Radiation Use and Risks
Murali D Parthasarathy
0.50 Hours
This session reviews the role of radiological techniques in the management of surgical disease. The advantages of radiological interventional techniques over conventional surgery will be highlighted. Precautions that have to be adhered to in using radiological assessments/techniques will be highlighted.
Burns: Classification and Management of Burns
Hannah Sellars and Karthik Srinivasan
0.50 Hours
This session outlines the initial care of a patient with major burns including the assessment, classification and management of burn wounds. Late complications and rehabilitation of patients with burn injuries are also reviewed.
Diffuse Hair Loss
Matthew Harries and Tee Wei Siah
0.50 Hours
This session describes a clinical situation in which a patient presents with diffuse hair loss. Throughout this scenario you will be presented with the patient's history, whilst having the opportunity to ask further questions and examine images of the patient. Expert feedback will be given throughout on your history, investigati....
Pathophysiology of Diabetes
Charlotte Avann
This session provides an understanding of the pathophysiology of type 1 diabetes. It covers the incidence and prevalence, aetiological factors, considers the role of insulin and the outcomes of insulin deficiency.
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Suma Uday
0.50 Hours
This session reviews diabetic ketoacidosis. In particular, it looks at managing diabetic ketoacidosis in children and adolescents in line with the national guidelines recommended by the British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (BSPED) and Diabetes UK, which are based on NICE guidelines.
Presentation of an Infant with a Cardiac Problem
Anjum Gandhi
0.75 Hours
This session describes the presentation of an infant or child with a cardiac problem. It covers both cyanotic and acyanotic heart defects.
Assessment and Referral for Intrauterine Contraception Fitting and Removal
Judy Felton
0.50 Hours
This session looks at intrauterine contraception (IUC). It will enable the assessment of the suitability of women to use the copper intrauterine device (Cu-IUD) or levonorgestrel intrauterine system (LNG-IUS), compare the modes of action, risks and benefits, discuss advice and information to be given to women, follow-up and remo....
Causes and Aetiology of Pain in Cancer
Iain Lawrie
0.50 Hours
This session describes the various types of pain experienced by cancer patients and reviews the causes of these pain types, generally, and with reference to specific pathophysiological mechanisms.
Assessment of Children's Pain
Ben Thomas and Becky Saul
0.50 Hours
This session describes the assessment of pain in paediatric practice highlighting the different methodologies used when assessing acute and chronic pain.
Practical Issues in Neuropathic Pain Medicine
John Wilson and Shankar Ramaswamy
0.50 Hours
This session reviews the pharmacology of some of the common drugs used to treat neuropathic pain and considers the practical aspects of using these drugs, including a review of the current evidence for their use.
Common Chronic Pain Conditions 1 PHN, PDPN, TGN
Vinay S Anjana-Reddy
0.50 Hours
This session describes the common chronic pain conditions of post-herpetic neuralgia, painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy, HIV-related and AIDS-related pain and trigeminal neuralgia.
Diagnosis and Evaluation of Neuropathic Pain
Oliver van Hecke
0.50 Hours
This session describes the symptoms and signs associated with neuropathic pain, its diagnosis and the multimodal approach to its treatment.
Central and Widespread Pain
Udaya Chakka and John Hughes
0.50 Hours
This session provides an overview of the most common chronic pain conditions.
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Rajesh Narendran
0.50 Hours
This session describes the types of CRPS, the criteria used for diagnosis, pathophysiology, principles of management and recent research on CRPS.
Opioids with Weak and Partial Agonist Ativity and Opioid Antagonists
Jeremy Nightingale
0.50 Hours
This session covers the pharmacology and uses of weak opioids such as codeine, partial agonist and mixed agonist/antagonist drugs, and problems associated with their use. It also examines the pharmacology and use of μ receptor antagonists.
Aminosteroid Neuromuscular Blocking Agents
RG Craig and Christopher J Parker
0.50 Hours
This session explores the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of the aminosteroid neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs). It explores: the relationship between the chemical structure of these agents, their potency and their route of elimination; the relationship between potency and rate of onset; the use of neuromuscul....
Benzylisoquinolinium Muscle Relaxants
Charlene Grassmann and Christopher J Parker
0.50 Hours
This session is about the benzylisoquinolinium neuromuscular blocking agents. The session also compares the currently available benzylisoquinoliniums with the ideal muscle relaxant, and considers the relationship between structure and the pharmacological properties of these drugs. Finally, the session highlights the cardiovascul....
Antihistamines
Mark Forrest
0.50 Hours
This session describes drugs that act on the H1 receptor to counteract the effects of histamine, explores the indications, mechanism of action, side-effect profiles and the reasons for the various indications of commonly encountered antihistamines.
Anticoagulants
Niall O´Keeffe and Hesham Saad
0.50 Hours
This session describes the pharmacology and management of anticoagulants.
Antibiotics: Mechanisms of Action
Alastair Rose and Andrew Quinn
0.50 Hours
This session will enable you to understand the differences in cell structure between bacteria and human cells. Antibiotics exploit these differences so they can target bacteria without causing harm to host cells. Antibiotics can either affect cell wall synthesis, protein synthesis, DNA replication and can also inhibit various en....
Density and Viscosity
Harriet Wood
0.50 Hours
This session covers density and viscosity and the implications of these on the measurement of flow, as well as the physical properties of the gases commonly used in clinical practice.
Checking of Anaesthetic Equipment
Baha Al-Shaikh
0.50 Hours
Anaesthetic practice involves the extensive daily use of equipment. Routine checking of this equipment is essential in the safe delivery of anaesthetic care. This session provides an overview of the principles of checking the anaesthetic equipment used in current common practice, in accordance with the recommendations of the Ass....
Equipment used In Epidural Anaesthesia
André van Zundert and Baha Al Shaikh
0.50 Hours
Epidural anaesthesia is a very popular central neuraxial block technique used worldwide. Various designs of needles, catheters, filters and loss-of-resistance devices have been used. This session explores the history of the equipment used in epidural anaesthesia and provides an overview of the basic design of epidural needles, l....
CEACCP: Myasthenia gravis
Murali Thavasothy DCH, MRCP, FRCA and Nicholas Hirsch FRCA
0.50 Hours
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune condition in which IgG autoantibodies interact with the postsynaptic acetylcholine receptors (AChR) at the nicotinic neuromuscular junction (NMJ).
Pulmonary Hypertension: Part 2
Deepa Gopalan
In this session, you will discover features specific to various causes of pulmonary hypertension (PHT), treatment of these causes and the role of imaging in the follow-up of specific cases of PHT.