“Sex bombs”
Non-Medical Prescribing Update Training
Half day – Up to 35 delegates
The Course Aim
To provide delegates with knowledge which will enhance their understanding of drugs and help them make good
The session is suitable for NMPs working in sexual health and contraception services, general practice, youth services, accident and emergency and Pharmacists working in this area of practice.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the session participants should be able to:
- Understand patterns of STIs and unintended pregnancy in the UK, and how sexual attitudes and
behaviours impact upon them. - Understand the common sexually transmitted infections and conditions, causative organisms and precipitating factors.
- Support young people, including those under 16, in achieving and maintaining good sexual and reproductive health (including assessment and identification of vulnerability)
- Facilitate effective, evidence-based strategies to support patients to manage
risk of pregnancy - Work in partnership with patients to facilitate effective, safe and
evidence based management plans for treatment of STIs, genital conditions and emergency contraception. - Understand the role of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions in supporting patients.
Course content
- Refresher of STIs and common genital conditions
- Overview of treatment guidelines and evidence base
- Non-medical prescribing and use of pharmacological treatments in sexual health
- Non-Pharmacological options for promoting good sexual health
- Review of effective supporting for younger patients – Fraser competence, and assessment of sexual exploitation
Trainer
Emma Collins has been a registered nurse since 1996, and has worked within sexual health since 2000. She currently works as a consultant nurse in a busy,