The accredited course you need to administer buccal midazolam safely, following a competency assessment.
Managing Medicines for People with Dementia
The accredited course you need to support a person with dementia with their medicines.
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- Course Information
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Course Information
Do your staff require more information about how to support a person with dementia? It is important for staff to have an increased knowledge of medicines used to support someone with dementia and to be up to date with current medicines and treatments. Our interactive Managing Medicines fo People with Dementia course provides staff with detailed information on dementia, its causes and symptoms, medicines used to treat dementia as well as up to date guidance on how to assess capacity and best support a person with dementia. The accredited course you need to support a person with dementia with their medicines. Course Content:
- What is dementia?
- Difference between Alzheimer’s and dementia
- Cause of dementia
- Types of dementia
- Risk factors for Alzheimer’s
- Symptoms of dementia
- Medicines to treat dementia
- Non-drug strategies
- Living with dementia
- Anti-dementia drugs- treatments and review
- Side effects of anti-dementia drugs
- Recording refusals and who to contact
- Mental capacity and covert administration
- Assessing capacity and best interest checklist
- Taking medicines appropriately
This course is:
- Accredited by CPD
- Developed and presented by qualified Pharmacist trainers
- Compliant with CQC requirements
- Evidenced by a certificate of successful completion
Pricing
Virtual Learning
- £595 + VAT for up to 16 delegates
- Equates to £37 per delegate
Face to Face Training
- £675 + VAT for up to 16 delegates
- Equates to less than £43 per delegate
- Travel costs may apply
FAQs
How long do the courses take?
We offer full day Foundation courses (6 hours) and also can combine any two 3-hour courses to create a full day session.
Our Foundation e-learning courses take between 1.5 to 2 hours to complete. Competency Assessments and Refresher courses take approximately 1 hour and Bite-size courses take approximately 30 minutes.
Our distance learning workbooks can be completed in your own time and at your own pace.
Are OPUS courses accredited?
Where do courses take place?
Virtual learning sessions are accessed via Zoom link and are presented by a Pharmacist-trainer.
E-learning courses are completed online and can be used on any internet-enabled device, including Macs, PCs and iPads.
Distance Learning Workbooks are posted promptly to an address of your choosing. Larger order can be couriered to you or sent recorded delivery.
How many people can attend a Face to Face course?
Manager’s courses are undertaken in smaller groups of up to 10 delegates.
When do I get my certificate?
For our face to face courses, the trainer will mark your assessments and all successful delegates will be able to access their certificates within 48 hours of the course via our Online Learning Zone.
Virtual learning certificates are available immediately upon successful completion of the assessment via our Online Learning Zone.
How long does my certificate last for?
Competency assessments certificates are valid for 1 year in line with CQC guidance. Skills for Care guidance recommends that training be updated at least annually and OPUS offers online competency assessments which can be used a year after your training for this purpose and refresher courses which can be completed when your certificate expires.
How do I get set up for E-learning?
If you are purchasing more than one licence for an organisation, you may want to assign someone from your organisation to issue passwords to your staff and to print certificates. This person will be termed as a group "manager/instructor”. Provide the instructor’s name and email during checkout and they will receive all login details they need by email.