Following Up Assessments and Evaluating Outcomes
Sarah Yardley
0.5 Hours
This session looks at the importance of follow up assessments and evaluation of outcomes in end of life care. It also looks at how the actions identified as part of the assessment process help to meet patients’ needs.
Management of Bleeding
Aruna Hodgson
0.5 Hours
Some end of life care situations are considered as emergencies, requiring urgent intervention. This session provides a framework for managing bleeding when immediate treatment may be aimed at prolonging life, or - if death is inevitable - at ensuring that any distress and fear experienced by the dying patient is alleviated. This....
Non-invasive Ventilation in Motor Neurone Disease
Christina Faull, Juliet Colt, Jonathan Palmer and David Oliver
0.5 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.
Managing Pulpal Exposures
Zehra Yonel
0.5 Hours
This session will give an overview of the management of a pulpal exposure, different techniques which can be utilised and the materials available for the management of an exposed pulp.
Microabrasion
Prof Jeremy Rees
0.5 Hours
This session reviews the indications for microabrasion and describes the techniques used to carry out this procedure.
Multifocal Electroretinogram (mfERG)
Sinead Walker
0.5 Hours
This session covers the multifocal electroretinogram (mfERG) procedure, the underlying physiological changes measured and the interpretation of normal and abnormal mfERG reports. How mfERG results may relate to complementary diagnostic techniques such as imaging will also be covered.
Introduction to Visual Electrophysiology
Richard G Smith
0.5 Hours
This session provides an overview of the human visual system and commonly-used electrophysiological techniques for testing its function in a clinical setting.
Individual Preferences and Cultural Influences on Symptom Management in Palliative Care
Carina Saxby Medical Director
0.50 Hours
This session discusses the role of cultural influences and patients’ individual preferences on symptom management and care plans. This session was reviewed by Christina Faull and Carina Saxby and last updated in July 2015.
Management of Nausea and Vomiting in Palliative Care
Saskie Dorman
0.50 Hours
This session provides a framework for the drug and non-drug management of nausea and vomiting in end of life care. This session was reviewed by Saskie Dorman and Christina Faull and last updated in June 2015.
Neonatal Paediatric IV Therapy
Dr. Juli Reynolds PhD
Neo Consult This CME-accredited course will develop confidence in your ability to insert an intravenous line in a critically ill or premature newborn. Course Overview: Module 1: Principals of fluid balance Module 2: Fluid and electrolyte balance in the neonate Module 3: Principals for estimating fluid and electrolyte requ....
Management of Sore Mouth and Other Oral Problems vin Palliative Care
Sim Lan Koon and Jason Ward
0.5 Hours
Oral problems can impact greatly on the quality of life of patients receiving end of life care. This session provides a framework for the assessment and management of a sore mouth and other oral problems. This session was reviewed by Jason Ward, Sim Koon and Christina Faull and last updated in January 2015.
Management of Drug Induced Breathlessness
Elora Mukherjee
0.5 Hours
This session discusses the investigation and management of patients with drug induced breathlessness, a commonly overlooked presentation with potentially long-term adverse drug effects. The session looks at how to interpret test results to confirm the diagnosis and how best to manage the patient thereafter.
Imaging of the Solid Viscera: MRI of the Solid Parenchymal Organs
Rajesh Arumugam
0.5 Hours
This session covers the general radiological principles for the imaging of the solid viscera and discusses the various methods used to overcome common problems associated with abdominal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Normal Gynaecological Anatomy: Vagina and Ovaries
Mike Weston
0.5 Hours
This session covers the normal ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) appearances of the ovaries and vagina. Physiological changes are also included.
Neonatal Respiratory Distress: Medical Conditions
David Pilling
0.5 Hours
This session explores medical conditions in neonatal respiratory distress through a series of normal and abnormal radiographs.
Dynamic Renography
Isky Gordon
0.5 Hours
This session discusses renograms including the information provided by, and clinical indications for, MAG3 (Mercaptoacetylglycine) and DTPA (Diethylenetriaminepentaacetate).
Intracranial Metastases: Imaging and Differential Diagnosis
Lesley Cala
0.75 Hours
This session looks at the use of the various imaging modalities to identify a mass lesion as a metastasis and suggest its organ of origin in order to direct further imaging and clinical management.
Increased Density or Thickening of the Skull Vault or Base
Laurence Abernethy
0.5 Hours
This session covers artefacts, variants of normal development and pathological conditions which cause increased density or thickening of the skull vault and base.
Intracranial Calcification
Claire Miller and Stephen Chapman
0.75 Hours
In this session on intracranial calcification you will review the normal sites of intracranial calcification and be presented with a system for analysing pathological calcification.
Functional Neuroanatomy
Adam Thomas
1 Hours
Although knowing the names of different parts of the brain is essential to describe disease processes accurately, a good understanding of functional anatomy will enhance your understanding of neurological disease and its imaging manifestations. The level of detail covered in this session is aimed at trainees wanting to develop a....
Malrotation
Alan Sprigg
0.5 Hours
In this session you will view the diverse presentation of malrotation and understand the urgency in investigating it. You will be shown how to choose appropriate imaging investigations and understand the importance of determining the duodenojejunal (DJ) flexure position in a contrast meal.
Colorectal Cancer 18-FDG PET/CT
Fahmid Chowdhury and Kevin Bradley
0.5 Hours
This session will describe and discuss the role of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (18F FDG) positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET/CT) in colorectal carcinoma, using a number of clinical cases.
Gastro-oesophageal Cancer 18 FDG PET/CT
Fahmid Chowdhury and Kevin Bradley
0.5 Hours
This session will describe and discuss the role of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (18F FDG) positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET/CT) in oesophagogastric carcinoma.
Gastric Emptying
Philip Robinson MB ChB (Hons), MRCP, FRCR
0.5 Hours
This session looks at disorders of gastric emptying and how they are diagnosed.
Metabolic Bone Disease
Linda Smith
0.5 Hours
This session describes the characteristic bone scan appearance of metabolic bone disease.