Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Julius Cranshaw
0.50 Hours
This session is devoted to the epidemiology, causes, diagnosis, management and prognosis of ARDS. The pulmonary pathophysiology outlined is used as a rationale for proposed management strategies and their limitations. Detailed answers to questions posed in the session provide important additional learning material.
Enzymatic Debridement Agents in Burn Wounds
Metin Nizamoglu and Peter Dziewulski
0.50 Hours
This session will describe the properties of an ideal enzymatic debridement agent and evaluate the evidence surrounding the use of such agents in burn wounds. Later, it will describe the indications and contraindications for the use of enzymatic debridement agents in burns and describe how to use such agents effectively.
Preoperative Preparation for Early Surgery of Patients with Burns
George Wheble and Paul Stephens
0.50 Hours
This session will name the comorbidities that may affect early burn surgery and describe how these risk factors can be assessed. Later sections will offer guidance on how these risks can be minimised preoperatively.
Burns During Pregnancy
Jennifer Wilson and Sarah Pape
0.50 Hours
This session will explore the changes that take place in the cardiovascular system during pregnancy and explain how these affect the response to a burn. Later sections will explain how to adapt your burn management practice for patients who are pregnant.
Breast Disease: Nipple Discharge
Rebecca S. Lewis
0.50 Hours
This session is an introduction to nipple discharge as an indicator of breast disease, both benign and malignant. You should gain a good understanding of the importance of nipple discharge in breast disease.
Post-operative Management of Endocrine Disorders
Bubby Thava and Hugh Simpson
0.50 Hours
This session provides suggested protocols for the peri-operative management of serum glucose levels of diabetic patients, of patients undergoing thyroid surgery and those surgical patients who require steroid supplementation peri-operatively.
Pre-operative Management of Endocrine Disorders
Ridzuan Farouk
0.50 Hours
This session identifies common causes of hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism. It describes classification of hyperparathyroidism. Disorders of the adrenal and pituitary gland are then outlined.
Commonly Used Opioids
Abi Jenkins and Emma Davies
0.50 Hours
This session describes the pharmacological differences between commonly used opioids and the clinical significance of each.
Paracetamol
Emma Davies
0.50 Hours
This session describes the pharmacology of paracetamol and its clinical uses as an analgesic.
Psychological Assessment and Approach to Treatment
Zoey Malpus and Kerry Matthews
0.50 Hours
This session describes the assessment undertaken by a psychologist and the models and methods of treatment.
Biopsychosocial Model in Pain Management
Robin Correa
0.50 Hours
This session explains why the biopsychosocial model is more suited to the management of chronic pain than acute pain and describes the treatment modalities within this model.
Pain Management in Trauma
Martin Parkinson
0.50 Hours
This session will identify the variables that can shape a person’s experience of pain in trauma and explore the risks associated with trauma-related pain. Later, it will explain how a multimodal approach to pain management may be needed to provide the best outcome. Please note this session will cover the a wide variety of....
Constipation
Mr Matthew Forrest
0.50 Hours
This session aims to give information relating to constipation in non-pregnant adults that may be encountered during paramedic practice, in either an Emergency, Urgent or Primary care setting.
Assessment of the Patient with Severe Facial Trauma
Mike Wiltsher and Andrew Wilson
0.50 Hours
This session will describe how to assess a patient with severe facial trauma, explain how to use the Glasgow Coma score to assess the patient's level of consciousness and describe how to recognise risks to the patient's airway.
Apert Syndrome
Isabelle Citron and Aina Greig
0.75 Hours
This session will explain the embryological and anatomical basis of Apert syndrome and describe the clinical features associated with this condition. Later sections will explore the surgical techniques that can be used in order to correct Apert syndrome.
Anatomy of the Brachial Plexus
David Thomson and Lucy Cogswell
0.50 Hours
This session describes the detailed anatomy of the brachial plexus, exploring its relationships to other structures and outlining why an understanding of the anatomy of this area is important.
Abdominal Flaps in Breast Reconstruction
Amar Ghattaura
0.50 Hours
This session will provide an overview of the role of different abdominal flaps in breast reconstruction.
Cellulitis of the Lower Limb
Liam Linney and Alastair Platt
0.50 Hours
This session will list the predisposing factors for cellulitis of the lower limb and identify the organisms that are commonly involved. Later sections will offer guidance on how to devise a treatment plan for patients with cellulitis of the lower limb.
Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion
Charlotte Avann
0.50 Hours
This session provides an overview of continuous subcutaneous insulin pump therapy, and shows the benefits it brings to the patient and healthcare professionals.
Partner Notification - Sexually Transmitted Infections
Chris Wilkinson
0.50 Hours
This session will explore the principles and practical application of partner notification when dealing with sexually transmitted infections and identifying when partner notification is appropriate.
Pelvic Pain
Chris Wilkinson
0.50 Hours
This session introduces pelvic inflammatory disease, covering basic presentation, investigation and management for the non-specialist.
Choosing and Using a Method - Young People
Lucy Roche and Kay Bridgeman
0.50 Hours
By presenting two case scenarios, this session focuses on providing contraceptive choice for young people.
Pain in Children is Different
Suellen Walker and Richard Howard
0.50 Hours
This session describes the incidence, causes and effects of pain in infants, children and young people and the basic physiological mechanisms operating in both acute and chronic pain.
Pelvic Pain - Male and Female
Natasha Curran
0.50 Hours
This session describes the nature of male and female pelvic pain, the clinical model for its assessment and treatment and also presents a series of cases of patients with pelvic pain.
Chest X-ray in the Neonate with Cardiac Disease
John Partridge
0.50 Hours
This session will cover most of the important aspects of the plain chest film or chest x-ray (CXR) in the neonate and smaller infant with cardiac disease. There is an emphasis on observations that can be made better on radiography than on echocardiography.