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New Drug Applications, Medicines and Therapeutic Committees - a guide for new consultants, SpRs and GP Registrars |
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M&TCs can be a daunting prospect for newly qualified consultants. This course is designed to take SpRs and newly qualified
consultants through the process of new drug appraisals and how new drugs should be introduced to the NHS. The roles of NICE, All Wales Medicines
Strategy Group, Welsh Medicines Partnership and formulary application process for local prescribing committees and M&TCs will also be covered.
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Evidence based prescribing for general practitioners |
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Aimed at general practitioners. This one day workshop will look at evidence based prescribing
and the usefulness of information provided by clinical trials. We will also cover common errors in describing risk and benefit, as well as the influence
of the pharmaceutical industry and the media on prescribing.
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Providing sound advice |
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Aimed at primary and secondary healthcare professionals. This one day course will provide the core skills in how
to interpret the evidence base, how to differentiate good and poor quality information in order to provide a sound basis
on when new evidence should be incorporated into clinical practice.
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Clinical governance and prescribing |
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This half-day workshop will cover the risks associated with prescribing in particular repeat prescribing, monitoring and administration of drugs and primary/secondary care interface issues. We will also identify the more frequently reported errors with prescribing and suggest ways of reducing
such errors.
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Evidence based prescribing for nurses |
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Aimed at nurses. This one day workshop will look at evidence based prescribing and the usefulness of information provided by clinical trials. We will also cover common errors in describing risk and benefit, as well as the influence of the pharmaceutical industry and the media on prescribing.
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Evidence based prescribing for junior doctors - practical skills
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This study day will focus on the therapeutics skills required for the junior doctors, using validated case studies, the course will focus on practical prescribing skills. Structured into four stages we will look at the process of rational treatment, selection of your own personal formulary, treating your patients and keeping up to date. The workshops are structured so that participants gain both practical and theoretical aspects of prescribing.
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Prescribing information: |
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Managing the prescribing budget - workshop
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This workshop offers advice to individuals based within LHBs who have budget setting responsibilities. Facilitated by experinced finance and pharmacy personel this one day workshop will shed some light on the budget setting process.
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Prescribing - The influence of the NHS, pharmaceutical industry and the media on what we prescribe |
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This popular course takes a look at the medical and non-medical influences on prescribing decisions. The programme
covers the impact that the pharmaceutical industry and the media can have on prescribing and also looks at the effectiveness
of guidelines (NICE, AWMSG), academic detailing and implementation strategies.
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Risk management and repeat prescribing |
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Suitable for receptionists from GP practices and ward clerks from hospitals. Recognising the crucial role, practice receptionist
play in the repeat prescribing process this half-day course will cover essential good practice procedures for repeat prescribing systems
in primary care.
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Prescribing information systems - making sense of prescribing data, a practical guide |
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This half-day course is suitable for prescribing support teams, including pharmacy technicians, project facilitators and clinical
govern governance support staff in both primary and secondary care. The programme will explore the limitations of prescribing data, using case studies and worked examples where appropriate.
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How to use the BNF and other sources of prescribing information |
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Aimed at practice and hospital staff (eg receptionists and ward clerks) involved in the prescribing process.
This one day course will cover the BNF and other sources of prescribing information.
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Influencing Prescribing: |
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Getting your message across |
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NHS staff spend huge amounts of time writing - often not knowing whether we are doing it well or not.
This is a one-day course aimed at LHB and NHS Trust staff designed to show how changes in writing technique
can have a major impact on your intended audience.
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Promoting medicines, marketing and branding - what can we learn from the pharmaceutical industry? |
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This workshop aims to give participants a detailed understanding of the methods and techniques that the pharmaceutical industry use in the branding, promotion and marketing of medicines. The workshop will also look at areas where NHS initiatives regarding medicine use have proved successful.
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Describing risk and benefit |
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Putting risk into perspective. Today there is a requirement that everyone understands risks, deals with uncertainity and is able to make good choices.Recognising that we are all risk managers, this workshop aims to empower health professionals to look at and use communication tools with their patients. The workshop will also look at the way in which risk is described in the media and patient information.
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Educational outreach, academic detailing and influencing strategies |
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This study day is suitable for anyone involved with prescribing, but particularly professionals giving prescribing advice, including GP prescribing leads, clinical governance and prescribing support teams. The aim of the workshop is to provide participants with the skills, confidence and tools to deliver prescribing visits to general practitioners and secondary care consultants.
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Critical Appraisal: |
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WeMeRec is able to offer interactive critical appraisal workshops aimed at beginner, intermediate and advanced level. We have also developed workshops for core audiences as listed below:
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Critical appraisal skills for supplementary prescribers |
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Do you read the abstract and think you've read the paper? This popular workshop covers the key skills of critical appraisal and information mastery,
including finding and synthesising the evidence, and deciding when new evidence should be incorporated into clinical practice.
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Critical appraisal skills for information pharmacists |
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Do you read the abstract and think you've read the paper? This popular workshop covers the key skills of critical appraisal and information mastery,
including finding and synthesising the evidence, and deciding when new evidence should be incorporated into clinical practice.
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Critical appraisal skills for junior doctors |
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Do you read the abstract and think you've read the paper? This popular workshop aimed at junior doctors, covers the key skills of critical appraisal and information mastery, including finding and synthesising the evidence, and deciding when new evidence should be incorporated into clinical practice.
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Practical Therapeutics: |
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Practical management of anticoagulant therapy in the community |
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Aimed at GPs, supplementary prescribers, nurses and pharmacists providing anticoagulation services. This course is run
in association with the Diploma in Therapeutics, Cardiff University, Wales College of Medicine. The workshop uses interactive case studies to look at the practical management of anticoagulation therapy. The workshop also covers risk management and anticoagulant prescribing..
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DMARDs - What you need to know |
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Aimed at GPs, supplementary prescribers, nurses and pharmacists involved in prescribing and monitoring DMARDs. This course is run in association with the Diploma in Therapeutics, Cardiff University, Wales College of Medicine. The workshop uses interactive case studies to look at the practical management of DMARD and associated prescribing.
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Clopidogrel - The story so far |
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Aimed at GPs, supplementary prescribers, nurses and pharmacists providing anticoagulation services. This one day course, in association with the Diploma in Therapeutics, Cardiff University, Wales College of Medicine, uses case studies to look at the developments in anticoagulant therapy, risk management and anticoagulant therapy in primary care.
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Update on cardiovascular drugs |
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For nurses, this one day update covers the pharmacology, modes of action and evidence base of cardiovascular medicines. The update will also look at the patient information for the more commonly used cardiovascular medicines.
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Update on gastrointestinal disease |
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For nurses, this one day updates covers the pharmacology, modes of action and evidence base for drugs used to treat common gastrointestinal diseases. The update will also look at the patient information for the more commonly used gastrointestinal medicines.
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Update on Clinical pharmacology and drug interactions for nurses |
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For nurses, this one day course provides an update on clinical pharmacology and an in depth look at the most important and clinically relevant interactions.
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