Obesity Prevention in Children
Candida Hunt and Mary Rudolf
This session examines the key lifestyle areas that are important when tackling obesity prevention, and considers the importance of motivation, parenting skills and practitioner qualities when working with families. This session was reviewed by Lucy Pylypiw and updated in February 2017.
Resuscitation Newborn Level 2
Svetlana Nela, Glenn Whitney, Susi Hill and George Brooks
This e-learning session meets the statutory and mandatory training requirements and learning outcomes for Resuscitation Newborn Level 2 in the UK Core Skills Training Framework (UK CSTF).
Diagnosing Chlamydia
Caroline Carder
This session explains how to diagnose chlamydia. It describes what samples to take and their storage and transport. It explains diagnostic tests, how to perform them, their sensitivity and specificity and their potential advantages or disadvantages. The timescales between exposure and tests becoming positive and between treatmen....
Dietary approaches to promote bone health in adults
Carrie Ruxton
1 Hours
Osteoporosis is a major public health issue, affecting around three million people in the UK. Several lifestyle factors play a role in the development of the condition, including low physical activity, smoking, excess alcohol consumption and low intakes of bone health nutrients. The most important of these nutrients are vitamin....
The Global Access Diagnostics COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Diagnostic Test, COVIOS
Mark Radford and Dr Emily Adams
On 2 September 2021, this COVID-19 ECHO session was convened to share details on the COVIOS antigen rapid diagnostic test (Ag RDT) technology, status of regulatory approval, requirements/consumables to operate the test, and how Ag RDTs can be deployed to support testing programmes for COVID-19 epidemic control. COVIOS, developed....
Introducing the HIV Laboratory Waste Cost Assessment Framework
Ritu Shrivastava
LabCoP’s February ECHO session introduced the HIV Laboratory Waste Cost Assessment Framework (WCAF), an MS Excel-based tool co-developed by the US CDC and Roche Diagnostics, under a public-private partnership to support accurate quantification of solid and liquid wastes generated in PEPFAR-supported countries, to allow easy comm....
Strengthening the Quality of AMR Diagnostics
Professor Olga Perovic
In this Antimicrobial (AMR) Community of Practice (CoP) webinar, we discuss our approach to establishing regional external quality assessment (EQA) providers and the achievements and lessons learnt from the implementation of a regional EQA programme for AMR. This AMR CoP and webinar are supported by the Fleming Fund’s EQA Grant....
Implementation of the Lateral-Flow Urine Lipoarbinomannan Assay
Martina Casenghi, Nathan Ford and Morten Ruhwald
On 30 June 2021 this Extended ECHO session was convened to discuss the implementation of the Lateral-Flow Urine Lipoarabinomannan (LF-LAM) assay for the detection of active tuberculosis (TB) in people living with HIV. The session provided an overview of current World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations, practical consider....
LabCoP M&E Sub-CoP ECHO Session Early April 2021
Nadia Solehdin, and Jonathan Ntale
On 1 April 2021, ASLM`s LabCoP M&E Sub-CoP, in collaboration with U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Global HIV and Tuberculosis (DGHT) convened a session focusing on indicators for scale-up of viral load (VL) testing and program outcomes. Presentations were made by Nadia Solehdin, an epidemiologi....
An Underperforming Colleague - What To Do
Fatima Jaffer
0.5 Hours
This session discusses the complex and often challenging issues of underperformance in doctors across the training grades, and to identify and help to manage and support trainees in difficulty. UKFP Curriculum 2021 This elearning session covers some of the behaviours in: FPC 5: Continuity of Care: Contribute to safe ong....
Ethnicity and Culture
Jackie Beavan and Paramjit Gill
0.5 Hours
This session looks at cultural factors which may be important to your patients and describes ways which will help ensure that the care they receive is appropriate.
COVID-19 Series: Policymaking on masks for the general public: evidence-based or eminence-based medicine?
Professor Trisha Greenhalgh and Professor Sir Simon Wessely
Discuss the evidence surrounding face masks, policy, innovation and change in the response to COVID-19. Consider making a donation to the RSM: www.rsm.ac/donation All views expressed in this webinar are of the speakers themselves and not of the RSM
COVID 19 Series: A view from inside an Intensive Care Unit
Professor Hugh Montgomery
Discussion regarding the reality of dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in these unprecedented times. The RSM COVID-19 Series is for health professionals, by health professionals; a series of talks dedicated to give healthcare workers on the frontline, regular and easy-to-access updates from healthcare leaders....
Applying safeguarding in practice
Dr. Heather Macmillan
This session will investigate the role of paramedics in safeguarding children and young people. Later, it will identify some common patterns of non-accidental injury and offer guidance on how to determine if a child or young person represents a safeguarding concern.
Hand Washing In Hospitals
Team of specialists
Medical Aid Films This film covers handwashing best practice for health workers in hospitals.
The Theory of Implicit Bias and Strategies to Remedy Implicit Bias
Broc Pollinger
0.75 Hours
This CE activity will define implicit bias and provide the learner with an understanding of how implicit bias negatively impacts access to care, treatment, and patient outcomes. In addition, strategies to remedy the negative impact of implicit bias and reduce disparities in healthcare access and delivery also will be discussed.....
Fellows' Experience with Micro and Macro Initiation
Gloria J. Baciewic and Timothy J. Wiegand
1.25 Hours
A Deep Dive into Complex Addiction Cases with Leading Experts! The ACMT Addiction Toxicology Case Conference webinar series discusses Addiction/Toxicology cases in an interactive fashion featuring experts from Addiction Medicine, Addiction Psychiatry, and Medical Toxicology. Case 1: Low Dose Initiation Case 2: 'Macro Indu....
Transforming Cervical Cancer Screening in Africa: The Power of HPV DNA Testing
Dr Pelly Malebe, Dr Paul Kamfwa and Fausto Ciccacci
On 7 July 2022, ASLM’s LabCoP convened a session about the power of human papiloma virus (HPV) DNA testing in transforming cervical cancer screening in Africa: In this session, In this session, we highlight the value of screening with the HPV DNA test, and its clinical performance. We also share the Zambia country experience of....
Special ECHO Session June 2022: Diagnosis of Monkeypox and the Implications for Africa
Dr Jacqueline Weyer, Placide Mbala- Kingebeni
On 7 June 2022, this special ECHO session was held to focus on the Monkeypox virus outbreak. In this session, led by Dr Jacqueline Weyer, Principal Medical Scientist, Centre for Emerging Zoonotic and Parasitic Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, South Africa; and Dr Placide....
Tuberculosis Diagnostic Network Assessment-Tanzania Experience
Samwel Mulungu
On 27 Jan 2022, this extended ECHO session was convened to review the experiences from Tanzania’s first Tuberculosis Diagnostic Network Assessment. The aim of this assessment was to holistically understand the TB diagnostic network, identify key strengths and weaknesses and provide evidence-based recommendations to improve the n....
HIV Paediatric Case Study Training Films • 01. Suzen’s Baby
Team of specialists
Medical Aid Films Suzen tested HIV positive towards the end of her pregnancy, and has been referred to hospital from a health centre after giving birth prematurely. This is one of a set of HIV paediatric films made by partner organisation Picturing Health. These interactive training films are designed to copy the way clini....
Managing Type 2 Diabetes in General Practice eLearning
Jeshni Amblum-Almer and Gill Dunn
3 Hours
The course provides essential knowledge and skills for all healthcare professionals in primary care, enabling effective management of diabetic patients using an evidence-informed and patient-centered approach. The course aims to equip healthcare professionals with the necessary knowledge and skills to manage diabetic patients....
Skills Assessment - First Antenatal Examination
Dr. Juli Reynolds PhD
This course is designed for midwifes and nurses working in antenatal wards. The session includes; Skills assessment guidelines when taking history from a pregnant woman. Skills Assessment Tools.