Why should patients be encouraged to do home dialysis first and what are their experiences?
Everything the novice to intermediate nurse needs to know about peritoneal dialysis
0.50 Hours
This session discusses the management of back pain lasting longer than 6 weeks. It examines factors which may lead to chronic back pain and the differences between mechanical pain and pain due to nerve root compression.
0.25 Hours
This session will provide users with knowledge about types of refractive error, contact lenses and their complications and principles of refractive surgery. An explanation of optometry referral letters is also described. This session was reviewed by Sally Higginbottom and last updated in February 2015.
0.50 Hours
This is a case-based learning session on managing minor head injuries in general practice. This session was reviewed by Matthew Castleden and last updated on 24/04/13.
0.50 Hours
This session will help clinical and non-clinical staff in primary care who have regular contact with parents, children and young people to know how to respond when they have concerns that a child is being abused.
0.50 Hours
This session is for ALL staff working in a healthcare setting - whether clinical (face to face contact with patients) OR non-clinical: e.g. reception, administrative, catering, transport and maintenance staff. It is basic safeguarding training. All staff who come into contact with children (whether clinical or not) and ALL clini....
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This session uses a video clip to demonstrate how to perform a focused, problem-based physical examination on a patient presenting with palpitations in primary care.
0.50 Hours
This session examines the key lifestyle areas that are important when tackling obesity prevention, and considers the importance of motivation, parenting skills and practitioner qualities when working with families This session was reviewed by Lucy Pylypiw and updated in February 2017.
0.50 Hours
This session demonstrates how human cognitive limitations can affect diagnostic ability. It applies examples from the e-learning session 'Human Factors and Patient Safety in Primary Care' to a GP consultation. This session was reviewed by Sally Higginbottom and last updated in January 2015.
0.50 Hours
This session will cover the principles of treating an adolescent with an eating disorder, including some of the physical and legal considerations. This session was reviewed by Louise Lam and updated in March 2017.
0.50 Hours
This session will familiarise you with the various ways a child may present with growth faltering. It will demonstrate how to evaluate and manage the situation yourself and when to refer on for more specialist input. This session was reviewed by Elaine Tabony and updated in February 2017.
0.50 Hours
This session explores the rationale for notification and surveillance of infectious diseases. It outlines the importance of notification of certain infectious diseases and describes the implications for clinical practice.
0.50 Hours
This session aims to explain what medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) are and how best to help patients who suffer from them. It describes how to assess patients holistically, how to effectively communicate with patients about their symptoms and how to help them feel empowered to self-manage their symptoms as much as possible.....
0.50 Hours
This session considers the basic biochemistry underlying metabolic acidosis, respiratory compensation and the causes of both raised and normal anion gap metabolic acidoses.
0.50 Hours
This session addresses the causes of swollen, painful limbs, with a particular focus on deep vein thrombosis. The assessment, investigations and management of deep vein thrombosis will be covered.
0.50 Hours
This session revises the basic physiology of water and sodium regulation, and demonstrates a structured approach to the assessment and management of patients with hyponatraemia.
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This session describes the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of herpes simplex encephalitis.
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This session covers the more common problems that are seen in pregnancy, namely hypertensive disorders and diabetes mellitus, as well as the differential diagnosis and management of a variety of common presentations. Pregnancy specific disorders which feature in the differential diagnosis of these presentations are also describe....
0.50 Hours
This session describes indicator conditions for advanced immunosuppression, and emphasises how these conditions may alert the GP to undiagnosed HIV infection.
0.50 Hours
This is the first of four complementary sessions on behavioural and clinical interventions to reduce the risk of patients having (or developing in the future) sexual health problems. This session has been written in conjunction with Sexual Health in Practice (SHIP). Please see acknowledgements for more details. This session was....
0.50 Hours
This session is intended to give a brief overview of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical features and management of glandular fever in adolescence. Throughout this session, the clinical name for glandular fever, infectious mononucleosis, is used.
This session aims to raise awareness regarding the factors that predispose women to mental ill health in the perinatal period, and the role of health promotion. Screening for mental illness and the importance of early intervention will be explored. An interactive problem-solving approach will assist the learner to critically rev....
This session will describe nutritional requirements during adolescence, typical eating patterns which could lead to nutritional deficiencies, common dieting strategies used, and the additional nutritional needs arising with pregnancy. This session was reviewed by Hilda Mulrooney, Louise Lam, Bethan Hamilton, Elizabeth Tydeman, D....
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This session aims to enhance the learner's knowledge of how to promote breastfeeding by exploring factors that influence breastfeeding initiation, duration and exclusivity.