Medicines certificates: instructions

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Introduction to veterinary medicines certificate

The introduction to veterinary medicines is essential for anyone in the practice who has any dealings with medicines. It consists of three modules:

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• Everything you need to know about veterinary medicines. Part 1: Making sense of medicines

• Everything you need to know about veterinary medicines. Part 2: Roles and responsibilities

• Everything you need to know about veterinary medicines. Part 3: Where to find the medicines information you need

  Time to complete: around 1 hour 30 minutes.

You can read the modules, or read and listen, or download a podcast. At the end of each module there is a quiz, and a certificate is awarded for each module. Each module takes around 30 minutes to complete. When you have completed the first module, go on to the second and then the third. We hope you enjoy the modules. If you have any questions, do get in touch.

Foundation certificate in veterinary medicines

The Foundation certificate in veterinary medicines is suitable for clinical and non-clinical staff (including veterinary nurses, dispensers, practice managers, SQPs), it is particularly suitable for anyone involved in dispensing medicines. The Foundation certificate is made up of the three units (F1, F2 and F3). Below is a list of the modules in each unit. Click on the unit title to access the modules. Please note that there is one item (Using the Parasiticide Guide in Foundation Unit 3) that is accessed by following the hyperlink.

Unit 1: Foundation in veterinary medicines regulations:

• Making sense of medicines (F1MOD1)

• Roles and responsibilities (F1MOD2)

• Where to find the medicines information you need (F1MOD3)

• What pet owners need to know about medicines (F1MOD4)

• Adverse effects – who should report and why? (F1MOD5)

• Controlled drugs disposal in veterinary practice (F1MOD6)

  Time to complete: around 3 hours

Unit 2: Foundation in dispensing

• Good veterinary dispensing practice part 1 (F2MOD1)

• Good veterinary dispensing practice part 2 (F2MOD2)

• Are you looking after your medicines properly? (F2MOD3)

• Medicines mix ups (F2MOD4)

• Can it be given with food? (F2MOD5)

• Handling medicines and pregnancy (F2MOD6)

• Keeping up to date on licensed veterinary medicines (F2MOD7)

• Don’t waste money on medicines and help save the environment (F2MOD8)

  Time to complete: around 4 hours

 Unit 3: Foundation in companion animal parasiticides

• Worming kittens (F3MOD1)

• Worming puppies (F3MOD2)

• Parasite protection for adult cats (F3MOD3)

• Parasite protection for adult dogs (F3MOD4)

• Environmental flea sprays (F3MOD4)

• Safe use of collars and spot-ons (F3MOD5)

• Practical tips for preventing internal parasite infections in cats and dogs (F3MOD6)

• Imported pets (F3MOD7)

• Taking pets abroad (F3MOD8)

• Using the Parasiticide Guide.

  Time to complete: around 2 hours 30 minutes

At the end of each module there is a quiz, and a certificate is awarded for each module. Completion of all the modules in the Foundation units leads to the Foundation Certificate.

Total time to complete the Foundation certificate: around 9 hours 30 minutes

Enhanced certificate in veterinary medicines

The enhanced certificate in veterinary medicines is suitable for developing medicines knowledge for use in practice, for instance for RVNs who are running a parasite control clinic. The Enhanced certificate is made up of the three Foundation (F1, F2 and F3) plus two further Enhanced Units (E1 and E2). Click on the title to access the unit modules. Please note that access to the item Is there a parasiticide that is safer for the environment is via the specific hyperlink.

Unit 1: Enhanced certificate in companion animal parasiticides:

• Parasiticides for cats and dogs: a rational approach. Introduction (E1MODX)

• Making sense of flea and tick treatments (E1MOD1)

• Making sense of wormers (E1MOD1A)

• Lungworm in dogs (E1MOD2)

• All-in-one parasiticides for cats (E1MOD3)

• Spotlight on Bravecto (E1MOD4)

• Drug interactions and companion animal parasiticides (E1MOD5)

• Rational use of parasiticides: building a practice parasiticide policy (E1MOD6)

• Is there a parasiticide that is safer for the environment?

  Time to complete: around 2 hours 30 minutes

Unit 2: Enhanced certificate in medicines (new medicines)

• What is good quality evidence on medicines? (E2MOD1)

• Deciding which medicines to stock (E2MOD2)

• Galliprant (grapiprant) (E2MOD3)

• Stelfonta (tigilanol) (E2MO4)

• Librela (bedinvetmab) (E2MOD5)

• Solensia (frunevetmab) (E2MOD6)

  Time to complete: around 2 hours

  Total time to complete Ehanced certificate (including Foundation units): around 14 hours