Meta-Analysis and Evidence-Based Medicine
Jason Walker
0.5 Hours
This session covers how medical evidence is evaluated, and how it can be used in a clinical setting. It also discusses how meta-analysis is performed.
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Philip Michael Barrow
0.5 Hours
This session examines the nature of electromagnetic radiation. It discusses the properties of electromagnetic waves and illustrates the types of radiation that make up the electromagnetic spectrum, with reference to quanta and different properties across the spectrum.
Management Of Term Newborn Babies With Hypoglycaemia
Deborah Sharp MSC, PGCHE, RM, FHEA and Jane Hawdon
0.75 Hours
This session looks at the prevention, identification and management of term babies with hypoglycaemia.
Gonorrhoea: Natural History and Management
Jonathan Ross
0.5 Hours
This session introduces the key aspects of gonorrhoea, its presentation and management.
Emergency Contraception
Anne Webb
0.5 Hours
This session explores the different methods of emergency contraception, including their indications and use.
Metacognition
Graham Turner
0.5 Hours
This session aims to raise awareness of how we think and how this in turn can impact upon the service user and others.
Introduction to Musculoskeletal Injuries and Assessment
Joe Francis
0.5 Hours
This session aims to outline the fundamental elements of history taking and systematic physical assessment in the context of musculoskeletal (MSK) presentations in the out-of-hospital environment.
Minor Head Injury
College of Paramedics
0.5 Hours
This session aims to develop a foundational underpinning knowledge surrounding history taking, physical assessment and management of patients presenting with minor head injuries in the out-of-hospital environment. Anatomy and physiology, history taking and physical assessment will be discussed, alongside case studies to contextu....
Elbow Injuries
Sean Mower
0.5 Hours
An effective advanced assessment of an elbow injury will allow a paramedic to determine a management plan that leads to the most appropriate and suitable management. This session aims to provide the underlying theory and techniques to carry out these assessments effectively.
First Aid
Kevin Stansbury
1.5 Hours
Welcome to our First Aid Course based upon the American Heart Standards and Guidelines. In this course, you will learn the basics of first aid, the most common life-threatening emergencies, how to recognize them, and how to provide basic first aid care to the injured and ill. Our goal for you in this training course is to le....
Facts About Falls
Rein Tideiksaar
1 Hours
Every day, health care facilities are dealing with the risk of falls with patients, clients or residents. Hundreds of cases are documented each year and dedicating time to fall prevention needs to be an important part of our health care education. For many years, it was assumed that falls were unavoidable accidents, due to....
Ebola - Beyond the Hype
Colleen Garcia RN, BSN, CLC, CCE
1 Hours
This online continuing education course will review the recent Ebola Virus outbreak in the United States; discuss epidemiology, signs and symptoms, prevention and supportive care for patients and victims of this virus. We will trace the virus back to West Africa in countries such as Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal and Sierra....
End of Life Care
Karin Kolsky
4 Hours
This course by the National Institute on Aging is a thoughtful collection of facts, suggestions and guidelines for caregivers of people facing death. Equally informative for family members and professional health care givers, many end-of-life and post-death concerns are addressed with clarifying examples.
Introduction to Dementia
Chris Wolf
2 Hours
Every 68 seconds another American develops Alzheimer's disease. Education and training in dementia care for health care staff has been identified as a priority by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease (NPAAD) developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Servi....
Neonatal Developmental Care
Dr. Juli Reynolds PhD
Neo Consult This CME-accredited programme is evidence-based and will provide you with knowledge of developmentally supportive care practices. The course will develop your ability to provide personalised family-oriented developmental care to premature and full-term newborns.
Gynecologic Problems for HIV Infected Women
Jean Anderson, M.D.
3 Hours
Gynecologic problems are common among HIV infected women and are frequently present at the time of initial presentation for evaluation and care. This CEU course provides detailed information pertaining to problem-oriented approaches to common gynecological complaints; abnormal pap smear; genital ulcers; vaginal discharge; pelvi....
Evidence-Based Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Joan Armstrong.
10 Hours
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) have lifelong effects on individual functioning in areas such as learning, relationships, and independence in daily life. This CE course provides information and tools to support healthcare professionals in making informed decisions about selection, implementation, and monitoring of ASD interven....
Improving Hand Hygiene
Industry Specialists
2 Hours
This course was developed from the Institute For Healthcare Improvement guide which help organizations reduce health-care-associated infections, including infections due to antibiotic-resistant organisms, by improving hand hygiene practices and use of gloves among health care workers.
Impact of Anxiety on Cognition
Oliver Robinson
3 Hours
Anxiety disorders constitute a sizable worldwide health burden with profound social and economic consequences. This advanced CE course examines the interaction between anxiety and cognition focusing on the translational threat of unpredictable shock paradigm.
Eating Hints Cancer Support
Industry Specialists
2 Hours
This course was developed from the National Cancer Institute booklet which is a resource for the person who is about to get, or is now getting, cancer treatment, in addition to their family, friends, and others close to them. The booklet covers: what should be known about cancer treatment, eating well, and eating problems; how....
Managing Hormonal Side Effects of Hormonal Contraceptives
Elizabeth Kennedy
0.5 Hours
Assessment and management of hormonal side effects in users of hormonal contraceptives.
Non-pharmacological Approaches to the Management of Chronic Pain in Older People
Clare Clarke and Blair H Smith
0.5 Hours
This session presents a wide spectrum of non-pharmacological approaches to the management of chronic pain in older adults, including the evidence for and against these approaches.
Managing Bleeding Problems in Hormonal Contraceptive Users
Susie Logan
0.5 Hours
This sessions discusses the management of expected and unexpected short and long-term bleeding patterns associated with different hormonal contraceptive methods.
Drug Addiction, Dependency and Pain - Introduction
James Bell
0.5 Hours
This session describes the key concepts of drug addiction and dependency that relate to patients who are in pain and who also have a history of substance misuse.
Genitourinary Disease: Loin Pain
Sapna Patel and Andrew Ballaro
0.5 Hours
This session will enable the student to identify various patterns of loin pain and the associated differential diagnoses. It will discuss in more depth renal/ureteric calculi, relevant investigations and requirements for surgical intervention.