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Parasites

This team training module focuses on parasites, including a patient case study advising pharmacy staff on how to deal with head lice.

This training session will get you thinking about the symptoms, detection techniques and treatments of head lice and other parasites, as well as the advice and reassurance you can provide customers in your pharmacy who are suffering from these problems. Before you begin the following activities, read through our parasites feature here.

Up to one in three children in the UK may get head lice at some point in the school year

Objectives

  • To update your knowledge on the parasites category
  • To encourage you to set aside time for training and work as a team to improve your skills in this area of practice.

About this module

Team Training is a chance for the whole pharmacy team to learn together. We suggest that you get together for a training session based on the selected content and discuss the various ways in which you can offer customers and patients added care in this category.

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