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Children's services are invited to register now to run a staff update on Common colds need common sense, they don't need antibiotics in June 2007.
Keeping up to date with infection control, hygiene, health policy and practice for common colds is important for your staff and your families.
Staff update details
The update includes useful information on:
- why common colds don't need antibiotics
- what cold symptoms are really telling you
- when children with colds are infectious.
National Prescribing Service (NPS) will provide for free:
- a guide booklet for the presenter of the staff update
- assistance to find a local health professional to attend your staff update
- newsletter articles, posters, stickers and colour brochures for parents
- a certificate of participation for your service and each staff member attending.
Register now to run a staff update
To register your interest in running a staff update this coming June, please visit www.nps.org.au/ccs07register.
Registrations close 9 March 2007. For more information, email customerservice@nps.org.au or call NPS customer service staff on 02 8217 8700.
More information on common colds
One in three (29%) respondents from children's services believe that antibiotics can stop a cold from getting worse and one in six thought they help you recover faster.
In fact, antibiotics work on bacteria, not the viruses which cause common colds. Using antibiotics when they are not needed contributes to the development and spread of antibiotic resistance, making antibiotics less effective when they really are needed.
Last year, over 450 children's services ran staff updates learning useful facts and updating their knowledge on how to minimise the spread of common colds among children, and how to provide support to parents in managing their child's common cold symptoms.
National Prescribing Service
National Prescribing Service (NPS) is an independent, non-profit organisation for Quality Use of Medicines. They provide accurate, balanced, evidence-based information and services to help people choose if, when and how to use medicines to improve their health and wellbeing.
NPS is member-based and work in partnership with health professionals, government, pharmaceutical industry and consumers. NPS is funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.
Register now
To register your interest in running a staff update this coming June, please visit www.nps.org.au/ccs07register.
Registrations close 9 March 2007. For more information, email customerservice@nps.org.au or call NPS customer service staff on 02 8217 8700.
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