Intervening to Reduce Risk and Promoting Contraception
Philippa Matthews
0.5 Hours
This is the first of four complementary sessions on behavioural and clinical interventions to reduce the risk of patients having (or developing in the future) sexual health problems. This session has been written in conjunction with Sexual Health in Practice (SHIP). Please see acknowledgements for more details. This session was....
Faltering Growth
Fauzia Khan Associate Specialist in Community Paediatrics, Leeds
0.5 Hours
This session will familiarise you with the various ways a child may present with growth faltering. It will demonstrate how to evaluate and manage the situation yourself and when to refer on for more specialist input. This session was reviewed by Elaine Tabony and updated in February 2017.
Glandular Fever
Emma Park GP Principal
0.5 Hours
This session is intended to give a brief overview of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical features and management of glandular fever in adolescence. Throughout this session, the clinical name for glandular fever, infectious mononucleosis, is used.
Nutritional Requirements In Adolescence
Helen Croker - Clinical Research Dietitian, UCL
0.5 Hours
This session will describe nutritional requirements during adolescence, typical eating patterns which could lead to nutritional deficiencies, common dieting strategies used, and the additional nutritional needs arising with pregnancy. This session was reviewed by Hilda Mulrooney, Louise Lam, Bethan Hamilton, Elizabeth Tydeman, D....
Health Promotion: 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 enhance the learner's knowledge of how to promote breastfeeding by exploring factors that influence breastfeeding initiation, duration and exclusivity.
Basic Monitoring: ECG, SPO2 and Blood Pressure (anaesthesia)
Tom Gallacher
0.5 Hours
This session provides an introduction to basic clinical monitoring during anaesthesia.
HIV AIDS in the Thorax
John Holemans
0.5 Hours
This session will outline thoracic complications of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) in adults and illustrate the radiological features in a series of HIV/AIDS-related cases.
Management of Cardiogenic Shock
Mark Bennett
0.5 Hours
Cardiogenic shock is acute heart failure in its most severe form. This session defines the condition and explores its causes, diagnosis and management.
HIV Diagnosing
Erasmus Smit
0.5 Hours
This session explains how HIV should be diagnosed, what samples should be taken, and how they should be stored and transported. It explains what diagnostic tests are available, how to interpret them, their sensitivity and specificity, and their potential advantages or disadvantages. The timescale between HIV exposure and tests b....
Natural History of HIV Infection
Katherine Coyne
0.5 Hours
This session will discuss the natural history of HIV infection including primary infection, clinically asymptomatic and symptomatic stages. It will describe the relationship between CD4 count and risk of opportunistic infections, clinical syndromes and malignancies.
Intermittent Auscultation
Christine Harding and Debbie Johnson
0.5 Hours
This session introduces intermittent auscultation and explains the appropriate use of this skill in the intrapartum period and how to perform 'intelligent intermittent auscultation'. The session goes on to describe when intermittent auscultation would be used and how enhanced understanding of fetal and maternal physiology in lab....
Mediastinum and Contents
Adrian Pearce
0.5 Hours
This session describes the contents, relations and anatomical divisions of the mediastinum.
Gall Bladder Disease
Lisa Carter and Janet Skinner
0.5 Hours
This session deals with the assessment and management of gall bladder and gall stone disease.
Injury Prevention
David H. Stone
0.25 Hours
This session aims to raise awareness of the causes, risk factors and context of unintentional child injury. Understanding both the conceptual and practical approaches to effective unintentional child injury prevention forms an integral part of this session.
Identifying carers
Chantal Simon
0.5 Hours
Carers are more likely to have seen their GP recently than any other support professional. It is vital for GPs within primary care teams to know how to identify and support carers in order to maintain the health of the carer and preserve the caregiving situation.
Basal Bolus Regimen
Charlotte Avann
0.75 Hours
This session provides the knowledge and skills required in initiating a basal bolus regimen in a well, newly diagnosed child with type I diabetes.
Grievances & Complaints Compliance with CMS, TJC & DNV Standards
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
Many hospitals are surprised by the number of requirements needed to comply with grievance regulations. In fact, a recent report by CMS found over 900 hospitals out of compliance. It is vital to educate staff on grievance requirements and their hospital’s board approved grievance and complaint policies. This program will addr....
ED Patient Safety Update
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
Because the emergency department is a high-risk area, administrators must make sure their facilities adhere to a number of patient safety issues, including standing orders, alarm fatigue, restraint and seclusion, handoff practices, grievances and complaints, medication errors, crowding, boarding, and much more. During this se....
EMTALA Series Part III
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
A recent CMS deficiency memo found more than 3,687 hospitals failed to comply with the EMTALA law, making EMTALA deficiencies the most problematic standards for hospitals. Join our expert in this three-part webinar series as she reviews EMTALA regulations, interpretive guidelines, and the Office of Inspector General's proposed c....
Infection Control Worksheet & Proposed Changes - T1801092
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
It is imperative for hospitals to understand 49 pages of the infection control worksheet because the worksheet is used for all validation and certification surveys, and covers more material than what the infection control standards provide. The program will cover the Hospital Infection Control Worksheet, proposed infection co....
Identifying Key Strategies to Improve Care Coordination
Toni Cesta, PhD, RN, FAAN and Beverly Cunningham, MS, RN
Healthcare reform, value-based reimbursement and revenue cycles all require effective care coordination and multidisciplinary teamwork for optimal clinical and financial outcomes. This program will provide strategies for effective care coordination – patient flow, optimal length of stay, discharge planning, transitional planning....
Life Safety Code 2012: Changes You Need to Know
Heather Lauzon Werner
This fast-paced presentation will cover the 2012 Life Safety Code and discuss changes from the 2000 edition, including building rehabilitation, suites, means of egress, hazardous areas, door inspections, corridor cooking, decorations, and many more. Our presenter will guide attendees through these complicated standards by review....
CMS Hospital CoPs Part V: Infection Control, Discharge Planning, Organ, Tissue & Eye Procurement, Surgery & Anesthesia, Outpatient, Emergency, Rehabilitation & Respiratory
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
All facilities accredited by TJC, AOA, CIHQ, and DNV Healthcare must adhere to the CMS CoPs. This 525-page manual contains interpretive guidelines, policies, procedures, and standards that must be followed for all providers treating patients hospitals or any hospital-owned departments. Part V of the series will cover the Infe....
From Awareness to Action: Conquering the Nursing CoPs
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
The nursing services section in the Hospital CoP and interpretive guidelines has been cited over 4,350 times due to frequent updates. CMS recommends hospitals to provide nursing CoPs training on a regular basis because it is difficult to teach and implement CoPs updates on top of nurses' workload. This program will cover 2018....
Introduction Into Federal Laws Every Hospital Should Know and How to Get Copies
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
This program will cover important federal laws hospital leaders, human resources, and medical staff need to know to prevent liability exposure and monetary fines. Our expert will help attendees update and cite their regulation sources in their policies and procedures, and discuss changes in the CMS CoPs, including the Section 15....