FREE Lunch and learn Webinar: 'Whats in your drug box?' (OX141021WEBINAR)

Lynn Fox has been a Registered General Nurse for over 25 years in cardiac & intensive care, emergency triage and for 11 years as a senior resuscitation officer for an acute teaching hospital in the NHS. In this latter SRO role she prepared and supported clinical staff in the prevention of patient deterioration and also management of cardiac arrests. Lynn is a Resuscitation Council accredited instructor in advanced adult and paediatric life support including Immediate Life Support. Lynn left the NHS 6 years ago to instruct full time for her training company, ResusPlus Training. Lynn regularly teaches dental medical emergencies to dental practices and has also lectured on anaphylaxis for the BDA conference and on medical emergency drugs in the CPD theatre at the British Dental Conference and Dentistry Show 2018. Lynn has developed a conscious sedation immediate life support course for the dental team. This includes the management of common sedation, medical and dental emergencies. All of Lynn's BLS training sessions now include how Covid BLS adaptations can support and assist in protecting the dental team during cardiac arrest whilst optimising outcome for the patient.

*This webinar is suitable for entire dental team, will be delivered on the Zoom platform and an email with joining instructions and a short a guide to remote learning will be sent to you at least 24 hours before the course starts. Please log in early to check your IT supports Zoom and check that your microphone is off but your camera is on (you can upload a background of your choice for privacy) signing in using your Deanery registered name helps us to confirm your attendance. Logging onto to Webinar will be from 13:05. Please email the organising Tutor if you have any questions prior to the webinar at amanda.evans@hee.nhs.uk  We are sorry that due to the short nature of the course there will not be an opportunity to ask questions/interact with the speaker on the day. The programme will start promptly at 13:15 finishing by 13:45.

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The aim of this course is to develop the learner's ability to recognise, assess and manage medical emergencies - adults and paediatrics - in the primary care dental setting and will help familiarise the dental team with the contents of the drug box and emergency equipment.

1. To outline the emergency drugs and equipment that should be held by dental surgeries. 2. To explain the team approach to medical emergencies in relation to emergency dental drugs.

1. Identify, prescribe and know how to administer - where appropriate - emergency drugs correctly.

2. Facilitate a team approach to medical emergencies so as to deal promptly with uncommon but potentially tragic events.