Preoxygenation & e - Anesthesiology
Steven Cruickshank
0.50 Hours
This session investigates the principle of preoxygenation with tidal ventilation and how this leads naturally to the mathematical constant e and exponential processes.
Definitions and Simple Circuits - Anesthesiology
Patrick Magee
0.50 Hours
This session defines the basics of current, voltage and resistance, and describes some very basic electrical circuits.
Amplifiers and Interference - Anesthesiology
Patrick Magee
0.50 Hours
This session examines the properties and functions of operational amplifiers as single components and as components in circuits. It also deals with the concept of analogue to digital conversion of signals.
Anaesthesia for the Patient with a Renal Transplant
Ian Hunter and Judith Wright
This session will examine the conduct of anaesthesia in the patient with a pre-existing renal transplant.
Porphyria - Anesthesiology
Julian Dimech and Gareth Kessell
0.50 Hours
The aim of this session is to provide an overview of the clinical importance of porphyria with specific reference to its anaesthetic management.
Airway Assessment I - Anesthesiology
Jeff Tong
0.50 Hours
This session provides guidance on preparing an airway management plan based on a patient’s medical history and physical examination. It leads you through an airway assessment, highlighting those features that allow you to predict potential airway management difficulties as well as offering practical self assessment exercises to....
Pre-Medicant Drugs - Anesthesiology
Joanna Budd
0.50 Hours
This session looks at the types of pre-medicant drugs and the advantages and disadvantages of the different types, including how and why they should be prescribed.
Acute Osteomyelitis - Radiology
Himanshu Patel and Stephen Davies
1.00 Hours
This session covers the role of radiology in the diagnosis and management of acute osteomyelitis.
Anterior Knee Pain - Radiology
Catherine McCarthy
0.75 Hours
This session illustrates the imaging features of important causes of anterior knee pain with appropriate imaging techniques.
Common Uroradiological Syndromes: Other Syndromes
Camilla Whitten, Emma Wood, Uday Patel
0.50 Hours
This session is the second of two looking at common uroradiological conditions. It focuses on non-autosomal dominant conditions that have both renal and extrarenal manifestations: autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD), medullary sponge kidney (MSK), Wilms' tumour and nephroblastomatosis-related syndromes.
Abnormalities of the Bladder and Urethra
Katharine Halliday
0.50 Hours
In this session you will learn about congenital abnormalities of the bladder and urethra. You will also learn about some normal anatomical structures in the urethra which can be confused with abnormalities.
Arterial Ischaemic Stroke in Infancy and Childhood
Kling Chong
0.50 Hours
This session focuses on the application and role of neuroimaging in the diagnosis and management of paediatric arterial ischaemic stroke.
Paediatric Bone: Lower Body
Isky Gordon
0.50 Hours
This session covers paediatric bone scintigraphy of the lower skeleton including both normals and pathology.
Cardiac: Basic Principles
Gnanasegaran Gopinath
0.75 Hours
This session provides an understanding of basic embryology, anatomy, physiology and biochemistry of the heart.
Risk Factors for Pulmonary Embolism
David Ward
0.25 Hours
Explanation of the origins and utilisation of the modified Wells score for pulmonary embolism in practice.
Definition and Description of Bronchiectasis
Gaurav Agarwal
0.25 Hours
This session describes bronchiectasis and its causes.
Palliative Care Social Work
Jason Davidson
0.50 Hours
This session describes the role of palliative care social workers. It highlights the diversity of the role within a multidisciplinary context and describes how palliative care social workers provide a link between health and social care. This session was reviewed by Tes Smith and Richard Kitchen and last updated in February 2018....
Engaging Children and Young People
Margaret Hunter-Smallbone
0.50 Hours
This session presents a basic guide to engaging children and young people in a one to one interview. It describes how to prepare for the meeting and how to adapt the setting and your manner for different age and ethnic groups. It offers activities to help conversation flow. It gives examples of how to get the most out of your fi....
Running Late Again?
Adam Fraser
0.50 Hours
This session aims to explore the determinants of consultation length and what it means to consult efficiently. This session was reviewed by Jenny Bedford and last updated in October 2014.
Overview of CAH Interpretive Guidelines, CMS Memos, Advance Directives, Emergency Department, Observation & Staffing
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
This program will set the foundation of CAH CoPs. This webinar will summarize CAH regulations and interpretive guidelines and focus on CoP sections of the emergency department, survey process, licensure, telemedicine services, and medical staff. The presenter will outline CMS memos and provide recommendations on creating gap ana....
Pain Management 101: CMS Opioid, IV Medication, and Blood Transfusion Guidelines
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
Each year, serious adverse events are associated with the use of IV opioid medications in hospitals. CMS mandates that all hospital staff give a special assessment the first time an opioid is administered, among other requirements. This program will cover the revised CMS CoPs standards on safe opioid use, IV medication, and b....
Restraint & Seclusion Best Practices: CMS, DNV & TJC Guidelines and Standards
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
Restraint is the number one deficiency hospitals are penalized for in the Hospital CoP because the restraint policy is one of the hardest to write and understand for healthcare employees. CMS recommends hospitals implement restraint training on a regular basis to prevent hospitals from being out of compliance. This program wi....
Scanning barcodes in the Operating Room: Safer procedures, more satisfied personnel. The Greek Army's General Military Hospital.
Mr Sotiris Tsiafos-Tsiaras
During this webinar, Mr Sotiris Tsiafos-Tsiaras, Military Pharmacist and OR Traceability Manager at 401 Athens General Army Hospital in Greece, will explain the strategy to start implementing GS1 standards in a hospital department; key practical elements for successful implementation; how to successfully engage personnel; the im....
Optimizing Care Transitions Across the Continuum
Victoria M. Chestnut, MSN, MBA, RN, CCCTM and James P. Shull
0.25 Hours
Implementing a strategy to address transitions of care across a large integrated health network presents many challenges. Increased pressure to improve utilization rates along with new Transitional Care Management billing opportunities has incentivized health systems to find innovative, cost-efficient ways to ensure transitions....
Engaging and Empowering Patients: Redesigning Patient Care
Jonathan Ringo, MD, CPHIMS and Trish Birch
0.75 Hours
This session will discuss how we transformed care coordination and the patient experience in our Maryland-based health system by implementing a patient engagement and care coordination platform supported by a fully enabled virtual care team. The program streamlined communication, collaboration and coordination among hospitalists....