How long does it take? The Prescriber’s Certificate takes around 7.5 hours to complete.
How will the practice and individual benefit? The Prescriber’s Certificate in Veterinary Medicines will help ensure:
your practice team is competent in handling veterinary medicines safely and legally
compliance with Veterinary Medicines Regulations and RCVS Practice Standards on medicines
your practice is equipped to receive RCVS PSS award points for undergoing further training in dispensing and medicines legislation
staff confidence in handling medicines safely and legally
the ability to think critically about evidence and promotion on medicines
staff confidence in communicating about medicines
reassurance that the learning is completely independent of the pharmaceutical industry
confidence that staff have received medicines training from the leading source of veterinary medicines information.
On completion of all modules in all three units the participant will receive a printed certificate and the associated badge to identify the achievement. Doing the Certificate can contribute to the individual’s CPD. There is a charge of £10 (+ vat) for each participant pursuing the Veterinary Prescriber Prescriber’s Certificate in Veterinary Medicines. A practice subscription to Veterinary Prescriber is required.
How the modules work
Each unit is made up of a series of modules, which consist of text and audio files (with a downloadable podcast) . Each module ends with a multi-choice quiz. When all the questions are answered correctly, a module-specific certificate will be saved in the ‘My Account” area of the Virtual Veterinary Medicines Academy. Each module is concise, only take up to 30 minutes to complete, and can be done at any time.