Trauma Resuscitation: The Primary Survey
Jerry Nolan
0.50 Hours
This session covers the primary survey and initial resuscitation of the patient with multiple injuries.
Traumatic Injuries: Drowning
Eleanor Carter BM BCh FRCA and Ray Sinclair MBChB FRCA FICM
0.50 Hours
Eleanor Carter and Ray Sinclair give an in-depth discussion on drowning
Trauma and Orthopaedics: Osteoarthritis Knee
Chris Wakeling
This session introduces osteoarthritis of the knee, along with its effects and the treatment options available.
Trauma and Orthopaedics: Back Pain
John Dabis
0.50 Hours
This session will review common causes of back pain and the relevant investigations required to make a diagnosis. We will also review the management of common conditions.
Shock: Metabolic Response to Injury
Aanchal Jain
0.50 Hours
This session will describe the key features of the metabolic response to injury. It will provide an overview of the potential consequences of this response and factors that may affect it.
Wounds and Soft Tissue Injuries: Managing Traumatic Wounds
Onur Berber
0.25 Hours
This session will provide an understanding of the aetiology and classification of traumatic wounds and have a systematic method to managing patients presenting with such injuries. Beginning in the emergency department through to post-operative care.
Where are Normal Structures on Postero-anterior and Lateral Chest X-ray?
Irving Wells
0.25 Hours
This session will provide a basic grounding in the anatomy of the normal chest x-ray (CXR). Labelled examples are used for identification.
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
Roderick Robertson, Yuen-Li Ng
0.50 Hours
This session looks at the causes and management of solitary pulmonary nodules (SPNs).
Thoracic Imaging in Heart and Lung Transplantation
Melanie Greaves
1.00 Hours
Heart and lung transplantation are recognised treatments for a variety of end-stage heart and lung diseases respectively. Thoracic imaging plays an important role in the preoperative and perioperative management of these patients. This session discusses the indications for these procedures and the imaging features of both the ‘n....
When Someone Dies
Deirdre Brunton
0.50 Hours
This session aims to develop an understanding of the care that takes place when a patient dies and the care delivered to those present when their loved one has died. It will begin to share how to confidently support those present in their initial grief.
Wrist Injuries
Angie O’Neill
0.50 Hours
This session describes the anatomy of the wrist and the common mechanisms that precipitate injury. It will detail examination of the wrist and common wrist injuries that may present to paramedics. It aims to give the pre-hospital clinician a greater understanding of wrist injuries and red flags which may indicate a serious injur....
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.