e-Learning for Healthcare sessions in Foundation

Alex Drinkall, 13 September 2018

Professional Capability: 13 Prescribes safely

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 UKFPO.

Failure to prescribe safely is one of the commonest causes of untoward patient incidents in medical practice. Two case studies underpin and cover in detail how to safely and effectively prescribe a wide range of medicines. Adverse drug effects (ADE), risk management and safe transfusion practice are among the topics covered.

Sessions:

Prescription Writing	Prudent Use of Antibiotics (Part 2)	Communicating Treatment Risks to Patients	Administration Procedure
BNF Usage and Other Prescribing Information Sources	Prudent Use of Antibiotics (Part 3)	Pain Management	Management of Transfused Patient
Safe Use of Injectable Medicines (Part 1)	Safe Prescribing of Insulin	Haemovigilance in the UK and ROI	Safe and Appropriate Transfusion Practice
Safe Use of Injectable Medicines (Part 2)	Adverse Drug Effects	Blood Group Serology	Red Blood Cells
Safe Anticoagulation	Safer Medicine Use Through Concordance	Requesting Procedure	Adverse Effects of Transfusion
Safe Prescribing in Renal Impairment	Safe Prescription and Risk Management	Sampling Procedures	VTE Prevention in Secondary Care
Prudent Use of Antibiotics (Part 1)	Safe Practice the Doctors Perspective	Collection Procedure

Do you need to complete parts of the curriculum on your e-portfolio which you do not cover in day-to-day practice? Try some of our free elearning mapped directly to the Foundation Professional Capabilities (Training Outcomes) in the 2016 Foundation Curriculum.

You can sign in to the elearning with your login supplied by elfh at the beginning of your foundation training: https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/foundation-programme/.

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