Dying As A Prisoner
Katie Soden, Lesley Hall
0.50 Hours
This session explores end of life care issues for a patient who is also a prisoner. The session addresses the issues faced in different settings, including prison, hospital or hospice. This session was reviewed by Katie Soden and Christina Faull and last updated in March 2017.
"Why Can’t I Stay Here?" "I Don’t Want to Stay Here" – When Preferred Place of Care Cannot be Met
Helen McGee
0.50 Hours
This session explores the communication challenges in moving a patient who is approaching the end of their life from one place of care to another. This session was reviewed by Katie Dumble and Christina Faull and last updated in May 2015.
MRI Advisory - Patient Safety
Letitia J. Easdown, M.D., Tetsu Uejima, M.D., Keith Ruskin, M.D., Deborah Schwengel, M.D., Alexander
1.50 Hours
Practice advisories are: -Systematically developed reports -Intended to assist decision making in areas of patient care -Based on a synthesis of scientific literature and analysis of expert and practitioner opinion, clinical feasibility data, open forum commentary, and consensus surveys. -Not intended as standards, g....
Coming Soon to a Labor and Delivery Unit Near You: What You Need to Know About the National Partnership for Maternal Safety (Patient Safety Highlights 2016)
William Grobman (M.D., M.B.A.), Barbara Scavone (M.D.), and Richard Smiley (M.D., Ph.D.)
1.00 Hours
This course outlines the trends in maternal mortality and sever morbidity, as well as preventability and the National Partnership for Maternal Safety.
My Laryngoscopy Failed: What Now? (October 2017 Refresher Courses in Anesthesiology)
Richard Cooper, M.D.
1.00 Hours
Airway management is perhaps the skill set that best defines our specialty; yet when difficulties are encountered, we often persist with ineffective strategies. When serious injuries or complications are averted, we risk becoming complacent, reinforcing suboptimal behavior; when they are not averted, the outcomes are often disas....
Hip conditions affecting the younger person
Mr. James Cashman
0.25 Hours
Mr. James Cashman provides us with an in-depth discussion on hip conditions affecting the younger person.
Medication Safety and Drug Errors
Letitia J. Easdown, M.D., Tetsu Uejima, M.D., Keith Ruskin, M.D., Deborah Schwengel, M.D., Alexander
0.75 Hours
This course will explore medication errors and how they represent preventable causes of adverse patient outcomes.
Nutritional Considerations on Musculoskeletal Medicine: Academy of Physical Medicine with Matt Walden
Matt Wallden
Matt Wallden talks to us about how evidence-based rather than common sense-based is the prevailing approach to medical practice these days. Evidence (i.e. research findings) is needed so that practitioners will be able to work better with people that are in pain and with persistent health condition.
Obesity and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Pathophysiology and the Impact of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management (2016 RCA - July 2017)
Girish P. Joshi (MBBS, MD, FFARCSI), Crispiana Cozowicz (MD), and Stavros G. Memtsoudis (MD, PhD, FC
1.00 Hours
Obesity has become a pandemic worldwide. Pathophysiological changes associated with obesity influence multiple organs and increase the risk of comorbidities, including restrictive pulmonary disease, hypoventilation syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), systemic hypertension, cardiomyopathy, pulmonary hypertension, congestive....
Coexisting Disease in Infants and Children: Navigating the Difficult Pathway to the Operating Room (2016 RCA - November)
Linda J. Mason, M.D.
1.00 Hours
Children with coexisting disease provide a special challenge for anesthesia and surgical procedures. In this Refresher Course, two very common pediatric coexisting diseases, asthma and obstructive sleep apnea, are discussed.
Headache and migraine: clinical review
Dr Giles Elrington and Dr David Kernick
1.50 Hours
This article, updated in 2016 by Dr David Kernick, considers how to differentiate between different types of headache and migraine, and the various management options. Key learning points for healthcare professionals include the required components of a brief examination, understanding when a brain scan is required and available....
Meeting the psychological needs of patients with cancer
Colette Anne Selmer
0.50 Hours
The mental health of patients with cancer is a vital part of their overall wellbeing. Unmet mental health needs have an adverse effect on a patient's ability to cope with illness and its treatment and contribute to an increased burden on health services. Low staffing levels and inadequate training and support in the use of psych....
Caring for patients with diabetes and depression
Paula Mayo
0.50 Hours
As the population ages, an increasing number of people are developing long-term conditions. This is a challenge for healthcare systems in terms of funding and support, and comorbidities add to the economic burden. This learning module considers the comorbid conditions diabetes and depression, which healthcare professionals incre....
Assessment and management of patients with diabetic foot ulcers
Paula Mayo
0.50 Hours
Diabetic neuropathy is a common complication of diabetes. Patients need to be informed of the effects of poorly managed diabetes and appropriate care to prevent diabetic neuropathy. This learning module provides a brief overview of the main complications associated with diabetes and discusses the different types of diabetic neur....
Dietary approaches to promote bone health in adults
Carrie Ruxton
0.50 Hours
Osteoporosis is a major public health issue, affecting around three million people in the UK. Several lifestyle factors play a role in the development of the condition, including low physical activity, smoking, excess alcohol consumption and low intakes of bone health nutrients. The most important of these nutrients are vitamin....
Healthy Child Programme Model of Practice for Health Visitors
Crispin Day and Ann Rowe
0.50 Hours
This session forms the first stage of providing the health visitor profession with a model of practice that you and families can use to guide your work together on the Healthy Child Programme. It will help you to structure and reflect upon your use of the HCP with families. The model of practice will also help to explain your wo....
Endocrine Causes of Fever
Andrew Solomon
0.25 Hours
Pyrexia or fever of unknown origin (PUO) is an important presentation in clinical medicine. This session describes the subcategories of PUO caused by endocrine conditions and will help in learning the process of differential diagnosis.
Clinical Manifestations of Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy
Ida Pernicova
0.25 Hours
This session examines the symptoms of diabetic autonomic neuropathy.
Goodpasture's Disease Signs and Symptoms
Prina Ruparelia
0.25 Hours
This session will discuss the symptoms and signs of Goodpasture’s disease.
Models of the Consultation
Roger Neighbour
0.5 Hours
This session describes various models of the general practice consultation, and details how to use each one. The session is intended to be a basis for the subsequent GP consultation sessions.
Immunisation in Children
Rajiv Mittal
0.5 Hours
Interactive discussion about immunisation in children covering common scenarios for GP practices. This session was reviewed by Dirk Pilat and last updated on 18/07/17.
Falls Assessment in Older People
Vinay Karanam and Nataraj Kasaravalli
0.5 Hours
A third of people over the age of 65 will have at least one fall in the next year. Management in primary care aims to reduce the consequences of falls on the individual and society. This session considers risk factors for falling, provides a framework for GPs to assess patients who have fallen in the community, and reviews the m....
Methods of Wax Removal
Ewa Raglan
0.5 Hours
This session will help you to recognise the presence of wax in the external auditory canal and provide a description of the methods for its removal either in general practice, or by the audiologist. It will also discuss the contra-indications to its removal.
Back Pain with Red Flags
Jon Greenwell GP with Special Interest in musculoskeletal disorders
0.5 Hours
This session discusses the common causes of serious pathology in back pain and the red flags that patients present with that would increase your clinical suspicion. Common signs and symptoms are presented.
Domestic Violence
Satpal Shekhawat General Practitioner
0.5 Hours
This session will guide you through a consultation where you will manage a patient with signs of domestic violence.