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INTERVENTION MODALITIES
1. Education for patients and caregivers on medication changes (new, changed and
stopped medications)
2. Reconcilliation of medications upon discharge.
3. Education for patients and caregivers regarding the importance of adherence and
methods to overcome any possible adverse events secondary to non-preventable use of
FRIDs.
TRAINING
Qualifications Required
1. Pharmacists who have completed the Geriatric Training Module (and have been
privileged or credentialed) or
2. Masters in Clinical Pharmacy with 2 years’ experience in clinical pharmacy or
3. Bachelor of Pharmacy with 4 years’ experience in clinical pharmacy
If a candidate does not fulfill the requirements above but wishes to join the FIT programme,
a recommendation letter from the respective geriatrician and head of the pharmacy
department is required.
Training Procedure
Recommended duration of attachment: 5 working days
Teaching hours: 18
Training modules: 9 hours
Falls case clerking: 5 hours (minimum 5 cases per attachment)
Case presentation and discussion: 1 hour
Scenarios and discussion: 2 hours
Pre- and post-test: 1 hour
Upon successful completion of training, the pharmacist will be privileged as a Falls
Pharmacist by the Falls Pharmacist Trainer
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