Date:
17^th December 2015

Venue:
Education Centre, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester

Course description:

A group session led the Clinical Skills Team to provide a theoretical insight into chemotherapy, including a practical simulation workshop on the removal of ambulatory chemotherapy. This is intended to enable a practitioner to safely and confidently handle and administer subcutaneous methotrexate, cytarabine and ambulatory chemotherapy. A certificate of attendance will be provided following this course.

Topics Covered and Learning Outcomes:

• Chemotherapy origins and actions and side effects.
• Aseptic Non-touch technique.
• Safe handling of chemotherapy including spillage and waste.
• Subcutaneous methrotrexate and cytarabine administration.
• Central Venous Access.
• Ambulatory Chemotherapy.
• Understanding chemotherapy.
• Theory and practice of safely removing an ambulatory chemotherapy pump.

Targeted Audience:

District Nurses.

Course Fee:

£75.00