Managing Sepsis in ICU
Mr Hamza Shehade Rn, BSc, MSc, Staff Development Coordinator and Clinical Educator
A quick guide about sepsis and septic shock in a very short and little written words.
How to Prevent and Manage Bleeding after Birth (Primary Postpartum Haemorrhage)
Industry Specialists
This film shows how to prevent and manage excessive bleeding after the delivery of a baby, otherwise known as primary postpartum haemorrhage (PPH).
Imaging Loin Pain and Renal Colic
Philip Haslam
0.75 Hours
This session examines the renal causes of loin pain and the imaging modalities used.
HIV in Pregnancy
Annemiek de Ruiter, Harriet Wallace, Yvonne Gilleece
0.50 Hours
This session aims to provide a comprehensive overview of HIV in pregnancy. It looks at vertical transmission rates, with or without interventions, maternal antiretroviral therapy, the infant testing schedule and the epidemiology of pregnant women living with HIV in the UK.
How to care for a patient's eyes in critical care settings
Janet Marsden and Richard Davies
1 Hours
Eye care is an important aspect of the nursing management of patients who are critically ill. All patients in acute care settings with absent or compromised eye defence mechanisms are at risk of eye complications and ocular surface disease. This module aims to assist healthcare practitioners to care for the eyes of patients in c....
Minimising Intradialytic Hypotension: The Evidence - Webinar
Wendi Bradshaw
How to reduce intradialytic hypotension during haemodialysis - best practice
Journal Club May 2018 - Online Learning Package
Jo Kok, Angela Henson, Carol Jeffrey
The benefits of turning a pilot study into nursing research
Journal Club January 2018 - Online Learning Package
Lynn Brown, Tracie Barber, David Fulker, Nay Myo Lwin, Anne Simmons
Fluid Dynamics in fistulae
Fluid Dynamics of Vascular Access - Webinar
Tracie Barber
What is really happening inside vascular access and what impacts on the blood flow
Journal Club August 2014 - Online Learning Package
Lynette Knuth, Masanori Abe, Kazuyoshi Okada, Masayoshi Soma
Mineral Metabolic Abnormalities and Mortality in Dialysis Patients
Medium Cut-Off Dialysis - A Step in the Right Direction - Webinar
Colin Hutchison
The technology and outcomes behind medium cut-off dialysers for Haemodialysis
Introduction To Self-Harm
Chris Mason
This session provides an introduction to self-harm. The session starts with a knowledge check, followed by information used within the health care setting to gain a better understanding of self-harm among young people.
History of Acute Asthma
Ramin Baghai-Ravary
0.25 Hours
This session examines the history of acute asthma presentation and how it relates to the underlying pathophysiology. It goes on to identify important indicators of acute and life-threatening disease.
Melting Skin Graft Syndrome in Patients with Burns
Nicholas Hodgins and Sarah Pape
0.5 Hours
This session will describe the features of melting skin graft syndrome and identify the organisms that are involved. Later sections will offer advice on how to treat a melting skin graft.
Image Interpretation - Radiographs of the Paediatric Chest: Congenital Heart Disease
John Tuckett
0.5 Hours
This session will focus on congenital heart disease, its presentation and typical chest radiograph appearances. While often complex medical problems, these radiographic appearances can be relatively simple. The important discriminating radiological features will be discussed.
Neuroblastoma
Alan Sprigg
0.5 Hours
This session reviews the clinical presentation of paediatric neuroblastoma and the role of imaging in diagnosis and staging.
Infection and Surgical Management
Francine Mariko Ryba
This session will cover the principles of surgical management of infections with particular application to the infections that a dental practitioner is likely to encounter in practice.
How to alleviate perineal pain following an episiotomy
Mary Steen and Bernie Cummins
1 Hours
An episiotomy increases maternal morbidity in the postnatal period. Alleviating perineal pain is an important aspect of maternal health care. A combination of pain relief methods, systemic and localised, may be required to alleviate perineal pain associated with an episiotomy. It is important that midwives and doctors advise....
Neuromuscular Blocking Agents (anaesthesia)
Tom Peck
0.5 Hours
This session describes the relevant pharmacology and the uses of depolarizing and non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking drugs. It also considers the drugs used to reverse their effects and the methods used for monitoring.
Closing the Consultation
Adam Fraser and Roger Neighbour
0.5 Hours
This session explores the ways in which GPs effectively and appropriately close the consultation.
Introduction to Evidence Based Practice
Kevork Hopayian
0.5 Hours
This session considers the value that evidence-based practice brings to GPs and their patients. You will learn some of the basic skills needed. This session was reviewed by Sally Higginbottom and last updated in March 2015.
Occupational Exposure to HIV
Emma Wainwright
0.5 Hours
This session will cover the rationale and evidence for the use of post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) after occupational exposure. It will describe the assessment of an incident, and the management and follow-up of a healthcare worker.
Health Inequalities
Joe Kai
0.5 Hours
This session considers how social differences between doctor and patient have the potential to contribute to inequalities in health. The example of "social class" is used, but similar principles can be applied to any encounter where there are cultural differences.
Image Interpretation - Accessory Projections: Miscellaneous
Paul Simpson
0.5 Hours
This session will describe and demonstrate a range of specialist projections, which are rarely requested and can therefore be unfamiliar to some radiographers.