Clinical Examination of the Patient with a Suspicious Breast Lump
Katie Dickson and Dan Prinsloo
0.5 Hours
This session will describe how to examine a patient with a suspicious breast lump and offer guidance on how to document the findings on examination.
Feeding the Malnourished Burn Patient
Samuel Coulson and Alison Woodley
0.5 Hours
This session will explain why some burn patients are malnourished before injury and describe the effects of malnutrition on the metabolic response to a burn. Later, it will explore the precautions that are necessary when feeding a malnourished burn patient.
Management of Inhalation Injury
Karl Walsh and Baljit Dheansa
0.5 Hours
This session will describe the clinical features of inhalation injury and explain how to assess the severity of inhalation injury. Later sections will offer guidance on the initial management of patients with inhalation injury.
Multiple Sclerosis and Myotonias - Anesthesiology
Jason Easby
0.5 Hours
In this session you will cover the definition and aetiology of multiple sclerosis, including the implications of anaesthetizing patients with this disease, and the aetiology and anaesthetic implications of myotonias, in particular myotonic dystrophy.
Magnetism & Current - Anesthesiology
Patrick Magee
0.5 Hours
This session provides an introduction to the concepts of magnetism and its relationship to electrical current and voltage.
Identifying the Patient’s Goals and Priorities
Reine Corley
0.5 Hours
In this session, you will look at different ways of identifying what a patient's goals and priorities are, as part of the assessment process. This session was reviewed by Amy Proffitt and Christina Faull and last updated in December 2015.
Documentation, Communication and Coordination
Amanda Poppleton
0.25 Hours
This session discusses the importance of documenting and communicating assessments of end of life care needs. This session was reviewed by Amy Proffitt and Christina Faull and last updated in December 2015.
How to Handle Patients’ Questions and Concerns
Alison Conner
0.5 Hours
This session will assist you with developing the knowledge and skills to respond sensitively to patients' questions and concerns about advance care planning and handle any misunderstandings. This session was reviewed by Helen Merlane, Zoe Booth and Christina Faull and last updated in June 2015.
Clinical Governance
Thomas Lewis
0.25 Hours
This session outlines the principles of clinical governance, including how clinical governance works for individual clinicians, and how clinical governance is applied to whole organisations to assure and improve quality. This session supports the development of leadership in clinical settings.
Making Decisions 1
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
0.5 Hours
This session is the first of a two part module about decision making in a medical environment using evidence based medicine. It looks specifically at cost effectiveness, using the scenario of treating a patient with dementia as an example.
Introduction to the Healthy Child Programme
Mitch Blair
0.5 Hours
This session traces the history of the development of the current healthy child programme (pregnancy to five years old) and outlines its main aims and programme components: screening, immunisation, health promotion and behaviour change and parenting support. The session also describes the philosophical change in approach from....
Infant Feeding and Parental Health
Australian Medical Association
1 Hours
The 2017 AMA Position Statement outlines best practice on infant feeding and parental health. This introductory module is a great way to learn how to put the latest evidence into practice in this important area of public health. Infant nutrition and early infant growth patterns lay the foundation for eating patterns and weigh....
Full-field Electroretinography Part 1
Anthony G. Robson and Antonio Calcagni
0.5 Hours
This session describes the full field electroretinography (ff-ERG) procedure and principles and a normal set of ff-ERG results. It describes the physiological significance of the main ERG components and outlines how responses are measured and interpreted.
Endocrine: Parathyroid Lumps
Darren K. Patten
0.25 Hours
This session will provide you with an overview of the clinical presentation, investigation and management of parathyroid lumps.
Management of Injuries to the Spine and Pelvis - Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician CCSP®
Dr. Manuel Duarte
This program will prepare the sports chiropractor in evaluation, management, and rehabilitation techniques of common spine and pelvis conditions seen in the sports practice, including physiotherapy modalities, soft tissue mobilization, and chiropractic manipulative techniques. At the conclusion of this course there will be an....
Curso de Preparación Para Certificación Lamaze Educación Prenatal
Lamaze International
El curso de preparación para certificación Lamaze Educación Prenatal es un nuevo curso que produce una experiencia interactiva de aprendizaje para individuos interesados en tomar el Examen Lamaze para Educación Prenatal.
Drug Management of Pain In Palliative Care - Core Knowledge
Martine Meyer
0.50 Hours
This session reviews the use of the WHO analgesic ladder within an integrated approach to pain management. This session was reviewed by Lucy Harris and Martine Meyer, last updated in February 2015.
Non-drug Interventions in Symptom Management in Palliative Care
Margaret Kendall
0.50 Hours
This session outlines a variety of non-drug interventions which may be used in an integrated approach to symptom management and enhance quality of life in end of life care. This session was reviewed by Louise Free and Christina Faull and last updated in November 2015.
Mental Health Promotion in the Perinatal Period
Helen Adams Team & Clinical Facilitator for Maternal Mental Health
0.5 Hours
This session aims to raise awareness regarding the factors that predispose women to mental ill health in the perinatal period, and the role of health promotion. Screening for mental illness and the importance of early intervention will be explored. An interactive problem-solving approach will assist the learner to critically rev....
Management of Seizures in Palliative Care
Lara Alloway
0.50 Hours
Acute seizure activity (also commonly known as convulsions) is one of the few situations considered a medical emergency for end of life care patients. It requires urgent intervention. This session provides a framework for the immediate management and longer term treatment of acute seizures. This session was reviewed by Dr Emi....
Managing Death Rattle in Palliative Care
Richard Hillier
0.50 Hours
This session looks at death rattle; what causes it, how to treat the symptoms, as well as an integrated approach to managing patients with death rattle and its impact on those close to them. This session was reviewed by Richard Hillier and Christina Faull and last updated in December 2014.
How To Avoid the Demise Of Small Business - Taking Care of Business Summit
James Burgess
James Burgess provides us with an in-depth discussion on how to avoid the demise of small business
How Do I...? Troubleshoot Your Practice Problems - Taking Care of Business Summit
Dr. Kristy Prouse (MD), Dr. Jordan Robertson (ND), and Dr. Sean Robertson (DDS)
Dr. Kristy Prouse, Dr. Jordan Robertson, and Dr. Sean Robertson provide us with an in-depth discussion on troubleshooting your practice problems
Dragon’s Den / Lion's Lair - Taking Care of Business Summit
Dr. Meghan Walker, ND Dr. Olivia Rose, ND and Simone Philogène
Do you have an exciting, innovative and new idea related to health and wellness but aren't quite sure how it will land? Maybe it is an innovative business idea involving technology, or a twist on marketing, or a book that doesn't quite exist yet. Pitch it to our panel of health & wellness, marketing and business gurus to see....
Helping people with learning disabilities exercise their right to autonomy
Helen Taylor
0.50 Hours
This module aims to give readers an overview of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and its role in supporting the right to autonomy of people who, because of their disability, may unreasonably and unjustifiably be excluded from decisions with which they should and can be involved. The module also considers situations in which people n....