General Principles of Orthopaedic Practice
David Hughes
0.75 Hours
Explore core concepts in orthopaedic surgery, diagnosis, and treatment. Develop a strong foundation for further study and clinical practice.
Suicide and Substance Use
Gloria J. Baciewic and Timothy J. Wiegand
1.25 Hours
A Deep Dive into Complex Addiction Cases with Leading Experts! The ACMT Addiction Toxicology Case Conference webinar series discusses Addiction/Toxicology cases in an interactive fashion featuring experts from Addiction Medicine, Addiction Psychiatry, and Medical Toxicology. Case 1: "I Don't Care if I Don't Wake Up" - Suic....
Patient-centred Information Gathering
Grant Simic, BMedSci
1 Hours
Uncover deep insights about the nature of patient symptoms, achieve earlier and more accurate diagnoses, and improve patient experience. This interactive online course shows how to facilitate patient-centered encounters, gather critical information, increase patient understanding, and attain greater medication adherence.
NCD Knowledge & Skills M1 Diabetes
Primary Care International (PCI)
This learning unit will cover the diagnosis and management of type 2 diabetes.
PCM M6: Gynaecology Part 2
Primary Care International (PCI)
This learning unit will cover the gynaecological topics of pelvic pain and problems of the menopause. You may find it helpful to have a pen and paper to take notes. This information is based on guidelines from the UK Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
PCM M6: Maternal Health
Primary Care International (PCI)
This learning unit will cover maternal health in primary care. You may find it helpful to have a pen and paper to take notes. This information is based on guidelines from the UK Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and the World Health Organisation (WHO).
PCM M1 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Primary Care International (PCI)
Here we'll look at how to diagnose and manage COPD.
NCD Knowledge & Skills M3 Using a Peak Flow Meter
Primary Care International (PCI)
Here we will look at how to teach a patient how to use a Peak Flow Meter.
PCM M3 Blood Pressure Measurement
Primary Care International (PCI)
Here will illustrate how to measure blood pressure accurately.
Intravenous Fluids
Andrew Toner, Paul Quinton and Geoff Lockwood
This session describes the use of crystalloids and colloids for acute fluid resuscitation.
Drugs Acting on the Respiratory System
John Kinnear and Geoff Lockwood
This session looks at drugs which are used primarily for their effects on the respiratory system, with particular emphasis on those drugs that may be encountered by the anaesthetist. Therapies for the management of acute asthma are only briefly mentioned since they will be explored in greater detail in Drugs Used in the Treatmen....
Drugs Acting on the Uterus
Thomas Gordon
This session describes the drugs that are used by anaesthetists to affect the tone and contractions of the uterus.
Social Drugs: Tobacco
Mike Carrick and Caroline Thomas
This session covers the constituents of cigarette smoke and the negative consequences of cigarette smoking as well as the associated morbidity and mortality in the perioperative period. Smoking cessation programmes are also discussed.
Effects of Drugs on the Eye and Vision; includes Intra-ocular Pressure
Eóin Harty
This session reviews the effects of anaesthetic drugs and common ophthalmic drugs on the eye, focusing on intraocular pressure.
Social Drugs: Non-legal Drugs
Eóin Harty
This session looks at the legislation surrounding illicit drugs, their pharmacology and some of the anaesthetic issues raised by their acute and chronic abuse.
Principles of Actions of Antimicrobial Drugs
Alastair Rose, Andrew Quinn and Geoff Lockwood
This session will enable you to understand some of the differences between microbial pathogens – particularly bacteria - and human cells. Antimicrobial drugs exploit these differences so they can target pathogens without causing harm to host cells. They can affect cell wall synthesis, protein synthesis, DNA replication and can a....
Social drugs: Alcohol
Eóin Harty
This session looks at how the acute and chronic effects of alcohol affect the day-to-day work of the anaesthetist.
Opportunities and Challenges for Scientific writing and Publication
Prof. Walter Mwanda, Prof. Ruth Nduati, MBCHB, MMED, MPH and Dr Simon Mucara Kigondu OBGYN
Learn about the tools to improve the quality of scientific writing and the opportunities and challenges for publication
Building Effective Research Collaborations
Prof Sam Kinyanjui, Director, IDeAL and Head of Training and Dr. Moses Alobo
This course is about building effective research collaborations and how to be a great research collaborator.
Clinical Pharmacists in General Practice
Suraj Varia
This session provides an overview of the role of the clinical pharmacist in general practice, including looking at how the role has developed and its part in primary care networks.
Symptom management for the dying adult
Jane Wale
This session provides a concise guide to the management of physical symptoms that commonly arise when a person is in the last few days to hours of life. Although this session focuses on physical symptoms, psychosocial and spiritual issues will also need to be addressed to deliver holistic care. This session was reviewed by Jane....
Management of Constipation
Joanne Droney and Anna-Marie Stevens
This session provides a framework for the drug and non-drug management of constipation in end-of-life care patients.
Optimisation of Outcomes in Patients with Burns
Sarah Al-Himdani and Tom Potokar
This session will identify the factors that commonly influence outcome for patients with major burns. Later, it will explore the link between healing time and quality of healing and explain how it is possible to optimise healing for patients with burns.
Session 1 - What is MECC and Why is it Important?
Ashlee Mulimba, and Madeeha Iqbal
In this session you will learn about what Making Every Contact Count (MECC) is, the need for MECC and some key messages about health and well-being.
Managing children with raised intracranial pressure: brain tumours and intracranial bleeds
Siba Paul, Joanne Smith, Jessica Green, Adam Smith-Collins and Ravindranath Chinthapalli
1 Hours
This learning module examines the causes of increased intracranial pressure in children. Key features and management associated with brain tumours and intracranial bleeds are highlighted. The conditions are accompanied by illustrative case studies to give an idea of what children's nurses may encounter in a patient presenting wi....