Role of a Nurse in Outbreak Management
Mr. BISANUKURI Evergiste
The course provides an introduction to infectious disease outbreaks. The learners will understand about outbreak detection, investigation , response activities and methodologies to be used during outbreak investigation as well as the role of a Nurse in all steps of outbreak management.
New and Emerging Treatments for Heart Failure: HFrEF and HFpEF
Colleen McIlvennan
Colleen McIlvennan, PhD, DNP, ANP, FAHA, FHFSA, provides a compelling presentation focusing on the new and emerging treatment for persons with HFrEF (heart failure with reduced ejection fraction) and HFpEF (heart failure with preserved ejection fraction). This presentation includes an overview of the current guidelines for manag....
Aortic Stenosis: Team-Based Care and Shared Decision Making
Patricia Keegan
Dr. Patricia Keegan, Nurse Practitioner and Director of the Structural Heart Program at Emory Healthcare in Atlanta, Georgia, reviews the importance of early diagnosis and prompt referral to a valve center to improved health outcomes for those with aortic valve disease. Dr. Keegan describes the decision making that goes into tr....
Severe Malaria
the U.S. Agency for International Development
Severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria is a medical emergency. Delay in diagnosis, provision of inappropriate treatment, and delay in treatment may lead to serious complications and even death. The medicine of choice for treatment of severe malaria in order of preference, injectable Artesunate, and injectable Artemether. Injectabl....
Nursing Management of Patient with Hypertension
NSENGIYUMVA Richard and Mr. KARERA Eric
The aim of this course is to equip knowledge a nurse regarding assessment and management of hypertension.
Secondary Prevention in Acute Coronary Syndrome: What Nurses Need to Know
Eileen M. Handberg
Join Dr. Eileen Handberg as she reviews secondary prevention guidelines for patients with acute coronary syndrome, describes non-statin therapies that may provide additional lipid lowering and risk reduction in high-risk patients hospitalized with acute coronary events, and discusses a team-based approach to managing the transit....
Helping Mothers Survive Pre-Eclampsia & Eclampsia
Laura Fitzgerald and Cherrie Evans
This module is designed to address the second leading cause of maternal mortality globally, pre-eclampsia & Eclampsia. Key content in this module includes: correct assessment and classification of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, administration of loading and maintenance doses of magnesium sulfate and antihypertensive med....
Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease: Understanding the Relationship
Donna Arnett
Donna Arnett, PhD, MSPH, discusses inflammation and chronic inflammatory disease in the context of atherosclerosis. She describes inflammation as a process that links lipids to ASCVD and covers the interconnections between diet, genetics, and physical activity.
Pain Management
DUSHIMIMIMANA SANDRINE, and Mr. KARERA Eric
Pain is one of the most common reasons why patients seek medical treatment. Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage. Pain is not just a physical sensation, but it is also influenced by attitudes, beliefs, personality and social factors, and it can affect emotio....
The Paediatric Pandemic: RSV, Adenovirus, Influenza and COVID Update
Cheryl Cohen
RSV, Adenovirus, Influenza and COVID-19 in children. A panel discussion on the common respiratory viruses in children and why we've seen a greater surge of infections in children post the COVID-19 lockdown and restrictions.
TB Diagnostic Methods in Ethiopia
Million Molla, Hikma Fekadu, Meazashwork Assefa, Andargachew Kumsa, Eshetu Abdissa, Endale Mengesha, Kalkidan Yae, Tamiru Assefa, Anteneh Kassa, Wondimu Gebrekiristos, Eshetu Kebede, Ekulinet Misganaw, Bekalu Assaminew
In this module, we will cover topics on the nationally recommended TB diagnostic methods, their indications, placement and results interpretations. Comparisons of the different bacteriologic methods for TB diagnosis are presented.
Climate Change and the Impact on Child Health
Prof A Coovadia
Prof Coovadia gives a great overview of climate change and how Paediatricians and health care facilities should respond to these environmental threats.
Making the Link Between Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
Marilyn Tan and Cindy Lamendola
With this link between diabetes and cardiovascular disease course, you will learn practical approaches for cardiovascular clinicians to incorporate the treatment of diabetic patients in cardiology practices. Stanford endocrinologist, Dr. Marilyn Tan reviews current clinical practice guidelines and prescribing recommendations for....
Lipid Management in 2020: The Role of Non-Statin Therapies
Susan Halli-Demeter
Susan Halli-Demeter, RN, DNP, CLS reviews the benefits of non-statin, LDL-C-lowering therapies for patients with very high-risk atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and severe hypercholesterolemia.
Pediatric Prevention Guidelines
Laura Hayman
Dr. Laura Hayman reviews the evidence for starting young when it comes to preventing CVD and highlights strategies and settings for primordial and primary prevention.
SGLT2 Inhibitors and Cardiovascular Outcomes
Darren McGuire, and Cindy Lamendola
This SGLT2 inhibitor continuing education course provides timely insights into implementing evidence-based treatment strategies related to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, heart failure, and SGLT2 inhibitors. Darren McGuire, MD, MHSc summarizes the glycemic and non-glycemic effects of SGLT2 Inhibitors, and their safety pr....
Point of Care Echocardiography for Shock
Beyra Rossouw
There must be very few people in the world who understand cardiac physiology in paediatric shock better than Dr Beyra Rossouw. A qualified paediatric cardiologist and intensivist, in this webinar she takes us through how to do focused point-of-care paediatric echocardiography in shocked patients.
Hepatitis C: Natural History, Presentation and Investigation
Sanjay Bhagani and Gary Brook
This session describes the natural history and presentation of someone with both acute and chronic hepatitis C infection and the investigations required.
Organ Trauma: Splenic Trauma
Mansoor A Khan
This session will provide an overview of the anatomy of the spleen, and the aetiology and management of splenic trauma.
Neurology & Neurosurgery: Coma
Nick Carleton-Bland
This session outlines the diagnosis and management of traumatic and non-traumatic CNS aetiologies and extracranial aetiologies of coma and the principles of assessment of brain stem death and understand its relevance to continued life support and organ donation.
COVID-19 Vaccine Storage
Dr. Maureen Akolo
This course intends to equip nurses with knowledge on vaccine storage.
Determining Protein Status by the Numbers
Georgeane (Gigi) Vigue, RD, CNSC
1 Hours
Morbidity and mortality are associated with malnutrition. Parenteral nutrition (PN) is instituted to prevent or correct malnutrition. The laboratory indicators to assess malnutrition are altered by many factors such as inflammation. Identifying these factor markers and using additional methods to assess malnutrition provide an a....
Plastic Cannula Use in Home Haemodialysis - Podcast
Yvonne Thomas, Sharon Gleeson, Liz Coroneos
Using plastic haemodialysis cannulas in home dialysis patients
Remote Home Dialysis - Podcast
Vicki Nebbia
The complexities of managing remote home dialysis patients in Australia