Communication Skills in Young People
Dick Churchill and Deborah Christie
This session covers some of the basic principles of communication skills that are important when dealing with patients of any age, but are particularly relevant to young people who are experiencing changes in their appearance, the way they think, or their relationships with parents and friends. It focuses on the need to adapt co....
Paediatric - Physical Disability
Ben Ko
This session describes the common causes of physical disability and explains the principles of supporting children with physical disabilities in school. The concept of functioning in daily activities, together with an outline of commonly recommended therapeutic interventions aiming to mitigate the effects of disability is also c....
Safe Sedation
Vittalrao Jadhav and Sudarshana Gururajarao
0.25 Hours
In order to practise safe sedation, the guidelines recommended by the Royal College of Anaesthetists must be followed. Use this short session to revise and test your knowledge of safe sedation in postoperative confusion.
Common Problems Encountered in Insulin Management
Simon Page
0.75 Hours
This session describes the physiological basis of insulin replacement and the commonly used insulin regimens. Practical issues in insulin management are illustrated in case histories and the significance of insulin therapy in relation to driving is reviewed. This session was last reviewed by A Bhuiya and updated on 04/07/2013.
ASA Grading and Preoperative Investigations (anaesthesia)
John Carlisle
0.5 Hours
This session discusses which tests may be useful before surgery, including the NICE guidelines. It explains why false positives will outnumber true positives for most screening tests in most populations, even tests that are 99 % sensitive and 99 percent specific. It also outlines the grading systems used for patient fitness and....
Control of Breathing
Justin McKinlay
This session describes how breathing is controlled. We consider, in turn, the physiological components involved in regulating breathing and then build them into an integrated system of control.
Burn Wound Sepsis
Nicholas Rabey, Julia Sarginson and Ioannis Goutos
0.5 Hours
This session will explain the difference between colonisation and infection in burns and identify which burn wounds need to be treated to prevent sepsis. Later, it will explore the various therapies that are used to treat patients with burn wound sepsis.
Physiology of Labour
Andrew D. Loughney and Lauren Johansen
0.5 Hours
In this session you will explore the physiological processes that take place during normal human labour. We will focus particularly on the powers, passenger and passage involved.
Acquired Heart Disease and Cardiomyopathy
Ari Kannivelu
1 Hours
This session covers acquired heart diseases and cardiomyopathy - the causes, clinical features, investigations and management of common ones are considered.
Breast Screening
Isobel Haigh and Lalita Malghan
0.75 Hours
This session has been developed to enable you to understand the organisation of the NHS Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP) and the assessment work-up of recalled cases. You will also review the evidence base for ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) breast screening, including screening Hodgkin's patients and women ot....
Choice of Anaesthetic Technique
Robert Marr and Val Bythell
0.5 Hours
This session uses hypothetical scenarios to illustrate factors influencing the choice of anaesthetic technique for obstetric procedures.
Overview of Monitored Sedation - Anesthesiology
James Watts
0.5 Hours
Sedation is a poorly understood concept both inside and outside anaesthesia. This session aims to cover basic principles to provide a sound basis for developing practice.
Preoperative History - Important Principles - Anesthesiology
Romesh Rasanayagam
0.5 Hours
This session covers the basic principles of taking a history from the patient to identify, and thus minimise the risks of anaesthesia.
Primary Tumours: Gliomas, Astros and Oligos
Adam Thomas
0.5 Hours
This session discusses two intracerebral tumour groups of neuroepithelial tissue which have a glial origin or component namely; astrocytomas (including glioblastoma), anaplastic astrocytoma and oligodendrogliomas plus mixed gliomas (oligoastrocytoma, anaplastic oligoastrocytomas). Ependymomas are dealt with in session Module 6b/....
Acute Abdomen: Preparation - Anesthesiology
Matthew Thomas
This session describes the main anaesthetic considerations when preparing a patient with an acute abdomen for theatre.
Sudden Death and Bereavement
Nicky Ward
This session gives an overview of the bereavement issues surrounding sudden and unexpected death. It focuses in particular on the issues raised by sudden death and bereavement in A&E settings.
Emotional Support and Signposting
David McCracken
This session will help you to understand the skills required to communicate effectively with individuals and families affected by bereavement, demonstrating empathy and signposting to other services where appropriate.
Antiretroviral Drug Interactions and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM) - HIV
Alan Winston
0.5 Hours
Drug-drug interactions are frequently observed in clinical practice and are of particular relevance in the field of antiretroviral therapy. This session introduces basic pharmacokinetic principles, focusing on those that are important in the management of HIV-positive individuals.
Principles of Communication
Kerry Blankley
This session looks at how you can facilitate good communication - whether you are a patient, a carer or a health or social care professional. It aims to look at the basic things needed to make communication helpful for all those involved. This session was reviewed by Kerry Blankley and Christina Faull and last updated in June 20....
Ethical Issues in Plastic Surgery
Eric Tan, Paquita Zulueta and Charlie Durrant
This session will provide a detailed account of the fundamental principles of medical ethics and explain how ethical issues may arise in practice and in clinical research, using case histories as examples.
Complications Associated with Contrast Media
Sameh Morcos
This session covers acute and delayed adverse reactions to contrast media (CM) including incidence, predisposing factors, prevention and management of these reactions.
Acute Renal Failure and the Effects of Anaesthesia on Renal Function
Phil Laws and Judith Wright
The session will familiarize you with the diagnosis, classification and aetiology of ARF. Modifications to general and regional anaesthesia are discussed along with the effects anaesthesia has on renal function.
Renal Morphology, Blood Supply and Glomerular Filtration
Clifford Dwenger MbChB MRCP FRCA EDIC
This session introduces you to the overall structure of the functional elements of the kidney and their blood supply, as well as providing an overview of glomerular filtration.
Benign Renal Tumours
Peter James Guest
This session on tumours of the kidney deals specifically with benign tumours of the kidney that need differentiating from malignant lesions.
Genitourinary Disease: Renal Failure
Madeline Moore
This session will give you an overview of renal failure, including how to categorise renal failure, urological causes and how to investigate and manage these.