HIEDA & BSA – Safe Management of Medications in Schools

Name: HIEDA & BSA – Safe Management of Medications in Schools
Start: 2025-03-28T10:30:00+00:00
End: 2025-03-28T15:30:00+00:00
Location: Virtual – Zoom

28 March 2025 @ 10:30 am - 3:30 pm

Date: March 28, 2025
Time: 10:30 – 15:30
Cost: HIEDA & BSA Member Rate: £175, Non-member Rate: £350*
Audience: This training day is designed for pastoral and medical staff in boarding schools who have responsibilities for managing and or administering medication for pupils in schools.
Platform: Zoom (online) – Day Seminar

Course outline:

This course will be delivered by an experienced Pharmacist trainer from OPUS. The ‘Supporting Pupils’ guidance advises that ‘all school staff should have sufficient training’ in medicines handling.

This seminar will provide an overview of the safe procedures for handling medicines within school & when out on school trips, and will focus on ways to reduce medicines errors in schools.

The seminar will include case studies and activities throughout.

Training topics will include:

Ordering and supply of medicines
Medicines storage
Administration of medicines
Disposal of medicines
Controlled Drugs
Recording
Buccal midazolam
Adrenaline auto-injectors
Salbutamol inhalers
Self-administration
Covert administration
Homely remedies
Residential trips
Individual Health Care Plans (IHCPs)
Medicines audits
Incident management
Safeguarding
Training and competency assessment
Importance of good communication between healthcare professionals, parents & staff
Medicines from overseas
Medicine containers
Medicines received from parents
Medicines challenges around school holidays

Learning outcomes:

To give delegates an introduction of how to manage, store, administer, dispose and record
different forms of medicines for pupils in schools
To update delegates on the latest guidance and legislation in handling medicines in schools and the related training and competency requirements
To signpost delegates to accredited medicines training and resources for schools, in order to upskill their staff team
To empower delegates to lead by example back in their school setting, to promote best
practice and ensure exceptional care with medicines is provided to all pupils they support

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Speaker:

Rowena Tague, Professional Support Pharmacist, OPUS

Rowena Tague, is a Professional Support Pharmacist for OPUS. She has worked for OPUS for three years and in that time she has provided medicines training to a variety of care settings and schools. As part of her role, she also undertakes independent medicines audits, prepare training courses for OPUS and write, review & update medicines policies and procedures for a range of organisations. Prior to working for OPUS, she was a community Pharmacist for over 35 years. The main focus of her work has always been supporting different care settings including schools with their medicines.