Can we stop our GPs prescribing harmful medications?
Dr Breanne Kunstler (BBiomedSci, BHealthSci, MPhysio, PhD). Dr Breanne Kunstler, Associate Professor Peter Bragge and Ms Alyse Lennox recently published their rapid evidence and practice review called ' Changing prescribing behaviours with educational outreach: An overview of evidence and practice ' in BMC Medical Education. Please share this review using these Twitter or LinkedIn links. Picture this... Your mother slipped on some icy concrete last week and fell, fracturing her arm in two places. You hated seeing her in pain and you were very pleased when her GP promptly referred her to an orthopaedic surgeon who booked her in for surgery and gave her some pain medication. You were especially pleased to know that her GP gave her a couple of repeats for the medication the surgeon prescribed, just in case she needed them. Poor mum. Now let's talk about the opioid epidemic . An opioid is a strong medica...