Examination of a 30 Year Old Woman with a Recurrent Headache
Pip Pettit
0.50 Hours
This session uses a video clip to demonstrate how to carry out a focussed, problem-based physical examination on a patient presenting with a recurrent headache in primary care.
Examination of a 20-year-old Woman with Episodes of Breathlessness
Niki Roberts
0.50 Hours
This session uses a video clip to demonstrate how to perform a focused, problem-based physical examination on an adult presenting with episodes of breathlessness in primary care.
Examination of a 20-Year-Old with Acute Ear Pain
MeiLing Denney
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 ear pain in primary care.
Examination of a 50-year-old with a Painful Eye
Khalid Wyne
0.50 Hours
This session uses a video clip to demonstrate how to perform a focused, problem-based physical examination on an adult presenting with eye symptoms in primary care. This session was last updated on 09/10/12.
Health Checks for Adults with Learning Disabilities
Graham Martin Retired General Practitioner
0.50 Hours
This session considers issues around introducing an extra service for a vulnerable patient group who have additional clinical needs, within a practice context.This session will also assist GPs providing annual health checks as part of the Directed Enhanced Service for people with learning disability, by enabling them to acquire....
Infant Feeding Part 3: Weaning
Catherine Elwig
0.50 Hours
This session covers the main aspects of weaning including the timings of introduction to textures, the triggers for weaning and the behavioural aspects of weaning. The session also includes topics on key nutrients during weaning and vitamin supplementation, as well as weaning the preterm and allergic infant. This session was rev....
Feeding Difficulties
Judy More - Paediatric Dietitian
0.50 Hours
This session describes the normal developmental progress of children from birth to five; from breast/bottle to eating independently and the difficulties encountered by parents during this developmental process.
Health Promotion in Pregnancy (Smoking) Part 1: Basic Principles
Lydia Oliver
0.50 Hours
This session will examine attitudes towards smoking and the reasons why people smoke; the impact of sidestream smoke on non-smokers and the health effects of smoking on the fetus, neonate and infant.
Nutrition Before and During Pregnancy
Judy More - Paediatric Dietitian
0.50 Hours
This session focuses on nutritional recommendations for women before and during pregnancy.This session was reviewed by Amanda Avery and updated in February 2017.
Investing in Young People's Health
Russel Viner
0.50 Hours
This session explores the burden of health problems in adolescence, provides an overview of current key health indicators for young people, and outlines reasons to invest in improving adolescent health and services for young people.
Feeding Preterm Infants in Neonatal Units
Karen Hayes - Neonatal Dietitian, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University NHS Foundation Trust
0.50 Hours
This session is designed to introduce you to the nutritional needs of the preterm infant. It is designed to take you through some of the nutritional factors affecting preterm infants, including preterm nutritional requirements, growth and feeding methods and establishing feeds. In this session we will also focus on preterm enter....
Infant Feeding Part 1: Breastfeeding
Mary Renfrew PhD, BSc, RM, RGN, DN - Professor of Mother and Infant Health in the University of York
0.50 Hours
This session aims to provide you with the necessary information to help you enable women to initiate and continue breastfeeding for as long they choose to.This session was reviewed by Amanda Avery and updated in February 2017.
Obese Toddlers and Infants
Nichola Aspinall - Paediatric Registrar
0.50 Hours
After completing the session you will understand the usual causes of obesity in very young children, and it is hoped you will take away a range of strategies for helping families where obesity is a problem.This session was reviewed by Lesley White and Lucy Pylpiw and updated in February 2017.
Managing Different Types of Pain in Palliative Care
Joanna Elverson
This session describes management strategies for different types of pain seen in end of life care. It also discusses the psychosocial, spiritual and functional effects contributing to the personal experience, that need to be recognised and addressed. This session was reviewed by Professor Christina Faull and last updated in Nove....
Investigation and Management of Sarcoidosis
Kirsten Archer
0.50 Hours
This session provides an overview of how to investigate a patient with suspected sarcoidosis. It looks at how to follow up those diagnosed with the condition and it includes some information on appropriate treatment.
Electrical Safety (anaesthesia)
William Boaden
This session covers the causes of electrical hazards in the operating theatre and the methods used to minimize the risks.
Medical Gas Supplies (anaesthesia)
Tom Clutton-Brock
0.50 Hours
This session introduces the essentials of the storage and delivery of medical gases used in anaesthesia.
Explaining and Consent
Dick Churchill and Deborah Christie
0.50 Hours
This session explores some of the problems that young people experience when health professionals attempt to provide them with information, and suggests some ways of improving communication and explanation.
Management of Failed Intubation
Tim Cook, Christopher Seller and Tom Simpson
0.50 Hours
This session will describe the management of a failed intubation. This can be a life threatening scenario, especially if it occurs in conjunction with an inability to ventilate. This session will also introduce and explain the Difficult Airway Society guidelines for the management of this group of patients.
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.
Management of Slow and Failed Recovery (anaesthesia)
Matthew Hill
0.50 Hours
This session describes how to perform the transfer of a patient from theatre to recovery safely, and explains the responsibilities of the anaesthetist for the handover to recovery staff.
Intravenous Fluids
Sue Hill
0.50 Hours
This session introduces the types of intravenous fluids available for use during and after surgery. These fluids can be classified into colloids and crystalloids and their advantages and disadvantages are discussed. Blood and blood products are not covered.
Investigation and Management of Interstitial Lung Disease
Melissa Heightman
0.50 Hours
This session will revise the current classification of Interstitial Lung Disease and review the approach to diagnosis and management of this group of diseases.
Common and Serious Respiratory Causes of Cough
Veronica White
0.25 Hours
This session focuses on understanding and recognising the common causes of cough and the underlying risk factors.
Mechanisms behind Haemoptysis in Bronchiectasis
Gaurav Agarwal
0.50 Hours
This session explains the mechanisms associated with haemoptysis in bronchiectasis.