PCM M5 Newborn care and Immunisation
Primary Care International (PCI)
In this unit we'll explore how to support newborn health care.
PCM M5 Common Paediatric Problems
Primary Care International (PCI)
In this unit we'll look at some of the most common paediatric problems you are likely to encounter and how to deal with them.
Feeding and Abdominal Concerns
Dr Wendy Tyler, Mrs Susan Braid, Mrs Emma Morris and Dr Alan Fenton
This session describes the identification of a sick newborn presenting with alterations in feeding and/or bowel activity, stabilising baby in a community midwifery setting including the use of oro/nasogastric tube insertion, and transferring the baby to the Consultant Unit. This session was made possible through the support o....
Prematurity
Dr Wendy Tyler, Ms Jacqui Angell, Mrs Paula Pryce, Dr Alan Fenton
This session describes the stabilisation and transfer of a preterm baby delivered unexpectedly in a free-standing Midwifery Led Unit (MLU) or home birth setting. This session was made possible through the support of the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust as part of a successful bid from Health Education England.
Ethical Principles
Valerie Swigart, Douglas P. Olsen, Elizabeth G. Epstein, Ann Gallagher, Sharon D. Martin
3.75 Hours
This course describes the role of emotion in moral/ethical responses to provide a background for studying the bioethical principles. Scenarios from everyday life and clinical settings will be used to demonstrate the use of the bioethical principle framework inclusive of autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence and justice; and the....
Post-partum Haemorrhage
United Nations Population Fund and LSTM
To understand the contribution of obstetric haemorrhage to maternal mortality To understand how to identify post partum haemorrhage To update knowledge and skills in the prevention of PPH To update knowledge and skills in the treatment of PPH
Mass Media
Tciurban Health (The Challenge Initiative’s Knowledge Management Team at Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs)
Mass media refers to communication channels that can reach large audiences, such as radio, TV, newspapers, the Internet and billboards. When used effectively, mass media campaigns can generate considerable demand for family planning. This course provides participants with evidence to support the use of this approach but guidance....
Managing International and Local Logistics
Prof. Andy Barraclough
This includes understanding the need for formalized and fully documented Fast Track approach to Health Commodity procurement in pandemic situations, with special reference to the World Bank template and guiding documents for Healthcare Fast Track procurement. The different mechanism from the Global Agencies which are available....
Module 2 - Establish Client Understanding and Build Rapport Help the New Person
Johns Hopkins University Affiliate
These self-instructional modules will help you ensure that your clients understand what Oral PrEP is, what protection it can and cannot offer them, and how to initiate and continue to follow the indicated regimen. The modules include feedback and advice on sharing information and answering questions in a respectful and non-judgm....
Module 3 - Understanding Eligibility (Sorting)
Johns Hopkins University Affiliate
These self-instructional modules will help you build and strengthen your skills in helping your clients understand what oral PrEP is, what protection it can and cannot offer them, and how to initiate and continue to follow the indicated regimen. The modules include feedback and advice on sharing information and answering questio....
Diabetes in children
Judi Strong
This session will investigate the pathophysiology of diabetes mellitus and identify the symptoms of diabetes in children. Later, it will consider how to manage a child with undiagnosed diabetes and what measures to take in the event of a diabetic emergency.
Retinopathy of Prematurity: An overview lecture
Dr Iddi Ndyabawe and Dr Dan Bwonya
Discuss Retinopathy of Prematurity from its definition, its pathogenesis, how it is staged, how ROP is screened and how it is managed.
Community Pharmacy: Essential Services
Suraj Varia
This session provides details of the essential services offered by community pharmacies as part of the Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF). It is part of the Pharmacy in Primary Care e-learning programme to support pre-registration community pharmacists.
Community Pharmacy: Unscheduled Care
Suraj Varia
This session explains the role of community pharmacy in delivering unscheduled and urgent care to patients. It is part of the Pharmacy in Primary Care e-learning programme to support pre-registration pharmacists.
Coughs and Colds - Presentation, Transmission and Treatment
Rachel Mullen.
This module focuses on coughs and colds, their presentation in the pharmacy and their treatment. We also look at transmission methods, causes, diagnostic factors and prevention, among other aspects. On completion of this module, it is expected that the candidate will have a greater understanding of the clinical considerations in....
Virtual-screening workflow tutorials and prospective results from the Teach-Discover-Treat competition 2014 against malaria
Sereina Riniker,Gregory A. Landrum,Floriane Montanari,Santiago D. Villalba,Julie Maier,Johanna M. Jansen,W. Patrick Walters,Anang A. Shelat
Teach-Discover-Treat (TDT) is an initiative that aims to provide high-quality tutorials of important tasks in computer-aided drug discovery, in order to impact education and drug discovery for neglected diseases. Malaria is caused in humans by several species of the protozoan parasite. Challenge 1 of the 2014 TDT competition inv....
Characterization of potential drug targeting folate transporter proteins from Eukaryotic Pathogens
Mofolusho O. Falade,Benson Otarigho
A heterogeneous diversity of eukaryotic pathogens is responsible for the most economically important diseases of humans and animals. A metabolic pathway that has been exploited considerably for the development of drugs is the folate biosynthetic pathway. In addition to the folate biosynthesis pathway, proteins that mediate trans....
Targeted pharmacotherapy after somatic cancer mutation screening
Thomas M. Polasek,Karen Ambler,Hamish S. Scott,Michael J. Sorich,Peter A. Kaub,Andrew Rowland,Michael D. Wiese,Ganessan Kichenadasse
Over the last 20 years the molecular profiles of many solid tumours have been characterised. The discovery of specific variants in critical proteins that influence cancer pathogenesis has seen the development of ‘targeted pharmacotherapy’ – drugs that selectively inhibit unique molecular targets in tumour cells. Compared to trad....
Evaluation of post-bleaching hypersensitivity using desensitizing agent before and /or after in-office bleaching: A randomized clinical trial.
Silvia Sabry Tawfik,Mohamed Adel Ezzat Khairy,Maha Abd Elsalam ElBaz,Maha Ebrahim Mohamed El korashy
In-office bleaching permits close professional control, prevents material ingestion, reduces the total treatment time, and has the potential for quick results, improving patient satisfaction. For this reason, a desensitizing agent is used to decrease the tooth sensitivity that patients experience. The mechanism of action of pota....
Magnitude of parasitic infections and associated factors among pregnant women at health facilities in Hawassa, Southern Ethiopia
Demelash Wachamo,Fisseha Bonja,Bamlaku Tadege,Siraj Hussen
Intestinal parasitic infections, mainly soil-transmitted helminths, and water-related parasitic diseases are is the common problem during pregnancy in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Those in developing countries are more likely to suffer from IPIs due to a lack of resources, poverty, low literacy rates, lack of safe d....
Assessment of cardiovascular risk in post-menopausal women in Ghana
Justice Afrifa,Felix A. Botchway,Yeboah Kwaku Opoku,Joyce Badohu,Henrietta Ekua Ocran,Kwame Kumi Asare,Samuel Essien-Baidoo
Menopause is a permanent physiological state with cessation of menstruation attributable to the loss of ovarian function and reduction in the production of estrogen. Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the major cause of death among post-menopausal women. Current data have shown that Castelli risk index I and II which are estimate....
Teenage pregnancy in Nigeria: professional nurses and educators’ perspectives
Oluwaseyi Abiodun Akpor,Gloria Thupayagale-Tshweneagae
According to Kanku and Mash. Regardless of the various teenage pregnancy prevention strategies and programmes that have been established, teenage pregnancies and birth-rates are still outrageously high. High incidence of teenage pregnancy is a global phenomenon. One of the most important obligations that a country can make in or....
Strong association between higher-risk sex and HIV prevalence at the regional level: an ecological study of 27 sub-Saharan African countries
Chris R. Kenyon,Jozefien Buyze,Ilan S. Schwartz
DHS - Demographic Health Survey. PC - Principal components. PCA - Principal components analysis. STI - Sexually transmitted infection
Characterization of Panton–Valentine leukocidin-positive Staphylococcus aureus from skin and soft tissue infections and wounds in Nigeria: a cross-sectional study
Olayemi O. Ayepola,Nurudeen A. Olasupo,Louis O. Egwari,Frieder Schaumburg
is an important human pathogen that causes significant hospital and community acquired infectionsn