Hand Hygiene, OR Attire, OR Traffic: What is the Data and Can We Make a Difference? (Patient Safety Highlights 2017)
Scott Segal (M.D., MHCM), Cantwell Clark (M.D., M.S.) and Paul Barach (M.D., M.P.H.)
2.00 Hours
This course outlines the ever present risk to patients in acquiring healthcare-associated infection (HCAI) and surgical site infections (SSI) in/around the operating room and the broad physiology of infection prevention and the importance of bundles strategies (vs single interventions) how to implement a bundle – what works and....
Interventional Radiology Part 2
Sananda Haldar and Edward Sellon and David Howlett
0.75 Hours
This session aims to increase awareness of renal, pulmonary and neurological interventional radiology procedures by giving examples of clinical scenarios where interventional radiology can be effectively utilised.
Interventional Radiology Part 1
Sananda Haldar and Edward Sellon and David Howlett
0.5 Hours
This session aims to increase awareness of interventional radiology procedures and the facilities available in a typical district general hospital by giving examples of clinical scenarios where interventional radiology can be effectively utilised.
Management of Thyrotoxicosis Including Thyroid Storm
Andrew Solomon
0.5 Hours
This session covers typical clinical features and management of both thyrotoxicosis and thyroid storm.
Drugs Which Cause Low Sodium
Lorna Barton
0.25 Hours
This session lists the drugs that can commonly cause hyponatraemia. It also gives sources of further information if less common drug causes are suspected.
Interpreting Family Histories and Identifying Patients Part 1: Autosomal Conditions
Peter Farndon and Catherine Bennett and Michelle Bishop and Candy Cooley
0.5 Hours
This is the first of three sessions that consider interpreting family histories and identifying patients with, or at risk of, a genetic condition. Here we cover autosomal single gene conditions.
Management and Referral for Patients with or at Risk of Genetic Conditions
Chirag Patel and Peter Farndon
0.5 Hours
This session will describe the role of the GP in the coordinated management of patients with a family history of a genetic condition, the information resources available and the referral process.
Introduction to Obesity
Jamie Blackshaw
0.5 Hours
This session aims to provide you with an overview of overweight and obesity in children and adults in the UK. Obesity is a serious and wide spread public health issue, which has a disproportionate impact on the most deprived families. This session will touch upon the physical, psychological and social issues that can manifest du....
Elder Abuse
Shane O'Hanlon and Desmond O'Neill
0.5 Hours
This session considers the challenging topic of elder abuse, including how to identify it and how best to institute a management plan.
Examination of a 30 Year Old Woman with a Recurrent Headache
Pip Pettit
0.5 Hours
This session uses a video clip to demonstrate how to carry out a focussed, problem-based physical examination on a patient presenting with a recurrent headache in primary care.
Examination of a 50-year-old with a Painful Eye
Khalid Wyne
0.5 Hours
This session uses a video clip to demonstrate how to perform a focused, problem-based physical examination on an adult presenting with eye symptoms in primary care. This session was last updated on 09/10/12.
Examination of a 20-year-old Woman with Episodes of Breathlessness
Niki Roberts
0.5 Hours
This session uses a video clip to demonstrate how to perform a focused, problem-based physical examination on an adult presenting with episodes of breathlessness in primary care.
Examination of a 20-Year-Old with Acute Ear Pain
MeiLing Denney
0.5 Hours
This session uses a video clip to demonstrate how to carry out a focused, problem-based physical examination on a patient presenting with acute ear pain in primary care.
Identifying Hypothyroidism and Interpreting Thyroid Function Tests
Anoop Kumar Agrawal General Practitioner
0.25 Hours
This session covers the presentation, diagnosis, investigation and initial management of hypothyroidism in primary care.
First Prescription of Oral and Patch Contraception
Alison Swain
0.5 Hours
This session emphasises the importance of teaching use of user dependent contraceptive methods and demonstrates how this can be done in practice.
Fantastic Twos - Common Behavioural and Emotional Problems Part 1: Theory
Doreen Crawford
0.5 Hours
This session provides an overview of the theory behind the emotional development of the pre-school child and highlights the factors that can influence this.
Fantastic Twos - Common Behavioural and Emotional Problems Part 2: In Practice
Doreen Crawford Senior Lecturer, De Montfort University, Leicester
0.5 Hours
This session considers the problems that can result from poor mental health in pre-school children and the different strategies that can be used to prevent or manage them. However, this information will not enable healthcare professionals to deal with all the difficulties they may encounter without expert help and support.
Health Checks for Adults with Learning Disabilities
Graham Martin Retired General Practitioner
0.5 Hours
This session considers issues around introducing an extra service for a vulnerable patient group who have additional clinical needs, within a practice context.This session will also assist GPs providing annual health checks as part of the Directed Enhanced Service for people with learning disability, by enabling them to acquire....
Feeding Difficulties
Judy More - Paediatric Dietitian
0.5 Hours
This session describes the normal developmental progress of children from birth to five; from breast/bottle to eating independently and the difficulties encountered by parents during this developmental process.
Health Promotion in Pregnancy (Smoking) Part 1: Basic Principles
Lydia Oliver
0.5 Hours
This session will examine attitudes towards smoking and the reasons why people smoke; the impact of sidestream smoke on non-smokers and the health effects of smoking on the fetus, neonate and infant.
Investing in Young People's Health
Russel Viner
0.5 Hours
This session explores the burden of health problems in adolescence, provides an overview of current key health indicators for young people, and outlines reasons to invest in improving adolescent health and services for young people.
Doppler in Intensive Care Echocardiography (DICE): Theory
Dave Woodward
0.5 Hours
This session develops basic 2D transthoracic echocardiography practice by describing Doppler theory and its clinical applications. It explains the role of Doppler in the comprehensive evaluation of cardiac function, valve pathology, and basic haemodynamics.
Liberating Learning - Patient Based Strategy
Sameer Trikha and Bijan Beigi
0.5 Hours
This session details how to perform capsulorrhexis, hydrodissection and hydrodelineation.
Feeding Preterm Infants in Neonatal Units
Karen Hayes - Neonatal Dietitian, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University NHS Foundation Trust
0.5 Hours
This session is designed to introduce you to the nutritional needs of the preterm infant. It is designed to take you through some of the nutritional factors affecting preterm infants, including preterm nutritional requirements, growth and feeding methods and establishing feeds. In this session we will also focus on preterm enter....
Multi-Disciplinary Discharge Planning
Mohamed Hamid
0.5 Hours
This session focuses on the role of the Multidisciplinary team in organising a patient´s safe discharge from hospital. It describes the role of each member of the team and how they work together to ensure the patient is discharged in a safe and timely manner, so as to reduce readmission rates, improve effective use of hospital b....