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ECT Competencies for Psychiatrists

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Aim of the Day

The Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Centre for Advanced Learning and Conferences has delivered this successful one day ECT Competencies for Psychiatrists training course for many years. This course will provide the specialist knowledge to enable all professionals/clinicians to feel confident and competent at their interface with ECT.

 

This course is eligible for 5 CPD hours subject to your peer group approval.

 

Workshops include

  • Policies, procedures and protocols; emergency ECT, outpatient ECT, high risk patients

  • Training and Supervision of junior doctors

  • Policies, procedures and protocols; information for patients and families, consent procedures

  • Responsibilities to consultant colleagues; advising consultant colleagues and educating consultant colleagues

 

 

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Three Day Training Course for Nurses

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Overview

This short course has been developed in collaboration between the Royal College of Psychiatrists ECT Accreditation Service (ECTAS) and the National Association of Lead Nurses in ECT (NALNECT) in response to feedback from ECT nurses regarding the lack of national post registration provision of training in this specialist area of practice.This course is the equivalent of 3 study days.

 

Aims

The course will provide nurses with the knowledge, skills and expertise to carry out all duties and responsibilities for ECT in accordance with:

 

  • The Royal College of Psychiatrists guidelines and the ECT Accreditation Service Standards for the Administration of ECT
  • The Royal College of Anaesthetists and the Association of Anaesthetists guidelines
  • The NICE guidelines
  • The Royal College of Nursing guidance for nurses

 

Delgates will be expected to develop knowledge and skills and initiate and share good practice in relation to ECT.

 

  
 

 

CETC Customer Feedback

 

ECT Competencies

 

"I found all sessions to be very well prepared and presented"

 

"Excellent timing of the sessions – long enough to sustain attention"

 

"The entire programme was enlightening. I benefited from the course"

 

ECTAS Nurses

 

"Well presented, good information, relevant to my needs"

 

"Presentations have improved my knowledge on ECT and my role as ECT nurse"

 

"Excellent, stimulated good discussion"

 

  
 

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