Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Rachael Harrison, Molly Stevens and Shehan Hettiaratchy
0.50 Hours
This session will explain the general principles of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine (including stem cell research, bio-compatible implants and scaffold technologies) and explore the potential role of such technologies in plastic surgery.
Total Mastectomy
Aya Musbahi and Tom Collin
0.50 Hours
This session will describe the indications for total mastectomy and the steps taken to perform such a procedure. Later sections will explore the complications that may arise from total mastectomy and offer guidance on how to recognise and treat them.
Surgical Management of Lymphoedema of the Lower Limb
Nader Ibrahim, Leela Sayed and Dominic Furniss
0.50 Hours
This session will identify the indications for surgery in patients with lymphoedema of the lower limb and describe the steps that are required to carry out such surgery.
The Role of Amputation in Management of Severe Lower Limb Trauma
Katie Young and Shehan Hettiaratchy
0.50 Hours
This session will explore how to differentiate between what can be done and should be done for patients with severe lower limb trauma. Later, it will explain the role of primary and secondary amputation in the management of severe lower limb trauma.
Spine: Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbar Vertebrae and Sacrum
Manu Shankar Hari, Heike Romer and Jackie Potter
0.50 Hours
The session covers the anatomy of the bones of the vertebral column in the cervical, thoracic and lumbar regions.
The Normal Intrapartum CTG
Raji Parasuraman, Myles Taylor and Andrew Loughney
This session describes the control of the fetal heart rate (FHR) in both physiological and pathological circumstances. The terminology, definitions and basics of cardiotocograph (CTG) interpretation including contraction assessment is illustrated.
Smooth Muscle Physiology
Jeffrey Handel
0.50 Hours
This session covers the structure and function of smooth muscle.
Tubular Transport and the Proximal Tubule
Clifford Dwenger MbChB MRCP FRCA EDIC
0.50 Hours
This session describes the mechanisms behind alteration of tubular fluid composition after filtration has taken place, as well as the detailed functions of the proximal tubule.
Two- and Three-Compartment Models
Sue Hill
0.50 Hours
This session will develop pharmacokinetic modelling. The two- and three-compartment models will be introduced showing how the parameters described in a simple model are used in these more complicated models.
Target Controlled Infusions
Sue Hill
0.50 Hours
This session will develop the three compartment model to include an effect-site and discuss its application to target-controlled infusions used for induction and maintenance of anaesthesia. The concept of context-sensitive half-time will be introduced.
The Ideal Short Acting Muscle Relaxant
Elizabeth Flockton and Christopher J Parker
0.50 Hours
This session identifies those properties of a neuromuscular blocking agent that would make it an ideal short acting muscle relaxant. The properties of currently available agents will be compared with those of the ideal agent using relevant clinical scenarios.
Sterilization
Sunil Garg
0.50 Hours
This session describes sterilization and its methods. These concepts are critical and fundamental to minimize the risk of cross infection within the healthcare sector.
SDI: Insertion and Removal
Simone Reuter
0.50 Hours
This session introduces the requirements for the safe insertion and removal of subdermal implants (SDIs), shows how an implant is inserted and removed, and demonstrates the techniques step by step.
Starting and Using Estrogen Containing Hormonal Contraceptives - 2
Zara Haider
0.50 Hours
This session looks at evaluating the eligibility of a woman for using combined hormonal contraception (CHC), advising on how to use the method and provide follow-up.
Working with Young People
Liz Azzopardi
0.50 Hours
This session describes the principles of providing sexual and reproductive healthcare to young people. It will not, however, deal with the clinical issues of contraceptive care in young people.
Tough Girl on the Net - Connected Health: A Patient Narrative
Amanda Greene and M. Maxwell Stroud, CPHIMS
1.00 Hours
Two women on a journey to empower the patient experience. One living with Lupus, the other a HealthIT consultant & social worker, together they join forces to understand the power of sharing the patient experience and will explore a patient's relationship to her health data. They will explore a narrative that reaches across care....
Securing Medication Use Analytics and Surveillance in the Cloud
Richard S. Schaefer
1.00 Hours
The Kansas City Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is implementing elements of the analytic and surveillance system in the cloud using an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) model. This system will address the needs of standardization of care in the VHA’s Ambulatory Care system, improving clinic workflow, efficiency and access....
The Cloud Through the Eyes of a Community Health Center CIO
Larry Allen, CHCIO, CIO, CPHIE and Matt Ferrari
1.00 Hours
Hospitals large and small have arrived at the same conclusion: it’s time to get out of the data center business. Maintaining IT infrastructure internally has become too cumbersome, even while the risk of a data breach grows greater—especially given the chronic shortage of IT security talent. The cloud beckons as a viable alterna....
Transforming Logical Access Control for a Hospital Network
Scott R. Ellis, CISSP, HCISPP, PCIP and Andrew Tarbox
1.00 Hours
St. Luke’s is transforming the process of logical access control from a manual system to an automated system with the goals of improved security, easier to use, more efficient and to be cost effective and privacy enhancing. Growing rapidly, St. Luke’s today has 7 hospitals and 325 locations in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In 201....
Transitioning to Value-Based Care? Chatbot May Help
Brett Swenson, MD
1.00 Hours
Review sites such as Yelp show that even when patients are happy with the physician, they complain about the front desk. Long wait times over the phone or a misplaced order for a medication refill are some of the common complaints. Unfortunately, front desk work is a demanding job and employees burn out and leave, further worsen....
LGBTI Older People
Deb Shearman
1.00 Hours
Overview; Challenges facing the LGBTI community; Laws and legislation protecting the LGBTI community; Principles of inclusive care and service delivery; Specific health needs of LGBTI older people
Enablement and Optimising Well-being
Ms Deb Shearman
0.75 Hours
Overview; Principles of enablement; Service and service user implications; Implementing an enablement model of care.
The Latest CMS and TJC Telemedicine Standards
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
Telemedicine is a popular model for delivering care because of its accessibility and convenience for patients. With its growing popularity, telemedicine has become part of the standard consultation process, meaning providers now have more compliance standards to abide by. During this session, our expert will guide attendees thro....
Why is Aligning Acute and Post-Acute Care Providers Important in Transitional Planning?
Toni Cesta, PhD, RN, FAAN and Beverly Cunningham, MS, RN
Transitional planning is no longer a destination but a process. Our experts will discuss Medicare reimbursement challenges case managers face and provide strategies for optimal transitional plans to improve value-based reimbursements and ensure patient safety. Attendees will learn how to engage members of the interdisciplinary c....