The Sexual History - The Partner History
Philippa Matthews
0.5 Hours
This session addresses how to take a sexual history in order to assess the risk of the patient having or acquiring a sexual health problem. 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 upda....
Tuberculosis: Management
Clare van Halsema
0.5 Hours
This session covers the aetiology, natural history, clinical presentation, investigation and management of tuberculosis infection in HIV.
Skin, Head and Neck Lumps
Daniel Lin, Nicholas Dawe and Sean Carrie
0.5 Hours
This session provides an overview of the approach to patients presenting with common head and neck lumps. It describes the common pathologies of benign/malignant and congenital/acquired neck swellings and provides an overview of a safe clinical approach to investigation.
Which Patients Benefit from Basic Echo?
Alison Parnell
This session will discuss the challenges of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE or 'echo') in the critically-ill patient plus the scope and role of echo in critical care. It will look at its usefulness in relation to the clinical setting and how echo can be used in the periarrest and arrest situation.
Systemic Local Anaesthetic Toxicity
Tim Meek
0.5 Hours
This session considers the pathophysiology and presentation of systemic local anaesthetic toxicity and its prevention and treatment. The session relates specifically to iatrogenic local anaesthetic toxicity as a result of anaesthetic procedures. In particular, it does not relate to the treatment of cocaine toxicity, which is....
The Obese Mother - Anesthesiology
Andrea Jansen
0.5 Hours
The anaesthetic considerations and management of the obese parturient.
Using Syringe Drivers
Margaret Kendall
This session is designed to give you an overview of syringe drivers, and the different uses they have in the management of symptoms and end of life care. It will also dispel some myths and assumptions about the use of syringe drivers. This session was reviewed by Jane Naismith and Richard Kitchen and last updated in August 2018.....
Invasive Ventilation 1: Indications, Initial Settings, Basic Modes, Complications
Diane Murray
This session describes the modes of mechanical ventilation used on the intensive care unit and addresses the complications associated with prolonged mechanical ventilation.
Outbreak of a New COVID 19 : What Anaesthetists Should Know
Philip W. H. Peng, Pak-Leung Ho and Susy S. Hota
This course depicts what anaesthetists need to know in response to this outbreak of Covid-19.
A Structured Approach to the Critically-ill Patient
Michelle Soskin
This session introduces critical care medicine, provides a structured approach to clinical management and introduces some commonly used terminology.
Symptom Management for the Dying Adult
Jane Wale
This session provides a concise guide to the management of physical symptoms that commonly arise when a person is in the last few days to hours of life. Although this session focuses on physical symptoms, psychosocial and spiritual issues will also need to be addressed to deliver holistic care.
Scar Contractures
Parneet Gill and Syed Nadir Ali
This session describes the aetiology of scar contractures and outlines ways in which it is possible to prevent and treat them.
Tropical Medicine
Hilary Edgcombe
This session provides an overview of some of the more common infectious diseases seen in low-resource settings. It also describes how to recognize and manage them.
Pneumococcal Infections in HIV
Paul Collini and David Dockrell
This session covers the epidemiology and risk factors for pneumococcal infection, describes the varying clinical presentations and features, elaborates on the different diagnostics available, and discusses the general and specific management indicated and available prevention strategies.
Systemic Inflammatory Response and Multiple Organ Failure
Sujatha Tadiparthi and Vicky Robson
This session provides a detailed account of the immunological basis of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and multiple organ failure (MOF), together with their diagnostic features.
Module 4: Supporting Children, Families, and Ourselves in the Aftermath of Crisis
David Schonfeld, Tania Ahluwalia, and Dr. Dan Alaro
This module focuses on the psychosocial impact of disasters on children and their families and caregivers and describes ways to support these populations in coping with these impactsin the aftermath of disasters.
Epidurals in labour
Libby Baraz, Dr Kathleen Shelley, Alys Gower, Emma Evans, Kate Shinkwin, Chloe Biginelli and Hayley Jane Forbes
Epidurals are an effective form of labour analgesia used by approximately 25-30% of women during childbirth. This module on epidural use for labour aims to develop midwives’ knowledge and understanding of epidurals, the advantages and disadvantages of their use and to improve midwives' confidence in safely caring for women wh....
Stages of Unconsciousness (anaesthesia)
Kate Holmes and Paul Sice
0.50 Hours
This session describes the stages of unconsciousness that patients demonstrate during anaesthesia and provides information about intraoperative awareness.
Immigration to the United States: Education & Resources for Registered Nurses
Health Carousel
This educational pathway is designed to guide internationally trained registered nurses through the complex process for immigrating to and working in the United States. From understanding visa options to credential evaluations and licensing requirements, this course provides a step-by-step roadmap from the worldwide leader in i....
The Limping Child (Paramedic)
Dr. Fenella Corrick
0.5 Hours
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.
Understanding attitudes and their effects on nursing practice
Bob Price
1 Hours
Attitudes are of crucial importance in nursing. Attitudes help us to understand how people perceive issues and processes in care and determine what they deem important, good, relevant and appropriate. We should understand attitudes if we are to provide collaborative, patient-centred care; however, they are poorly understood. Thi....
Supporting patients in shared decision making in clinical practice
Claire Madsen and Aileen Fraser
1 Hours
This learning module defines shared decision making in patient care and describes the background to this philosophy. The shared decision making approach is part of a wider initiative to promote patient-centred care and increase patient involvement in clinical decisions. Shared decision making recognises patients' rights to make....
Varicella zoster virus: chickenpox and shingles
Dinah Gould
The varicella zoster virus causes two infections: varicella, also known as chickenpox occurring mostly in childhood, and herpes zoster, also known as shingles affecting mainly older people. Varicella usually occurs in children under ten years of age. It is generally a mild infection and in the UK vaccination is not offered as pa....
How to perform chest compressions
Andrew Parry
This module outlines the correct and effective technique for performing chest compressions for adults in cardiac arrest. Correct performance of chest compressions relies on various factors that are within the control of the nurse. Therefore, it is essential that nurses have comprehensive knowledge of this vital skill. Techniques....
COVID 19 and Palliative, End-of-Life and Bereavement Care
Richard Kitchen and Iain Lawrie
This session describes how palliative, end-of-life and bereavement care services can help in the management of COVID-19.