Purple Pen Podcast

Jane is joined by Dawson MacLeod, a specialist in poisons information from the Victorian Poisons Information Centre.  Jane talks to Dawson about: ·      The cardiac QT interval and its clinical significance ·      Risk factors for QT prolongation, particularly in the context of drug interactions ·      The best way to monitor and calculate a corrected QT interval from an ECG ·      Medicines of greatest concern for QT prolongation   The Purple Pen Podcast provides news and education for pharmacists with a focus on Australian clinical pharmacy practice. Brought to you by Austin Health, Alfred Health and the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia.