Hello and welcome to the learning gateway for Nutrition, medicines and myths: evolution of pharmacy practice. The aim of these learning resources is to introduce you to the essential concepts of nutrition, the impact of nutrition on medicines and health, and how informative nutrition discussions are key to holistic person-centred care.
We are so excited to share Lisa’s story with you through a series of bitesize videos. The videos presents a fascinating account of Lisa’s health journey, the incredible impact nutrition can have, as well as way nutrition can link to deprescribing.
The rest of the page you can explore. You will find a set of self-assessment questions and a thought-provoking myth busting quiz.
We bring the learning to life through three factfiles and three case studies, highlighting how you could use knowledge about nutrition in your day-to-day practice.
We have also launched a record of learning and application, as a way for you to evidence your learning, how you apply it in practice and the all-important reflection throughout the process. This is a great opportunity for recording evidence of the full CPD cycle for your portfolio, revalidation or accreditation.
So, where to start in this learning gateway? First of all, watch the videos, which set the context of nutrition in pharmacy practice. Take a look at the self-assessment, then you can dip in and out of the rest of the learning as you wish.
We aim to change your perception of what nutrition means to you as a pharmacy professional, highlighting ways you can incorporate this into your consultations, to improve person-centred holistic care.
Go and explore and enjoy!
If you would like to add subtitles to the video, please click the [cc] button on the tool bar of the video, select which language and then press play.
What do you know about nutrition? What would you like to know? By working through this self-assessment quiz you will be able to consider your learning needs and identify areas you would like to know more about. Each question will direct you to further learning available on the Nutrition, medicines and myths learning gateway.
(web links were accessed 4 March 2023.)
Welcome to these myth-busting questions that will help you explore the topic of nutrition and medicines, with each question challenging a current myth about nutrition. Work your way through the questions to see what you already know and what you would like to know more about. For each question there is supporting information, including links to learning resources on the Nutrition, medicines and myths learning gateway. (All web links were accessed 4 March 2023.)
The aim of this resource is to de-mystify some common misconceptions about the role of nutrients, medicines and health and to stimulate your thinking regarding how you can talk to people about their nutrition in relation to their health and medicines.
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Completion of this quiz should allow you to differentiate and demystifying common misconceptions of the role of nutrients, medicines and health linked to evidence baseMeet Lisa Jamieson, a pharmacist with a special interest in nutritional medicine. This video is the first of three videos extracted from a longer, interactive webinar. We recommend you watch these videos in number order for the best experience.
In this section, Lisa shares the journey of a complex patient and the life-changing impact of nutrition on their health and deprescribing outcomes.
As you watch, think about your role and the potential impact of nutrition in your area of practice.
If you would like to add subtitles to the video, please click the [cc] button on the tool bar of the video, select which language and then press play.
This case study forms part of the Nutrition health learning gateway. On this learning gateway page, you will find a range of learning resources which aim to increase your knowledge, skills, and confidence in relation to nutrition.
Listen to Lisa Jamieson, a pharmacist with a special interest in nutritional medicine, discuss important nutritional topics.
This video is the second of three videos extracted from a longer, interactive webinar. We recommend you watch these videos in number order for the best experience.
In video 1, Lisa explains how she undertook an experiment on herself as the patient to explore her health conditions and the medicines she was taking in relation to her nutrition. She was the only participant and you will hear her refer to this as her n=1 experiment in this video.
In this video 2 we learn more about the Omega cascade and challenge your thinking on the ways to assess magnesium deficiency and its wide ranging impact on body function.
As you watch, consider how you could use this information in your area of practice.
If you would like to add subtitles to the video, please click the [cc] button on the tool bar of the video, select which language and then press play.
This case study forms part of the Nutrition health learning gateway. On this learning gateway page, you will find a range of learning resources which aim to increase your knowledge, skills, and confidence in relation to nutrition.
Listen to Lisa Jamieson, a pharmacist with a special interest in nutritional medicine. This video is the last of three videos extracted from a longer, interactive webinar. We recommend you watch these videos in number order for the best experience.
In video 1, Lisa explains how she undertook an experiment on herself as the patient to explore her health conditions and the medicines that she was taking in relation to her nutrition. You may hear her refer to her own experience in this video 3.
In this video 3 Lisa discusses the importance of nutrition on health status and the next steps for incorporating nutrition into your regular pharmacy practice.
As you watch, think about what this means to you in your pharmacy role.
If you would like to add subtitles to the video, please click the [cc] button on the tool bar of the video, select which language and then press play.
This case study forms part of the Nutrition health learning gateway. On this learning gateway page, you will find a range of learning resources which aim to increase your knowledge, skills, and confidence in relation to nutrition.
As you work through this factfile you will have an opportunity to learn how medicines can influence nutritional status and the subsequent impact on an individual’s health. We will consider the interaction between medicines and micronutrients and how you can use this knowledge to improve the care you provide when supporting people in your area of practice.
The learning includes information about how to identify when medicines may result in micronutrient deficiencies, whether a particular side effect may be symptom of a micronutrient deficiency, as well as which micronutrients or foods can interact with medicines, and what action may be needed.
This factfile forms part of the Nutrition health learning gateway. On this learning gateway page, you will find a range of learning resources which aim to increase your knowledge, skills, and confidence in relation to nutrition.
0h:45m (for events this includes pre and post event learning)
Learning Outcomes:
On completion of all aspects of this programme you should be able to:
In this factfile we outline why it is important to eat well, as well as how to eat well, and how you can integrate nutritional issues into conversations with people in your care. As you work through this factfile you will have an opportunity to consider examples of cases you may come across as part of your day-to-day practice.
Some of the learning in this programme may challenge your thinking about nutrition, and encourage you to explore ways you can integrate this learning into your practice to best support people to eat well and manage their health and wellbeing.
Before working through this factfile you may find it helpful to watch the videos that provide further background to the topic, all available on the Nutrition, medicines and myths learning gateway.
This factfile forms part of the Nutrition health learning gateway. On this learning gateway page, you will find a range of learning resources which aim to increase your knowledge, skills, and confidence in relation to nutrition.
0h:45m (for events this includes pre and post event learning)
Learning Outcomes:
On completion of all aspects of this programme you should be able to:
This factfile explores ways to recognise the signs of malnutrition, differentiate between disease-related and social malnutrition, and identify what action may need to be taken. By working through the programme you will have an opportunity to improve your knowledge and confidence in identifying and managing malnutrition as part of your role in providing holistic, person-centred care.
This factfile forms part of the Nutrition health learning gateway. On this learning gateway page, you will find a range of learning resources which aim to increase your knowledge, skills, and confidence in relation to nutrition.
0h:45m (for events this includes pre and post event learning)
Learning Outcomes:
On completion of all aspects of this programme you should be able to:
The pathophysiology of frailty is complex and multifactorial but nutrition is closely related to frailty.
This case study will support pharmacy professionals to explore how to integrate nutrition into pharmacy roles to support people in practice.
This case study forms part of the Nutrition health learning gateway. On this learning gateway page, you will find a range of learning resources which aim to increase your knowledge, skills, and confidence in relation to nutrition.
0h:45m (for events this includes pre and post event learning)
Learning Outcomes:
On completion of all aspects of this programme you should be able to:
There are established links between nutrition and mental health. This case study will support pharmacy professionals to explore how to integrate nutrition into pharmacy roles to support people in practice.
This case study forms part of the Nutrition health learning gateway. On this learning gateway page, you will find a range of learning resources which aim to increase your knowledge, skills, and confidence in relation to nutrition.
0h:45m (for events this includes pre and post event learning)
Learning Outcomes:
On completion of all aspects of this programme you should be able to:
The immune system exists to protect us from invading pathogens such as bacteria or viruses. This case study will support pharmacy professionals to explore how to integrate nutrition into pharmacy roles to support people in practice.
This case study forms part of the Nutrition health learning gateway. On this learning gateway page, you will find a range of learning resources which aim to increase your knowledge, skills, and confidence in relation to nutrition.
0h:45m (for events this includes pre and post event learning)
Learning Outcomes:
On completion of all aspects of this programme you should be able to:
Hello. This video is an introduction to the new record of learning and application and CPD certificate.
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As you know, pharmacy professionals are required to document their CPD, not only to fulfill requirements of revalidation or accreditations, but to provide quality assurance within roles, for example, as evidence of reflective practice as an independent prescriber.
While there are many different templates available for recording CPD, there is currently no single document to record the full CPD cycle. CPPE have recognised this and created a future-forward record of learning and application to guide you through the process.
This new approach will give you one place to record your learning and application to practice. It will make it easy to evidence your lifelong learning, your action plans, as well as reflection before and beyond action. If you are interested, a more detailed explanation is included in the Appendix of the record.
But for now, I would encourage you to download the record of learning and application and use it to guide you through the full CPD cycle. The suggested questions will help frame your thinking, and the free text boxes offer more flexibility. Our intention is to help make documenting CPD as easy as possible for you, while still ensuring you have a robust record. Once your record is complete, you can collect your CPD certificate.
We hope you find this useful.
View this Example Record of learning and application to help you see how this document can support you in recording your CPD. This new approach will give you one place to record your learning and application to practice. We recommend you watch the Introduction to the Record of learning and application video first.
Here, you can download the Record of learning and application and use it to guide you through the full CPD cycle. The suggested questions will help frame your thinking, and the free text boxes offer more flexibility. Our intention is to help make documenting CPD as easy as possible for you, while still ensuring you have a robust record. Once your record is complete, you can collect your CPD certificate. We recommend you watch the Introduction to the Record of learning and application video first and view the examples provided to help you. We hope you find this useful.
Nutrition and its effects on the body are complex, tables of information in this resource detail the result of some of these interactions. As you look through these tables, refer to the Nutrition: nutrition and medicines factfile, available on the Nutrition, medicines and myths learning gateway for a broader understanding of the implications of the interactions.
The tables below outline some symptoms of deficiencies of minerals, fat-soluble vitamins and water-soluble vitamins. The lists are not exhaustive but are presented as examples for you to consider when talking to people in consultations as part of your day-to-day practice. Could a symptom they are experiencing link to any deficiencies you can talk with them about or help to support? As you look through these tables, refer to the Nutrition: nutrition and medicines factfile, available on the Nutrition, medicines and myths learning gateway for a broader understanding of the implications of these deficiencies.
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