Assessing development stage
Deborah Christie
This session will help you review both personal and accepted definitions of adolescence. It will discuss the physical, social, cognitive, emotional and behavioural changes that take place during this developmental stage. A four stage assessment tool will be described that can be used to determine where a young person is in relat....
Absorption and Bioavailability
Dr Damien Wood
This session is about the pharmacokinetic principles of drug absorption and bioavailability, and factors which can influence these properties such as the process of first-pass metabolism.
Getting started in your research: Data collection and data management
Dave le Roux
SAPA webinar 28 April 2021. Dr Dave Le Roux tells you all you need to know when you're starting out, to make your research journey easier. He covers the research process, data management, data collection, data cleaning and (a very little bit about) analysis.
Chronic Kidney Disease - Mineral Bone Disorder - Online Learning Package
Renal Society of Australasia
Overview of all aspects of Mineral Bone Disorder in chronic kidney disease including physiology, detection and management Treatments reflect those available in Australia in 2020
Practical Aspects in Starting and Sustaining an Intradialytic Exercise Program - Webinar)
Professor Paul Bennett
How to start and maintain an exercise program in a dialysis unit
Online Communities of Practice (CoPs) for Global Health
Jarret Cassiniti, CCP and Soma Ghoshal, NetHope/HC3
Global Health eLearning Center Online communities of practice (CoPs) have become increasingly popular within the global health and development sectors as vehicles for capturing knowledge to ensure public health preparedness, managing information more effectively, enabling global health professionals to work collaboratively in a....
Knowledge Management (KM) in Global Health Programs
Lisa Mwaikambo, CCP and Sara Mazursky, CCP
Global Health eLearning Center This course provides a basic understanding of what KM is and why it is important to the field of global health. Learners will become familiar with KM practices and techniques to overcome the challenge of getting essential, evidence-based knowledge into programs and practice and facilitating exchan....
Overview of Vascular Access - Online Learning Package
Monica Schoch, Frank Grainer, Debi Cowan, Chanelle Osborne, Dianne Du Toit, Mechelle Seneviratne, Justin Hamilton
Everything the renal nurse needs to know about vascular access for haemodialysis.
COVID-19: a nursing overview from the front line. The experience of dialysis units in Lombardy, Italy
Brioni, E et al.
This article was written by Brioni, et al. about the experience of dialysis nurses in Lombardy, Italy. Lombardy was one of the worst affected areas by COVID-19 in Italy. The article discusses the clinical implications of COVID-19 infection on dialysis patients, the infection prevention for dialysis patients and at dialysis units....
SGLT2 inhibitors for the prevention of kidney and heart failure in people with CKD: 2021 and beyond
Dr Brendon Neuen MBBS(Hons I) MSc(Oxon)
Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are the first treatment proven to slow progression of kidney disease in people with CKD in almost two decades. This webinar summarises key evidence from landmark clinical trials that have established this treatment as standard of care for people with diabetic nephropathy in majo....
Case Study - Kidney Injury - Podcast
Dr. Waqas Baig
One case study about managing acute kidney injury
Image Interpretation - Abdominal Ultrasound: Paediatric Renal
Terry Humphrey
This session will describe normal renal ultrasound appearances in children. Common pathologies will be discussed as well as pitfalls to avoid. Tips on reporting will be offered.
Dermatology - Role of the Pharmacist
Siun Tobin
This module focuses on common dermatological presentations — acne, eczema and psoriasis — in pharmacy.
Approach to 'General Deterioration': Atypical Presentation of Sepsis in the Elderly
Alison Yarnall
0.5 Hours
This session explores the physiological consequences of ageing by discussing the ‘geriatric giants’ and how the elderly may present with one of these ‘giants’ during the acute take.
Acute Back Pain - Malignant Cord Compression: Investigation and Management
William Flowers
0.50 Hours
This session considers the assessment, investigation and management of acute back pain, the causes of acute back pain and the specific management of spinal cord compression due to malignant disease.
Diagnosis of Diabetes
Anoop Kumar Agrawal
0.5 Hours
This session will discuss the diagnostic criteria for diabetes and explain how environmental and genetic factors influence the prevalence of diabetes. Risk factors and implications associated with diabetes will also be covered. This session was reviewed by Dirk Pilat and last updated on 06/09/17.
Common Causes of Pulmonary Diseases
Gary Whitlock
0.25 Hours
This session is a brief overview of the possible causes of shortness of breath in an HIV+ patient.
Rarer Causes of Haemoptysis
Prina Ruparelia
0.25 Hours
This session will discuss the rarer causes of haemoptysis.
Preparation and Usage of Equipment and Drugs (anaesthesia)
Fiona Kelly
0.5 Hours
This session outlines the equipment and drugs used during the perioperative period, and the importance of adequate preparation and preoperative checks. It explains the special considerations relevant to using controlled drugs in the theatre environment.
Principles of Safe Transfer of Patients
Jennie Irvine
This session provides an overview of the logistics for the safe transfer of critically ill patients.
Prediction of Difficult Airway (anaesthesia)
Tim Cook, Christopher Seller and Tom Simpson
0.5 Hours
This session covers the pre-operative assessment and prediction of difficult airway, including difficult mask ventilation, difficult laryngeal mask airway (LMA) insertion, difficult laryngoscopy/intubation and difficult tracheal access.
Central and Autonomic Regulation of Cardiac Function
Natasha Lawrence and Stephen Webb
0.5 Hours
This session provides an outline of the central and autonomic mechanisms which regulate cardiac function.
Coronary Artery Pathology
Nathan Manghat and Carl Roobottom
0.75 Hours
This session provides an introduction to some common and less common coronary artery pathologies and anomalies, with particular reference to the findings on electrocardiographically (ECG)-gated computed tomography (CT) coronary angiography.
Anatomy of the Ureter
Kesh Misra
0.5 Hours
This session will outline the radiological anatomy of the ureter and, where appropriate, illustrate the salient features with specific images from different imaging modalities.
Weaning from mechanical ventilation
Gareth Hughes
This session describes the process of weaning from mechanical ventilation, the pathophysiology that affects the success of weaning and the predictors of weaning success and failure. It also describes weaning techniques and the role of tracheostomy and non-invasive ventilation.