Functions of the Placenta
Mary Mushambi
0.5 Hours
This session will explore the functions of the placenta and will provide the necessary understanding for a doctor starting in obstetric anaesthesia.
Ketamine
Eschtike Schulenburg and Anthony Absalom
0.5 Hours
This session covers the induction agent ketamine. Ketamine is unique due to its potent analgesic properties, but its routine use is limited by adverse psychological emergence reactions. Renewed interest in ketamine is due to the availability of S(+) ketamine and its role in acute opioid tolerance and hyperalgesia.
Nitrous Oxide and Xenon
Tom Peck
0.5 Hours
This session covers the storage, production and physicochemical properties of nitrous oxide, N2O. It moves on to examine the Concentration Effect and Second Gas Effect. The physicochemical properties of xenon, Xe, are detailed, along with its similarities and differences to N2O.
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS)
Matthew Davies and Richard Griffiths
0.5 Hours
This session will provide a brief overview of the history of NSAIDs, their chemistry, and a profile of their uses. Their side-effects, mechanism of action and interaction with isoforms of cyclo-oxygenase will also be discussed.
Drugs Acting on The GI Tract
Kenwyn James
0.5 Hours
This session looks at medications used for their effects on the gastrointestinal tract. It discusses the intended benefits of such medications along with some of the less desirable effects.
Drugs and the Sympathetic Nervous System
Rowan Hardy
0.5 Hours
This session discusses the mode and duration of action, metabolism, side-effects and the use in theatre of drugs that stimulate adrenergic receptors, including direct and indirect acting sympathomimetics.
Inotropes and Vasoconstrictors
Geoff Lockwood
0.5 Hours
This session examines the inotropes and vasoconstrictors that are often administered in intensive care units.
Kinetic Theory of Gases
Elke Kothmann and Kaye Cantlay
0.5 Hours
This session introduces the kinetic theory of gases which describes the behaviours of gases at a molecular or microscopic level. This behaviour is then used to describe the macroscopic properties of gases.
Heat Transfer
Ben Messer and Kaye Cantlay
0.5 Hours
This session explores the factors that affect heat loss in the theatre environment and ways in which to reduce those losses.
Monitoring of Neuromuscular Conduction
Judith Banks
0.5 Hours
This session explains why neuromuscular blockade is monitored. It examines the use of peripheral nerve stimulators to assess the type and degree of neuromuscular block and how to use this as a guide to repeat dosing of neuromuscular blocking drugs.
N2O and Anaesthetic Agent Monitoring
Neil Yardy
0.5 Hours
Monitoring helps with the safe delivery of anaesthesia. This session explores how infra-red (IR) and mass spectrometry assist the anaesthetist in the accurate administration of volatile anaesthetic agents.
Invasive BP Measurement
Cyprian Mendonca
0.5 Hours
Regular measurement of blood pressure is vital during anaesthesia, sedation and intensive care. It is crucially important to understand the working principles of the equipment used to measure blood pressure. This session describes the invasive techniques of measuring blood pressure along with their limitations and potential comp....
Extraglottic Airway Devices
James Wood
0.5 Hours
This session provides an introduction to extraglottic (also known as supraglottic) airway devices. Maintenance of the airway is of paramount importance in anaesthesia and, indeed, the whole of medicine. These devices allow hands-free maintenance of an open airway, allowing spontaneous or assisted ventilation in the anaesthetised....
Model Construction: Co2 and Alveolar Ventilation
Steven Cruickshank
0.5 Hours
This session considers the relationship of alveolar ventilation and the resulting arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure (PaCO2), and shows how this model can be applied to make further predictions in appropriate circumstances.
Electrical Safety 2
Patrick Magee
0.5 Hours
The session will describe numerous ways of improving the electrical safety of electromedical equipment. It will describe the electrical hazards associated with the use of diathermy and the occurrence of sparks in the operating room.
Mathematical Functions
Steven Cruickshank
0.5 Hours
This session consolidates and builds upon previous sessions about the use of mathematical tools. These tools are an essential component of many physiological models that the anaesthetist may need to use.
Logarithms and pH
Steven Cruickshank
0.5 Hours
This session makes the connection between pH and H+ concentration by exploring the properties of logarithms.
Basic Calculus - Differentiation
Steven Cruickshank and Patrick Magee
0.5 Hours
The session introduces the subject of calculus. This is the mathematics of change. The two main branches of the subject are differential calculus and integral calculus. This session deals with the topic of differentiation which has many applications in science and engineering. We concentrate on ideas rather than techniques.
Infection Prevention and Control
Elizabeth Burgess-Havard
0.5 Hours
This session explores the issues associated with infection prevention and control, particularly those surrounding hand hygiene. Later sections identify the groups at greatest risk of harm and offer guidance on how to refer any concerns over poor practice.
Mental Capacity Assessment
Ginny Wright
0.5 Hours
Mental capacity is the key to many important medical and welfare decisions. This session will consider how and when to assess mental capacity.
Genital Lumps
Kelly Morris and Lynn Riddell
0.5 Hours
This session explains the clinical approach to genital lumps and lists the key differential diagnoses.
Disseminated Gonorrhoea
David Barlow, Amandeep Gill and Jonathan Ross
0.5 Hours
This session covers recognition, diagnosis and management of disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI) at a specialist level. Current knowledge about pathogenesis of gonococcal infection, including host defence and virulence factors, is discussed.
Imaging and Pain
Rahul Seewal and Gajan Rajeswaran
0.5 Hours
This session describes the use of various imaging techniques in the diagnosis and management of long-term pain conditions.