Resuscitation Level 1
National Health England
A cardiac arrest happens when the heart stops pumping blood around the body. If someone has suddenly collapsed, is not breathing normally and is unresponsive, they are in cardiac arrest. It is the ultimate medical emergency with no time to lose. Even if you are untrained, your actions can help the person survive. CPR stand....
PRM Capacity
Jaqualine Lindridge
This session outlines how to recognise when assessment is needed to check if a person has capacity to make a particular decision and how to carry out the two stage test. It also provides guidance on making a best interests decision when treating a patient who lacks capacity. There will be a brief case-study and assessment at....
Approach to Cutaneous Neoplasms
Dr Alexander Diakakis
Primary physicians approach to skin cancer and the basic management thereof
Epidemiology and IPC of Ebola
Dr. Marvin Ahumuza
Epidemiology and IPC of Ebola To raise awareness on Ebola to Allied Health Professionals. Equip health workers with knowledge on signs and symptoms. Orient Health Workers on Infection prevention and control of Ebola. Provide information on psychosocial and Nutritional aspects of Ebola
PINK PAWAS BREAST CANCER SERIES - FACTS AND MYTHS AROUND BREAST CANCER
Dr. Makou Myriam Suzanne, Dr Faith Mugoha, Dr LIana Roodt & Dr Grace Ngozi Eke
The Pan African Women’s Association of Surgeons (PAWAS) has some of its members discuss the common signs and symptoms of breast cancer, breast cancer screening and debunk common myths around breast cancers. They will also define risk in our populations as well as sharing some initiatives to improve breast cancer care in Africa.
Capacity development and team building strategies for organizational growth: a practice-based approach in the context of primary health care
Ishmael Aburi Awini Nurse Manager/President (NPAG)
Inspired by the experience of working in a multidisciplinary healthcare team that focused on team building and organizational capacity development in an advanced healthcare setting, this presentation highlights some strategies for capacity development of both staff and the institution for efficiency with limited resources and t....
Family Medicine in African PHC
Professor Shabir Moosa MD, MBA, PhD
This is a lecture on the principles of primary health care and family medicine. It also spells out the emerging role of family doctors in Africa. The value of these principles and roles for the full PHC team are spelled out. These are located within the concepts of universal health coverage and contextualized to the African set....