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.
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Steve Thomas
This session covers the aetiology, natural history, imaging and treatment options for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), concentrating on endovascular treatment.
Enteral Nutrition
Philip Haslam
0.50 Hours
This session describes the indications and contraindications for gastrostomy and enteral nutrition and explains the different types of tubes and techniques used.
Radiological Assessment of Bone Age
Chris Williams
0.50 Hours
This session has been developed to explain the methods for calculating bone age, the rationale for performing this analysis and to teach you how to calculate radiological bone age using established methods. For the practical slides you will need access to Greulich and Pyle's textbook: 'Radiographic Atlas of Skeletal Development....
Painful Scoliosis Part I
Andrew Dunn FRCR
0.75 Hours
This session is the first part of two sessions on painful scoliosis and discusses the aetiology and pathogenesis of painful scoliosis with reference to relevant anatomy and biomechanics. It also describes appropriate imaging modality selection and image interpretation with plain film, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resona....
Identification of selected primary bloodstream infection pathogens in patients attending Kisii level five and Homa Bay county hospitals
Ronald Kirera,Erick Kipkirui,Margaret Koech,Abigael Ombogo,Janet Ndonye,Mary Kirui,Cliff Odhiambo Philip,Nancy Kipkemoi,Elizabeth Odundo,Alexander F. Flynn,Christine Hulseberg,Judd Walson,Joseph Nganga,Daniel Kariuki
Bacteremia accounts for a large number of hospital admissions and results in high morbidity and mortality. Blood culture and analytical profile index (API, BioMerieux) strip analysis has been the conventional standard for bacteremia diagnosis in many hospitals throughout the world, including Kenya. The FA is a sophisticated clos....
Modeling the trend of reported malaria cases in Kisumu county, Kenya
Elsen Achieng,Vincent Otieno,Joseph Mung'atu
Malaria is among the major killer diseases within tropical regions. Sub-Saharan Africa bears its burden than any other region across the globe. The parasites are spread to humans through bites from infected. According to the world malaria report, anti-malaria progress has slowed down in many parts of the world and it is unlikely....
Non-communicable diseases in the Western Area District, Sierra Leone, following the Ebola outbreak
Ibrahim Baimba Koroma,Dena Javadi,Katrina Hann,Anthony D. Harries,Francis Smart,Thomas Samba
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading causes of morbidity and account for 70% of worldwide deaths, with the major burden felt in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). tIn 2014–2015, Sierra Leone was hit by a devastating Ebola virus disease outbreak that highlighted the need for resilient health systems. We now hav....
Gustatory dysfunction in relation to circumvallate papilla’s taste buds structure upon unilateral maxillary molar extraction in Wistar rats: an in vivo study
Sana Mostafa,Heba M. Hakam,Amal El-motayam
Taste is an essential sensation that is mediated via taste buds (TBs) which are specialized neuroepithelial structures distributed predominantly over the dorsal surface of the tongue. The circumvallate papilla (CVP) is a major compartment of the gustatory system in the tongue that harbors more than 500 taste bud openings in its....
Incorporating health workers’ perspectives into a WHO guideline on personal protective equipment developed during an Ebola virus disease outbreak
Saskia Den Boon,Constanza Vallenas,Mauricio Ferri,Susan L. Norris
Health facility transmission is a hallmark of early Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreaks and usually results in infection and death of health workers particularly before the identification of Ebola virus as responsible for the clinical presentation of one or a cluster of patients. The correct use of personal protective equipment....
Cross sectional study to determine chloroquine resistance among Plasmodium falciparum clinical isolates from Khartoum, Sudan
Walaa Salah Abdulla Mohammed,Kyakonye Yasin,N.S. Mahgoub,Muzamil Mahdi Abdel Hamid
The use of chloroquine in low middle income countries (LMICs) has helped to reduce mortality and morbidity. In 1940, sixteen years after its discovery, Chloroquine had been used as a first drug of choice for malaria treatment due to its high efficacy, especially in highly endemic areas in Africa. Drug resistance of. Chloroquine....
Leptin, insulin like growth factor-I levels and histology-diagnosed placental malaria in an area characterized by unstable malaria transmission in central Sudan
Hagir Elsheikh,Ishag Adam,Elhassan M. Elhassan,Ahmed A. Mohammed,Ammar H. Khamis,Mustafa I. Elbashir
Malaria during pregnancy is a major public health concern, especially in sub-Saharan Africa where there are approximately 125 million pregnant African women living in malaria-endemic regions. Almost one fifth of these pregnant women are at risk of malaria (. The pathogenesis of placental malaria and LBW is not fully understood.....
Group B Streptococcus vaccine development: present status and future considerations, with emphasis on perspectives for low and middle income countries
Miwako Kobayashi,Johan Vekemans,Carol J. Baker,Adam J. Ratner,Kirsty Le Doare,Stephanie J. Schrag
is also known as Lancefield’s group B. Neonatal infections (sepsis and pneumonia) contribute importantly to deaths among children under 5 years of age globally, with the highest rates in low income countries, followed by middle income countries. Among various vaccine candidates, the glycoconjugate vaccines targeting GBS capsular....