Developing a Clinical Standard for Stroke Dysphagia Management
Chen Langduo and Helen Mangahas
Dysphagia (swallowing difficulty) is prevalent after stroke. It has been associated with increased risk of aspiration pneumonia and mortality. Consistent dysphagia management practice promotes swallowing safety and reduce adverse outcomes for people with dysphagia post stroke. The aim of developing a dysphagia management standar....
Meta-analysis Using Jamovi Software: Hands-on Experience
Dr Patrick Oyibo
Jamovi is a statistical software that uses the R metaphor package. Meta-analysis and different kinds of statistical analyses can be done using this software. In this webinar, the basic principles of conducting meta-analyses will be presented including an opportunity for practical hands-on experience of conducting meta-analyses u....
Contraceptive Needs of Women Following Pregnancy
Dr Michelle Cooper
This session will review the importance of contraception after childbirth and its role in preventing unintended and closely-spaced pregnancies. It will discuss how and when contraception can be initiated during the postpartum period and provide method-specific guidance about all the commonly available methods and their use at th....
SRH Needs of Young People
Andrew Motherwell
This session discusses the needs of young people seeking sexual and reproductive healthcare, including the legal aspects of sexual activity, assessing ability to consent, confidentiality and undertaking sexual health consultations.
Sexual And Reproductive Health (e-srh)
Doctor Ruth Lewis, Dr Emily Gilbert, Ms Caroline Gumbley, Dr Theresa Laverty, Ruth Bailey, Dr Vinod Kumar, Fiona Baldwin, Dr Johanna Wong, Dr Nazia Hussain, Andrew Motherwell, Julia Bailey, Professor Jill Shawe, Wendy Knoops, Anita Maini, Dr Deepthi Lavu
Welcome to the Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare e-learning programme, e-SRH, developed in partnership with the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare and e-Learning for Healthcare. Interactive and multimedia-rich e-learning sessions, these have been delivered as part of the FSRH’s ongoing commitment to supporting healt....
Contemporary Issues in Tobacco Use and Control
Dr Akindele Adebiyi
The presentation will engender an understanding of the evolving trends in tobacco use and control.
Advanced Training in Nephrology Nursing
Lee Hayes RN, BN, PDACN(Renal) MProfEd&Trng & Lynn Brown RN, BSc, PGCN Renal, Dip Ed (Adult), Dip L&M
Advanced Training in Nephrology Nursing Augusta Victoria Hospital (East Jerusalem) in partnership with Project Rozana as part of the USAID-Funded ""Palestinian-Israeli Specialist Nursing Hub”
A National Repository of Widely Shareable, Computable CDS
Rob McCready, MS and Edwin Lomotan, MD, FAAP
1.00 Hours
CDS Connect is an AHRQ-sponsored project to collect, build, store and make available a wide range of Clinical Decision Support (CDS) artifacts in both human-readable and computable forms. Clinicians, patients, quality leaders and others can browse, search, and access artifacts to download and implement in their clinical IT envi....
Utilization Management: Meeting Challenges in a Value-Based Reimbursement Environment
Toni Cesta, PhD, RN, FAAN and Beverly Cunningham, MS, RN
In a value-based reimbursement environment, the utilization management (UM) process is critical to ensure cost effective care. UM must be a collaborative initiative, incorporating the case management department with physicians, nurses, and other ancillary departments. This program will focus on the role of UM in a value-based re....
A Framework to Support Measure Development for Telehealth
Jason Goldwater, MA, MPA and Judd E. Hollander, MD
1.00 Hours
Telehealth offers tremendous potential to transform the healthcare delivery system by overcoming geographical distance, enhancing access to care, and building efficiencies. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) defines telehealth as “the use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies to suppo....
Dying in Acute Hospitals
Claire Butler
0.50 Hours
This session addresses the key issues to be considered when somebody is dying in a busy acute hospital setting, and how these can be managed. This session was reviewed by Richard Kitchen and last updated in June 2018.
Principles of Tendon Transfer for Nerve Palsies in the Upper Limb
Guirgis Arsanios Awad and Sherif Wilson
This session will give an overview of the principles of tendon transfer and the steps taken to select and perform a tendon transfer.
Chronic Osteomyelitis in the Lower Limb
Alex Ramsden
This session describes the assessment and surgical management of chronic osteomyelitis in the lower limb, including the role of vascularised soft tissue transfer.
Continuous Improvement
Deb Shearman
0.50 Hours
Overview; Principles of continuous improvement; Checks for continuous improvement; Continuous improvement process.
Ethics in Practice
Vince Clarke
This session outlines what medical ethics are, introduces the four principles approach and places ethical decision making in the context of paramedic practice.
Infection Control: Air and Blood Borne Pathogens
Frances Sanderson and William Newsholme
This session is about the management of issues surrounding an inpatient with possible tuberculosis (TB). It allows you to think through the issues surrounding appropriate respiratory isolation.
Proper Handwashing
Miss Abena Otchere-Darko
Hand hygiene is the fundamental and leading measure to prevent the spread of antimicrobial resistance and to reduce hospital-acquired infections. Several strategies are recommended to increase compliance with hand hygiene practice; however, healthcare worker compliance with optimal practices remains low in most settings hand hyg....