Investigation and Management of Haematuria
Helen Ford and Sunil Bhandari
The session covers the features in the history and examination along with initial tests that can help distinguish between glomerular and urological causes of haematuria. An algorithm including indications for referral to Nephrology and Urology will be covered.
Closing the Consultation
Adam Fraser and Roger Neighbour
This session explores the ways in which GPs effectively and appropriately close the consultation.
Intervening to Reduce Risk - Brief Behavioural Interventions and a Patient at No Apparent Risk
Philippa Matthews
0.50 Hours
This is the second of four complementary sessions on behavioural and clinical interventions to reduce the risk of patients having, or developing in the future, sexual health problems. The three patients we consider here have a range of needs. There is a focus on interventions to reduce risk and we also consider a patient at no a....
Examination of a 54-Year-Old with Acute Upper Right Abdominal Pain
Sally Harkness - GP, Inverurie
0.50 Hours
This session uses a video clip to demonstrate how to carry out a focused, problem-based physical examination on a patient presenting with acute upper abdominal pain in primary care.
Introduction to Learning Disabilities in the Community
Matt Hoghton - General Practitioner and Medical Director
0.50 Hours
To provide effective education about the health needs and care of people with learning disabilities
Examination of a 60-Year-Old Woman with Shoulder Pain
Patricia M Berry
0.50 Hours
This session uses a video clip to demonstrate how to perform a focused, problem-based physical examination on a patient presenting with shoulder pain in primary care.
Examination of a 60-year-old Man with Unilateral Hearings Loss
Peter Godfrey
0.50 Hours
This session uses a video clip to demonstrate how to carry out a focused, problem-based physical examination on a patient presenting with unilateral hearing loss in primary care.
Hand and Wrist Pain
Richard Smith - Consultant in Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Medicine
0.25 Hours
This session reviews the key hand and wrist conditions which present in primary care.
Health Promotion In Clinical Consultations
Russell Viner - Consultant in Adolescent Medicine & Endocrinology
0.50 Hours
This session will assist you in understanding the practical concepts relating to the promotion of health in adolescents in various settings.
General Theatre Conduct (anaesthesia)
Fiona Kelly
0.50 Hours
This session outlines preoperative checks, as well as the handling of the unconscious patient, infection control issues, and good practice in theatre.
Neuromuscular Blocking Agents (anaesthesia)
Tom Peck
This session describes the relevant pharmacology and the uses of depolarizing and non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking drugs. It also considers the drugs used to reverse their effects and the methods used for monitoring.
Filters, Humidifiers and Scavenging Systems (anaesthesia)
Lisa Penny
0.50 Hours
This session covers the principles of breathing system filters, humidification and anaesthetic gas scavenging.
Local and Regional Anaesthesia
Gavin Werrett
0.50 Hours
This session outlines the basic definitions of local and regional anaesthesia (LA and RA), and advises when to use each as a sole technique and when to use in combination with general anaesthesia (GA). It also covers consent issues, minimal safety standards for block performance and briefly outlines a few of the more common tech....
Haemorrhage and Hypovolaemia
Marcus J Wood MBBS FRCA and Richard Griffiths
0.50 Hours
This session outlines the physiological response to hypovolaemia, and the strategies used to replace fluid losses with appropriate intravenous fluids and blood products. It also compares the differences in the physiological responses to acute hypovolaemia from haemorrhage with those of fluid loss from causes such as gastro intes....
Management of Perioperative Arrest
Jerry Nolan and Ian Densham
0.50 Hours
This session describes the causes of cardiac arrest in the perioperative period and its treatment, particularly where this varies from standard advanced life support procedures, and when caused by anaphylaxis.
Intravenous Fluid Therapy
Marcus J Wood MBBS FRCA and Richard Griffiths
0.50 Hours
The session begins by describing the body fluid compartments and daily fluid requirements. It then considers how each type of IV fluid available is best suited to replacing losses from each compartment.
Dying in Acute Hospitals
Claire Butler
0.50 Hours
This session addresses the key issues to be considered when somebody is dying in a busy acute hospital setting, and how these can be managed. This session was reviewed by Claire Butler and Christina Faull and last updated in June 2015.
Introduction to Mental Health
David Partlow
This session is an introduction to mental illness, it works though statistics which will make you think about the effect mental illness is having on the paramedics in the work place.
Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs
Emma Graham-Clarke
0.50 Hours
This session describes the pharmacology of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and their clinical uses as analgesics.
Introduction to Musculoskeletal Injuries and Assessment
Joe Francis
0.50 Hours
This session aims to outline the fundamental elements of history taking and systematic physical assessment in the context of musculoskeletal (MSK) presentations in the out-of-hospital environment.
Elbow Injuries
Sean Mower
0.50 Hours
An effective advanced assessment of an elbow injury will allow a paramedic to determine a management plan that leads to the most appropriate and suitable management. This session aims to provide the underlying theory and techniques to carry out these assessments effectively.
Minor Head Injury
College of Paramedics
This session aims to develop a foundational underpinning knowledge surrounding history taking, physical assessment and management of patients presenting with minor head injuries in the out-of-hospital environment. Anatomy and physiology, history taking and physical assessment will be discussed, alongside case studies to contextu....
Management of Oronasal Fistula Following Cleft Palate Repair
Haitham Khashaba and Nigel Mercer
0.50 Hours
This session will describe the indications for the repair of oronasal fistulae and explore the surgical and non-surgical management techniques that are currently available.
Embryology and Development of the Male Genitalia
Michelle Collins and John Palmer
0.50 Hours
This session describes the embryonic origins of the male genitalia, highlighting the embryological development of the key structures and explaining the changes which take place to the male genitalia at puberty.
Basic Stroke
Joanna Wardlaw
0.50 Hours
This session describes the clinical features of stroke and how and when imaging is used. The different appearances over time on both computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are covered, along with important very early signs of infarction on CT. The differential diagnosis of patients presenting with stroke-l....