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).
Introduction to Extraordinary Meridians
Dr Katie Johnson
Learn the functions of extraordinary meridians as well as how to use them in treatment.
Fertility Awareness Methods
Jane Knight and Celia Pyper
0.5 Hours
This session looks at the scientific basis of different fertility awareness methods (FAM) which can be used for the purpose of preventing and/or spacing pregnancies.
How Wounds Heal & How You Can Help
Industry Specialists
This lesson covers basic wound pathophysiology and the healing process for different types of wounds. Reviews basic care considerations (applicable to paraprofessionals) as well as nutritional concerns.
An overview of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Helen King and Rebecca Myatt
0.50 Hours
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is a heterogeneous group of lymphoproliferative malignancies with differing patterns of behaviour and responses to treatment. Chemotherapy, radiotherapy and stem cell transplantation are the main treatment modalities, but targeted therapies such as monoclonal antibodies are improving survival. The complex....
Guidelines for Low-Risk Labours
Julie Harrison
0.50 Hours
This session will describe the evidence, UK NICE guidelines, effective methods, barriers and solutions to intermittent auscultation in intrapartum fetal monitoring.
Duplex Diagnosis of Lower Extremity Venous Thrombosis
Nathan Liang MD
The diagnosis of lower extremity deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is a morbid condition and a large function of a noninvasive vascular laboratory. DVT is responsible for as many as 250,000 hospitalizations per year in the United States, and can occur in many different settings, either acquired due to the presence of an external thro....
Raising awareness of scoliosis among children’s nurses
Cheryl Honeyman
0.50 Hours
Scoliosis affects up to 3% of adolescents, some babies and young children, and many children with existing neuromuscular and syndromic conditions. It is the most common spinal deformity. Not all children with scoliosis require active intervention, but for more significant, progressive curves, bracing and/or surgery may be requir....
Educating children’s nurses to communicate bad news
Doreen Crawford, Doris Corkin, Jane Coad and Rachel Hollis
0.50 Hours
Some parents are unhappy with the way news is broken to them. This learning module seeks to educate and inform the reflective practitioner on a series of communication strategies to enhance their skills. This is important because the way news is disclosed can affect the way news is accepted and the level of support the family wi....
Gout: pathogenesis, clinical presentation and management
Burbage Gail
0.50 Hours
Gout is a painful inflammatory condition that can affect a variety of joints, causes significant distress and is associated with a number of comorbidities. This learning module aims to dispel the myths surrounding this condition and explore the pathogenesis, clinical presentation, risk factors and diagnosis. It also describes th....
Priorities at the end of life: caring for people who are dying
Ann Regan and Jane Colling
0.50 Hours
Care of people who are dying is an emotive topic, and there is only one chance to get it right for each individual approaching death. Failure to do so can hinder and complicate the grieving process of those left behind. Embedding core nursing values is integral to improving the quality of care given to all patients and those clo....
Management of gastroenteritis in children under five years
Adam Davies
0.50 Hours
This learning module explores the causes and management of gastroenteritis in children under five years. It considers in particular national guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. The importance of identifying and assessing dehydration is discussed, as well as its systematic management, carer educat....
Naloxone - management of opiate overdose in a community setting
Brian Cronin / Gordon Ryan
The purpose of this module is to discuss the recent change in legislation regarding the use of Naloxone, examine the use and abuse of opioids, review the pharmacology of opioids and naloxone, show how to recognise and deal with opioid overdoses and give a brief overview of the service and supports available for opioid users.
Avoiding Diagnostic Failures in the Emergency Department
Rosemary Gafner, Ed.D.
The majority of malpractice claims arising from the ED involve diagnostic failures. The difference between diagnostic “failures” and diagnostic “errors” is that errors occur when you carry out the entire diagnostic process appropriately and arrive at a diagnosis that, while wrong, was reasonable given all of the information avai....
Domestic Violence and Healthcare
Martha L. Coulter Dr, PH
2.00 Hours
Merging her practical experience in counseling with an academic and research perspective, Martha L. Coulter Dr, PH of the University of South Florida, Professor of Public Health and Director of the Harrell Center for the Study of Family Violence, presents a vivid overview of domestic violence as expected in physicians practice t....
NSAIDS and Sports Injuries
Alexander Nikolaidis
For many years the prescription of NSAIDs for all kinds of sport injuries (soft tissue injuries, tendon injuries and bone fractures) has been a staple of sports medicine. NSAIDs have well established analgesic effects, but also have proven side effects. Despite the risks, the medical community has considered the safety/effici....