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The national controlled drugs summit focuses ensuring the Safer Management of Controlled Drugs: Diversion & Abuse, Prescribing and Use. Aimed at Controlled Drugs Accountable Officers, Pharmacists and Prescribers the conference will update you on current national developments, and improve practice learning from case studies.
“CDAOs and nominated controlled drug leads must have oversight of the use of controlled drugs and follow up any unusual use to assure themselves that the arrangements for controlled drugs in their organisation are safe. This should include timely audits and considering treating controlled drugs as high-risk medicines.”
“Controlled Drug Accountable Officers (CDAOs) have a statutory responsibility to secure the safe management and use of controlled drugs. They must ensure (and be assured) that procedures are in place within the organisation(s) for which they are responsible to demonstrate this. This includes a duty to monitor the prescribing, supply and administration (if applicable) of all controlled drugs.”
This conference will enable you to:
- Network with colleagues who are working to improve the safe use, prescribing and management of controlled drugs
- Understand the national context including developments from the CQC and monitoring adherence to the NICE guidance
- Update your knowledge on the new controls for pregabalin and gabapentin
- Reflect on the implications of the Gosport Inquiry, and the RPS Standards, for the governance and management of Controlled Drugs in your service
- Understand the scale of abuse and diversion of controlled drugs by healthcare professionals
- Improve your skills in the identification and management of theft and abuse by staff
- Learn from police investigations and inspections
- Understand and develop the role of the controlled drugs accountable officer
- Improve your skills in the prescribing and prescribing governance of controlled drugs
- Understand how use electronic ordering and prescribing systems for controlled drugs
- Reflect on the use and governance of controlled drugs at the end of life
- Ensure lessons are learned from the investigation and reporting of controlled drugs incidents
- Self assess and reflect on your own practice
- Gain CPD accreditation points contributing to professional development and revalidation evidence
This event is also taking place on Friday 6th March 2020 at the De Vere West One conference centre in London
