2013 EACPT Geneva Congress Symposia: Assessing and supporting tomorrow’s prescribers

Abstract submission is now open for the next EACPT Congress, to be held in Geneva 28-31 August 2013. The congress includes symposia, keynote lectures and peer-reviewed oral and poster communications

Assessing and supporting tomorrow’s prescribers

Prescribing is core business for most healthcare organisations and the major tool used to influence the course of their patients' illnesses as well as to prevent future disease. Much of the workload is undertaken by relatively junior doctors and there is accumulating evidence that avoidable adverse drug reactions and prescribing errors are common. This symposium will address several issues that are relevant to this problem. First, it will examine the development of assessments that might predict poor prescribing performance and the need for further training. Second, it will highlight how prescribing education might be improved. Third, it will look at the potential for electronic prescribing solutions to improve quality. Finally, the impact of implementing standardised prescribing documentation will be discussed.

Over 900 participants are expected to attend including health professionals, scientists, policy makers, biotechnology and pharmaceutical professionals, and others with an interest in basic and clinical pharmacology, pharmacotherapy, drug discovery and development, regulatory affairs and related areas.

See here for more on key themes of the Congress.

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