Training courses

Refresh or update your knowledge about pharmacology with specific application to prescribing in adult palliative care. This session will consider the principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics and go on to apply these to commonly prescribed drugs in palliative care. Some common prescribing dilemmas will also be discussed. Following completion of the session, attendees will receive […]

Preparing qualified nurses to undertake this extended role, this interactive session meets the requirements set out by NMC/RCN/Together for Short Lives. It further ensures that staff are up to date with current death certification requirements and the role of the medical examiner. On completion of the training, attendees will receive a workbook to support their […]

This course will give NMPs a comprehensive overview of the pharmacology of this group of drugs. It will go on to consider indications, cautions and contraindications in the prescribing of opiates, including converting between different opiates and between different routes of administration. On completion of the session, attendees will receive a workbook to support their […]