TSS_Usual Organisms and Antibiotic Therapy
William Lusty
0.25 Hours
This session discusses toxic shock syndrome its diagnosis and treatment.
The Physiology of Pregnancy
Charlotte Frise
0.50 Hours
This session is to introduce the learner to the significant physiological changes that occur in pregnancy, working though each system. The clinical relevance of these changes is described and will be built on further in later sessions.
The Overlap Between Falls and Syncope
Mira Doshi
0.50 Hours
This session defines syncope and outlines the common causes of syncope in the elderly. It shows the overlap between falls and syncope and describes the initial evaluation of an elderly patient with syncope.
Stroke: Where is the Lesion?
Ahamad Hassan
0.25 Hours
This session presents principles of arterial anatomy based on clinical presentation of stroke.
Uncompensated Vestibular Disorders
Tom Heaps
0.25 Hours
This session gives an overview of uncompensated vestibular disorders.
Using Electronic Records
Michael Innes
This session covers issues and considerations regarding the use of a computer in the consultation room, drawing out the pros and cons as well as exploring where a computer is best placed within the room.
The GP as Service Provider
Fiona Dalziel and Sandy Gower
This session will help you to understand how the General Medical Services Contract works and focuses on service definitions and the Quality Outcomes Framework.
The Sexual History Assessing Condom Use Pregnancy Risk and Symptoms
Philippa Matthews
0.50 Hours
This session explains how to use the sexual history to assess condom use, pregnancy risk, and future risk of acquiring STIs. This session has been written in conjunction with Sexual Health in Practice (SHIP). Please see acknowledgements for more details. This session was reviewed by Philippa Matthews and last updated in January....
Sensory Issues in People with Learning Disabilities
Graham Martin Retired General Practitioner
0.50 Hours
This session allows the learner to consider how communication issues, hearing and visual impairments are common and important factors in the assessment of changing clinical situations, where underlying diagnosis may be multi-factorial.
Teenage Parents
Jenny McLeish, Cindy Hutchinson and Joanna Seth-Smith
0.50 Hours
This session looks at teenage pregnancy rates in the UK and identifies the associated risk factors. It explores health outcomes faced by young parents and their children with recommendations as to how health professionals can help improve the lives of young families.
Typical Development Part 1: From Birth to Babble
John Oates - Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Child and Youth Studies, the Open University
0.50 Hours
This session is about the course of typical language development from birth to about 1 year of age.
Sleep Problems In Adolescence
Kathy Phipps BM DRCOG MRCGP (Late) GP Principal and Trainer and Emma Park GP Principal
0.50 Hours
This session gives an overview of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical features and management of sleep disorders in adolescence.
Stages of Unconsciousness (anaesthesia)
Kate Holmes and Paul Sice
This session describes the stages of unconsciousness that patients demonstrate during anaesthesia and provides information about intraoperative awareness.
Ventilation - Basic Modes 1
Timothy Gould
0.50 Hours
This session will look at the following modes of volume controlled ventilation, pressure limited volume controlled ventilation, assist control ventilation, synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation and gives an explanation of when each one would be used.
Suicide Prevention and Risk Assessment
David Partlow and Sue Putman
0.50 Hours
This session aims to provide background information regarding suicide prevalence and suicide risk assessment.
The Psychological and Sociological Impact of Pain
Martin Parkinson
0.50 Hours
This session will explore the role of the biopsychosocial model as a basis for treating people whose psychological and sociological wellbeing has been affected by pain. Later, it will identify the psychological and sociological issues that commonly arise as a result of pain and explore the benefits of a patient-centred approa....
The Limping Child (Paramedic)
Dr. Fenella Corrick
This session will investigate the causes and effects of paediatric limping. Later, it will consider the factors that are used to diagnose a limping child and identify the high-risk diagnoses that must not be missed in a child with a limp.
Wound Excision for Open Fractures of the Lower Limb
Jolyon May and Simon Myers
0.50 Hours
This session describes how to excise open fractures of the lower limb, including the steps needed to cleanse, assess and debride the wound and how to expose, assess and debride the bone.
Surface Anatomy of the Neck and Clavicular Region
David Ashton-Cleary
This session is designed to help you gain a better understanding of surface anatomy relevant to everyday anaesthetic procedures such as central venous access and brachial plexus blockade.
Varicocoele: Key Facts, Imaging and Treatment
Graeme Houston
0.50 Hours
This session covers the interventional radiological treatment of male varicocele and female pelvic varices.
Unifacet Dislocation
Catherine McCarthy
0.75 Hours
This session reviews normal anatomy and radiographic features of cervical facet joints. Cervical facet joint injury is discussed, differentiating between perched facets, unilateral and bilateral facet joint dislocation. Imaging appearances on plain radiographs, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are de....
Sexual Health Risk Assessment
Annabel Shepherd
0.50 Hours
This session covers sexual history taking to assess pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.
Secondary Headache
Callum Duncan and John Hughes
0.50 Hours
This session describes the presentation and investigation of patients with a headache that has an underlying pathological cause.
Symptom Management
Louise Pennington
0.50 Hours
This session aims to provide the learner with an understanding of the principles of caring for a person with a palliative illness who has symptom control issues causing immediate distress as applied to paramedic practice in end-of-life and palliative care.
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
Sam Waddy
0.50 Hours
This session will describe the definition, causes, diagnosis, management and prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia.