Obesity In Young People
Rachel Pryke - GP, Redditch
0.5 Hours
This session describes recent trends, causes and sequelae of obesity in adolescence and assesses treatment options, including common dieting and exercise approaches. This session was reviewed by Hilda Mulrooney and Louise Lam, Bethan Hamilton, Lisa Mabbs and Claire Cheminade and updated in March 2017.
Liver: Cirrhosis and NASH
Conor Corr and Mark Callaway and Muhammed Hanif and Huw Roach
0.5 Hours
This session will cover the imaging appearances of liver cirrhosis and non-alcoholic steato-hepatitis (NASH). The causes, significance and complications of these conditions will also be discussed.
Herpes Virus Infections in the Immunocompromised
Tim Wreghitt
0.5 Hours
Honourary Consultant Virologist. Dr Tim Wreghitt has a BSc from London University, a PhD from Surrey University and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists, where he is the treasurer and Vice President - elect. He has been in the Cambridge Regional Virus Laboratory for 31 years. He is currently the Regional Microbiolog....
Hepatitis C: Natural History, Presentation and Investigation
Sanjay Bhagani
0.5 Hours
This session describes the natural history and presentation of someone with both acute and chronic hepatitis C infection and the investigations required.
Imaging: Coma
Mary Gawne-Cain
0.5 Hours
This session aims to provide you with a method of approaching the imaging of the undiagnosed unconscious patient. It briefly covers the initial clinical workup of an unconscious patient presenting to the emergency department (including use of the Glasgow Coma Scale). It describes a checklist to be used in the analysis of the com....
Helping to Reduce Neonatal and Infant Death
Trixie McAree
0.5 Hours
This session explores current understanding of infant mortality and the health promotion approaches available to improve the neonatal and infant death rate.
Introduction to Diabetes Syndromes
Dhaara Iyer and Chizo Agwu
0.5 Hours
This session introduces the different classifications of diabetes in children and explains the molecular mechanisms and pathophysiology of various diabetes syndromes.
Management of Type 2 Diabetes
Jan Idkowiak and Chizo Agwu
0.5 Hours
This session aims to outline the management of type 2 diabetes in children and young people.
Introduction to Clinical Decision Making
Kerry Crawley
0.5 Hours
The intent of the Clinical Decision Making module is to take theories on clinical decision making and consider how they apply to contemporary Paramedic practice:
Lifestyle Considerations
Jan Idkowiak
0.5 Hours
This session aims to outline how type 1 diabetes impacts on the lives of children and young people and their associated lifestyle considerations.
Local Anaesthetics
Emma J Wilson
0.5 Hours
This session describes the pharmacology of local anaesthetics and their clinical uses as analgesics.
Genitourinary Disease: Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
Ashwin Sridhar and Senthil Nathan
0.25 Hours
This session outlines the assessment and management of lower urinary tract symptoms in men. The session takes the reader through the relevant anatomy, pathophysiology, and definitions of terminology, assessment and management.
Neurology & Neurosurgery: Coma
Nick Carleton-Bland
0.25 Hours
This session outlines the diagnosis and management of traumatic and non-traumatic CNS aetiologies and extracranial aetiologies of coma and the principles of assessment of brain stem death and understand its relevance to continued life support and organ donation.
Genitourinary Disease: Scrotal Swellings
Madeline Moore
0.5 Hours
This session will provide an overview of scrotal swellings including how to differentiate between different scrotal pathologies, identifying and instigating basic investigations and management for important conditions including testicular torsion and testicular cancer.
Fractures: Managing Fractures
Chris Bretherton and Andrew McKee
0.25 Hours
This session discusses the initial management of fractures and considers the planning of definitive treatment. We consider the fracture pattern as well as the biomechanical and patient factors which influence these decisions.
Fractures: Complications of Fractures
Efthymios Iliopoulos
0.5 Hours
This session will review the complications that may occur after a fracture. The clinical presentation will be discussed and the appropriate management.
Generic Signs on Plain Radiographs - Part II
Stephen Ellis
0.5 Hours
This session is about learning to identify lobar collapses and other signs on chest radiograph (CXR).
Left to Right Shunts
Nick Ring
0.5 Hours
This session covers the imaging findings in adults with left to right shunts. Within the individual groups however, there is considerable variation in the severity and complexity of the disease. Some clinical aspects will be discussed as they are often very important in determining whether surgical or other intervention is appro....
Mediastinal Masses: Middle and Posterior Mediastinum
John Reynolds
0.25 Hours
This session looks at masses in the middle and posterior mediastinum and will review the common causes of masses at these sites.
Basic Principles of DSA
David Kessel
0.5 Hours
This session covers the basics of arterial imaging using digital subtraction angiography (DSA).
Clostridium Difficile: Prevention and Management
Leah Frederick
4.5 Hours
Clostridium difficile is an inimitable organism that normally lives in the gut. When an antibiotic is taken to treat an infection, helpful or normal bacteria are destroyed, causing an overgrowth of the C. difficile bacteria. Clostridium difficile localizes to the large bowel, where it manifests as diarrhea and colitis. The sympt....
Nutrition and Hydration
Damion Keith Jenkins
1.5 Hours
This Nutrition and Hydration course will provide participants with a review of the basic safety considerations and nutritional guidelines necessary to safely assist residents and elderly clients in eating, drinking and maintaining optimal nutritional status. This comprehensive review can be utilized for personnel throughout all....
Healthcare Bullying Solutions
Donna Krasowski
1 Hours
Many healthcare workers are subjected to bullying from co-workers, managers, physicians and/or clients. Bullying occurs in all sectors of health care and is a significant, under-reported occupational health and safety issue. Bullying has a profound effect on targets, witnesses, clients, health-care organizations and bullies them....
Healing the Healer
Jill Ohara
1.5 Hours
Nurses give of themselves daily in large quantities. Yet, as experience has shown us they are the least likely to take care of themselves. To be in a position to care for others in a loving, healing way the provider must first look to their own needs. In this online continuing education course author Jill O'Hara will share all t....