Social development in adolescence
Deborah Christie
This session will review the reciprocal impact of changes in social development in adolescence. The session will also consider what impact these developmental changes have on self-management of long-term illness during adolescence.
Public Health Aspects of Age Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)
Andy Cassels-Brown and Aditi Das
This session will provide an overview of ARMD from a public health perspective.
Data Visualization - An Introduction
Erika Nybro, Libby Skolnik and Amanda Makulec
Global Health eLearning Center Global health professionals are tasked with communicating data to decision makers in efficient ways. The volume of data available throughout the world is ever-increasing: Open data initiatives, global data banks from institutions including the World Bank and WHO, improvements in routine health inf....
Assessment Of Eating Disorders
Dasha Nicholls
0.5 Hours
This session covers the stages of the assessment of eating disorders, taking into account diagnostic criteria, nutritional status and the role of the family.
Dependency to Partnership: Leading/Managing Change
Ann Buxbaum, Liz McLean, MSH Sylvia Vriesendorp, MSH
Global Health eLearning Center This course is a follow-on to the Dependency to Partnership: It's About Change course. Similarly, it is intended for HIV/AIDS program staff in developing countries or in organizations based in the US, as well as for US government staff (program, policy, and contracts) who are involved in designing....
Pregnancy and Renal Disease – Expecting the Unexpected - Webinar
Annette Bezzant
What to expect, and how to get the best outcomes for pregnancy in renal patients
Pharmaceutical Systems Strengthening 101
Javier Guzman, Abibata Handley, Francis (Kofi) Aboagye-Nyame, Helena Walkowiak, Emmanuel Nfor, Kate Kikule, Niranjan Konduri, Kwesi Eghan, Andrew Brown,
Medical products and related pharmaceutical services play a critical role in determining health outcomes. However, challenges common in low- and middle-income countries, such as high out-of-pocket expenses and substandard and falsified products, gravely hamper the success of treatments for common diseases. Access to safe and qua....
Water Quality for Haemodialysis - Online Learning Package
Fredric Doss, Catherine Death, Blair Donkin, Tony Perkins, Sadie Jaeschke, Steve Menelaou, Frank Grainer, Joe MacGoffin, Peter Sinclair, Debbie Fortnum
The importance of water quality in dialyis units and how to maintain a water quality program
RSA Webinar: Latest in the Prevention and Treatment of Peritonitis
Renal Society of Australasia
This webinar provides an update on the prevention and treatment of peritoneal dialysis and associated peritonitis. The webinar aspires to provide an update on practice principles and share recent research highlights in the field.
Pod Cast - Is sleep apnoea associated with sleep disturbance in haemodialysis patients
Ms Ginger Chu
To review the affect that sleep apnoea has on the sleep quality of HD patients
Blood glucose sampling for haemodialysis
Dr Kathy Hill, Lee Tootell, Margaret Pummeroy, Irene Atkins and Dr Andie Xu
An assessment of the agreement between BGL recorded in haemodialysis using concurrent different sampling methods to develop a formal guideline recommending the most appropriate point-of-care method.
Beyond dialysis- telehealth initiatives - Journal Club - July 2020
Renal Society of Australasia
The use of telehealth home dialysis and other clinical areas in Australia
Patient Activation - Is this a New Approach to Increasing Self-Management?
Assoc Prof Paul Bennett & Dr Edward Zimbudzi
This webinar unpacks what patient activation is in the context of kidney disease management and provides evidence regarding how this new approach optimises self-management. All clinicians who provide care to patients with kidney disease will benefit from this webinar.
Contraception and Family Planning: How Does Each Method Work to Prevent Pregnancy?
Mark Hathaway, Erica Chin, Jacqueline Willie, Alice Muraguri
This course contains information on female anatomy, menstruation, ovulation, and fertilization. As a provider of family planning and contraception counselling and services, this course will equip you to guide postpartum women’s choices in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), reproductive empowerment, and bodily auto....
Kidney Transplantation Workup
Loreen Evans and Dr. Hicham C. Hassan
An overview of Kidney Transplant The criteria for elegibility Tests required Cardiac workup & Cancer screening Specialist review Medical and Surgical transplant review
Acute Kidney Injury - Online Learning Package
Alison Brown, Peter Sinclair, Sadie Jaeschke, Brenton Shanahan
A detailed review of Acute Kidney Injury and what every nurse needs to know.
Asthma, COPD and Allergic Rhinitis - Presentation and Treatment
Donna Cosgrove, MPSI
This module focuses on respiratory medicine: the presentation of respiratory disorders and their treatment. We also look at recent findings relating to the pathophysiology of asthma and COPD.
Atrial Fibrillation - Part 2 Anticoagulation
MARGARET MCCAHILL
This module examines the risk of thrombosis from atrial fibrillation (AF) versus the risk of bleeding from anticoagulation. The five oral anticoagulants available are discussed in detail with regard to licensed indications, dosage and dosage adjustments, side effects and contra-indications. The role of antiplatelet therapy in AF....
Atrial Fibrillation - Part 1 Rate and Rhythm Control
MARGARET MCCAHILL
This module examines the causes of, and morbidity and mortality associated with atrial fibrillation (AF). It discusses methods of cardioversion and the treatment options for AF, namely rate control and rhythm control. Anticoagulation for AF will be discussed in Part 2.
Refeeding Syndrome
Claire Gordon
0.5 Hours
A brief overview on identifying those patients at risk of refeeding syndrome, with reference to NICE guidelines.
Equipment and Monitoring for Patient Transfer
Jennie Irvine
This session looks at the specialist equipment and monitoring used to help facilitate the safe transfer of critically ill patients.
Diabetes Understanding the Patients Perspective and Encouraging Self-care
Rupal Shah Managing Editor - Clinical Management
0.5 Hours
Having diabetes can have huge implications on quality of life, life expectancy and lifestyle. This session explores some of these issues and the impact that diabetes can have on psychosocial welfare. This session was last reviewed by Paresh Dawda and updated on 18/06/2013.
Anatomy of the Airway (anaesthesia)
Isabeau Walker
0.5 Hours
This session considers the anatomy of the upper airway and larynx.
Radiation Burns
Christopher Lutterodt and Jorge Leon-Villapalos
0.5 Hours
This session will describe the pathological processes in radiation burns and help the learner to differentiate between the acute and chronic effects of ionising radiation.
Control of Cardiac Output
Pawan Kumar and Justiaan Swanevelder
0.5 Hours
This session describes the control of cardiac output.