Course description
Pharmaceutical Medical Gas Testing
This is a five-day CPD course which will be delivered with presentations, group discussions and practical sessions illustrating the principles of pharmaceutical medical gas testing. There will be an assessment at the end of the course.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
Who should attend?
This course will be suitable for pharmacists and other healthcare professionals with experience and responsibilities for, or an interest in, medical gas testing. It is essential for those who wish to register as QC (MGPS) under the HTM 02-01.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
On completion of this course, you will be able to:
- demonstrate a knowledge of relevant HTM 02 and Permit to Work relating to medical gases
- demonstrate a knowledge of health and safety relating to medical gases
- demonstrate a knowledge of medical gases production and properties, and the application of GMP to medical gas production
- demonstrate a knowledge of uses and clinical risks associated with medical gases
- make critical assessment on health and safety issues such as OES, MEL and STEL
- identify and resolve problems associated with medical gas systems
- interpret test results of medical gas systems and take appropriate actions
- identify and resolve any problems associated with testing equipment document relevant activities and interventions
A short written assessment is undertaken at the end of the course. There will also be a work based practice report to be completed.
How will I benefit?
You’ll benefit from:
- practical testing with a range of different equipment
- being able to troubleshoot and assess defective systems
- experienced tutors offering active assistance
Training Course Content
Day one
- Introduction to medical gases and their uses
- Introduction to HTM 02-01 (2006)
- Key principles and its application in practice
- Key MGPS features; oxygen VIE and PCC; medical and surgical air plant; vacuum and AGSS plant, manifolds
- MGPS features continued; valves, LVAs and AVSUs; central and local alarms; pendants and beams, terminal units and NISTs
- On-site practical sessions; VIE; Medical air compressor; Manifolds
- Manufacture of medical gases and the role of the QP
Day two
- The basic tool kit
- Aspects of MGPS engineering (part 1):
- Aspects of MGPS engineering (part 2):
- Tests that the AP carries out or witnesses. Examples of where tests or observations/PPM have identified problems
- Gas safety in relation to MGPS
- Role of QC MGPS in relation to HTM 02-01
- Installation requirements of the distribution pipeline, monitoring systems and terminal unit provision
- Workshop sessions; terminal units function, identity and operational problems; AVSUs, LVA’s and alarms operation and faults; Demonstration of pipe jointing
Day three
- Introduction to ‘permit to work’ system and B forms
- Workshop ‘permit to work’ system
- Introduction to pharmaceutical testing of gases
- How medical gases are tested and how instrumentation does its job
- Workshop sessions; Oxygen, identity and purity methods; Nitrous oxide / Entonox, identity and purity methods; Medical, surgical and dental air, identity and purity methods including moisture, particulates and oil; cylinder management, ID and storage, connections (including surgical CO2, Heliox and specialist gases – uses and ID)
Day four
- Moisture in medical gas systems
- Instrument calibration
- Calibration gases
- Calibration of Instruments – demonstration/workshop
- Common problems that occur with equipment
- Problem solving workshops; testing manifold; testing a compressor; pendant testing; mock-up bedhead tests; terminal unit identity
Day five
- Oxygen conservation
- Novice QC (MGPS) – pressures of the job
- MGPS line pressure; why is it useful for the QC to know, examples of problems identified
- Written assessment
Expenses
For more information about price, please contact the University.