This section provides educational programmes about medicines and medical devices.
Devices education modules
We have produced a series of educational packages covering medical device topics that have been reported as areas of concern or as problems through our Adverse Incident Centre. Most of the packages come with a quiz to assess knowledge gained and are certified and a number are recognised by Royal Colleges.
Some packages contain video of operations and may not be for the squeamish. These training aids are free to use and require no passwords.
They include the following modules:
Medicines education modules
Our educational modules on medicines have been written for health professionals who routinely make decisions about prescribing, supplying or administering medicines. The modules cover clinically relevant aspects of medicines regulation as well as topics on specific classes of medicines.
Questions in the modules test users' understanding of the materials; feedback on the questions is included.
These modules, aimed at protecting public health by improving the proper use of medicines, are available free of charge.
They cover the following topics:
