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Prescribing with Precision: How BPS Assessment Elevates International Medical Education Standards
Accurate prescribing is, of course, critical to ensuring patient safety and effective treatment outcomes. But to improve prescribing precision, we first need to improve prescribing education. BPS Assessment is at the
Enhancing Prescribing Education: Key Insights from the PSA Review
The Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA) has long been a cornerstone of medical education, ensuring aspiring professionals possess the necessary skills to prescribe medications safely and effectively. Recent developments, particularly the
A User-Friendly Guide to BPS Assessment’s Prescribing Tools
Teaching prescribing can be tricky, with many professors and academics struggling for time and resources. But with BPS Assessment’s suite of prescribing tools, institutions have access to a collection of
Webinar: Pharmacy Leadership in the NHS in England
In this recorded webinar from Alison G Eggleton, you will learn about the pharmacy leadership structure within the NHS in England, the key responsibilities of the main leadership roles, the ways in which pharmacy leadership works with other NHS leaders to plan and deliver services, and the professional development pathways in place that help pharmacists develop leadership skills throughout their career.
This webinar was recorded in 2020 and made freely available by BPS Assessment. Click here to access this free webinar.
Monthly feature in Prescriber magazine
We are pleased to share that we now have a monthly feature in Prescriber magazine that allows readers to test their prescribing knowledge across a range of medication safety topics. Every month we feature one question item from the Prescribing Skills Assessment question bank, brought to you by BPS Assessment, with answers and formative feedback provided. You can try any of the question items in Prescriber magazine for yourself here.
Behind The Scenes: How We Write Our Assessments
Assessments play a crucial role in evaluating a student’s knowledge and skills, especially in the medical field. At BPS Assessment,
The Dacre Review: An Independent Review into the Prescribing Safety Assessment
The Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA) stands as a pivotal milestone in the journey of medical professionals, serving as a crucial
Advancing Patient Safety and Prescribing Skills: A Webinar Series
In the ever-evolving world of healthcare, patient safety remains a top priority, and the field of prescribing is no exception.
Hear from the experts: Improving prescribing confidence with the Prescribing Skills Assessment
On Tuesday 5th October, BPS Assessment and the Turkish Pharmacological Society hosted a webinar to examine how prescribing skills should be taught and evaluated in order to improve prescriber confidence and patient safety.
Professor Simon Maxwell, Medical Director of the Prescribing Safety Assessment, was joined by Professor Sinem Ezgi Gülmez and Professor Hakan Orer of Koç University School of Medicine, to discuss the importance of teaching prescribing skills.
The talks in this webinar:
- Encouraging greater knowledge and skills amongst future prescribers (Professor Simon Maxwell)
- Rational pharmacotherapy teaching: Groningen revisited (Professor Hakan Orer)
- Continuous pharmacology training starting from the 3rd year of medical school till graduation (Professor Sinem Ezgi Gülmez)
The recording of this short webinar is available to watch now.
To speak to one of our team about implementing this assessment at your school or organisation, get in touch.
Prescribing with Precision: How BPS Assessment Elevates International Medical Education Standards
Accurate prescribing is, of course, critical to ensuring patient safety and effective treatment outcomes. But to improve prescribing precision, we
Enhancing Prescribing Education: Key Insights from the PSA Review
The Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA) has long been a cornerstone of medical education, ensuring aspiring professionals possess the necessary skills
A User-Friendly Guide to BPS Assessment’s Prescribing Tools
Teaching prescribing can be tricky, with many professors and academics struggling for time and resources. But with BPS Assessment’s suite
Behind The Scenes: How We Write Our Assessments
Assessments play a crucial role in evaluating a student’s knowledge and skills, especially in the medical field. At BPS Assessment,
The Dacre Review: An Independent Review into the Prescribing Safety Assessment
The Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA) stands as a pivotal milestone in the journey of medical professionals, serving as a crucial
Advancing Patient Safety and Prescribing Skills: A Webinar Series
In the ever-evolving world of healthcare, patient safety remains a top priority, and the field of prescribing is no exception.
eLearning and CPD resources from BPS Assessment
In the fast-paced world of healthcare, staying up to date with the latest developments and best practices is crucial for
BPS Assessment Welcomes Misr International University as a Valued Customer
We are thrilled to share some exciting news! Misr International University (MIU) has officially partnered with BPS Assessment in a
Putting prescribing centre stage: BPS Assessment at the World Congress of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology
The British Pharmacological Society (BPS) recently hosted the 19th World Congress of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology (WCP), the largest event
Enhance your professional development with a new CPD assessment
We are pleased to announce the launch of a new assessment which has been accredited by the Royal College of
Platform Licensing: creating prescribing education that matches your learning outcomes
Prescribing education is an important aspect of modern medical training, but it often means educators need to tailor their lessons
Supporting Prescribing Skills in the Middle East
BPS Assessment will be supporting faculty development workshops being held at Gulf Medical University College of Pharmacy and Saudi German
Gearing up for the 19th World Congress of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology
This year the British Pharmacological Society (BPS) welcomes the world’s pharmacology and therapeutics community to the 19th World Congress of
Manchester improve medical students’ prescribing skills with our online platform
BPS Assessment have worked in partnership with the University of Manchester to develop an electronic prescribing system that empowers medical
Safe Medicines in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
The collaboration between BPS Assessment and the MHRA Safer Medicines in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Consortium has resulted in a brand
BPS Assessment expands its reach
with Online Bilgi partnership
We are pleased to share the news that BPS Assessment, the learning and assessment branch of the British Pharmacological Society,
New monthly feature in Prescriber magazine
We are pleased to announce a new monthly feature in Prescriber magazine that will allow readers to test their prescribing
Celebrating Pharmacists
On Friday, pharmacists all over the world were celebrated through World Pharmacists Day. We really enjoyed reading about all the
GMU PharmD students complete Prescribing Skills Assessment
We are pleased to share this press release from Gulf Medical University. Gulf Medical University PharmD students undertake Prescribing Skills
UNSW Medicine delivers successful PSA remote sitting
We’ve been working with institutions all over the world throughout to help them deliver important education to their medical and
Independent Review of Prescribing Safety Assessment is published
An independent review of the Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA) has found that it increases the attention paid by students and
Australasian students to sit BPS Assessment prescribing skills pilot
A major prescribing skills assessment pilot is underway in 11 medical schools in Australia and New Zealand, delivered in partnership
New UK-China partnership to deliver prescribing skills training
London, UK & Beijing, China A new prescribing skills partnership has been agreed between BPS Assessment Ltd (BPSA) and a
Accurate Identification
The aim of medicines reconciliation on admission is to ensure that medicines prescribed on admission correspond exactly to those that
Taking a Medication History
In 2015 the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) issued updated guidance aimed at optimising the use of medicines.