Banding - Session #2: Unit 4
Brock Rondeau, D.D.S., I.B.O., D.A.B.C.P. D-A.C.S.D.D., D.A.B.D.S.M., D.A.B.C.D.S.M.
1 Hours
This is an excellent video which clearly shows the proper technique for the fitting and cementing of bands. The proper technique for band selection and placement will be covered in detail. Problems that are caused by improper band placement will also be discussed. The proper technique for placing posterior separators prior....
Muscle palpations - Session #3: Unit 2
Brock Rondeau, D.D.S., I.B.O., D.A.B.C.P. D-A.C.S.D.D., D.A.B.D.S.M., D.A.B.C.D.S.M.
1 Hours
Patients with intra-capsular (within the TM joint) and extra-capsular (muscle problems) outside the TM joint will have extremely sore muscles when palpated. This unit is the second unit in the series for Session #3 When you have purchased and completed a minimum of three Units of Session 3 you can request your *free Course....
Managing malnutrition in patients with dementia
Liz Anderson and Carolyn Best
0.50 Hours
As dementia progresses, an individual may experience increasing difficulties in eating and drinking safely. Evidence suggests that admission to hospital may exacerbate these problems. This learning module aims to familiarise readers with some of the issues associated with providing good nutritional care for a patient with dement....
Managing lifestyle factors in adults with osteoarthritis
Sarah Ryan
0.50 Hours
Osteoarthritis is a major cause of disability in older people in the UK. The symptoms of joint pain and stiffness can lead to reduced joint function and deformity. Addressing lifestyle factors, namely exercise and maintaining an optimum weight, can reduce pain and improve joint function. This learning module focuses on how, by u....
Safe storage and handling of vaccines
Jane Chiodini
0.50 Hours
Safe vaccine storage and handling is essential to ensure that the 'cold chain' that refrigerates the vaccine at a temperature between +2°C and +8°C is maintained from manufacture, through delivery and storage, to patient administration. This learning module considers the available literature on vaccine storage and handling. Alth....
End of Life Care in Care Homes and Domiciliary Care Settings
Sheila Joseph
0.50 Hours
This session introduces the role of care home (residential and nursing home settings) and domiciliary care staff in providing end of life care and looking after dying people. This session was reviewed by Tes Smith and Richard Kitchen and last updated in January 2018.
Helping Clients with Mobility
Industry Specialists
This aide inservice stresses the importance of mobility for all clients and discusses the factors that can lead to a loss of mobility. Nurse aides will review positioning, safe transfers, ambulation techniques and range of motion exercises. The module also provides tips for making mobility safe...and fun!
Medical Errors: Unavoidable? (Patient Safety Highlights 2017)
Ashish Sinha, M.D., Ph.D., DABA, M.B.A.
1.00 Hours
Many centuries ago, Hippocrates discussed the concept of medical errors and he may have coined the word iatrogenesis, from the Greek language for originating from a physician. In the mid-20th century NEJM published a review article on Diseases of Medical Progress, which eventually became a book with the phrase ‘Iatrogenic Diseas....
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.