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.
Oxygen Transport and Consumption (anaesthesia)
Fred Roberts FRCA
0.5 Hours
This session explains how much oxygen is used by the body and how it is carried in the blood to supply the tissues.
CEACCP: One-lung anaesthesia
Jo Eastwood FRCA Ravi Mahajan DM FRCA
0.5 Hours
One-lung anaesthesia (OLA) may be indicated in lung, oesophageal, mediastinal and spinal surgery. This review examines preoperative considerations, physiology of onelung ventilation and anaesthetic management of OLA.
Overview of Organ Support
Michelle Soskin
0.5 Hours
This session will be an introduction to critical care medicine for someone who has very little previous experience of the specialty. It provides a structured approach to the clinical management and introduces some commonly used terminology.
Reversal and Extubation
John Saddler
0.5 Hours
In this session you will learn about the circumstances required before muscle relaxants can be reversed and the criteria necessary before patients can be safely extubated.
Assessing Urgent Situations with Limited Information
Amy Gadoud
0.5 Hours
This session will look at how you can assess urgent end of life care situations when you have limited information. This session was reviewed by Amy Gadoud and Richard Kitchen and last updated in October 2017.
CEACCP: Optimal volaemic status and predicting fluid responsiveness
Lorna Eyre BSc (Hons) FRCA and Andrew Breen FRCA
0.5 Hours
Multiple studies have demonstrated the favourable outcome achieved by goal-directed fluid management during the intraoperative period. Maximizing stroke volume by optimal fluid loading during high-risk surgery decreases both the incidence of postoperative complications and length of stay in intensive care.
Assessment of Spiritual Well-being
Vicky Robinson and David Hamilton
0.5 Hours
Assessment of spiritual well-being is one of the four core areas (also known as domains) of a holistic assessment in end of life care. In this session you will explore this domain and its potential interactions with the other core areas. This session was reviewed by Kate McClelland and Christina Faull and last updated in Nove....
CEACCP: Anaesthesia and pituitary disease
James M Peyton MB ChB MRCP FRCA and Michelle C White MB ChB DCH FRCA
0.5 Hours
This review aims to discuss the principles of preoperative preparation, the management of anaesthesia and CPB, and the common postoperative complications of children undergoing cardiac surgery.
CEACCP: Severe acute pancreatitis
Simon P Young BSc (Hons) MB ChB FRCA Jonathan P Thompson BSc (Hons) MD FRCA
0.5 Hours
Pancreatitis is an inflammatory disorder of the pancreas which occurs with an estimated incidence of 10 – 40 per 100 000 per year in the UK.1 Mild acute (oedematous or interstitial) pancreatitis accounts for 80% of cases, is self-limiting, and usually resolves with simple supportive management in 3 – 5 days. Severe acute pancrea....
Physiological Effects of Patient Transport: Aeromedical Considerations
Joanna Walker and Ben Shippey
0.5 Hours
This session outlines the major physiological stresses imposed by altitude and the unique set of considerations for transporting patients by air.
Care Post Lung Transplant
Marc Giménez-Milà and Jasvir Parmar
0.5 Hours
This session describes the principles of care in the immediate postoperative period after lung transplant, including immunosuppression treatment and management of early complications.
Physiological Effects of Patient Transport: General Principles
Joanna Walker
0.5 Hours
This session outlines the major physiological changes that occur as a result of exposure to environmental factors during patient transport.
CEACCP: Abdominal compartment syndrome
Neil Berry and Simon Fletcher
0.5 Hours
Abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome represent a spectrum of severity of a disorder that carries a significant morbidity and mortality.
Common Electrolyte Disorders (Na)
Clare Hayes-Bradley
0.5 Hours
This session will discuss the pathophysiology, clinical features and management of both hyponatraemia and hypernatraemia in critically ill patients.
CEACCP: An alternative approach to acid-base abnormalities in critically ill patients
Adel Badr MB ChB MSc FRCA and Peter Nightingale FRCA FRCP
0.5 Hours
In this review, we discuss some of the limitations of the traditional approach and how, using an alternative physical chemical approach, we can improve our understanding of perioperative acid-base balance.
Safe Transportation of Patients with Complex Burns
Samantha Valvis and Fiona Wood
0.5 Hours
This session describes the modes of transportation that are commonly used to transfer patients with complex burns and explores the hazards that may arise during transportation.
Anaesthesia and intensive care for major burns
Sophie Bishop MBChB (Euro) FRCA and Simon Maguire MBChB, FRCA
0.5 Hours
Major burns are systemic injuries requiring input from multiple specialities. There are 140.000 cases of new burns per year presenting to emergency departments in England and Wales, with around 10% of these being admitted to hospital. Of these, 4000–5000 cases are complex and require the services of a regional adult burns unit.....
Renal Regulation of Body Fluid pH
Clifford Dwenger
0.5 Hours
This session deals with the regulation of extra and intracellular hydrogen ion concentration.
Analgesics Used For Management Of Dental Pain
Ian Fletcher
This session describes the basic management of dental pain and the use of appropriate analgesics.
Assessing and Treating Calcified Canals
Paul McCabe
This session looks at the indications for treatment of calcified canals, the methods of avoiding treatment difficulties in calcified canals and treating these teeth successfully.
Epidemiology of Tooth Surface Loss
June Nunn, Michael O’Sullivan
This session describes the epidemiology of dental erosion, ways of assessing erosion and the limitations of indices currently available.
Delivering Unexpected News in Pregnancy
Jane Fisher and Cheryl Titherly
The Royal College of Midwives Thankfully, most pregnancies are fairly uneventful and have a happy ending and most often midwives can enjoy being part of an important time in a woman’s life. However, a significant number of women (and their partners) will face unexpected news at some point, and there will be times when you as a....
Provider Behavior Change Implementation Kit (PART 1): Introduction to Provider Behavior Change
Heather Hancock
John Hopkins University Using Social & Behavior Change Communication To Change Provider Behavior & Improve Client Outcome. This I-Kit provides step-by-step guidance on using SBCC to change provider behavior, and thereby improve client outcomes.The I-Kit is designed to help you understand factors that influence provider behavio....
Evidence-based Malaria SBCC 3: Pre-testing: A Critical Step to Ensuring SBCC Effectiveness
Rupali J. Limaye, PhD, MPH, MA
John Hopkins University This eLearning series consists of 5 modules. This is module 3, entitled 'Pre-testing: A Critical Step to Ensuring SBCC Effectiveness'. The module is presented by Dr. Rupali Limaye and will introduce participants to the critical steps in pre-testing SBCC interventions, using examples specific to malaria.