Curriculum
- Introduction to the "Evidence based approach to Statin prescribing" (0:33)
- Deprescribing Statins - lecture (58:16)
- Patient handout - Understanding Blood Fats mmol/L
- Patient handout - Understanding Blood Fats mg/dL
- Patient handout - Low Carb Mediterranean Diet
- Patient handout- 100 person diagram Statin benefits/risks vs Mediterranean Diet
- Patient handout - 100 person diagram and benefits/risks including CAC
- PowerPoint Patient education images
- Resource list for Deprescribing Statins
- A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis (Demasi Byrne 2022)
- Statin primary prevention US Preventive Services Task Force (Chou 2022)
- Feedback Form - thank you so much for your valuable response
- Statins CAC (Mitchell 2018)
Reviews:"Evidence based Approach to Statin Prescribing"
“Dr Louise Phillips is a GP based in Australia, has an excellent website with educational material. I have had a chance to complete the course which was outstanding and includes:
- How to communicate risks and benefits as part of the informed consent process
- An evidence based breakdown of these risks and benefits based on individual risk profile for CVD
- A clear and detailed presentation with excellent slides and references
- Pointers and handouts to aid explanation and describe Mediterranean-based, low-carb food choices
- Case studies presented
- Slides for patient education”
Sarah Rice (Optometrist, Textbook Editor and contributor Ketogenic: The Science of Therapeutic Carbohydrate Restriction in Human Health.)
“What an amazing course. You’ve outlined all the current evidence and shared practical tips on how to implement evidence-based patient centric medicine. Great critical appraisal work!”
Therese Loo (Pharmacist, Podcaster and Health Coach)
Thank you, Louise, Really appreciated and your talk was wonderful!!
RS (GP)
“Louise Phillips I love your work…U courses about statins is great too.”
Laurent Turlin (Low Carb Acupuncturist)
About Dr Louise Phillips
Dr Louise Phillips is a Australian GP and medical educator. She is passionate about helping her colleagues navigate the difficult space between evidence based medicine, conflicting guidelines and fear of litigation and reprisal from the medical board.
She supervises GP registrars, and coaches doctors in consulting skills (bedside manner) in her role as External Clinical Teacher with the RACGP. As a Senior Lecturer with the University of Queensland she trains medical students.
Her qualifications include MBBS (hons 1) and FRACGP, and she is a Certified Medical Practitioner with the Nutrition Network.
Prescribe Low Carb Nutrition instead of drugs
Learn
- Current medical guideline recommendations
- Assess benefits of statins in research
- Harms of statins
- Assess individualised risk
- Use multiple ways to quickly explain risk and benefit to patients.
- Downloadable patient images in PowerPoint format
- Patient handouts (single page) to explain risk reduction using 100 person graphics, lipid physiology and the low carb Mediterranean diet.
Practical courses for busy clinicians!
Our courses are designed to make your life easier. By providing practical guidance and helpful patient education tools, they enable you to improve your time management, reduce your risk of burnout and bring joy back to your medical practice.
