Mindfulness for Nurses:Reduce Stress and Increase Joy
Ms Barbara Neiman
Mindfulness for Nurses is a short course that utilizes the basic principles of mindfulness tailored for the Nursing profession. Barbara Neiman will demonstrate techniques for you to immediately add to your toolbox. Examples of somatic activities to improve body awareness, cognitive and positive psychology to manage difficult beh....
Food Allergies, Sensitivities and Intolerances
Ms Elizabeth Strickland MS, RD, LD
Often the terms allergy, sensitivity and intolerance are used interchangeably, but they really describe three different food related conditions. Diagnosis is complicated, test results are difficult to interpret, current tests are not always accurate, some tests are controversial and treatment is challenging. It is important th....
Family Dynamics in Addiction
Yvonne Martinez, CADC-CS, ICCS, ICADC, NCAC-I, CRPS
3 Hours
Family Dynamics in Addiction explores the dynamics of addiction as an imbalanced (dysfunctional) family system and the commonalities of imbalanced families including parenting styles, communication, children of alcoholics, responses to stress and birth order dynamics. This unit recognizes and defines characteristics of family ro....
Group Facilitator Training Course
Jim Morningstar, Ph.D.
9 Hours
Learning how to facilitate group energy to bring out the best in each participant, create a spiritual focus and accomplish group goals is the focus for this class. Students will study group process from a variety of theorists including making contracts and effective contact, boundary setting, handling challenges and coming to co....
Neonatal and Newborn Substance Abuse Complications
Yvonne Martinez, CADC-CS, ICCS, ICADC, NCAC-I, CRPS
9 Hours
Neonatal and Newborn Substance Abuse Complications addresses the neonatal and newborn complications during pregnancy and post birth of children born to women who used alcohol, tobacco or other drugs during pregnancy. This unit reviews characteristics and physical effects of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and the psychosocial and educat....
Holistic Counseling Seminar 4: Theories and Techniques of Holistic Counseling
Jim Morningstar PhD
1.5 Hours
A history and overview of the development of holistic counseling is presented. Individual theories and the practices associated with them are presented. These include the Family Systems Theory of Murray Bowen, MD, Gestalt Therapy of Fritz Perls, MD, Bioenegetics of Alexander Lowen, MD, Primal Therapy of Arthur Janov, PhD, and Th....
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.