Date:
29 September 2011
Time:
6:30 for 7pm
Location:
Level 15, Skyline room, Rydges Lakeside, 1 London Circuit, Canberra
This event is for:
Guest speaker - Dr Lev Fridgant, Child, Family and Adult Psychiatrist.
Key messages:
1. Assessing benefits and harms of antipsychotic therapy
2. Engaging patients/carers in recognising and managing adverse effects
3. Reinforcing the importance of adherence to antipsychotics when prescribed
4. Reviewing ongoing need for antipsychotics for behavioural problems of dementia and trail withdrawal