27th March Mastering Medicines Course
Mastering Medicines Cours
Why choose this course?
Our aim is that every delegate goes home not only with a better understanding of the medicines that they use on farm, but also some practical steps that they can take on farm to maximize the effectiveness of the medicines that they use and some key areas where they can take action to reduce the requirement for medicine use.
This course is run as an interactive group session with lots of discussion as we go through the topics and case studies to allow for further discussion and ensure that all delegates have achieved a good understanding of the course material by the end of the session. We take a short break for lunch during the session. All the information is summarized in a course workbook that is provided for each delegate to take home.
The Mastering Medicines Course is a Red Tractor approved course on the responsible use of medicines. The course aims to increase awareness of different classes of medicine, enhance knowledge of how different medicines work and how to use them effectively and responsibly as well as understanding antimicrobial resistance. By increasing awareness and knowledge we aim to drive the best practice use of medicines on farms.
During the course we go through four major classes of medicine (vaccines, antibiotics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, anthelmintics), what they do and when to use them. We will discuss how active herd health planning can ensure that medicines are used effectively. We also cover the safe and effective administration of medicines and ensuring that you comply with medicine legislation and farm assurance requirements for record keeping.
Key learning objectives:
- Understand the different classes of medicine
- Know what the different classes of medicine do
- Know how and when to use the different classes of medicine
- Understand how herd health planning ensures effective product use
- Understand the responsible use of medicines using the ‘Replace, Reduce, Refine’ model
- Safe and effective administration of medicines
- Comply with legislative and farm assurance requirements for medicine record keeping
Course Topics Covered:
- Antibiotics
- Vaccines
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
- Anthelmintics
- Health planning
- Responsible use of medicines
- Antibiotic and anthelmintic resistance
- Safe and effective storage and administration of medicines
- Medicine record keeping requirements
Course Agenda:
Arrival
AM session
Medicine classes
Responsible use of medicines
Lunch
PM session
Health planning
Case studies
Lottie is an experienced Medicines trainer
Our courses are fully Vet led.
“I find this a really rewarding course to lead. Often people enroll as a tick box exercise to satisfy farm assurance, but by the end of the session everyone is really engaged in the
subject and has a selection of practical things that they can put into action on their own farm.
We often have a real variety of different farms represented in a group, from smallholders to sheep, beef and dairy, which leads to really interesting variety of cases to discuss. The nature of the course means that regardless of the level of prior knowledge or experience everyone can gain something from taking part.
For dairy farmers it makes a really beneficial course to attend alongside the Milksure course as it covers a different side of medicine use.”
Lottie Meire
Course Duration:
1 Day (11am-2pm)
Course Format (e.g. in-person, online, hybrid):
In person
Course Materials Provided:
Mastering medicines booklet
Course location:
Shepton Vets training room, Shepton Vets Shepton Veterinary Group Limited, Allyn Saxon Drive Shepton Mallet BA4 5QH
Prerequisites:
We limit places to 12 on this course. Booking early is recommended
To bring:
This is a classroom-based course, all materials are provided.
Is lunch included?
Yes. Please contact the farm office if you have any special dietary requirements.
Cost/Fees:
£55 + VAT per person A £15/per person deposit will be payable upon booking. The balance will be due 2 days before the course start date.
Payment options: You will be contacted following your reservation to complete your booking form and payment.
Cancellation policies:
Cancellations up to 10 working days before the course will result in a full refund. Please contact the office if you need to cancel. Further details are outlined in the booking form. Shepton Vets reserve the right to cancel a course if the minimum delegates number is not reached.
Enrolment Process:
- Complete online reservation form
- Await contact from our office team or call them directly in order to complete deposit payment
- Two days prior to course date, receive advanced course materials
If you have any questions, please email training@sheptonvets.com or call 01749 341 761
