Welcome to the IPU Academy Spring Programme

Welcome to the IPU Academy Spring Programme, which follows our successful Autumn Programme, where more than 2,300 attendances were recorded. Using your personal membership log in, you can view and book online all the live learning courses in the IPU Academy Spring Programme.

The IPU Academy Spring Programme will deliver Continuing Education (CE) in traditional presentation format, i.e. a two-hour live learning seminar, at a location near you. In addition to the live learning events, we plan to hold a number of national webinars on www.ipuacademy.ie during the Spring Programme.

The five topics in the IPU Academy Spring Programme were selected based on your feedback and, as usual, will be delivered in venues countrywide. The topics are all of current relevance and designed to assist you in developing and delivering services to your patients in your pharmacy.

The format for the live learning remains unchanged; courses will start at 8pm sharp and will last two hours. Coffee and refreshments will be served. 

Please note: We have decided to introduce an Express Topic Course into the IPU Academy Spring Programme 2017.The Update on Oral Chemotherapy course will start at the earlier time of 7.30pm and finish at 9pm. Coffee and refreshments will be available from 7pm, prior to the course starting at 7.30pm, instead of the usual coffee break midway through the course.

The new IIOP system for monitoring our engagement with Continuing Professional Development (CPD) has now come into effect. IPU Academy is here to support your engagement with the new CPD system. There are five stages to the CPD cycle. A copy of the CPD cycle is included in the CPD template which is provided for each topic. You can enter at any stage of the CPD cycle, e.g. by attending an IPU Academy course you will have completed an Action stage of the CPD cycle. You can then download your IPU Academy Attendance Certificate to assist in completing the Document stage of the CPD cycle.

Feedback and suggestions for future topics to be developed by IPU Academy are welcome at ipuacademy@ipu.ie.

An Update on Oral Chemotherapy Agents (Spring 2017)

Express Topic (7.30pm-9pm)

The range of oral chemotherapy agents available and their use in patients has risen dramatically over the last number of years. Oral chemotherapy offers many benefits to patients in terms of use of administration and access, however it also carries the same risks as traditional chemotherapy.

The aim of this express course is to provide an update on the requirements on safe supply and handling of oral chemotherapy, as well focusing on newer agents available and considering patient factors such as adherence to therapy.

Paediatrics – An Update: Birth to 13 Months

Pharmacists interact frequently with parents of babies and small children.

The aim of this course is to cover the main health concerns for parents of babies and small children. This includes information on the public health benefits of vaccination, the current vaccination schedule for babies up to 1 year and the management of common early childhood conditions. 

Update on Drug Interactions and Adverse Drug Reactions

With an ever increasing range of both prescribed and OTC medicines, pharmacists must be vigilant for the potential for Adverse Drug Reactions (ADR) and Drug Interactions.

The aim of this course is to provide information on common pathways such as the Glycoprotein P system and CYPT450 system where drug interactions are more likely to occur as well as the mechanisms of frequently reported drug interactions.

Medication Safety in Your Practice

Medication safety is one of the key cornerstones for the profession of pharmacy. It is a key aspect of our daily pharmacy practice.

The aim of this course is to provide an update on medication safety issues and requirements and to facilitate best practice around medication safety in your practice.

Child and Adolescent Mental Health

There is increasing awareness of mental health issues that affect children and adolescents in Ireland. Often the community pharmacist is in an ideal position to support young people and their families.

The aim of this course is to provide an overview of some of the common mental health issues that affect children such as Autism, ADHD, depression, and eating disorders. It will also include information on non-drug and licenced drug treatments of these conditions, and their role in the overall management of these conditions.