2020 ATPE Summit: Story Wranglers
Mitch Harris; Literacy to Life
The Paramount Story Wranglers are a troupe of professional teaching artists, actors, and musicians who teach the foundations of creative writing and performance throughout Austin ISD. Join Literacy to Life Program Director Mitch Harris to learn the creative teaching strategies that have 98% of teachers replicating the strategies....
Upper and Lower Extremities- Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician CCSP®
Pat Helma, DC, DACBSP
This 20-hour course will provide the Doctor of Chiropractic with current information and practical skills relating to the chiropractic assessment and management of extremity sports injuries. This presentation emphasizes the motor skills required to perform physical examinations, and related treatment modalities for sports relat....
Diagnosis & Management of Internal Disorders: Additional Primary Care Blood Tests & Tumor Markers; DABCI Program
Dr. Robert Kessinger
The student will learn additional blood tests and tumor markers for diagnosis and treatment in association with thyroid dysfunction, cardiovascular disease, viral diseases, and cancers. This course is part of a internal disorders program designed to accumulate hours for a the DABCI.The 100 Hour Certification and 300 Hour DABC....
Physiology of Pregnancy and Labour 2
Mary Mushambi and Paul Slatter
0.5 Hours
This session will explore the changes in gastrointestinal, central nervous system, endocrine, renal and musculoskeletal physiology providing the necessary understanding for a doctor starting in obstetric anaesthesia.
Body Temperature and its Regulation
Robin Correa
0.5 Hours
This session examines the control of body temperature. It covers physiological aspects of temperature homeostasis including various mechanisms and body systems that are involved in regulation.
Physiology of Obesity and Effects on Organ Systems
Rajdeep Sandhu and Mark Bellamy
0.5 Hours
This session will enable you to understand the pathogenesis of obesity and its effects on various organ systems.
Antihypertensive and Hypotensive drugs
Sue Hill and Sarah Mercer
0.5 Hours
This session describes the management of patients with pre-existing hypertension and then examines ways of deliberately reducing blood pressure intraoperatively.
Reversal of Neuromuscular Blockade
Elizabeth Flockton and Christopher J Parker
0.5 Hours
This session reviews both the assessment of residual neuromuscular block and the mechanism of action of the chemical agents that antagonize it.
Properties of an Ideal Intravenous Induction Agent
John Peacock
0.5 Hours
This session will provide an understanding of the properties that make up the ideal intravenous induction agent whilst also listing how the currently available agents meet these ideals. Reference will be made to historical agents where they illustrate important facts not covered by current agents.
Breathing Systems - Circle System
David Pang
0.5 Hours
The circle system is the most common system used during the maintenance of anaesthesia. This session explores the principles of how the circle system works and also describes the components used within it.
Acid and Bases
Ben Messer and Kaye Cantlay
0.5 Hours
This session defines terms commonly used in acid-base chemistry and relates the importance of acid-base balance to the anaesthetist. Conventional models of acid-base chemistry are examined and the functioning of the glass electrode used for measuring pH is reviewed.
Oropharyngeal and Nasopharyngeal Airways
James Wood
0.5 Hours
This session provides an introduction to airway adjuncts, their uses and contraindications. Maintenance of the airway is of paramount importance in anaesthesia, and indeed the whole of medicine. Airway adjunct devices aid the maintenance of an open airway.
Arterial Blood Gases
Cyprian Mendonca
0.5 Hours
Measurement of blood gases is vital to assess gas exchange function of the lungs, to titrate oxygen therapy and to assess metabolic state of the patient. A basic understanding of the working principles of the equipment used in measuring blood gases, their limitations and sources of error is essential for interpretation of blood....
Equipment - Humidification
Gordon Flynn
0.5 Hours
Humidification of inspired gases is a vital process by which the body moistens and warms the gases that we breathe. Breathing gases which are not humidified can lead to damage of the cells lining the respiratory tract, impairing ciliary function and increasing the patient's susceptibility to respiratory tract infection. During t....
CEACCP: Environmental emergencies in theatre and critical care areas: power failure, fire, and explosion CEACCP - Apr 2015
Lachlan F Miles MBBS (Hons) PGCertCU, Carlos D Scheinkestel MBBS FRACP FCICM DipDHM and Glenn O Down
0.5 Hours
Lachlan F Miles, Carlos D Scheinkestel and Glenn O Downey provide us with an overview on Environmental emergencies in theatre and critical care areas: power failure, fire, and explosion
CEACCP: Statistics II: Central tendency and spread of data
Anthony McCluskey BSc MB ChB FRCA and Abdul Ghaaliq Lalkhen MB ChB FRCA
0.5 Hours
Examining the raw data is an essential first step before proceeding to statistical analysis
CEACCP: Statistics I: data and correlations
Anthony McCluskey BSc, MB, ChB, FRCA Abdul Ghaaliq Lalkhen MB, ChB, FRCA
0.5 Hours
Anthony McCluskey and Abdul Ghaaliq Lalkhen provide us with an in-depth discussion on data and correlations
Audit: Basic Principles
Andrew Smith and Matt Baird
0.5 Hours
This session explains what audit is, what it is useful for and describes the steps required to make audit effective.
Epidemiology: Basic Principles
Paul Silcocks
0.5 Hours
An overview of basic principles and concepts of clinical epidemiology.
Chlamydia Screening
Sara Strodtbeck and Paula Baraitser
0.5 Hours
This session covers the aims of the English National Chlamydia Screening Programme (NCSP) and its implementation, including the rationale for the programme and its delivery.
Assessment of the Patient with Severe Facial Trauma
Mike Wiltsher and Andrew Wilson
0.5 Hours
This session will describe how to assess a patient with severe facial trauma, explain how to use the Glasgow Coma score to assess the patient's level of consciousness and describe how to recognise risks to the patient's airway.
Communication Impairments Part 1: Late-talking Toddlers and Specific Language Impairment
Sally Bates
0.5 Hours
This is the first of two sessions which describe the language processing system and the challenges facing all children learning to talk. This session describes the speech mechanism and the linguistic knowledge involved in both understanding and producing spoken language.
Ethical Issues at the End of Life
Max Watson
0.5 Hours
Issues arising over end of life care, involving decisions that affect the nature and timing of an individual's death, can be a source of discord. This session highlights common ethical problems that may arise at this sensitive time. This session was last updated on 11/02/13.
Airway Maintenance: cLMA
Tim Cook, Christopher Seller and Tom Simpson
0.5 Hours
This session introduces the cLMA (classic laryngeal mask airway), covering its history and development through to usage, indications, contraindications and complications.