Sleep Inertia
Medical Education Systems, Inc.
3 Hours
In January 2006, the media began commenting on something commonly referred to as Sleep Inertia, and this CEU offers you a brief review of what is being said, and some facts about the phenomenon.
Weighing and Measuring Infants and Children
Gary Butler Consultant and Professor in Paediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology
0.5 Hours
This session is an introduction to the techniques of accurate growth measurement and monitoring required for delivery of the Healthy Child Programme.This session was reviewed by Elaine Tabony and updated in February 2017.
Sexual History Taking in the General Practice Context
Philippa Matthews
0.5 Hours
This is the second of the group of introductory sessions for the sexual health and contraception module.This session is the first of three which address how to take a patient's sexual history. This session has been written in conjunction with Sexual Health in Practice (SHIP). Please see acknowledgements for more details. This se....
Sexually Transmissible Infections Update
Philippa Matthews
0.5 Hours
This session will update the learner on sexually transmitted infections: the most common and the most clinically significant.
Sexually Transmissible Infections Management
Philippa Matthews
0.5 Hours
This session gives learners an overview of the management of STIs in the GP context.
The Child with a Swollen Joint
Sharmila Jandial and Helen Foster
0.25 Hours
This session describes approaches to the assessment and management of children presenting with one or more swollen joints.
The Patient with Double Vision
Alessandra Dale
0.5 Hours
This session will provide a core knowledge of the assessment, differential diagnosis and management of a patient presenting in primary care with diplopia (double vision) and demonstrate how to identify potentially serious cases which need urgent referral. This session was last reviewed by Paresh Dawda and updated on 01/07/2013.
The Patient with Retinal Problems
Stella Hornby - Module Editor: Eye Problems
0.5 Hours
This session will provide users with core knowledge about the clinical features of retinal problems and the management of diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration. This session was last reviewed by Paresh Dawda and updated on 01/07/2013.
Supporting Strategies for Speech, Language and Communication
Maggie Cooper - Head of the Department of Applied Language Sciences
0.5 Hours
This session will provide an overview of the generic advice that would typically be offered by a speech and language therapist in the UK when advising parents of children with speech and language delay. Much of this advice is transferable across a range of conditions and has been shown to positively influence spoken language acq....
Thyroid: Basic Pathology and Clinical Aspects
Susan E M Clarke
0.5 Hours
This session provides an understanding of pathologies affecting the thyroid and covers the presentation and clinical management of the more common ones.
Valvular Disorders of the Heart
Katherine Henderson and Thomas MacMahon
0.5 Hours
This session deals with the important presentations of valvular heart disease in adults and the early management in the emergency department.
Supporting the Carers of People with Challenging Problems
Chantal Simon
0.5 Hours
Carers face a wide variety of challenging problems every day. This session focuses on just four problems that carers find difficult to cope with: behaviour problems; incontinence; communication problems; and their own sense of loss and grief.
Supporting Those Who Provide Care for Other People
Chantal Simon
0.5 Hours
This session builds on the Supporting Carers action guide for general practitioners produced by the RCGP and The Princess Royal Trust for Carers. Please see acknowledgements.
SDI: Insertion and Removal
Simone Reuter
0.5 Hours
This session introduces the requirements for the safe insertion and removal of subdermal implants (SDIs), shows how an implant is inserted and removed, and demonstrates the techniques step by step.
Working with Young People
Liz Azzopardi
0.5 Hours
This session describes the principles of providing sexual and reproductive healthcare to young people. It will not, however, deal with the clinical issues of contraceptive care in young people.
Starting and Using Estrogen Containing Hormonal Contraceptives - 2
Zara Haider
0.5 Hours
This session looks at evaluating the eligibility of a woman for using combined hormonal contraception (CHC), advising on how to use the method and provide follow-up.
Wounds and Soft Tissue Injuries: Managing Traumatic Wounds
Onur Berber
0.25 Hours
This session will provide an understanding of the aetiology and classification of traumatic wounds and have a systematic method to managing patients presenting with such injuries. Beginning in the emergency department through to post-operative care.
Shock: Metabolic Response to Injury
Aanchal Jain
0.5 Hours
This session will describe the key features of the metabolic response to injury. It will provide an overview of the potential consequences of this response and factors that may affect it.
Where are Normal Structures on Postero-anterior and Lateral Chest X-ray?
Irving Wells
0.25 Hours
This session will provide a basic grounding in the anatomy of the normal chest x-ray (CXR). Labelled examples are used for identification.
Thoracic Imaging in Heart and Lung Transplantation
Melanie Greaves
1 Hours
Heart and lung transplantation are recognised treatments for a variety of end-stage heart and lung diseases respectively. Thoracic imaging plays an important role in the preoperative and perioperative management of these patients. This session discusses the indications for these procedures and the imaging features of both the ‘n....
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
Roderick Robertson, Yuen-Li Ng
0.5 Hours
This session looks at the causes and management of solitary pulmonary nodules (SPNs).
Skeletal Dysplasias
Amaka Offiah
0.5 Hours
This session provides an overview of the radiological diagnosis of skeletal dysplasias, concentrating on the following conditions - achondroplasia, thanatophoric dysplasia, mucopolysaccharidoses, multiple epiphyseal dysplasia, hereditary multiple exostoses and multiple enchondromatosis.
Stroke Rehabilitation
Industry Specialists
4 Hours
The guideline is relevant to all healthcare professionals providing or directing treatment services to patients recovering from a stroke, in any healthcare setting (primary care, specialty care, and long-term care) and in community programs.
The Dementias
Industry Specialists
2 Hours
This course was developed from the National Institute of Health booklet which provides a general overview of various types of dementia, describes how the disorders are diagnosed and treated, and offers highlights of research that is supported by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and the National Institu....
Support for Breastfeeding Mothers and Babies
Industry Specialists
3 Hours
Research has shown that breastfeeding is recognized as the best source of nutrition for most infants. This CEU course provides guidance for public health professionals on how to select strategies to support breastfeeding mothers and increase breastfeeding rates.