Simple Analgesia: Aspirin and Paracetamol
Matthew Davies and Richard Griffiths
0.50 Hours
This session will provide an overview of the chemistry of aspirin and paracetamol along with some historical background about the two drugs. A classification of cyclo-oxygenase, and the effects of aspirin and paracetamol on iso-forms of the enzyme and their uses and side effect profiles will be covered.
The Autonomic Nervous System
Jeffrey Handel
0.50 Hours
This session covers the anatomical arrangement and function of the autonomic nervous system, including sites of drug action, receptors and transmitters.
Solvents and Solutes
David Saunders
0.50 Hours
This session explains the nature of solvents, solutes and solutions. It compares and contrasts them with other types of mixture such as suspensions and colloids.
Sources of Central Gas Supply
Baha Al-Shaikh
0.50 Hours
Gases in piped medical gas and vacuum systems are supplied from central supply sources in the hospital. This session provides an overview of cylinder manifolds, liquid oxygen stores and the oxygen concentrator.
The Anaesthetic Machine - Pollution and Scavenging
Baha Al-Shaikh
0.50 Hours
Anaesthetists spend most of their time in the operating theatre using inhalational agents. They and other theatre staff are at increased risk of occupational exposure to these agents. This session examines the risks of pollution in the operating theatre and the methods used to reduce this risk.
Temperature Measurement
Robert Norton
0.50 Hours
This session provides an introduction to temperature measurement and its clinical applications.
The Presentation of Infectious Hepatitis
Guy Rooney
0.50 Hours
This sessions describes the basic approach to be taken with someone with infectious hepatitis: the history, the examination and baseline investigations.
Tracheostomy: Indications and Technique
Anne Whaley
0.50 Hours
This session will define the indications, contra-indications and complications of percutaneous tracheostomy in the intensive care setting.
Surgical Pleural Drain Insertion
David Lockey
0.50 Hours
This session will provide the background, indications and technique of Emergency Pleural Drainage. At the end of the session the trainee should feel confident they have all of the background information to perform this potentially life saving procedure.
Image Interpretation - Plain X-rays of the Adult Chest: Airspace Opacification
Christopher John Dennison MBBS MRCSEd
This session will look at airspace disease. It will focus on practical aspects of identification of airspace pathology on chest radiographs, and consider the possible causes for the appearances. Radiographic case studies/examples will be used to demonstrate some of the important features.
Transfusion Physiology 1
Lucy de Lloyd and Anthony Turley
0.50 Hours
This session covers the immunology of transfusion, focusing on the most clinically-significant red blood cell antigen systems, ABO and Rhesus. Affiliated antibody systems and compatibility between individuals with these blood groups will also be described.
Transfusion Physiology 2
Lucy de Lloyd and Anthony Turley
0.50 Hours
This session describes the immediate, early and late complications of transfusion, as well as the complications of massive blood transfusion.
Thyroid and Parathyroid Hormones and Calcium Homeostasis
Andrew McIndoe
0.50 Hours
This session is split into two sections. The first outlines the physiology of the thyroid gland and homeostatic control of thyroid hormone secretion. The second describes and explains the body’s mechanisms for controlling plasma calcium concentration.
The Cytochrome P450 System
Visweswar Nataraj
0.50 Hours
This session will explain the importance of the Cytochrome P450 Enzyme System in drug metabolism.
Ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death
Paul Harris MBChB FRCA FFICM EDICM1 and Dimitrios Lysitsas MD MRCCP
This review classifies the causes and significance of ventricular arrhythmias based on the presence or absence of structural heart disease and provides a simple system to aid confident distinction from supraventricular arrhythmias. Treatment goals focus on acute management, including pharmacological agents and electrical cardiov....
Sickle Cell Anaemia and Thalassaemia
Julian Dimech and Gareth Kessell
0.50 Hours
The aim of this session is to provide an overview of the clinical management of sickle cell disease and thalassaemia with specific reference to anaesthesia. This session will review the definition, pathophysiology and clinical presentation of both sickle cell anaemia and thalassaemia before concluding with a section on the sa....
Techniques for Burn Excision
Michelle Lo and Jorge Leon-Villapalos
0.50 Hours
This session will describe how to identify the areas of a burn that require excision, the techniques involved and their relative advantages and disadvantages. Later sections will offer guidance on how to assess the correct depth of excision.
Trauma and Orthopaedics: Common Peripheral Neuropathies
John Dabis
This session will cover common upper limb peripheral neuropathies.
The Physiological Pathways of Pain
Al Cromack
0.50 Hours
This session will explore why it is important for paramedics to understand pain and describe how the sensation of pain is produced by the brain. Later, it will explain the principles of gate control theory and identify some examples of pain treatments which rely on gate control theory.
Shoulder Injuries
Angie O’Neill
0.50 Hours
This session describes the anatomy of the shoulder and the common mechanisms that precipitate injury. It will detail examination of the shoulder and common shoulder injuries that may present to paramedics. It aims to give the pre-hospital clinician a greater understanding of shoulder injuries and red flags which may indicate a s....
Static Surgery for Facial Palsy
Jonathan Leckenby and Adriaan Grobbelaar
0.50 Hours
This session will explain the principles of static surgery for facial palsy, describing the techniques that are available and outlining the advantages and disadvantages of each.
The Nasal Septum in Septorhinoplasty Surgery
Anil Joshi
0.75 Hours
This session will describe the anatomy and histology of the nasal septum. Later sections will identify the symptoms associated with nasal pathology and describe the causes and presentation of common disorders of the nasal septum.
Starting and Using Oral and Injectable Progestogen-only Hormonal Contraceptives
Nicola Ridley and Stephen Searle
0.50 Hours
This session explores the assessment and ongoing management of women who choose progestogen-only methods.
Starting and Using Estrogen Containing Hormonal Contraceptives - 1
Zara Haider
0.50 Hours
This session looks at choice of contraceptive methods which contain estrogen, often termed 'combined hormonal contraception'. It gives an overview of the benefits and risks for these methods.
Sickle Cell Pain
Paul Telfer
0.50 Hours
This session describes the causes, presentation and management of pain in sickle cell disease.