Sleep Apnoea - Anesthesiology
Alison Brereton and Chris Dodds
0.50 Hours
Physiology of sleep and how the condition of obstructive sleep apnoea arises. How to identify and manage patients with this condition.
Simple CT and MRI Scans 1 - Anesthesiology
Arvind Pallan
0.50 Hours
This session gives a basic introduction to cross-sectional imaging, an overview of the technology involved in generating computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies.
The Locked Knee - Radiology
Emma Hughes, Adam Mitchell
0.75 Hours
The purpose of this session is to enable you to appreciate the value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in evaluating the causes of locked knee and to interpret the imaging findings of the various causes. For suspected internal derangement of the knee, MRI is the optimum imaging modality and routine plain films are rarely indic....
Static Renal Imaging: DMSA
Isky Gordon
This is a problem-based session. You will be asked to diagnose various patient case histories, each one exploring different learning objectives for Tc 99m-labelled dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) static image acquisition.
Wide Cranial Sutures and Wormian Bones
Stephen Chapman
0.50 Hours
This session focuses on recognition of normal sutural width in childhood, the causes of sutural widening and normal and abnormal wormian bones.
The Investigation of Hepatobiliary Disease: Part 3
Philip Robinson MB ChB (Hons), MRCP, FRCR
0.50 Hours
This session looks at the indications, interpretation and the limitations of scintigraphy in a range of biliary pathologies: gall bladder dyskinesia, post-cholecystectomy pain and sphincter of Oddi dysfunction, acute cholecystitis, duodenogastric reflux and afferent loop obstruction.
Communicating with Ill People
Luke Feathers
Communicating with ill patients can be quite challenging for many reasons. This session looks at how you can improve your communication with ill patients in end of life care. This session was reviewed by Richard Kitchen and updated in July 2021.
When the Dying Process is Protracted Or Unexpectedly Fast
Amelia Sayce
0.50 Hours
This session looks at the key issues facing two scenarios: where the dying process is protracted and where it is unexpectedly fast. It discusses how to support those around the patient in these situations. This session was reviewed by Andrew Khodabukus and Christina Faull and last updated in December 2015.
Spirituality and the Philosophy of End of Life Care
Janet Taylor and Steve Nolan
0.50 Hours
This session will look at what health and social care professionals mean when they talk about 'spirituality' and outline how this understanding is central to the philosophy of end of life care.
Spiritual Resources and Quality of Life
Nicolette Wade and Julian Raffay
0.50 Hours
In this session you will explore the meaning of the term spiritual resources and consider the relevance of them to a dying person's quality of life.
Spirituality in the Community
Lucy Selman
0.50 Hours
This session explores how collaboration with the local community can help services ensure that spiritual care reaches all the people in end of life care who could benefit from it.
Self Appraisal
Daryl Goodwin
0.50 Hours
This session describes an approach to self-appraisal, and provides practical tips and guidance about appraisal of consultation performance in primary care. This session was reviewed by Suchita Shah and last updated in October 2014.
Solutions, Strategies and Success: How Can Telemedicine Help?
Deanna Larson
1.00 Hours
The lure and idea of telehealth is often irresistible - using technology to efficiently bring care to wherever the patients are, no matter how remote. Unfortunately, even after decades of work and millions in federal funds, the promise of telemedicine to eliminate many geographic disparities has not been uniformly realized. Te....
Shared Governance and Analytics Framework Improves Quality
Kate Mundell, PMP, MBA and Amber Theel, RN, BSN, MBA, CPHQ, CPHRM
0.75 Hours
Population health is an increasing focus of the U.S. healthcare industry, as hospitals grapple with strategies for improving quality, outcomes and patient experience. Commercial payers and CMS have set benchmarks and are increasingly making reimbursement contingent on outcomes improvements in lieu of services rendered. One such....
Continence
Deb Shearman
0.50 Hours
Overview; Bladder continence management; Bowel continence management, Dementia and continence care
The Recovering Counselor
Yvonne Martinez, CADC-CS, ICCS, ICADC, NCAC-I, CRPS
3.00 Hours
The Recovering Counselor identifies key issues for the recovering substance abuse counselor including the history of those in recovery serving to help others, the risk of using clinical practice for self-recovery, the limitations and ethical responsibility of the recovering addiction professional wearing "two hats," establishing....
Specific Populations
Yvonne Martinez, CADC-CS, ICCS, ICADC, NCAC-I, CRPS
9.00 Hours
Pharmacology and Physiology - Specific Populations presents an understanding of pharmacology and detoxification, treatment needs, general principles of care, complications, medical considerations, emergencies, psychiatric conditions and disorders as well as screening and assessment instruments for the following specific populati....
Use of Real-Time Best Practice Alerts to Confirm Treatments
John C. Frenzel, MD, MS and Timothy Kelly, MS, MBA
0.75 Hours
Confirming that documented consent for a planned treatment exists, prior to initiation of that treatment, is an ethical, legal and regulatory requirement. In addition, verifying the specific contents of the consent form against the information contained in the surgical order has been found to reduce the incidence of medical erro....
Scalable Storage and Disaster Recovery Infrastructure for Medical Images
Todd Thomas and Paul Feilmeier, PMP, LSSGB
0.75 Hours
Protecting patient images from disaster events, ransomware, and providing HIPAA compliant backup is an ongoing challenge when your image repositories are growing at 20-30% a year. Along with growth, a multi-site health services clinic and hospital in Nebraska and a multi-site radiology clinic in Texas have had to confront the p....
Depression
Ms Deb Shearman
0.50 Hours
Overview; Myths and facts; Risk factors; Signs and symptoms; Respectful and effective care; Range of effective treatments/therapies for older people; Responding to and respecting diversity
Shoulder Soft Tissue Injuries 2
Thomas V. Gocke, MS, ATC, PA-C, DFAAPA
1.00 Hours
This video-based activity focuses on Acromioclavicular joint sprains, Acromioclavicular joint arthritis, Long head of the Bicep Tendon ruptures and distal Bicep Tendon ruptures.
Tibia 1 – Tibia Shaft Fractures
Thomas V. Gocke, MS, ATC, PA-C, DFAAPA
1.00 Hours
This video-based activity focuses on a general anatomy review of the low leg and ankle, general radiographic overview of tibia fractures. We describe: Castillo classifications for quantifying open fractures; treatment for open and closed tibia shaft fractures; and review diagnostic and treatment options for acute compartment syn....
Tibia 2 – Tibial Plateau and Plafond Fractures
Thomas V. Gocke, MS, ATC, PA-C, DFAAPA
1.00 Hours
This video-based activity focuses on a general anatomy review of the low leg and ankle, radiographic overview of tibia plateau, plafond and fibula shaft fractures, treatment options for fibula shaft fractures and Maisonneuve injuries to the low leg.
Virtual Patient: Soccer Coach too Busy for Shots
Peter Socrates Creticos (MD FAAAAI) and Linda Cox (MD FAAAAI)
0.25 Hours
This case simulation involves a female high school soccer coach with seasonal allergic rhinitis that has not been well controlled with over-the-counter medications. Symptoms have progressively worsened over the past four summers since she returned to Baltimore, Maryland, and now include cough and wheezing. She is interested in a....
What Can Implementation Research Teach Us About the Management of Asthma?
Andrea J. Apter (MD MA MSc FAAAAI) and Michelle M. Cloutier (MD)
1.25 Hours
The development of new treatments and evidence-based guidelines has not resulted in improved asthma management for many patients. The field of implementation research has emerged to address the science-to-real-world gap by improving the adoption, integration, scaling up, and sustaining of evidence-based interventions, policies,....