National Family Planning Service Delivery Guideline In Afghanistan
Dr. Zelaikha Anwari
JHPIEGO Birth spacing and family planning is one of the most high impact and cost effective public health interventions. Appropriate birth spacing and family planning improve the quality of life and contribute in reducing maternal and child mortality and morbidity. Family planning services are essential to enable women to space....
Postpartum Intrauterine Contraceptive Device
JHPIEGO
Discuss new information about the IUCD and other criteria and settings
How to use the CRADLE VSA to detect vital signs during pregnancy (community health workers)
Team of specialists
Medical Aid Films A film introducing the CRADLE VSA, a new device for measuring vital signs during pregnancy. This film shows how to check blood pressure and heart rate using the CRADLE VSA. It also outlines the first steps to take if there is an abnormality in these readings. To watch the version of this film for skilled....
Delirium & Managing Challenging Behaviours
Sarah Potter and Anne Duncan
0.25 Hours
This session looks at delirium as a common yet complex and serious syndrome, the significant incidence of delirium in Australian hospitals and the key aspects for optimal identification and management of the condition. It also overviews strategies for the management of emotional and behavioural disturbances as a significant....
COVID-19 Vaccine: Debunking Myths
Prof Wesley Too
This course is about debunking myths about the covid-19 vaccine
Professionalism, Integrity and Discipline: Session 2
Dr. Kalaba Chilufya and Dr. Chibasa Muchenelah
Topics covered: Health Records 101 Medical clerkship made easy Signing off on documents and prescriptions Alteration of Health Records Certificates and reports Medical record keeping Takeaways.
Management of Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)
Jhpiego in collaboration with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), and the World Health Organization
This module provides guidance on management of Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) in accordance with the Kenya HIV Prevention and Treatment Guidelines 2022 Edition, and targets health care workers providing HIV prevention, care and treatment services.
HIV Testing Services (HTS)
National HIV/AIDS Control Program, Ministry of Health (NACP/MoH) in collaboration with Jhpiego
Welcome to HIV Testing Services (HTS). This module focuses on the importance of HIV testing, as well as how to administer HIV tests and the different types of tests available.
Financial Accounting
Geoffrey I Injeni
In this module we will discuss various branches of accounting and fincnace, information in financial statements, evaluations and sources for Financial Accounting
Recent Trends in Triglycerides
Keith D’Oria and Margaret D. Carroll, MSPH
0.5 Hours
This activity is designed to meet the needs of physicians and nurses regarding trends in the percentage of adults aged 20 and over in the United States with elevated triglyceride level.
Characterizing Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome
Keith D’Oria & Charlton B. (Charlie) Strange, MD
0.5 Hours
Patients with asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS) appear to be younger and experience more disparities in care than those with COPD alone, according to a study. Patients with ACOS also had higher rates of comorbidities, disability, hospitalizations, and ED visits. National estimates indicate that asthma and COPD are the mos....
Chronic Pain & Mental Health
Chris Cole and Kurt Kroenke, MD
0.5 Hours
According to published research, chronic musculoskeletal pain conditions account for four of the top nine diseases that contribute to years lived with disability in the United States. These disorders are associated with significant adverse health-related, work, and economic effects on patients. In many cases, conventional ana....
Conference Highlights: IDWeek 2016
Chris Cole
0.5 Hours
New research was presented at IDWeek 2016, the combined annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, HIV Medicine Association, and Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, from October 26-30 in New Orleans. The features below highlight some of the studies presente....
Sickle Cell Disease: Promoting Health for Children and Adolescents
The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives
Ghana Paediatric Nursing Education Partnership (PNEP). Sickle Cell Disease: Promoting Health for Children and Adolescents explores the lived experience of children and adolescents with sickle cell disease and their families. The course features interactive content that will provide healthcare workers with the knowledge they nee....
Sickle Cell Disease: Genetics and Diagnostics
By The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives
Sickle Cell Disease in Ghana: Genetics and Diagnostics is a course that provides healthcare workers with a foundational understanding of sickle cell disease. The course features interactive content that will explain what sickle cell disease is and the genetics underlying this inherited blood disorder. Finally, the importance of....
COVID-19 Vaccine Handling
Prof. Tumbwene Mwansisya
This course intents to provide nurses and midwives on proper COVID-19 vaccine storage and protocols for transportation. This course focuses on equipping the learner with comprehensive knowledge and skills on storage and transportation of the COVID-19 vaccine. The course will be offered through online platforms as continuing educ....
PROJECT ROZANA: Peritoneal Dialysis – Part 1
Lee Hayes & Lynn Brown
The principles of peritoneal dialysis treatment.
Renal Function - Anesthesiology
Irwin Foo
0.5 Hours
This session outlines the age-related changes in the kidney, the effects of ageing on osmoregulation, sodium and potassium homeostasis and the impact of the ageing kidney on the actions of drugs used in the perioperative period.
Breast Disease: Nipple Discharge
Rebecca S. Lewis
0.5 Hours
This session is an introduction to nipple discharge as an indicator of breast disease, both benign and malignant. You should gain a good understanding of the importance of nipple discharge in breast disease.
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Steve Thomas
0.75 Hours
This session covers the aetiology, natural history, imaging and treatment options for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), concentrating on endovascular treatment.
Acute Kidney Injury
David Selwyn and Andrew Sharman
0.5 Hours
David Selwyn Head of Service for Adult Critical Care, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust David Selwyn is a Consultant in Adult Critical Care Medicine and has a special interest in critical care in acute kidney injury and renal support. He is currently the Head of Service for Adult Critical Care at Nottingham Unive....
Renal Cyst Spectrum
Uday Patel
0.5 Hours
This session and its companion session, Renal Cystic Syndromes (300-0417), explore the various types of single and multiple renal cystic diseases encountered on radiological imaging. This session will focus on simple and complex renal cysts and calyceal diverticula and the second will expand on the various renal cystic syndromes....
AKI - Fluid Resuscitation
Mark Thomas
0.5 Hours
This session will explain how to assess volume status in the sick adult patient, including the patient with acute kidney injury, and how to use fluid therapy in adults. Key facts and evidence regarding use of intravenous fluids in acute kidney injury will be covered.
Sickle Cell Disease: Pathophysiology and Clinical Manifestations in Children and Adolescents
By The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives
In this course, Sickle Cell Disease: Pathophysiology and Clinical Manifestations in Children and Adolescents, you will learn about what is happening at the microscopic level in Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). Through interactive activities, you will learn about how SCD causes problems in the body, and how these might present. This c....