National Prescribing Service (NPS)
Contact
Melanie Hay
NPS Facilitator
Northern & North East Valley Divisions of General Practice
Tel. 8480 4615
Email Melanie Hay
NPS Audit Update
NPS Audit update – COPD audit enrolments now open
Vitamin D Updates from the NPS osteoporosis program
Proton pump inhibitors: appropriate and safe use
Newsletters and Updates
NPS Audit Update - April 2010
Click here for an audit status update as well as audits for the new QPI PIP year. Note all clinical audits have been approved by the RACGP QA&CPD Program, total points 40 (Category 1) and the ACRRM PD Program for 30 points (extended skills) in the 2008–2010 triennium. Enrolment for all audits is available online at www.nps.org.au/health_professionals
NPS Audit update – COPD audit enrolments now open - May 2010
Enrolments for the Management of stable COPD and smoking cessation audit are now open. This is the second out of three paper clinical audits available for the QPI year: 1 May 2010 – 30 April 2011. The remainder of the audits (another 3) will be in the e-Audit format (all done online). Unlike many other audits GPs are being asked to select only 10 patients who have been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), preferably current smokers.
Best practice guidelines will be used to review current patients, implement change and monitor their progress. The use of spirometry in confirming a diagnosis, recording smoking status and cessation strategies will all be looked at, along with the need for introducing short-acting and long-acting bronchodilators.
A COPD audit sample pack can be viewed online at www.nps.org.au/health_professionals/activities where you can also enrol.
Enrolment forms can also be completed with your details and faxed back to NPS.
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Vitamin D Updates from the NPS osteoporosis program
Vitamin D Updates from …
Those of you who have recently taken part in the NPS osteoporosis program may find the attached documents from the RGH Pharmacy E-Bulletin of interest. The subject matter covered includes:
- Quantifying Fracture Risk.
- Vitamin D Deficiency (part 1) - evidence, symptoms & who to test.
- Vitamin Deficiency (part 2) – treatment of vitamin D deficiency.
Proton pump inhibitors: appropriate and safe use
NPS’s most recent non-divisional program urges judicious use of Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI)s. As part of the program, NPS provides health professionals with a range of informative educational opportunities including: 1/ A hypothetical case study to refine their skills: e-Case study (57): Proton pump inhibitors – appropriate and safe use; 2/ GP Clinical Audit pack to Review proton pump inhibitor (PPI) prescribing (enrol now; see below for more information); 3/ A desktop GP Clinical e-Audit: Review of proton pump inhibitor (PPI) prescribing (to become available in September) & 4/ Up-to-date information in Prescribing Practice Review (45): Proton pump inhibitors: step-down to symptom control. Note the PPR publication is posted directly to GPs. More information is available on the NPS website ( www.nps.org.au ).
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Newsletters and Updates
RGH Pharmacy E-Bulletin - October 12 2009
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