The “Pain & Dependence in Focus: Safe, Skilled Approach for Complex Reviews” Webinar is free to access both live and on-demand for attendees. To watch on-demand without attending the webinar you can join the Associate Programmme.
This event will start at 18:30pm with the Welcome and Introductions. The webinar will begin shortly after. Our expert speakers will be discussing the following topics:
- When Pain Becomes Dependence: Recognising subtle clinical/red-flag patterns pharmacists notice first.
- High-Risk Medicines Deep-Dive: Pragmatic review strategies for opioids, gabapentinoids, benzos, Z-drugs – what actually works in GP practices.
- The Pharmacist-Led Turnaround Conversation: How to have real life discussions about reduction without triggering resistance or complaint.
- Safer Tapering Pathways in the Real World: Micro-tapers, hybrid switches, adjuvant alternatives, and personalised plans.
- Pain vs Function: How to reframe goals to shift patients away from “0/10 pain expectations” toward functional improvement.
- When to Escalate / Refer for an MDT approach: Pain services, mental health, MSK, addiction teams & realistic thresholds for primary care.
Our Webinars are sponsored by the pharmaceutical industry. However, the agenda for each study day is independently managed, and developed, by our clinical management team.