This 3 hour course is designed to provide further understanding into how medication works and the effects it has on the user. This course also explores what alternatives are available for those people who prefer not to take medication. The Advanced Medication Management course is suitable for people who require an update as well as those who are developing their medication knowledge either as a service provider or user of medicines.
12 things that you will gain by attending this course:-
· Understand your legal & professional obligations in the administration of medicines
· Understand the dangers of secondary dispensing
· Describe the process involved in obtaining a valid consent to treatment
· Feel more confident in performing drug calculations
· List commonly used medicines & how they work
· Identify common side-effects and interactions
· Describe your role in the reporting of adverse drug reactions to the national data base
· Discuss how food & drink can affect the way medicines work
· Find out how to correctly instil eye drops
· Carry out assessments on the effects of medication
· Explore alternatives to conventional medicines
· Learn about the most common causes of drug errors