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Older people: part three

The roles of key healthcare professionals in the care of older people.

This module is the third in our CPPE series looking at the role of the pharmacy team in supporting older people. It will consider the roles of key healthcare professionals in the care of older people and how they can integrate medicines optimisation into care pathways.

Objectives

After reading this module, you will:

  • Be able to describe the various people who provide care for older people
  • Understand the benefits and challenges of integrating medicines optimisation into care pathways.

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

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