ICMR NvCCP Prescribing Skills course - 2020, for the Indian Medical Graduates

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Learners enrolled: 6664

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) – National Virtual Centre Clinical Pharmacology (NvCCP) Prescribing Skills course for Indian Medical Graduates has been launched to improve prescription practices in India.

“Prescribing skill” has been recognized by the Board of Governors (BoG) in supersession of Medical Council of India (MCI) as a “Must Know” entity in its curriculum for Medical Graduates. A pilot study conducted among first-year resident doctors on the assessment of prescribing skills revealed the unpreparedness for the rational prescription. Inappropriate prescribing results in insufficient or delayed recovery, increased risk of preventable harm/adverse drug reaction, development of antimicrobial resistance, and increased cost of therapy to the patient.

Considering the inadequacies of Prescribing Skills in India, Dr. Balram Bhargava, Secretary to the Govt. of India and Director General, ICMR, Dept. of Health Research is delighted to launch this course on Prescribing skills for Indian Medical Graduates (IMG).

This course has been developed by experts from departments of Clinical Pharmacology, Clinical disciplines, and Preventive and Social Medicine (PSM) located in 15 ICMR Rational use of Medicines centres from top medical colleges across India. The ICMR- NvCCP network, guided by ICMR-Technical Advisory Group (TAG) has peer-reviewed this course along with clinical experts from New Delhi and Mumbai.

This online course has been designed as per the Specific Learning Objectives (SLOs) of the MCI curriculum. It consists of 40 video lectures in the form of presentation slides which are practical case-based and provide an array of resource materials. The course can be accessed on all digital platforms as per the convenience of IMGs.

PRE-REQUISITE : Pursuing/completed Internship after completion of Final year MBBS examination
INTENDED AUDIENCE : Indian Medical Graduates

NOTE:

It is mandatory to fill your TEMPORARY REGISTRATION NUMBER issued by respective Medical Councils in the College Roll No. field while joining the course.
Fill the full name of your medical college in the OTHERS FIELD under the Institution tab if your college name is not available on the drop- down list

In case of any queries, students can either mail to " rxcourse@nieicmr.org.in " or reach out to 044-26136413 between 9: 30 AM to 5: 00 PM ( Monday to Friday )

Summary

Course Status :	Ongoing
Course Type :	Elective
Duration :	12 weeks
Category :	Multidisciplinary
Level :	Undergraduate
Start Date :	12 Oct 2020
End Date :	31 Oct 2021
Enrollment Ends :	10 Oct 2020
Exam Date :

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Course layout

I. Healthcare System

Module 1 : Health ecosystem, Health care setting, National Health programmes

Module 2 : Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940; Rules, 1945 and Drugs Schedules, amendments thereof, Fixed Dose Combinations, Over The Counter drugs, AYUSH Drugs, Nutraceuticals and Health Supplements

Module 3 : Healthcare setting, National Essential Medicines List, Health Insurance schemes including Ayushman Bharat

II. Principles of Prescribing

Module 4 : Fundamentals of prescribing, Good prescribing practices

Module 5 : Medication History

Module 6 : Formulation and appropriate Route of Administration

Module 7 : Relevance of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics for Safe & Effective Medication

Module 8 : Documentation

Module 9 : Communication Skills in Prescribing

Module 10 : Improving Adherence

Module 11 : Principles of antimicrobial prescribing

III. Prescribing in Medical emergencies

Module 12 : Common Acute Poisoning

Module 13 : Management of Shock

Module 14 : Prescribing before referral for cases of myocardial infarction and acute coronary syndrome

IV. Adverse Drug Reactions

Module 15 : Basic Principles of Adverse Drug Reactions

Module 16 : Adverse Drug Reactions – Management and Prevention

Module 17 : Adverse Drug Reaction - Reporting

V. Prescribing in special patient groups

Module 18 : Prescribing for women I

Module 19 : Prescribing for women II

Module 20 : Prescribing for children

Module 21 : Prescribing for elderly

Module 22 : Prescribing in renal and hepatic impairment

Module 23 : Prescribing in perioperative period

VI. Therapeutic Groups

Module 24 : 1. Prescribing appropriately for hypertension - 2. Prescribing rationally for hypertensive emergencies

Module 25 : Prescribing for heart failure

Module 26 : Management of Stable Coronary artery disease and secondary prevention

Module 27 : Prescribing in Diabetes Mellitus

Module 28 : Prescribing for Pain Management

VII. Therapeutic Groups

Module 29 : Prescribing Antimicrobial rationally for common conditions

Module 30 : Dermatology Disorders

Module 31 : Prescribing for ENT disorders

Module 32 : Prescribing for Ophthalmological Disorders

Module 33 : Prescribing in Asthma and COPD

Module 34 : Prescribing for Community Acquired Pneumonia & Symptomatic cough management

VIII. Therapeutic Groups

Module 35 : Common Gastrointestinal Disorders

Module 36 : Common Psychiatric Conditions (Anxiety, Depression)

Module 37 : Common Psychiatric Conditions (Schizophrenia, Bipolar Affective Disorder)

Module 38 : Epilepsy, Dementia and Migraine

Module 39 : Rheumatoid Arthritis and Gout

Module 40 : Prescribing in Palliative and End of Life care

Books and references

It will be available in the course outline which can be accessible once you enrol the course.

Instructor bio

All the instructors are faculty members from various medical colleges and Scientists from ICMR research institutes in India. The instructors developed the program with the help of rational use medicine (RUM) centres consisting of pharmacologist, clinician, community medicine expert and interns. Information from prescription research, National ADR monitoring centres, published literature and experience of experts has been used for designing & developing this course.

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