Has your Advanced Distance Learning Certificate expired or nearing expiry? Or are you a Manager who wants to keep updated on new guidance, useful facts and further information related to medicines? This refresher workbook will help you remain compliant and up to date.
Online Competency Assessment: Administration of Buccal Midazolam
This competency assessment is perfect for all team members who may be required to administer buccal midazolam to a person they support.
To be undertaken following the completion of Buccal Midazolam & Epilepsy Medicines training.
About This Course
When emergency medicines are only given infrequently, it can be hard to competency assess the knowledge of team members. This is the perfect solution! This online competency assessment ensures consistency across your organisation, and take team members approximately 30 minutes to complete.
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Course Information
This competency assessment assess the competence of team members in relation to:
- Checking supplies of buccal midazolam
- Identifying the correct buccal midazolam storage conditions
- Handling buccal midazolam away from the usual care setting
- Identifying person-centred information in a care/ support plan
- Identifying challenges and the actions to take when administering buccal midazolam
- Identifying person-centred information
- Ensuring the correct position of a person during a seizure on the floor
- Ensuring the correct position of a person during a seizure in a wheelchair
- Checking the expiry date of buccal midazolam
- Following the correct procedure for the administration of buccal midazolam
- Using a pre-filled syringe
- Administering a pre-filled syringe
- Taking the correct action following the administration of buccal midazolam when you can administer a second dose
- Taking the correct action following the administration of buccal midazolam when you can’t administer a second dose
- Identifying when to call 999
- Communicating effectively
- Disposing of buccal midazolam safely
- Actions after buccal midazolam administration
This course is:
- Accredited by CPD
- Developed by qualified Pharmacist trainers
- Compliant with CQC requirements
- Evidenced by a Learning Needs Report on completion
Pricing
Online Competency Assessment
£25 + VAT per licence
We offer the following discounted rates:
£23.50 + VAT per licence for orders of 10 or more of the same licence.
£21.50 + VAT per licence for orders of 100 or more of the same licence.
FAQs
How long do the courses take?
Most of our face to face courses are half day (3-hour) sessions with a qualified Pharmacist trainer at your venue. Some supplementary courses, such as buccal midazolam & epilepsy or Epipen & adrenaline auto-injector administration, are 2-hour sessions.
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?
Yes! All of our courses and services are accredited by CPD, and we are a Skills for Care Endorsed Training Provider.
Where do courses take place?
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?
Our face to face courses are for small groups of up to 10 learners or we can provide training for larger groups of up to 16- whichever works for you!
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 receive their certificate via email following the training, usually within 7 days.
With distance learning, simply pop your completed assessment in the post or scan it in and email it to us for marking and your certificate will be emailed to you for you to print off and keep.
How long does my certificate last for?
For most courses, certificates have a recommended refresher of 2 years.
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.