Haemostasis and Coagulation
Rachel Collis and Peter Collins
0.50 Hours
This session describes the current concepts of normal coagulation, up to the formation of a fibrin clot.
Functional Liver Anatomy and Blood Supply
Charl Jooste
0.50 Hours
Knowledge of liver function is essential for all clinicians. Understanding its unique functional structure underpins this knowledge.
Metabolic and Synthetic Functions of the Liver 2
Charl Jooste
0.50 Hours
Apart from its unique role in biliary and drug metabolism, the liver is central to the metabolism of lipids, carbohydrates and proteins. Lactate, an end product of carbohydrate and protein metabolism, is an important fuel source. The coagulation system depends on clotting factors (proteins) produced in the liver. Other plasma pr....
Introduction to Pharmacokinetics and Modelling
Sue Hill
0.50 Hours
This session will introduce pharmacokinetics and modelling. The simple one-compartment model will be described and reasons presented as to why such a model rarely describes drug behaviour.
Gas Storage
Harriet Wood and Derek Randles
0.50 Hours
This session covers the concepts of critical temperature, critical pressure, pseudocritical temperature and liquefaction, as well as the principles of gas storage.
Hydrostatics
Kathryn Bell
0.50 Hours
This session provides an overview of hydrostatics, looking particularly at the forces and pressures that arise in fluid-filled containers, and the factors that influence them. It concludes eith an overview of some practical and medical applications of the principles of hydrostatics.
Gas Cylinders
Baha Al-Shaikh
0.50 Hours
Anaesthetists use gas cylinders every day as part of their clinical practice. This session examines the physical components of the gas cylinders, analyses the pressure changes that exist in oxygen and nitrous oxide cylinders, and explores Entonox (BOC Healthcare) cylinders.
Face Masks and Oxygen Delivery Devices
Baha Al-Shaikh
0.50 Hours
Oxygen and other gases are administered to patients via face masks and other devices, inside and outside the operating theatre. This session provides an overview of face masks and the variable and fixed performance oxygen delivery devices used in daily clinical practice.
Laryngoscopes and Intubation Aides
Ali Diba
0.50 Hours
Insertion of tubes into the trachea for the purpose of ventilation or protection of the airway is a core skill for anaesthetists. This session looks at the devices which facilitate this. The devices are categorized and described so as to encourage the reader to view each individual item within the context of similar types of equ....
Genital Herpes, Virology and Pathogenesis
Ashini Fox
0.50 Hours
This session will cover the virology and pathogenesis of genital herpes virus infections.
Management of Type 2 Diabetes
Jan Idkowiak and Chizo Agwu
This session aims to outline the management of type 2 diabetes in children and young people.
Introduction to Diabetes Syndromes
Dhaara Iyer and Chizo Agwu
This session introduces the different classifications of diabetes in children and explains the molecular mechanisms and pathophysiology of various diabetes syndromes.
Lifestyle Considerations
Jan Idkowiak
0.50 Hours
This session aims to outline how type 1 diabetes impacts on the lives of children and young people and their associated lifestyle considerations.
Introduction to Clinical Decision Making
Kerry Crawley
0.50 Hours
The intent of the Clinical Decision Making module is to take theories on clinical decision making and consider how they apply to contemporary Paramedic practice:
Improving Quality of Care in Anesthesiology
Paul Pomerantz, CAE and Nilesh Chandra
1.00 Hours
Join us as we examine the evolution of the American Society of Anesthesiologists National Anesthesia Clinical Outcomes Registry (NACOR). The initial NACOR concept, first discussed in 2008 when it collected quality data from a handful of anesthesia groups, is now a robust QCDR that currently supports PQRS reporting for over 400 a....
Disrupt Advocacy: Put What You Know to Work for Patients
Jeff Coughlin
1.00 Hours
Advocacy is a tool used to initiate policy change at the federal or state level. A robust program can provide the health IT community with the opportunity to state its case for sustaining delivery system reform efforts and the transformation of healthcare. Developing a cohesive message to share with federal and state officials....
Integrating Evidence-Based Decision Tools Within an EHR
Steve Wiesner, MD and Kurt Hegmann, MD, MPH
1.00 Hours
The healthcare industry recognizes the critical role that evidence-based medicine (EBM) plays in improving health outcomes and lowering costs. The use of clinical decision support (CDS) tools incorporating EBM at the point of care provides physicians with easy access to translational research and current recommendations. Kaiser....
Navigating the Gray Areas: Outpatient/Inpatient Hybrids
Andrea M. Hall, MHA, RN and Christina Hiatt
0.75 Hours
As Health Systems expand their care delivery style, more hybrid clinics are forming. How do Informatics teams determine which inpatient vs. outpatient EHR these clinics document in, and how do they decide what needs to be documented? Come learn our process for customizing existing systems to meet the needs of a procedural pain c....
Identifying Frequent ED Users in HIE Impacts Case Management
Jason Shapiro, MD, MA and Tom R. Moore, MS, MPA
1.00 Hours
Studies have shown substantial numbers of patients overusing Emergency Departments (ED). According to an article published in Emergency Physicians Monthly, May 18, 2016, “frequent users have been found to comprise approximately five percent of all ED patients and yet these patients account for up to 25 percent of all ED visits.”....
Improving Febrile Infant Care Using Mobile Technology
Russell McCulloh, MD and Sarah Fouquet, PhD
0.75 Hours
Implementing evidence-based clinical practices requires a multi-faceted approach. Electronic clinical decision support (ECDS) tools may enhance adoption of evidence-based practices. We developed a freely-available smartphone-based ECDS tool for use as part of an American-Academy of Pediatrics-sponsored national practice standa....
Five Ways Real-Time Notifications Can Improve Population Health
Kevin L. Dewald and Stacie Davis, RN, BSN
1.00 Hours
With population health and value-based care top priorities for many healthcare organizations, it’s hard to believe some providers do not have access or ways to properly use information to support care decisions and care coordination for their populations. One of the biggest gaps is in event notifications or admits, discharges an....
Due Diligence for Health IT Investments
Sharon R. Klein, JD and Mark Elson, PhD
1.00 Hours
As health information technology (HIT) continues to grow and change the face of healthcare, investors are taking note. Private equity and venture capital firms are increasingly investing in up-and-coming HIT and mobile medical app companies, and larger companies are looking to innovate through acquisitions of HIT businesses. But....
Imagine a Hospital Ward Without Code Blue Alarms
Alison Fox-Robichaud, BSc, MSc, MD, FRCPC (Int Med, Crit Care)
1.00 Hours
Can you imagine a hospital ward with no code blue alarms? This speaker has been leading the team at Hamilton Health Sciences to achieve an audacious goal: to improve hospital safety by eradicating in-hospital cardiac and respiratory arrests. Through clinical research in support of Early Warning Scores, it was found that in-hosp....
Home Hospital: Telemedicine for Acute Care Patients
David Levine, MD, MA
1.00 Hours
This session will provide an in-depth discussion on the concept of “home hospital" and a pilot study that was conducted looking at admitting emergency patients to a home-based acute care program rather than an inpatient setting. This session will share some of the benefits discovered for both patients and the healthcare system.....