COPD pharmacy resources
July 8, 2013
PHARMACIES will be able to
conduct screening for chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) from next month, using
new resources which were unveiled
at the Australian College of
Pharmacy conference yesterday.
Pharmacy COPD Online has been
developed by Lung Foundation
Australia in collaboration with the
ACP, PSA, Pharmacy Guild, SHPA,
PAC and other contributors.
It provides web-based training
for pharmacists about COPD
and the role of the pharmacist
in identification, screening and
management of patients with the
condition.
GuildCare has also released a
new COPD Screening Service, also
developed in partnership with
the Lung Foundation, which is
new software to help pharmacists
carry out and document the steps
required for COPD screening.
These include identifying
patients, populating data fields,
measuring spirometry, recording
and interpreting the results and
referring to GPs if appropriate.
“This innovation is a great step
forward for the pharmacy industry,”
said ACP President Trent Twomey.
“I believe pharmacists will find
both the e-learning resource and ITenabled
screening tool most useful,
and will help them deliver COPD
services to patients effectively
within the Pharmacy Practice
Incentives framework.”
The announcement was made at
a session sponsored by Boehringer
Ingelheim; for more info contact
GuildCare on 1300 6347 492.
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