Course description
Pharmaceutical Medical Gas Testing (Update) Refresher and Reassessment Programme
This two-day refresher and reassessment programme is specifically designed for you if you’re required to take the formal assessment of competency required under HTM02 every five years. The aim is to give an opportunity for QC (MGPS) personnel to be aware of developments and best practice and to enhance personal skills.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
Who should attend?
This course will be suitable for pharmacists and other health professionals with experience and responsibilities for, or an interest in, medical gas testing. This course is of particular importance to those who require the formal assessment of competency under the HTM02 every five years. The aim is to give an opportunity for QC (MPGS) personnel to be aware of developments and best practice.
Training Course Content
Day one
- Introduction to course
- Work of the Medical Gas Group – policy changes and new documents
- New and current expectations of QC (MGPS) including mentoring
- Official updates (alerts and guidance documents) and recent developments
- Interactive Session - Incidents from my QC(MGPS) work
- Pre-course task resolution - discussion and feedback
- Introduction and explanation of workshops
- Workshop sessions:
- Advanced skills in: Management of an oxygen line shutdown (exercise)
- Advanced skills in: Back-feed kit use, plus intro to MGPS 1000
- Advanced skills in: Commissioning a new VIE and associated plant
Day Two
- General Updates - developments and equipment, introduction to equipment companies
- Introduction to Assessment
- Assessment*
- Issues with line pressures and understanding of roles
- Nitrous Oxide – Environmental impact and effect on medical use and manifolds/pipelines
- Experiences and lessons from the COVID-19 war?
- The role of the chief pharmacist in medical gases
- Assessment feedback – practical and theory
- Question and answers session