CPD for Non-Medical Prescribers: A Practical Guide

Description

In this new era of healthcare, the importance of Continuing Professional Development cannot be underestimated.  Non-Medical Prescribers have a responsibility to themselves, their employer and their patients to keep up-to-date with developments in this fast-moving area of healthcare. This book looks at the current context of CPD in this area and provides guidance for facilitation. The book is divided into three clear sections. The first looks at general principles of CPD and considers overarching and organisational issues such as clinical governance. The second section looks at specific approaches adopted by individuals/trusts to facilitate CPD, for example e-learning and how to keep up-to-date with pharmacology. The final section is a resource section which includes a number of usable documents relating to each chapter which identify further resources and include practical ideas, tools and objects. Includes legal and professional frameworksContent: Chapter 1 Keeping Up to Date with Legal and Professional Frameworks for Non?Medical Prescribing (pages 1–16): Marion WaiteChapter 2 Prescribing Practice from the Employer's Perspective: The Rationale for CPD within Non?Medical Prescribing (pages 17–31): Anne Smith and Sanjay DesaiChapter 3 Writing and Maintaining a Non?Medical Prescribing Policy for Your Organisation (pages 33–46): Michael FanningChapter 4 Organising CPD for Non?Medical Prescribers at a Regional Level (pages 47–62): Fiona Peniston?BirdChapter 5 Using E?learning for CPD within Non?Medical Prescribing (pages 63–81): Marion WaiteChapter 6 Action Learning and Learning Sets (pages 83–94): Jan KeenanChapter 7 Keeping up to Date with Pharmacology (pages 95–116): Nicola StonerChapter 8 Organising CPD for Non?Medical Prescribers in a General Practice Setting (pages 117–127): Mandy FryChapter 9 Organising and Running a Journal Club for Non?Medical Prescribers (pages 129–139): Dan Lasserson