Steroid National Patient Safety Alert Prescribing Update PLUS Dementia Patients and Covid

This is important for anyone who prescribes steroids and they can expect to gain new knowledge and practical solutions The session will include , 1. Awareness of national patient safety alert for steroid emergency cards launched August 2020. Practice and PCNs need to implement this by May 2021 who needs the new card? why sick day rules for patients prescribed steroids are even more important for us medicolegally as GPs how to implement smoothly with without causing confusion for patients and clinicians 2. Update on prescribing steroids during covid pandemic 3. Top tips on caring for dementia patients during covid pandemic