Good Birthing Positions
Elizabeth Taylor, Hayford Laryea
To optimize the knowledge and skills of midwives in order empower pregnant women and their families to make informed decisions regarding positions to be used in childbirth.
Chronic Cord Compression: Examination Findings
Elizabeth Oliver
This session outlines the format of a structured neurological examination in the context of a patient presenting with a fall.
Types of Speech Disturbance
Catherine Rippingdale
This session reviews the different types of speech disturbance and how to tell them apart on clinical assessment.
Geriatric care in Primary Health Care, Integrating Quality Health Care in Older Adults
Dr Anne Mwikya
This course aims to enhance your understanding of comprehensive geriatric assessment and its importance in the care of older adults. You'll learn how to advocate for and implement a multidisciplinary, person-centered approach to geriatric care, with a focus on preventive management strategies. Additionally, the course includes e....
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Primary and Secondary Prevention
Dr Thandiwe Dlamini
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) can be managed and potentially prevented through primary and secondary prevention strategies. Primary prevention aims to avert emergence of de novo chronic kidney disease (CKD) in at-risk populations. Prevention strategies encompass: (1) Risk Factor Management including control of Diabetes, mana....
Monkey Pox outbreak in Uganda
Zikusoka Fredrick, Dr. Veronicah Masanja, Tumanye Samson
CPD for all clinical officers on how to handle monkey pox outbreak
Getting the green light: How to manage Conflict of Interest in health research
Prof. Leslie London
This talk will cover the problem of Conflict of Interest (COI) as it impacts on health research and health policy. It will provide guidance as to how to identify, manage and limit the impact of COI and share a simple toolkit to assist Research Ethics Committee members, researchers and those responsible for health research policy....
From Crisis to Control: Team Strategies for Postpartum Hemorrhage Management
Cheniqua Morales BSN, RNC-MNN, C-EFM, C-ONQS
In "From Crisis to Control: Team Strategies for Postpartum Hemorrhage Management," healthcare professionals will explore critical strategies to address and control postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) through an evidence-based, team-centered approach. The presentation highlights essential tools for PPH management, covering early recognit....
Clinical Recommendations for the Management of Shoulder Dystocia, Uterine Rupture and Cord Prolapse
Dr Kandis McLean
This session shall focus upon the signs and symptoms, identified risk factors, and critical interventions on the three common obstetrical complications: shoulder dystocia, uterine rupture and cord prolapse. Participants at the conclusion will engage in a brief virtual Kahoot game to answer questions regarding the delivered cont....
Standard of Care: Reflected in Professional Conduct and Practice
Dr Linda Starr
This session explores professional conduct through examining tribunal and coroners cases that have identified poor standards of care through inadequate/inaccurate documentation and/or boundary violations in the course of delivering nursing practice. The importance of adhering to the CPD requirement as a registration standard wil....
Paediatric Rehabilitation
Jennifer Miller
This session will discuss some of the similarities and differences between paediatric and adult rehabilitation, highlighting the value in understanding and learning from both specialty groups.
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....
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.
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.