Audience

Healthcare professionals, medical providers and those with a responsibility for caring for medication administration in the education setting or workplace.

Course outline

Managing medicines is always important, but perhaps never more so than when you are managing medicines in support of a child or young person. This seminar will support delegates in gaining a better understanding of medicines in schools and the legalities behind the correct management of these.

In order to best safeguarding pupils and their health, it is important that boarding staff understand the guidance behind managing medicines in schools along with the different types of medicines and how they should be stored, documented and managed within the school setting safely. This is important to reduce the risk of poor management of medical conditions.

Training topics will include

• Medication classifications – understanding the different medicines and medication that may be in school
• Legal issues – understanding the guidance and legal issues behind medicines management in school
• Storage of medicines – a closer look at how medicines should be stored in the Medical Centre and Boarding House
• Types of medications – effects, implications on handling and storage, trips and self medication
• Overseas medication – a look at medicines from abroad, trips and documents.
• Anaphylaxis and Asthma medications training.

Learning outcomes

• To understand the law and legislation behind medicines management
• To understand the types of medications
• To feel confident in medications management and administration.

Trainer

Jane Graham, Director, Hieda
Trained at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children, Jane has 31 years of nursing background; 17 of which is in trauma and intensive care. Whilst in PICU, she had a number of different roles. Nine years of that included a role as a specialist retrieval nurse (CATS) that entailed travelling around the country to stabilize and bring back critically unstable children. To do this she learned advanced nursing and basic medical skills in resuscitation, all medical conditions, and trauma.

She went on to teach these skills to student nurses, qualified nurses and junior doctors as the Practice educator on intensive care. This role also involved lecturing regularly at South Bank University. She has been a DSL for Safeguarding at an independent boarding school where she was Lead Nurse. She is also an instructor for Qualsafe, an awarding body approved by the HSE.

Cost

• Member rate: £100
• Non-member rate: £200*

*If you would like to become a member and access discounted rates for Hieda CPD and events, please click here.

This course is regulated and approved by Qualsafe, which conforms with HSE guidance.