RCGP Certificate in the Management of Drug Misuse - Part
1
Further Information
Part 1 is ideal for practitioners
working at an advanced service level as part of a shared care
scheme, especially those intending to provide treatment to drug
users as part of a locally or nationally enhanced service
(L/NES).
The Part 1 Course is endorsed by the NTA and is now
multi-disciplinary. Pharmacists, nurses, drug workers and
other healthcare professionals can now complete the
certificate.
In order to complete and receive the Part 1
Certificate you are required to attend a Face to Face
event and complete the two e-learning
modules :
- Harm Reduction
- Treatment Planning
These are accessible on the Doctors.net website at
www.doctors.net.uk/rcgpeducation
It is advisable to do the e-modules before attending the face to
face training day but not mandatory.
Please Note: Completion of the two e-learning
modules and attendance on a Face to Face Training event must be
within an 18 month period in order to qualify for the Part 1
Certificate of Completion. If the period between the completion of
the e-learning modules and attendance on a Face to Face event is
longer than 18 months you will be asked to:
- Resit the e-learning modules if they were completed longer than
18 months before the attendance on a face to face
training event
or
- Attend another Face to Face training event if you
attended an event longer than 18 months before the completion of
the e-learning modules
Pharmacy Technicians must complete the RCGP
e-modules and attend a Face to Face event in order to be awarded
the RCGP Part 1 Certificate and meet the entry critieria for the
RCGP Part 2.
or
Complete the CPPE learning
program developed specifically for them and attend a Face to Face
event in order to meet the entry criteria for RCGP Part 2.
Check the list at the bottom of the page for Face to Face
events. For more information on the course please contact the Part
1 Co-ordinator:
Part 1 Certificate e-learning modules:
To register for the RCGP Substance Misuse E-Learning Modules
please select the link www.doctors.net.uk/rcgpeducation .
If you have problems registering or logging in please contact
the helpdesk on 01235 828400 or help@doctors.org.uk .
Once you have completed the two online e-modules please send
electronically to smuemodule@rcgp.org.uk or
by post to: RCGP, Substance Misuse Unit, Suite 314 Frazer
House, 32- 38 Leman Street, London E1 8EW
Face-to-Face Training
Events
The following days have been assigned for Face-to-Face
training:
National Events 2010
Local Events
2010
To apply for a local training event please contact the
appropriate event coordinator directly. You can access
the application form and training event
information by selecting the date.
Cost
The cost of the Part 1 National Face to Face Training Event is
£250 per person. The cost of a Local Face to Face training event is
a minimum of £150 per person, the cost of taking the certificate
and the reading materials. Costs may vary as some local
organisations may absorb the other costs involved in running the
course through sponsorship or funding grants.
Secure Environment Part 1 Face-to-Face training days are
being run Regionally . For information on Secure Environment
Part 1 please contact Lorna Boothe. (details beow)
Please contact
Lorna Boothe at the SMU (0207
173 6093) or
lboothe@rcgp.org.uk to find
out more information on any of the above master
classes.
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