Reaction Rates and Thermodynamics
Ben Messer and Kaye Cantlay
0.5 Hours
This session describes some of the early theories of heat, work and energy, including the laws of thermodynamics. The relevance of these laws to anaesthesia is also explored.
Atomic Structure
Gary Enever
0.5 Hours
This session explores atomic structure and what atoms are made of. It looks at the forces within the atom and also how atoms can be classified in the periodic table.
Physics - Light
Ian Hunter and Philip Michael Barrow
0.5 Hours
This session examines the physics of light, and how these physical principles apply to everyday equipment used by anaesthetists.
Chemical Bonds and Reactions
Gary Enever
0.5 Hours
This session aims to explain the mechanisms and forces by which atoms bond together to form distinctively shaped and oriented molecules.
Pressure Regulator, Pressure Gauge, Flowmeters
Baha Al-Shaikh
0.5 Hours
Anaesthetists use the anaesthetic machine daily, both inside and outside the operating theatre. This session explores some of the main components of the anaesthetic machine, namely pressure gauges, regulators and flowmeters, looking at their functions and examining safety issues in their design.
CEACCP: Statistics V: Introduction to clinical trials and systematic reviews CEACCP - Aug 2008
Anthony McCluskey BSc MB ChB FRCA and Abdul Ghaaliq Lalkhen MB ChB FRCA
0.5 Hours
Anthony McCluskey and Abdul Ghaaliq Lalkhen provide us with an in-depth discussion on clinical trials and systematic reviews
Capnography
Sudha Garg
0.5 Hours
Anaesthetists measure the inflow and outflow of gases within the breathing system in order to monitor the internal milieu. This session examines the ways to measure inhaled and exhaled carbon dioxide and its implications.
Defibrillators and Pacemakers
Simon Stacey and David O´Hara
0.5 Hours
This session describes the different options for pacing a patient in any situation. The different options for defibrillation/cardioversion are also described.
BIS, Entropy and Evoked Potentials
Richard Stümpfle and Roger Sharpe
0.5 Hours
This session will describe BIS, entropy and evoked potentials (all commercially available as depth of anaesthesia monitors). The basic science of the electro-encephalogram (EEG) and EEG processing will be covered together with the changes that occur during anaesthesia. Each monitor will be described in detail. The session will a....
Oxygen Concentration Analysers
Nicolas Fauvel
0.5 Hours
This session begins with the importance of oxygen measurement in anaesthetic practice. It describes the scientific principles and practical points of analysers in clinical use. The session concludes with reference to current monitoring standards, reinforcing the point that quantitative measurement of oxygen is fundamental to saf....
Patient Consent
John Rose, The London Deanery, Ash Communications Healthcare
0.5 Hours
This session is an outline of the general principles of consent and focuses on the types of consent to treatment. It examines what happens before the age of consent and what can be done when consent is refused. It also looks at consent in the case of people with learning difficulties, living wills and organ donation.
Psychological Interventions for Dermatology Patients
Andrew Thompson and Kerry Montgomery
0.5 Hours
By the end of this session you will be able to describe the role of some primary care psychological interventions that may be of use for dermatology patients.
Cutaneous Vasculitis I: Small Vessel Vasculitides
Caroline Champagne and Susan Burge
0.5 Hours
This session explores cases with different forms of small vessel cutaneous vasculitis. The diagnosis, investigation and treatment options are discussed.
Pain Management in Children
Kevin Dark
0.5 Hours
This session will explore the most common causes of pain in children and explain why children experience pain differently to adults. Later, it will offer guidance on how to assess and manage pain in children of different ages.
Pharmacological Cancer Pain Management
Jayne Wood
0.5 Hours
This session describes the principles of the pharmacological management of cancer pain including a review of strong opioids and adjuvant analgesics.
Recognising Patients Nearing End of Life
Claire Norman
0.5 Hours
This session aims to develop a comprehensive approach to recognising that patients are nearing end of life. This will include a number of case studies at the end of the session.
Pain in Cancer Survivors
Matthew Brown
0.5 Hours
This session describes the interventions that are available to treat cancer and which are associated with the development of persistent pain in cancer survivors.
Pattern Recognition
Kerry Crawley
0.5 Hours
The aim of this session is to provide a brief overview of pattern recognition as a model of clinical decision making and how this may be applied to practice.
Abnormal Vulvovaginal Symptoms
Jane Dickson
0.5 Hours
This session will help you to assess, diagnose and manage women presenting with common abnormal vulvovaginal symptoms.
Best Practice in Acute and Chronic Pain Management
Al Cromack
0.5 Hours
This session will explore the evidence base for paramedic pain management, including when it is appropriate for paramedics to administer analgesics. Later, it will investigate the guidelines that inform paramedic pain management and the role of splinting as a way for paramedics to relieve pain
Crouzon Syndrome
Vikram Sharma and Hiroshi Nishikawa
0.5 Hours
This session will explain the embryological and anatomical basis of Crouzon syndrome. Later, it will describe the clinical features associated with Crouzon syndrome and outline the surgical techniques that can be used to correct Crouzon syndrome.
Reconstruction of the Cheek
Michael McBride and Sarah Pape
0.5 Hours
This session will describe the range of procedures available for cheek reconstruction and offer guidance on how to avoid, recognise and treat the complications associated with each procedure.
Cryptotia
Tejpal Ralmill, Herjyot Dharni and Gregory O'Toole
0.5 Hours
This session will explain the embryological and anatomical basis of cryptotia and describe the clinical findings. Later, it will describe and explain the techniques that can be used to correct cryptotia.
Assessment of the Injured Globe, Eyelids and Orbit
Jeffry Hogg and Lucy Clarke
0.5 Hours
This session will describe a systematic approach to examination of the injured globe, eyelids and orbit and offer guidance on how to investigate patients with such injuries.