Mental health, dementia and learning disabilities
Specialists
The Royal College of Midwives The Care Certificate is a set of 15 generic standards to support the practice of non-registered carers. Because of the generic nature of the standards it can be challenging to appreciate how they apply in maternity. This module provides some additional resources and signposting for Standard 9, A....
Nurturing infant mental health
Dawn Cannon
The Royal College of Midwives This module is designed to introduce some core concepts related to IMH that are particularly relevant for day-to-day practice.
Evidence-based Malaria SBCC 3: Pre-testing: A Critical Step to Ensuring SBCC Effectiveness
Rupali J. Limaye, PhD, MPH, MA
John Hopkins University This eLearning series consists of 5 modules. This is module 3, entitled 'Pre-testing: A Critical Step to Ensuring SBCC Effectiveness'. The module is presented by Dr. Rupali Limaye and will introduce participants to the critical steps in pre-testing SBCC interventions, using examples specific to malaria.
Provider Behavior Change Implementation Kit (PART 1): Introduction to Provider Behavior Change
Heather Hancock
John Hopkins University Using Social & Behavior Change Communication To Change Provider Behavior & Improve Client Outcome. This I-Kit provides step-by-step guidance on using SBCC to change provider behavior, and thereby improve client outcomes.The I-Kit is designed to help you understand factors that influence provider behavio....
Evidence-based Malaria SBCC 1: Telling Stories About Behavior: Theory As Narrative
Douglas Storey, PhD
John Hopkins University This eLearning series consists of 5 modules. This is module 1, entitled 'Telling Stories About Behavior: Theory As Narrative'. The module is presented by Dr. Doug Storey and will introduce participants to some of the basic theories used in social and behavior change communication, using examples specific....
Evidence-based Malaria SBCC 4: Monitoring Malaria SBCC Interventions
Hannah Koenker, MPH
John Hopkins University Hannah Koenker, MPH Senior Malaria Program Officer, Center for Communication Programs Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health https://www.jhsph.edu Johns Hopkins University opened in 1876 with the inauguration of our first president, Daniel Coit Gilman. He guided the opening of the unive....
How to recognise maternal sepsis
Judy Bothamley
The Royal College of Midwives Sepsis can progress rapidly causing serious maternal ill health and possibly death. This i-learn module will review the predisposing factors and causes of sepsis. Any infection can lead to sepsis and identification of the common and not so common sites of infection that may arise in the childbearin....
Sepsis
Clinical Overviews
Sepsis is a life-threatening systemic syndrome caused by a microbial infection and dysregulated physiologic response. Diagnosis is based on history, clinical presentation, leukocytosis or leukopenia, and lactate level; blood and other cultures are useful in determining the pathogen responsible. These COVID-19-related materia....
Resources for Responding to COVID-19
Clinical Overviews
This lesson will provide you with the most current resources for responding to COVID-19
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Clinical Overviews
Posttraumatic stress disorder is a psychiatric disorder associated with development of characteristic symptoms after exposure to a traumatic event that leads to significant distress or functional impairment. These COVID-19-related materials are provided for use at no charge as part of Elsevier’s efforts to support healthcare....
Understanding what your child should eat
Team of specialists
Medical Aid Films This film is about what to feed your child from the age of six to 24 months, to help them grow to be healthy and strong. This film is for use in community health education.
How to manage bleeding after birth
Team of specialists
Medical Aid Films This film shows how to prevent and manage severe bleeding after a woman has given birth, otherwise known as primary postpartum haemorrhage (PPH). The film is focused on settings where skilled care can be reached within four hours. For settings where skilled care cannot be reached within four hours, please w....
How to use the CRADLE VSA to detect vital signs during pregnancy (community health workers)
Team of specialists
Medical Aid Films A film introducing the CRADLE VSA, a new device for measuring vital signs during pregnancy. This film shows how to check blood pressure and heart rate using the CRADLE VSA. It also outlines the first steps to take if there is an abnormality in these readings. To watch the version of this film for skilled....
Understanding warning signs in pregnancy
Team of specialists
Medical Aid Films This film explains the key signs to look out for in pregnancy which may indicate that something is wrong and what to do if this happens and further care is needed. This film is for use in community health education.
Establishing Your Professional Identity - Module A: Essentials of Professional Identity
Ellen Fink-Samnick, MSW, ACSW, LCSW, CCM, CRP and Barbara Leach, RN, BSN, MS
2.25 Hours
The purpose of the Establishing Your Professional Identity course is to apply evidence-based grounding skills to bridge the gaps in the learners’ knowledge, skills and practice about Critical Thinking, Emotional Intelligence, Conflict Resolution & Negotiation, Leadership & Collaboration, and Interacting with Difficult Individual....
Nutrition and Hydration
Industry Specialists
1.00 Hours
This module looks at what a healthy diet consists of, how to support service users to make the right food and drink choices and how to monitor their food and drink intake.
Safe Management of the Diabetic Foot
Industry Specialists
1.25 Hours
This course is aimed at all healthcare professionals who care for people with diabetes. The training will help professionals to recognise and manage active foot disease.
Antiretrovirals and Their Toxicity Advanced
Daisy Arrillaga RN, BSN
This course is intended to provide interventions to reduce toxicities associated with HIV medications.
Self knowledge and emotional intelligence
Kathleen Fitzsimmons RN, MEd. PhD
This course discusses tools for personal and professional self-assessment including the dynamics of self-knowing. It will help the healthcare professional develop emotional intelligence by utilizing the emotional intelligence framework. The course describes how empathy affects patient outcomes and discusses tools necessary to co....
Module 5: Midwifery Association
Dalarna University
In this module, you will watch the film and read the handouts, You will get to know the function of a midwifery association and how you can become a member of the Bangladesh Midwifery Society. You will meet the President of the Bangladesh Midwifery Society, who will provide an overview of the objectives and functions of a midwif....
Delivering Unexpected News in Pregnancy
Jane Fisher and Cheryl Titherly
The Royal College of Midwives Thankfully, most pregnancies are fairly uneventful and have a happy ending and most often midwives can enjoy being part of an important time in a woman’s life. However, a significant number of women (and their partners) will face unexpected news at some point, and there will be times when you as a....
Hand Hygiene
Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana
Jhpiego & USAID MIP 111, Microbiology and Infection Prevention and Control (RM Programme) Infection prevention Purpose of infection prevention Risks associated with working in health care facilities Standard precautions Hand hygiene Protective clothing Medical/surgical asepsis Processing of instruments/linen Housekeep....
Vaccination
Jhpiego
Principles of Disease Management and Control III (Community Health Nursing Programme) - Immunity and Diseases - Vaccines - Expanded Programme of Immunization Principles of Disease Management and Control III (Community Health Nursing Programme) -Immunization Systems and Operations Public Health Nursing (Midwifery Progr....
COVID 19 Series: Trade-offs in a pandemic - the surgeon's perspective
Professor Derek Alderson and Andrew Jack
Discussion regarding what trade-offs and decisions are having to be made due to the current focus on managing the COVID-19 pandemic, and its impact on other areas of healthcare. The RSM COVID-19 Series is for health professionals, by health professionals; a series of talks dedicated to give healthcare workers on the frontlin....
COVID-19 Series: NHS Nightingale Hospitals: an agile response to the pandemic
Professor Charles Knight and President-Elect Professor Roger Kirby.
Discussion regarding the rapid creation of the Nightingale Hospitals, developed to care exclusively for COVID-19 patients, and the challenges encountered.