Thursday, 28 October 2010 Melbourne Convention Exhibition Centre

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The program for the AACP Accredited Pharmacists’ Forum at PAC 2010 includes an excellent list of speakers and a mix of clinical presentations, therapeutic updates, clinical controversies and practice pointers. Presenters include Professor Michael Woodward, Medical Director of Aged and Residential Care Services at Austin Health speaking on the subject of ‘Insomnia in the Elderly’ and Christine Culhane of the Victorian Psychotropic Drug Advisory Service presenting on ‘Medication Use for Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) and the use of chemical restraint in Aged Care Facilities’. This presentation will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by Debbie Rigby, with a group of experts, including Christine Culhane, discussing ‘How is BPSD managed in your Aged Care Facility?’ These speakers will be joined by popular presenters Peter Tenni, speaking on the ‘The Odium of Low Sodium’ and Geraldine Moses continuing in her series of presentations on eye health with a talk entitled ’Ophthalmic effects of systemic drugs/systemic effects of ophthalmic drugs’. Debra Rowett from the Drug and Therapeutics Information Service will conclude the day’s proceedings with an interactive presentation involving a review of current clinical controversies. Full program details.

 The AACP Forum at PAC ’10 promises to provide pharmacists with yet another stimulating day of clinical education. Follow the links on the conference website to register now at http://www.pac10.com.au/