PEG / Enteral Feeding – various dates in 2022 (Morning Session)

This course provides you with the knowledge and overview of skills required to care for adults and paediatrics in the community who have a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube.

**Early Bird Offers available**

Target audience: This course is suitable for community nurses, experienced health care assistants / support workers and any other health or social care staff working with people with complex care needs in a community setting.

Time: 3.5 hours inclusive of breaks

When: Various dates in 2023 09:00 – 12:30

Standard Cost: £69.50 + VAT per person for PEG alone; £118.00 + VAT per person for PEG & Epilepsy (Full Day)

Early Bird Rate: 10% off

Platform: Zoom

Course content includes:

• Anatomy & physiology of the digestive tract (brief overview).
• Understand the indications for and complications of PEG / enteral feeding tubes.
• Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding in the care, management and monitoring of the enteral feeding tubes.
• Identify complications and risks associated with enteral feeding tubes.
• Explore feeding and medicines management using a gastrostomy tube.
• Infection control issues.
• Recording requirements.
• Regulations and policies.