Safe Pediatric Prescribing
Safe Pediatric Prescribing is organized by Virtual Medical Academy (VMA).
Introduction;
Pediatric prescribing is complex and medication errors contribute to patient morbidity and mortality. This recorded course comprises 3 sections. The first is an introduction to pediatric prescribing, revising pharmacokinetics and local policy for safe prescribing. The second section illustrates high-risk medications and focuses on areas where errors frequently occur. The final section focuses on antibiotic mechanisms of action and indications.
Objectives:
By the end of this course you will be able to:
• Educate junior doctors about prescribing principles in pediatric medicine.
• Familiarize junior doctors with local prescribing policies and guidelines.
• Determine the precautions in using high-risk medications.
• Recognize prohibited medication in pediatrics.
• Discuss antibiotics and discover the Historical deployments of antibiotics.
• Recognize the antibiotics classifications and mechanisms of action.
• Enumerate the Indications uses and side effects of antibiotics.
• Discuss mechanisms of resistance of antibiotics.
• Discuss the principles of antibiotic use.
Main theme:
This recorded course comprises of three parts each part will cover a specific topic about safe pediatric medication prescribing.
Purchase of the course grants you 3 weeks of access to all the recorded videos.