category 1 RACGP QI&CPD points NPS RADAR (Rational Assessment of Drugs and Research) Provides information on new drugs, PBS listings and commentaries of new research relevant to primary practice * also attract QI & CPD points and contribute to Quality Prescribing Initiative of the Practice Incentive Payment (PIP)

National Prescribing Service (NPS) GP Visiting Program provides:

Balanced, evidence-based information on therapeutic topics relevant to general practice to keep knowledge up-to-date.
Practical and succinct summary resources

Activities contribute to the Quality Prescribing Initiative (QPI) of Practice Incentives Program (PIP): $1000 per full time equivalent GP per year for eligible practices.

More information on QPI of PIP at: www.nps.org.au

RACGP QI & CPD points acknowledging contribution to professional development.

NPS Educational Visiting Topics

Balancing Benefits and Harms of Antipsychotic Therapy October 2011 - February 2012

Melbourne East GP Network has two experienced NPS Facilitators to provide topic visits. Christine Bellamy or Sue Nettleton will come to your Practice for either 30-minute one-to-one meetings or 60-minute small group case study discussions, at a time that suits you.

Schedule 8 Drugs

Drugs and Poisons Regulation Group summary to explain permit and notification requirements that apply from September 2010

Schedule 8 Permit And Notification Requirements From Sept 2010

Updated policy for the issue of permits to prescribe Schedule 8 Drugs May 2011
Schedule 8 Permit and Notification Application

Cardiovascular Risk Assessment

Quick reference guide to absolute cardiovascular disease risk assessment
Online Cardiovascular Risk Calculator

NPS Resources

Australian Prescriber
Independent publication providing readily accessible information about drugs and therapeutics
Covers topics assisting doctors, dentists, pharmacists and students

NPS Drugs and Therapeutic Topics
Independent, evidence-based information on various drug and therapeutic topics

NPS News
Summaries and updates of specific therapeutic areas
Distributed bimonthly with Australian Prescriber

Case studies *
Participating GPs receive a report with aggregate responses
Provided as inserts to NPS News

Prescribing Practice Reviews (PPR)
Provide evidence-based information and prescribing data
Enable doctors to review their own prescribing practices
Mailed directly to health professionals 4 times per year

Clinical audits *
Free quality improvement activities for GPs
Enrolments are sent directly to GPs
Electronic e-Audits available
Attract 40 Category 1 RACGP QI&CPD points

NPS RADAR (Rational Assessment of Drugs and Research)
Provides information on new drugs, PBS listings and commentaries of new research relevant to primary practice

* also attract QI & CPD points and contribute to Quality Prescribing Initiative of the Practice Incentive Payment (PIP)