Supporting someone living with frailty towards end of life

Learn how to identify and assess frailty and frailty syndromes. Consider appropriate prescribing and de-prescribing for people at end of life.

Description

Designed for:

Registered healthcare professionals only

Facilitator:

Jo Passmore - T&SDFT Nurse Consultant Frailty & Frailty Intervention Team

Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives:

  • To identify frailty and frailty syndromes.
  • To raise awareness of the importance of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA).
  • To understand de-prescribing considerations - where to start and stop.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites:

This learning event is for registered healthcare professionals only.

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