MANAGING HEAD LICE INFESTATION IN A COMMUNITY PHARMACY

What You’ll Learn:

This online course is designed to provide students with comprehensive knowledge and skills to effectively manage head lice infestation within a community pharmacy. Through engaging materials, case studies, and video lectures, students will explore various aspects of head lice, from understanding its symptoms to treatment options to applying the WWHAM questions and then the flowchart which is a visual representation of the decision making process for managing head lice.

Course Features:

• Engaging Material
• Video Lectures
• Milestone Short Quiz
• Certificate

This Course Is Designed For:

• Community Pharmacists
• Health Care Assistants
• Pharmacy Technicians
• Pharmacy Students

Course Description:

By the end of this course, students will gain expert knowledge and practical skills to confidently manage head lice infestations in a community pharmacy, fostering a patient-centric approach and preparing them for informed and compassionate service with a certification of achievement.

Course Outline:

1. Meet Your Instructor
2. Introduction to Head Lice
3. Symptoms of Head Lice
4. Treatment of Head Lice
5. Causes of Treatment Failure
6. Caution
7. When to Refer to a Pharmacist
8. WWHAM (Who, What, How, Action, Medication)
9. Flowchart

Examination and Certificate:

• Assess your knowledge through an examination that reinforces key concepts from the course.
• Receive a certificate upon successful completion, validating your expertise in managing head lice infestation within a community pharmacy.