Generic Signs on Plain Radiographs - Part II
Stephen Ellis
0.50 Hours
This session is about learning to identify lobar collapses and other signs on chest radiograph (CXR).
Mediastinal Masses: Middle and Posterior Mediastinum
John Reynolds
0.25 Hours
This session looks at masses in the middle and posterior mediastinum and will review the common causes of masses at these sites.
Basic Principles of DSA
David Kessel
0.50 Hours
This session covers the basics of arterial imaging using digital subtraction angiography (DSA).
Local Anaesthetics
Emma J Wilson
0.50 Hours
This session describes the pharmacology of local anaesthetics and their clinical uses as analgesics.
Knee Injury
David Carter
0.50 Hours
This session describes the anatomy of the knee and the common mechanisms that precipitate injury. It will detail examination of the knee and common knee injuries that may present to paramedics. It aims to give the pre-hospital clinician a greater understanding of knee injuries and red flags which may indicate a serious injury re....
Nutritional Management and Plastic Surgery
Bettina Lieske
0.50 Hours
This session is about nutrition. Nutrition is part of the treatment of every patient, but it is easily forgotten. It is vital to pay attention to the nutritional state of your patients, and have awareness of what you can do to improve their treatment.
Management of Fractures of the Orbital Floor
Karen Lindsay and Bill Townley
0.50 Hours
This session will describe the clinical features associated with fractures of the orbital floor and offer guidance on how to assess and investigate such injuries. Later, it will explore the role of surgery and how to avoid, recognise and treat complications.
Finger Tip Infections
Henrietta Creasy and Javier Ibanez Mata
0.50 Hours
This session will describe the presentation of finger tip infections and explore the role of antibiotics in the management of such infections. Later sections will list the indications for surgery and describe the surgical techniques that are commonly used.
Closure of Defects Following Dehiscence of Sternotomy Wounds
Natisha Narayan and Mat Griffiths
0.50 Hours
This session will describe the factors involved in dehiscence of sternotomy wounds. Later sections will describe how to ensure proper debridement of the defect and explain the different techniques available for closure of sternotomy defects.
Mini-Abdominoplasty
Michelle Baker and Nigel Mercer
0.50 Hours
This session describes the procedure of mini-abdominoplasty and will assist the surgeon to identify suitable patients and understand the advantages and potential complications of the technique.
Lymphatic System and other Circulatory Fluids
Simon Logan
This session will demonstrate the structure and functions of the lymphatic system.
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.
