Control of NCDs in Primary Health Care: An eco-Bio-Psycho-Socio- Spiritual Approach
Dr. Mercy Wanjala
This presentation would aim to cover the multidimensional aspects of managing Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in a primary healthcare setting, acknowledging the complexity of factors that influence health outcomes.
Normal Breast and Axilla on Ultrasound
Dr Nikhil Birdi, and Carol Ellen Holmes
This session discusses the anatomy of the normal breast and axilla and their sonographic appearances.
The Role of Vitamin D and Vitamin D Supplementation in the Prevention and Management of Pneumonia
Dr. Mercy Wanjala
The Role of Vitamin D and Vitamin D Supplementation in the Prevention and Management of Pneumonia in Children will explore the emerging evidence on vitamin D’s impact on paediatric respiratory health, specifically in reducing the incidence and severity of pneumonia. We will begin with an overview of pneumonia’s global burden in....
Natural Family Planning for a Healthy Home
Uganda Catholic Medical Bureau (UCMB)
'Natural Family Planning for a Health Home' is about helping couples to effectively apply natural methods for achieving or postponing pregnancy. The success of NFP methods rely on the extent to which couples are purposefully exposed to the currently available NFP methods, Key is their understanding of the mechanism of action of....
Prudent Use of Antibiotics (Part 1)
Nicholas Cooley, Greg Scutt & Paul Wade
0.50 Hours
The aim of this session is to promote rational use of antibiotics in optimising treatment of patients with infections and reducing emergence of antibiotic resistance. It also highlights factors affecting the route of administration and duration of therapy. Monitoring of antibiotic serum drug levels will be explained.
Anatomy of the Inner Ear
Angela Mack
This session describes the anatomy of the inner ear, excluding the balance system. It looks at its relative position and structure in detail. The inner and outer hair cells and their differences are identified. The session goes on to discuss the fluids contained in the inner ear. The session should allow you to visualise the por....
Care Certificate – Primary Care Scenario
Loo Blackburn
0.25 Hours
This scenario is an opportunity for you to apply the principles outlined in the Care Certificate Standards in a primary care setting. It takes place in a GP’s surgery as a blood sample is taken. You will be presented with a series of questions throughout the scenario which you should answer based on the Care Certificate knowl....
Advance Care Planning
Lynn Dunne
0.50 Hours
This session aims to develop an understanding of the procedural, legal and ethical aspects of advance care planning at the end of life (EoL), as applied to paramedic practice.
How do Adults Learn?
Asif Bachlani
0.50 Hours
This session is the first of three sessions which aims to describe the knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours needed to undertake a teaching role.
Medication Errors & ADE; 60+ Tips to Prevent
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 were preventable. An IOM report estimated that a hospital patient is subject to one medication error per day. The HHS national action plan for ADE prevention fo....
Hospitality Services
Deb Shearman
0.75 Hours
Overview; People's rights; Contributing to people’s health, wellbeing and quality of life; General responsibilities; Protecting people’s safety.
A Measurement to Support the Health IT Regional Strategy
Claudio Saccavini and Giulia Pellizzon
0.50 Hours
The Veneto Region, in the northeast of Italy, is dealing with the design and deployment of an Healthcare Information Exchange system (HIE) that can treat millions of ePrescriptions, eReferrals and several different medical reports. A measurement that can summarize the digitization level, it is part of the knowledge needed to def....
A FHIR-Enabled Ecosystem for Health Information Sharing
David I. Hay, MD
1.00 Hours
Creating a FHIR enabled ecosystem for health information sharing. While it’s important for healthcare providers to have patient information available when delivering care, a lot of the information that gets collected is effectively ‘locked’ up in digital silos at the location it was captured. Making this data more available (whe....
Hazardous Manual Tasks
Deb Shearman
0.75 Hours
Overview; Main types of injuries; Physical, mental and social impact; Injury prevention; Risk management including assessment, reporting and risk control.
Swallowing Difficulties and Choking
Deb Shearman
0.50 Hours
Swallowing difficulties: Overview; Common causes; Signs and symptoms; Aspiration pneumonia; Prevention and management strategies; Choking: Overview; Common causes; Signs and symptoms; Prevention and management strategies; Emergency procedures.
Legal and Ethical Issues Embedded in Communication
Rob George
0.50 Hours
This session explores the legal and ethical considerations that you need to take into account when communicating with patients and their families. This session was reviewed by Andrew Thorns and Richard Kitchen and last updated in July 2018.
Capacity and Difficult Consent
Ginny Wright & Binita Jani
This session describes clinical scenarios involving patients with complex medical and ethical problems relating to consent, which clinicians will find challenging.
Patient Autonomy and Related Ethics
Wing May Kong FRCP, PhD, MA & Jennifer Richardson
0.50 Hours
This session will examine the ethical principles underlying the concept of autonomy. It will discuss the implications of respect for autonomy on clinical practice, and provide guidance for promoting autonomy in healthcare provision.
Healing Following Muscle and Tendon Injuries
Simon Nicholson and Sahan Eliya
This session describes how muscles and tendons heal following injury and investigates a range of treatment options.
Cleaning the NHS way EDIT with Mov files - Last version
Mr WCEA Administrator
Cleaning the NHS way EDIT with Mov files - Last version
Learn To Clean v 1512
Mr WCEA Administrator
0.75 Hours
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