Multi-Disciplinary Discharge Planning
Mohamed Hamid
0.50 Hours
This session focuses on the role of the Multidisciplinary team in organising a patient´s safe discharge from hospital. It describes the role of each member of the team and how they work together to ensure the patient is discharged in a safe and timely manner, so as to reduce readmission rates, improve effective use of hospital b....
Drugs Which Cause Low Sodium
Lorna Barton
0.25 Hours
This session lists the drugs that can commonly cause hyponatraemia. It also gives sources of further information if less common drug causes are suspected.
Management of Thyrotoxicosis Including Thyroid Storm
Andrew Solomon
0.50 Hours
This session covers typical clinical features and management of both thyrotoxicosis and thyroid storm.
Haematemesis and Melaena: Causes, Risk Stratification and Management
Mridula Rajwani
0.50 Hours
This session reviews the causes of haematemesis and melaena. It covers the principles of resuscitation and risk stratification. It also discusses the management (both pharmacological and endoscopic) of patients who present with upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
Interventional Radiology Part 1
Sananda Haldar and Edward Sellon and David Howlett
0.50 Hours
This session aims to increase awareness of interventional radiology procedures and the facilities available in a typical district general hospital by giving examples of clinical scenarios where interventional radiology can be effectively utilised.
Interventional Radiology Part 2
Sananda Haldar and Edward Sellon and David Howlett
0.75 Hours
This session aims to increase awareness of renal, pulmonary and neurological interventional radiology procedures by giving examples of clinical scenarios where interventional radiology can be effectively utilised.
Introduction to Obesity
Jamie Blackshaw
0.50 Hours
This session aims to provide you with an overview of overweight and obesity in children and adults in the UK. Obesity is a serious and wide spread public health issue, which has a disproportionate impact on the most deprived families. This session will touch upon the physical, psychological and social issues that can manifest du....
Evidence-based Practice: Case-based Assessment
Veronica Wilkie
This session enables you to revise what you have learnt in the other sessions in this module. This session was reviewed by Khyati Bakhai.
Interpreting Family Histories and Identifying Patients Part 1: Autosomal Conditions
Peter Farndon and Catherine Bennett and Michelle Bishop and Candy Cooley
0.50 Hours
This is the first of three sessions that consider interpreting family histories and identifying patients with, or at risk of, a genetic condition. Here we cover autosomal single gene conditions.
Management and Referral for Patients with or at Risk of Genetic Conditions
Chirag Patel and Peter Farndon
0.50 Hours
This session will describe the role of the GP in the coordinated management of patients with a family history of a genetic condition, the information resources available and the referral process.
Elder Abuse
Shane O'Hanlon and Desmond O'Neill
0.50 Hours
This session considers the challenging topic of elder abuse, including how to identify it and how best to institute a management plan.
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....