This full day training day is aimed at staff who are involved in the day to day care of individuals with a chronic lung condition and/or those prescribed with Oxygen and will cover:

Introductin to COPD -

• What is COPD

• The impact of COPD in England
• Symptoms of COPD
• Causes of COPD
• Diagnosing COPD

Detecting Breathing Problems

• Long standing or persistent symptoms
• MRC dyspnoea scale
• Clinical features differentiating Asthma and COPD
• Existing treatments
• Managing stable and unstable COPD

Keeping Well with COPD

Oxygen Awareness

• Statutory and Regulatory Obligations
• Understanding of relevant legislation and codes of practice
• What is a Medical Gas
• Familiarity with the composition and identification of various gases
• Hazards of Medical Gases

Health and Safety

• Understanding of the dangers involved in working with medical gases
• Familiarity with safe operating practices

Clinical use of Medical Gases

• Understanding of the different types of medical gas supplies,
• the associated equipment
• safe working practices

Guidance on how to handle, move and where relevant, store medical gas cylinders safely

• How to identify faulty and incident cylinders and take appropriate action
• How to prepare a medical gas cylinder for use and its connection to equipment
• Risk Assessments and Practical Session
• Be aware of risk assessments with regard to storage and use of oxygen
• Practical session includes face mask and nasal cannula.

To book please email quality.innovation@essex.gov.uk

This course is only open to Domiciliary Care Agencies who deliver a service in the Essex County Council local Authority area (this excludes Southend, Thurrock and London Boroughs)