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Content last updated 13/03/2023
Practical tips: How to incorporate shingles discussions with patients aged ≥50 years old
External health and wellbeing events
22
Mar
Start Time & Date:
22/03/2023, 7:00 pm
End Time & Date:
22/03/2023, 8:00 pm
Location:
Webinar
Contact Info:
Daniel Safkouni
Email: daniel.x.safkouni@gsk.com
Shingles prevention is an important conversation to proactively raise with your patients ≥50 years old. About 1 in 3 of your patients aged 50 and over will experience shingles in their lifetime.1-3
Hear from a fellow GP, Dr Charlotte Hespe, as she discusses some common barriers to proactively incorporating shingles prevention discussion in your practice and provides helpful tips and tools to support you in starting the conversation with your patients.
The presentation will be followed by a Q&A.
Learning Objectives:
Discuss the impact of shingles on patients and identify who is at risk
Examine the clinical profile of SHINGRIX
Develop strategies to incorporate shingles discussions in your practice