Welcome to your August 2022 update about the Foundation elearning programme.
The Foundation elearning programme has been developed specifically for Foundation doctors by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges in partnership with Health Education England elearning for healthcare (HEE elfh), and is approved by the UK Foundation Programme (UKFPO).
Failure to prescribe safely is one of the commonest causes of untoward patient incidents in medical practice.
Sessions from the Foundation elearning programme listed below cover areas in your curriculum on:
- FPC 1: Clinical Assessment
- FPC 2: Clinical Prioritisation
- FPC 3: Holistic Planning
- FPC 4: Communication and Care
- FPC 5: Continuity of Care Specific Areas of Core Learning High Risk Prescribing Patient Safety
Safe prescribing elearning sessions:
Prescription Writing: https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700519
BNF Usage and Other Prescribing Information Sources: https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700523
Safe Use of Injectable Medicines (Part 1): https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700527
Safe Use of Injectable Medicines (Part 2): https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700531
Safe Anticoagulation: https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700535
Safe Prescribing in Renal Impairment: https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700539
Prudent Use of Antibiotics (Part 1): https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700543
Prudent Use of Antibiotics (Part 2): https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700547
Prudent Use of Antibiotics (Part 3): https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700551
Safe Prescribing of Insulin: https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700555
Adverse Drug Effects: https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700559
Safer Medicine Use Through Concordance: https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/700563
The Foundation programme has a range of other sessions that might help you. Please log in to the programme page to view more.
You can sign on to the elearning with your login supplied by elearning for healthcare at any time during your foundation training: https://www.elfh.org.uk/programmes/foundation-programme/
HORUS and TURAS have deep links to elearning for healthcare sessions from the Foundation Curriculum and are therefore accessible to all trainees, making it quicker and easier to access the appropriate session linked to the curriculum.