Management of Hypo- or Hypertension
Rachel Vickers
This session will provide a structured approach to the management of a patient in the recovery room who has low (hypotension) or high (hypertension) blood pressure. It will cover these separately, with sections on definitions, causes and management.
Abdominal Ultrasound: Kidneys
Peter Cantin
This session considers ultrasound of the adult kidneys. It will give an overview of normal sonographic anatomy, anatomical variants and common pathological appearances. Tips on avoiding pitfalls and report writing will be offered.
Abdominal Ultrasound: Aorta - Session 1
Glenda Toach
This session considers the appearances of the normal aorta and the vessels arising from the aorta, such as the anterior branches and renal arteries. There is also a look at the surrounding anatomy and helpful landmarks commonly seen on ultrasound. Some of the common variants will be discussed.
Abdominal Ultrasound: Aorta - Session 2
Glenda Toach
This session covers the common pathology seen within the aorta, particularly aneurysms. It discusses common pitfalls and limitations and offers some tips of reporting (reporting styles may differ between departments).
Image Interpretation - Adult Skeleton (X-ray): Facial Bones - Session 1
Anne Lancaster
This session will look at injuries related to the facial bones. It will focus on identifying anatomy demonstrated on both diagrams and radiographs, and offer examples of radiographic technique. Mechanisms of injury (MOI) will be discussed to develop a knowledge base in clinical presentations.
Image Interpretation - Adult Skeleton (X-ray): The Skull
Dorothy Keane
This session will look at injuries related to the skull. It will focus on identifying anatomy demonstrated on both diagrams and radiographs, and offer examples of radiographic technique. Mechanisms of injury (MOI) will be discussed to develop a knowledge base in clinical presentations. Common fractures, pathologies and normal va....
Image Interpretation - Adult Skeleton (X-ray): Pelvis - Session 2
Joanne Hargreaves
A self-assessment exercise based on Image Interpretation - Adult Skeleton (X-ray): Pelvis - Session 1.
Acquired Heart Disease and Cardiomyopathy
Ari Kannivelu
This session covers acquired heart diseases and cardiomyopathy - the causes, clinical features, investigations and management of common ones are considered.
VTE Prevention in Primary Care
Julia Czuprynska, Kim Carter and Ben Jameson
This session describes VTE prevention in the primary care setting. It aims to increase awareness of hospital-associated thrombosis and to enhance patient care before and after a hospital admission with respect to VTE prevention. It is designed for all primary healthcare workers, including GPs, nurses, health visitors, midwives a....
The Revised ISO 15189:2022 Standard Part 1 – Striving Towards Meeting User’s and Patient’s Needs
Dr Samba Diallo, Teferi Mekonen and Ms Melissa K. Meeks
This LabCoP ECHO session is the first in a four-part series dedicated to the revised ISO 15189:2022 version. In this session, we reintroduce key concepts of laboratory quality management systems (QMS) and cover some of the changes in the revised ISO 15189:2022, compared to the withdrawn ISO 15189:2012 version. In this session ho....
November Special ECHO Session Nov 2022: Local Manufacturing of Diagnostics in Africa
Prof Hassan Sefrioui and Prof Abdeladim Moumen
On 17 November 2022, ASLM convened this special ECHO session on critical enablers and barriers for local manufacturing of diagnostics among African member states. The continent is heavily reliant on imported diagnostics, and in times of crisis, the continent is at greater risk, as supply chains tend to satisfy local needs first.....
Global Fund Priorities for DNO at Country Level
Patrick Royle and Nina Roguet
This LabCoP Diagnostic Network Optimisation (DNO) Sub-CoP ECHO session focuses on promoting data-driven investments for effective laboratory network optimisation. In this session, the Global Fund, provides an overview of the GF funding cycle, priorities for involvement of Lab Directorates in preparing funding request, funding fo....
PROJECT ROZANA: Peritoneal Dialysis – Part 1
Lee Hayes & Lynn Brown
The principles of peritoneal dialysis treatment.
PROJECT ROZANA: Drug Treatment in Kidney Failure Stage 3b-5 – Part 2
Lee Hayes & Lynn Brown
Adjusting the dose of drug treatment and contraindications in renal failure.
Advanced HIV Disease (AHD)
National HIV/AIDS Control Program, Ministry of Health (NACP/MoH) in collaboration with Jhpiego
This module outlines the steps for screening for and management of Advanced HIV Disease in adults and adolescents.
Monitoring and Managing People on ARVs
National HIV/AIDS Control Program, Ministry of Health (NACP/MoH) in collaboration with Jhpiego
Welcome to this module about monitoring and managing people on ARVs.
Antiretroviral (ART) Therapy for People Living with HIV
National HIV/AIDS Control Program, Ministry of Health (NACP/MoH) in collaboration with Jhpiego
Welcome to this module about antiretroviral therapy for people living with HIV.
HIV Testing Services (HTS)
National HIV/AIDS Control Program, Ministry of Health (NACP/MoH) in collaboration with Jhpiego
Welcome to HIV Testing Services (HTS). This module focuses on the importance of HIV testing, as well as how to administer HIV tests and the different types of tests available.
Lesson 4: CAB-LA Injection Video
Jhpiego, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University
This instructional video covers the preparation and administration of long-acting injectable cabotegravir (CAB-LA) used as HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).
Lesson 10: Method Choice: Framing Method Benefits Relative to Client Priorities
Jhpiego, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University
The beauty of having multiple pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) methods is that a client has the freedom to choose a method that fits with their lifestyle. To support clients to make this choice, we need to first ask what is important to them and then help them understand how available methods respond to their priorities, preferen....
Lesson 11: Cross-Cutting Counseling Techniques
Jhpiego, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University
The following lessons are all about making sure that your interactions with long-acting injectable cabotegravir (CAB-LA) clients are pleasant and supportive. When clients are comfortable, it helps you as a healthcare provider get the information you need to help your clients have a good experience with pre-exposure prophylaxis (....
Introduction to Mechanisms of Specific and Non-specific Drug Action
Michael McGinlay
This session examines some of the key mechanisms by which drugs exert their physiological effect on the human body. It outlines the basic principles that govern drug-receptor interaction with relevance to drugs that are used in everyday anaesthetic practice.
Nuclear Drug Receptors
Mahry Khalili
This session describes the function and structure of intracellular nuclear receptors, including steroid and thyroid hormone receptors.
Absorption and Bioavailability
Dr Damien Wood
This session is about the pharmacokinetic principles of drug absorption and bioavailability, and factors which can influence these properties such as the process of first-pass metabolism.