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Course overview

Here you can find a brief overview of each of our courses. If you'd like any futher information, please contact us and we'd be happy to help.

Anticholinergic burden

Anticholinergic drugs are prescribed for a wide range of conditions, including Parkinson’s disease, overactive bladder, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, nausea and vomiting, depression and psychosis.

An increasing number of systematic reviews and meta-analyses report that drugs with anticholinergic effects are associated with an increased risk of cognitive impairment and all cause mortality in older people.

This e-learning course identifies how the anticholinergic burden can be assessed for individual patients and provides three short case studies of medication reviews for patients with a high burden.

The course should take around 1.5 hours to complete in total plus time to complete the quizzes, but we recommend that it is taken in stages and not in a single sitting.

Anticoagulation: Stroke prevention in Atrial Fibrillation

This course is aimed at GPs, nurse prescribers, PCN and practice pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, medicines optimisation teams and community pharmacists.

It covers; NICE guideline 196; assessing stroke and bleeding risk, Anticoagulant treatment options, Choice of anticoagulant, Safe prescribing of DOACs in people with renal impairment, Co-prescribing of anticoagulants and antiplatelets and Patient information for people taking anticoagulants.

Three case studies which consider the choice and dose of anticoagulant in different patient scenarios support the learning.

The course should take around 1.5 hours in total to complete, but please note that it is designed to be completed in stages and not finished in one sitting

Asthma

This CPD certified course is aimed at GPs, nurse prescribers, PCN and practice pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, medicines optimisation teams and community pharmacists.

The course is broken down into nine modules including the self-management and pharmacological treatment of asthma in adults and children, asthma guidelines (and the differences between them), the use of high dose steroids and steroid cards, the importance of review and follow up and the treatment of asthma relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. The management of acute asthma exacerbations is outside the scope of this course.

There are also two practical case studies, covering the management of asthma in an adult and in a child.

The course should take around 3 hours 20 minutes in total to complete, but we recommend that it is taken in stages and not in a single sitting.

Quizzes at the end of each module will test understanding and recap on key learning points, and a pass mark of 70% is required in the final assessment to complete the course and receive a certificate.

Chronic heart failure in adults

This course is designed for medicines management teams, GPs, practice nurses, practice pharmacists and non-medical prescribers.

This course is based on NICE guideline 106 and covers the diagnosis and pharmacological management of chronic heart failure. It also covers lifestyle factors, although management of acute heart failure, interventional procedures and palliative care are beyond the scope of the course.

The course should take around 2.5 hours in total to complete, but please note that it is designed to be completed in stages and not finished in one sitting.

It includes six modules plus two optional modules focusing on key topics, in addition to two case studies that will help apply learning to practice.

Quizzes at the end of each module will test understanding and recap on key learning points, and a pass mark of 70% is required in the final assessment to complete the course and receive a certificate.

Dependence Forming Medications

This CPD certified course is designed for medicines management teams, GPs, practice nurses, practice pharmacists and non-medical prescribers.

The course should take around 2.5 hours in total to complete, although we recommend that it is done in short sections rather than the whole course at once, to allow sufficient time to read the accompanying references for the particular module.

The introductory module covers the statistics around the use of dependence forming medications, followed by individual modules on opioids, benzodiazepines & z-drugs and gabapentin & pregabalin. It offers practical advice regarding the initiation of these medicines and how long-term use can be reviewed and managed.

Case studies and advice from two GPs with a special interest in this area support the learning.

Quizzes at the end of each module will test understanding and recap on key learning points, and a pass mark of 70% is required in the final assessment to complete the course and receive a certificate.

Lipid Modification

This e-learning course covers cardiovascular statistics and risk factors, the recommendations in NICE CG181, the drugs used to treat hypercholesterolaemia; statins, ezetimibe, PCSK9 inhibitors, bempedoic acid, inclisiran and icosapent ethyl. It considers the national lipid management pathway and how the drugs fit into the treatment pathway.

Comprised of 10 modules and three case studies that consider statins for primary prevention, secondary prevention and statin intolerance.

The course should take around 3 hours, plus time to complete the quizzes.

Managing medicines for adults receiving social care in the community: course 1

This is the first of two e-learning courses covering this subject and is based on guideline 67 from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (or NICE) which was published in March 2017.

This first course focusses on the medicine-related processes which social care providers need to consider in relation to medicines use.

 

The course should take around 2.5 hours in total to complete, but please note that it is designed to be completed in stages and not finished in one sitting.

Areas subscribed to PrescQIPP can enrol on our two Managing medicines for adults receiving social care in the community e-learning courses for FREE as part of the PrescQIPP subscription. See flyer inked below for more details. 

PrescQIPP social care managing medicines e-learning courses.pdf

Managing medicines for adults receiving social care in the community: course 2

The second course also supports the implementation of NICE guideline 67 Managing medicines for adults receiving social care in the community and focuses on the practical issues relating to the provision of medicines administration support by domiciliary care providers.

The course demonstrates the administration of solid dose forms, liquids, eye drops, inhalers, transdermal patches and topical products.

 

The course should take around 4 hours in total to complete, but please note that it is designed to be completed in stages and not finished in one sitting.

Areas subscribed to PrescQIPP can enrol on our two Managing medicines for adults receiving social care in the community e-learning courses for FREE as part of the PrescQIPP subscription. See flyer inked below for more details. 

PrescQIPP social care managing medicines e-learning courses.pdf

Medicines use in care homes: course 1

This course is for care home staff involved in any aspect of medicines use. Students should have previously undertaken basic administration of medicines competency training as appropriate to their care setting prior to taking this course.

This course supports the implementation of recommendations in the NICE guideline on managing medicines in care homes. It also supports statement 3 in the NICE quality standard on medicines management in care homes.

It covers: the role of CQC and the NICE Guideline and Quality Standards; the management of medicines in care homes; management of self-medicating residents;

administration of inhalers; administration of eye drops; administration of transdermal patches; administration of topical products; and administration of 'when required' medicines.

The course should take around 2.5 hours in total to complete, but please note that it is designed to be completed in stages and not finished in one sitting.

If your organisation is interested in commissioning this course please check out our flyer below, this includes details of the courses and prices (including volume based discounts).

Medicines use in care homes: course 2

This is the second of our courses designed for care home staff involved in any aspect of medicines use.

Students should have previously undertaken basic administration of medicines competency training as appropriate to their care setting, and we recommend that students first complete our Medicines use in care homes: course 1.

It covers: Refused and omitted doses; Covert administration; Controlled drugs; Bulk prescribing; Homely remedies; and Waste medicines reduction.

This course supports the implementation of recommendations in the NICE guideline on managing medicines in care homes.

It also supports statement 6 in the NICE quality standard on medicines management in care homes.

The course should take around 2 hours in total to complete, but please note that it is designed to be completed in stages and not finished in one sitting.

If your organisation is interested in commissioning this course please check out our flyer below, this includes details of the courses and prices (including volume based discounts).

Medicines use in care homes: course 3

The third of our e-learning packages for care homes, builds on the content covered in the first two Medicines use in care homes courses.

The course is designed for all care home staff involved in medicines administration and covers the use of certain ‘high risk’ or specialist medicines that require specific consideration and/or administration techniques.

This course covers: Medicines and falls risk, Antipsychotic medicines in dementia, Administration of anticoagulants, Administration of methotrexate and other cytotoxic medicines, Administration of bisphosphonates and Administration of medicines used in Parkinson’s disease.

The course should take around 2.5 hours in total to complete, but please note that it is designed to be completed in stages and not finished in one sitting.

It includes six modules focusing on key topics, in addition to two case studies that will help apply learning to practice.

Quizzes at the end of each module will test understanding and recap on key learning points, and a pass mark of 70% is required in the final assessment to complete the course and receive a certificate.

Nutrition and hydration in care homes

This course is aimed at care staff and nursing staff working in a care home setting. It may also be useful for other healthcare professionals who have involvement with care homes such as medicines optimisation teams, care home pharmacists and technicians, PCN and practice pharmacists, nurse prescribers and GPs.

The course covers: key standards and guidelines relating to nutrition and hydration in care homes, using the MUST tool to identify residents who are at risk of malnutrition, writing person centred nutrition & hydration care plans, implementing a food based approach to managing malnutrition, information on Oral Nutritional Supplements, strategies to improve food and fluid intake in residents with dementia, managing eating and drinking in end-of-life care and strategies to reduce the risk of poor hydration.

Two case studies help to demonstrate how the above information and strategies can be implemented in practice in care homes. The course also provides references and further reading.

The course should take around 2 hours and 30 minutes in total to complete, but we recommend that it is taken in stages and not in a single sitting.

Optimising medicines for adults with type 2 diabetes

The aim of this CPD certified course is to update practitioners on the content of NICE guideline NG28 on the management of type 2 diabetes in adults, and to illustrate how the principles of medicines optimisation can be used to improve the care of patients with diabetes, patient safety and outcomes.

The course was developed by PrescQIPP CIC on behalf of the Eastern Academic Health Science Network.

This e-learning supports NICE guideline recommendations relating to medicines optimisation for adults with type 2 diabetes.

It also supports statements 2, 4, 5 and 6 in the NICE quality standard for diabetes in adults and statement 1 in the NICE quality standard for medicines optimisation.

The course should take around 2.5 hours in total, but please note that it is designed to be completed in stages and not finished in one sitting, so that learning from each module can be embedded into practice before students start the next one.

Polypharmacy and deprescribing

This CPD certified course is aimed at GPs, nurse prescribers, PCN and practice pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, medicines optimisation teams and community pharmacists.

It is an update to the original 2017 courses (long and concise) and reflects the increased knowledge and evidence in this area.

The course is broken down into eight modules covering: Introduction to polypharmacy and deprescribing, National and international resources, Evidence base for deprescribing, Frailty and multimorbidity, Agreeing treatment goals, Medication review, Tools to help with medication review and How to deprescribe.
There are also four practical case studies, covering Prescribing cascades, Shared decision making, Medication review and Multimorbidity.

The learning from the course is also supported by several videos from Lelly Oboh, who talks about the practical application of each module to clinical practice. Lelly is a consultant pharmacist for older people at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital and the NHS Specialist Pharmacy Service.

The course should take around 3 hours and 15 minutes in total to complete, but we recommend that it is taken in stages and not in a single sitting.

Quizzes at the end of each module will test understanding and recap on key learning points, and a pass mark of 70% is required in the final assessment to complete the course and receive a certificate.

Practice medicines co-ordinators

This CPD certified course is aimed at non-clinical staff in GP practices that manage the repeat prescribing process and is a significant update to the original 2017 version.

The course is broken down into 10 modules (some are subdivided into several lessons) and three case studies, covering: Introduction and medication basics; Information sources and prescription requirements; Electronic Prescription Service; Repeat prescribing; Medicines in care homes; Dispensing Appliance Contractors; Hospital discharge information; Formularies, traffic lights, “specials” and prescribing incentive schemes; Self-care and Community pharmacy; Diabetes, asthma and COPD.

Quizzes at the end of each module will test understanding and recap on key learning points, and a pass mark of 70% is required in the final assessment to complete the course and receive a certificate.

The course should take around 4 hours 50 minutes in total to complete, although we recommend that it is done in short sections rather than the whole course at once, so that the knowledge gained can be embedded into practice before the next module is commenced.

Reducing opioid prescribing in chronic pain

This course is designed for medicines optimisation teams, GPs, practice nurses, practice pharmacists, PCN pharmacists, care home pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.

There are growing concerns that patients are prescribed strong opioids inappropriately for chronic pain and without considering other non-drug aspects of care.
The potential social and medical harms of opioids have been significantly underestimated.

The course is an update on our previous 2018 course on this topic, reflecting the latest evidence and guidelines. There are five modules covering chronic pain management, the evidence for opioids in chronic pain and their adverse effects, review and safe withdrawal of opioids and patient and clinician resources.

The course should take around 2.5 hours in total to complete, but please note that it is designed to be completed in stages and not finished in one sitting.

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