Image Interpretation - Plain X-rays of the Adult Chest: Pleural Conditions and Diseases
Matthew Scott
This session will look at the pleura, the pleural spaces and common pathologies that affect them. The anatomy and physiology of the pleural cavities will also be reviewed. Emphasis will be placed upon the radiographic appearances of some of the common and important pathologies.
Image Interpretation - Abdominal Ultrasound: Paediatric Renal
Terry Humphrey
0.5 Hours
This session will describe normal renal ultrasound appearances in children. Common pathologies will be discussed as well as pitfalls to avoid. Tips on reporting will be offered.
How to Take a Headache History
Edward Dunn
This session lists the key points to cover when taking a headache history. These will help you distinguish between headaches that need further investigation and those that do not.
Improving end of life care for adults
Eleanor Sherwen
1 Hours
With people being given more choice about where to die, it is important that healthcare professionals strive to assist a good death in all care settings. Death is a personal, spiritual and social event, which is unique to the individual. Nurses are in an ideal position to support the person who is dying and those who are importa....
Frailty and Falls in People with CKD - Webinar
Ben Bull
Why are renal patients prone to falls and how can we support them to reduce fall rates
Home Haemodialysis Targeted Treatment Program - Webinar
Leanne Linehan
Patient centred home haemodialysis
Mental Health and Well-Being in Adolescence
Dick Churchill
Adolescence is the stage at which many mental health problems begin to develop. This session describes some of the basic concepts of emotional well-being in young people and the epidemiology of some common mental health problems at this age. It also describes the organisation of adolescent mental health services in England and W....
Investigation and Management of Rarer Causes of Haemoptysis
Prina Ruparelia
0.5 Hours
This session discusses the investigation of rarer causes of haemoptysis. The results of investigations are shown and the subsequent management of these conditions is discussed.
Management of Drug Induced Breathlessness
Elora Mukherjee
0.5 Hours
This session discusses the investigation and management of patients with drug induced breathlessness, a commonly overlooked presentation with potentially long-term adverse drug effects. The session looks at how to interpret test results to confirm the diagnosis and how best to manage the patient thereafter.
HIV and Why Early Diagnosis Matters
Philippa Matthews
0.5 Hours
This session will give an update on HIV in the UK. It will explain the clinical significance of late diagnosis - and discuss strategies to increase early diagnosis.
How to Review a Paper
Charles Reilly
0.5 Hours
This session describes the process for evaluating a journal article. The session gives a structured guide to reviewing an article that can be applied to the standard journal format. A discussion of a linked example paper from the British Journal of Anaesthesia illustrates the points made in the guide.
Image Interpretation - Obstetric Ultrasound: Fetal Spine and Skeleton
Regina Fernando
0.5 Hours
This session considers the ultrasound appearance of the fetal spine and skeleton. It will include an overview of normal appearances and common pathologies and discuss difficulties in imaging these areas. Tips on reporting will be offered.
First-line Use of Antiretrovirals - HIV
Laura Waters , John Evans-Jones and David Asboe
0.75 Hours
This session discusses the indications to start antiretroviral therapy (ART), and presents guidelines for first time ART use. Recommended treatments are discussed and the individualisation of treatment is explained.
Liver Disease and Impact on the Dental Patient
Pav Sarai, Ros Perring
0.5 Hours
This session provides an overview of some of the clinically important liver diseases you may come across as a dental practitioner.
Higher Risk Groups: Extremes of Age and Emergency Surgery (anaesthesia)
Richard Telford
0.50 Hours
This session outlines the additional problems presented to the anaesthetist by two high risk groups of patients who present commonly for surgery. These patients are those at extremes of age and emergency surgery patients.
Drugs Used in an Emergency (anaesthesia)
Tom Peck
0.5 Hours
This session introduces the drugs that are used in a range of emergency situations, including intraoperative hypotension, intraoperative bradycardia, acute bronchospasm, anaphylaxis, malignant hyperthermia and cardiac arrest.
Nerve Stimulators and Temperature Monitoring (anaesthesia)
James Geoghegan
0.5 Hours
This session covers the monitoring the depth of neuromuscular block with a nerve stimulator and body temperature measurement under anaesthesia.
Management of gastroenteritis in children under five years
Adam Davies
1 Hours
This learning module explores the causes and management of gastroenteritis in children under five years. It considers in particular national guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. The importance of identifying and assessing dehydration is discussed, as well as its systematic management, carer educat....
Managing Your Emotions
Roger Neighbour
0.5 Hours
This session explains the importance of doctors managing their own emotions in the consultation, and suggests some ways that this can be done.
Third Party Consultations
Isabelle Mantella
0.5 Hours
This session looks at the issues and challenges during consultations with a third party present.
Language Barriers
Joe Kai, Jackie Beavan, Polly Wright
0.5 Hours
This session considers the common situation of a family member interpreting for a patient in a consultation.
Pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of osteomalacia
Jennie Walker
0.50 Hours
Osteomalacia is a musculoskeletal condition that results in soft bones due to ineffective mineralisation. Nurses have a unique opportunity to improve awareness of osteomalacia and reduce its incidence through health education. Multidisciplinary management is important to minimise the effect of osteomalacia on activities of daily....
4 Essential Communication Strategies that Promote Patient Safety
Beth Boynton
2 Hours
This instructional continuing education course is designed for nurses who are in direct care or middle management positions in hospitals; long-term care facilities, and other frontline in- and out-patient practice settings. Despite 15 years of national focus on improving patient safety outcomes, we continue to have staggering s....
5 Minute Implant Abutment & Crown Using a Mini-Envelope
Dr. Brady Frank
0.5 Hours
Brady Frank provides us with an overview of 5-minute Implant, abutment and crown using a mini-envelope method.
A Novel Approach to Understanding Stress, Trauma, and Bodymind Therapies
Mardi A. Crane-Godreau
2 Hours
This advanced CE course offers an alternative perspective on the concept of stress, and provides a clearer understanding of the mechanisms of action of bodymind therapeutic and educational systems (BTES). The concept of the Preparatory Set (PS), defined as the unitary, largely subcortical, organization of the organism in prepar....