Pharmacy Professionals
Tim Peel, Martine Meyer, Joanne Droney, Anna-Marie Stevens, Saskie Dorman and Lara Alloway
This learning path is designed to support pharmacy professionals when dispensing medications to manage symptoms in people near the end of life.
Logistics and Supply Chain in Pandemic Situations
Mr Kondwani Shaba
Pandemics are large-scale outbreaks of infectious disease that can greatly increase morbidity and mortality over a wide geographic area and cause significant economic, social, and political disruption. Evidence suggests that the likelihood of pandemics has increased over the past century because of increased global travel and in....
The Ideal Short-acting Muscle Relaxant
Elizabeth Flockton and Chris Parker
This session identifies those properties of a neuromuscular blocking agent that would make it an ideal short-acting muscle relaxant. The properties of currently available agents will be compared with those of the ideal agent using relevant clinical scenarios.
The Neuromuscular Junction and the Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor
Sue Hill
This session provides an overview of the structure and function of the skeletal neuromuscular junction. It identifies sites at which drugs and toxins interrupt signal transmission between motor nerves and the mechanism of excitation-contraction coupling.
Community MIYCAN Training Course
Jjemba Vicent Michael, Dr. Joel Tenywa, and Ms. Elizabeth Kiconco
Maternal, Infant, and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) course focuses on Maximizing Impacts on Child Growth and Micronutrient Status by Focusing on Maternal Nutrition, Delivery Practices, and Improved Infant and Young Child Feeding.
World Suicide Prevention Day (Assessment of Risk)
Miss Abena Otchere-Darko
World suicide prevention day is an awareness day always observed on 10 September every year, in order to provide worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicides. An estimated 18 people a day take their own life and for every suicide, there are likely 20 other people making a suicide attempt, and many more have thoughts of se....
Healthcare Ethics Certificate Program
Francis Ward, Kim Mooney-Doyle, Debra Lynn Bastien, Fiona Timmins, Vivian Norman, Amy M. Haddad, Ifeanyi Madujibeya, Teresa Villaran, Carol Taylor, Marion E. Broome, Mary Cipriano Silva, Barbara E. Berger, Norma Rolfsen, Valerie Swigart, Dougl
This program examines key ethical issues, terms, concepts, and ideas that can become aneveryday part of nursing practice. Reflective and guided exercises focused on personalphilosophy, values, and working through ethical issues to help clarify when an ethical dilemmaexists, what ethical issues are involved, and how an ethical po....
Spinal Nursing: Autonomic Dysreflexia
Tracey Tattam
Autonomic Dysreflexia is considered a life threatening situation for a person with a spinal cord injury (SCI) above the Thoracic level of T6. The person with SCI experiences elevated blood pressure (BP) 20mmHg or more than their normal BP. Many nurses can implement simple measures they can take to assist with the management of t....
Making Music Accessible
Dr Tanya Silveira
This session will focus upon the multiple and simultaneous benefits of musical engagement in rehabilitation. The presentation itself will be centred upon the importance of the lived experiences of people who are in rehabilitation, along with a brief overview of the research to support this. Delegates will also be encouraged to e....
FIM Documentation Update
Sarah Potter
There have been some recent changes to the FIM scoring system around bladder and bowel. Sarah will provide an overview of what they are and how to score these 2 sections.
FIM Update
Sarah Potter
A brief FIM update to refresh you on the changes around Bladder and Bowel management and a brief introduction to the FAM (Functional Assessment Measure) that is being used for Rehab In The Home (RITH) dataset.
HEALTH EXPENDITURE, GOVERNANCE QUALITY, AND HEALTH OUTCOMES IN WEST AFRICAN COUNTRIES
Mr WCEA Administrator
The study investigated West African countries' health expenditure, governance quality, and population health outcomes. Data is sourced from the World Governance Indicators and The World Development Indicators of the World Bank, from 1996 to 2021 for 15 countries of West African States. We employed the Feasible Generalized Least....
Nursing on the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis: Education for Action Course
Teddie M. Potter Tracy Kelly Martha Grant Fuller Barbara Sattler Mitzie R. Meyers Josephine S.C. Williams Ruth McDermott-Levy Raluca Radu Michelle DePhillips Karen Duderstadt Gina Friel Dr Heather Baid Suellen Breakey
Climate change is an intensifying issue that is already harming human health and impacting society’s abilities to deliver healthcare and support healthy living around the world. As the most trusted health professional voices, the nursing community holds significant influence to protect patients and prepare health systems. Th....
"SAFR" Care Coordination Between Paramedics and ED
James Killeen, MD and Mark Branning, MBA, CPHIMS, SrHIMSS
1.00 Hours
Paramedics and ED staff can dramatically improve pre-hospital care coordination. Improving coordination between paramedics in the field and the receiving ED was the primary goal of the SAFR Grant. SEARCH allows paramedics to check the HIE for problems, meds, allergies, and encounters and input them into their ePCR. Once a receiv....
60+ Tips to Prevent Medication Errors & ADEs
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
Medication errors are the most common type of medical errors in healthcare. Adverse drug events (ADEs) account for 30% of all hospital-acquired conditions, most of which are preventable. The U.S Dept. of HHS has set a goal to reduce ADEs by 50% to combat this issue. TJC and CMS take medication management seriously, dedicating re....
Mental Capacity Act and Death Certification Scenario
National Health England
0.25 Hours
In this scenario you are going to meet Nima and Usman. You will follow both of their journeys. You will explore their stories and will be presented with questions along the way.
Culturally Sensitive Palliative and End of Life Care for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) People
Claude Chidiac
This session explores the issues and needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people with a specific emphasis on those needing and receiving palliative and end of life care. It also examines ways of providing LGBT-friendly care.
Non-invasive Ventilation in Motor Neurone Disease
Christina Faull, Juliet Colt, Jonathan Palmer and David Oliver
0.50 Hours
Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is an intervention which can improve both quality of life and survival for patients with motor neurone disease (MND). This session outlines the evidence base and practicalities of this important treatment option for patients.
Mental Capacity
Ginny Wright
0.25 Hours
The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) protects the rights of vulnerable people and outlines the responsibilities of those who care for them. This session will consider the needs of vulnerable people and guidance for staff working with them.
Mental Capacity Assessment
Ginny Wright
0.50 Hours
Mental capacity is the key to many important medical and welfare decisions. This session will consider how and when to assess mental capacity.
Principles of Nerve Repair
Foiz Ahmed and Simon Heppell
This session describes the types of nerve repair and offers guidance on how to carry out a technically satisfactory nerve repair.