This session describes the pathogenesis and natural history of thyroid eye disease (TED), including risk factors for the disease, relationship to thyroid function and current understanding of the underlying autoimmune aetiology.
This session focuses on medical treatments for thyroid eye disease (TED), from supportive measures through steroids, immunosuppressive agents and radiotherapy.
This session should enable users to clinically assess patients with thyroid eye disease (TED), including grading the severity of disease, measuring proptosis and identifying dysthyroid optic neuropathy.
This session aims to introduce you to aspects of health protection that are pertinent to the ophthalmic setting. By the end, you should have an appreciation of the ways in which you can protect yourself, the patient and the wider community.
This session covers the causes and investigation of cranial nerve palsies relating to ophthalmology.
In July, 2022 WHO declared mpox outbreak a public health emergency. Recently, there have been rise in mpox cases in Malawi and globally. This webinar aims at uncovering aspects related to spread of this disease as well as on how to contain it.
This webinar will explore the complexities of early detection and appropriate referral for rare diseases in limited-resource settings. Participants will gain insights into key challenges, including limited awareness, diagnostic constraints, and socio-cultural factors. The session will highlight practical strategies such as enhan....
The third of five modules. This module combines quality assurance: audits & regulatory inspections, confidentiality, privacy, and research misconduct modules.
This module is for those involved in the care or management of patients at risk of, or experiencing, a transfusion reaction. It may also be of interest to any healthcare workers involved in the care of patients receiving a transfusion. We recommend that this module is completed after Blood Transfusion Training (BTT): Essenti....
This module has been written for healthcare staff directly involved in the transfusion process, but is relevant to all staff working with patients who may require a blood transfusion.
The fourth of five modules. This module combines the Informed Consent, Recruitment & Retention, and Participant Safety & Adverse Events modules, including ICH & GCP guidelines.
This learning pathway provides a comprehensive, end-to-end overview of safe blood transfusion practice, covering clinical and laboratory roles across the transfusion journey. It supports healthcare professionals in making informed transfusion decisions, obtaining valid consent, managing blood components, recognising and respondi....
Brief overview of cardiac disease in pregnancy, related changes and management of cardiac arrest
The session will focus on achieving early identification and diagnosis, and the effective management of Parkinson’s disease in primary care and community/home-based care, particularly considering low-resource settings
This webinar presents the use of Sterile Water Injections (SWI) as a simple, cost-effective, and evidence-based method for managing low back pain among women in labour. In many LMIC’s settings where resources for pain management are limited, SWI offers a safe, empowering alternative for both midwives and birthing women. The sess....
This webinar focuses on two critical obstetric emergencies: maternal sepsis and amniotic fluid embolus (AFE). It aims to enhance healthcare professionals' understanding of these life-threatening conditions by exploring their pathophysiology, risk factors, and clinical presentations. Attendees will learn to identify early warning....
Two topics will be discussed. 1-Preeclampsia is very prevalent in the perinatal population and is a life threatening condition. Nurses will learn how to identify and provide treatment to save lives. 2-Malignant Hyperthermia is a rare but deadly condition that is important for nurses to learn about. They will learn how to scree....
This webinar equips Filipino nurses with practical assertive communication skills to enhance leadership effectiveness, professional credibility, and patient safety. Participants will learn to distinguish assertiveness from passivity and aggression, practice respectful advocacy and boundary-setting, and apply culturally responsiv....
The second in the multi-part series on evidence-based practice (EBP) in nursing and health care. This session focuses on developing well-structured clinical questions that guide the search for best evidence. Participants will learn to distinguish between background and foreground questions, explore different types of foreground....
Preterm Labour and Rupture of Membranes: Learners will examine the causes, risk factors, prevention, and management of preterm labour and preterm rupture of membranes. The course highlights the role of infection and the importance of early diagnosis and intervention in improving outcomes.
Learn about HIV/AIDS in children, including modes of transmission, clinical recognition, diagnosis, prevention strategies, counselling, and medical management.
Managing Common Medical Conditions in Pregnancy: This course trains learners to identify and manage common medical issues in pregnancy, including urinary tract infections, anaemia, and diabetes. Emphasis is placed on risk reduction, accurate diagnosis, and safe management across pregnancy and postpartum.
Diagnose and manage serious conditions such as rheumatic fever, glomerulonephritis, sepsis, meningitis, pyelonephritis, and refer for diabetes, epilepsy, or suspected cancer.
Diagnose and manage common viral infections in children, including measles, chickenpox, mumps, herpes stomatitis, viral hepatitis, conjunctivitis, and tick-bite fever.
A self-assessment exercise based on Image Interpretation - Adult Skeleton (X-ray): Pelvis - Session 1.