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.
Nutrition Before and During Pregnancy
Judy More - Paediatric Dietitian
0.5 Hours
This session focuses on nutritional recommendations for women before and during pregnancy.This session was reviewed by Amanda Avery and updated in February 2017.
Infant Feeding Part 3: Weaning
Catherine Elwig
0.5 Hours
This session covers the main aspects of weaning including the timings of introduction to textures, the triggers for weaning and the behavioural aspects of weaning. The session also includes topics on key nutrients during weaning and vitamin supplementation, as well as weaning the preterm and allergic infant. This session was rev....
Infant Feeding Part 1: Breastfeeding
Mary Renfrew PhD, BSc, RM, RGN, DN - Professor of Mother and Infant Health in the University of York
0.5 Hours
This session aims to provide you with the necessary information to help you enable women to initiate and continue breastfeeding for as long they choose to.This session was reviewed by Amanda Avery and updated in February 2017.
Explaining and Consent
Dick Churchill and Deborah Christie
0.5 Hours
This session explores some of the problems that young people experience when health professionals attempt to provide them with information, and suggests some ways of improving communication and explanation.
Obese Toddlers and Infants
Nichola Aspinall - Paediatric Registrar
0.5 Hours
After completing the session you will understand the usual causes of obesity in very young children, and it is hoped you will take away a range of strategies for helping families where obesity is a problem.This session was reviewed by Lesley White and Lucy Pylpiw and updated in February 2017.
Hepatitis B: Natural History, Presentation and Investigation
Richard Gilson
0.5 Hours
This session describes the natural history and presentation of patients with either acute or chronic hepatitis B virus infection, and the investigations required.
Hepatitis B: Management
Jane Collier FRCP
0.5 Hours
This session describes the indications for treating hepatitis B, treatment options and how to monitor treatment.
Left Ventricular Function
Dave Woodward
0.5 Hours
This session will explain normal left ventricular (LV) function and how to diagnose an abnormal left ventricle (LV). Qualitative and quantitative methods of assessing LV function will be described. Attention is drawn to ways in which pathology and interventions may influence the interpretation of a basic transthoracic echocardio....
Image Interpretation - Cross-sectional Imaging: Intracranial Haemorrhage
Michael McNeill
0.5 Hours
This session will look at types of bleeding in the brain and their appearance.
Image Interpretation - Radiographs of the Adult Abdomen: Gas and Soft Tissue Abnormalities
Andrew Yeung
0.5 Hours
This session will look at the gas and soft tissue structures of the abdomen and how they appear on abdominal radiographs. Common pathological processes in relation to these are presented and key imaging findings are described.
Image Interpretation - Radiographs of the Adult Abdomen: Normal Abdominal Radiograph
Nigel Hughes
0.5 Hours
This session will look at the normal radiograph of the abdomen. It will focus on identifying anatomy and the normal bowel gas pattern demonstrated on radiographs. Indications for abdominal radiography will be discussed along with guidance on writing a report.
Introduction to Basic Radiation Protection
Rob Loader
0.5 Hours
This session aims to ensure the safety of staff within the hospital by providing them with information on the risks of exposure to ionising radiation, the importance of following the safety procedures that are in place and the precautions each person can take to minimise the risk. It is aimed at any staff who regularly work in a....
IUT: Managing Unexpected Situations and Complications
John Bland
0.5 Hours
This session identifies problems which may arise during insertion of intrauterine contraceptive methods and describes how to manage those situations.
Management of Blood Glucose
Jan Idkowiak
0.5 Hours
This session outlines the importance of regular insulin therapy, blood glucose monitoring, and the role of diet in the management of type 1 diabetes.
Genital Ulcerations
Tatiana Tchikhiaeva and Martin Talbot
0.5 Hours
This session provides an overview of the common causes of genital ulceration, their diagnosis and basic management.
Mechanism of Action and Contraceptive Effectiveness
Sam Rowlands
0.5 Hours
This session covers modes of action of contraceptives, distinctions between reversible and permanent methods, differences in discontinuation rates between methods and how contraceptive failure is measured.
Importance of Homeostatic Control
Alan Noble
0.5 Hours
Maintenance of homeostasis, the constancy of the internal environment, is essential for the continuation of life. In this session some fundamental concepts are introduced and the key closely controlled physiological parameters are identified.
Endocrine: Acute Endocrine Crises
Constantine Halkias and Vas Constantinides
0.25 Hours
This session looks at the importance of the surgical trainee to be able to recognize, formulate a treatment plan and select surgical intervention for acute endocrine crises.
General Paediatric Trauma - Special Considerations
Kevin Cao and Alexander Alexiou
0.5 Hours
An introduction to important considerations in Paediatric trauma as well as considerations in assessing patients with non-accidental injuries.
Genitourinary Disease: Haematuria
Madeline Moore
0.5 Hours
This session will provide an overview of haematuria including when it’s significant, its causes and initial investigations and management.
Fractures: Classification of Fractures
Efthymios Iliopoulos
0.5 Hours
This session will review the most commonly used classifications of fractures and describe their clinical relevance.