Anatomy and Basic Views
Jonathan Rosser
This session looks at basic anatomy of the heart and lungs plus the relationship of this anatomy to the position of the ultrasound probe on the chest. The four basic transthoracic echocardiography (TTE or 'echo') windows and basic lung ultrasound views will be covered.
Pulmonary Ventilation: Volumes, Flows, Dead Space and Preoxygenation
Matt Wiles (BMedSci, BM BS, MRCP, FRCA)
This session will cover the measurement and clinical importance of lung volumes, including functional residual capacity and dead space. Information regarding the performance and interpretation of flow-volume loops is also included.
The Role of Patient and Carer Support Groups in Burns
Evgenia Theodorakopoulou and Monica Fawzy
0.5 Hours
This session will describe the benefits of patient and carer support groups and explore the challenges that are commonly associated with setting-up and maintaining such groups.
The Fetal Circulation - Anesthesiology
Peter J Murphy
0.5 Hours
This session describes circulation and oxygen delivery in the fetus with particular reference to control of the fetal circulation and the transition to the neonatal circulation at birth.
Sexual Problems Part 2
Karl Hollows
0.5 Hours
This session will discuss the links between sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and sexual problems before focusing on some basic aspects of management of patients with these issues.
Sexual Problems Part 4
David Goldmeier and Ali Mears
0.5 Hours
This session looks at some definitions of sexual desire and arousal as well as the causes and management of absent or low sexual desire and arousal in women. It covers simple management and arranging onward referral for female patients with these problems.
Triage and Scoring Systems (NEWS/APACHE/SOFA) and CCOT
John Griffiths, Joy Halliday
This session defines the mortality rate for patients admitted to ICUs in the UK and discusses important aspects of severity of illness scoring systems that are applied to this population. This session also looks at the longer-term non-mortality outcomes experienced by ICU survivors such as overall health-related quality of life,....
Sexual Problems Part 3
Emma McCarty and Wallace Dinsmore
0.5 Hours
This session will provide an introduction to male erectile dysfunction and a consideration of other common male dysfunctions.
Leading a Team
Stephen Ellis
This session will explore various styles of leadership and their influence on the team.
Things Which Block Good Communication
Gillian Thomas
Both professionals and patients say and do things which can block communication. This session describes the various behaviours which block communication. Awareness of blocking behaviours, and their impact, helps professionals to avoid such behaviours. This session was reviewed by Becky Whittaker and Richard Kitchen and last upda....
Introduction to Principles of ACP
Sheila Joseph
This session provides an introduction to advance care planning within the context of end of life care. This session was reviewed by Fiona Rawlinson and Richard Kitchen and last updated in April 2019.
Neutropenic Sepsis with Oral Ulceration
Tina Davies and Catriona Quillinan
This session considers the definition, investigation and management of neutropenic sepsis and associated oral ulceration.
Surgery in Hepatitis and HIV Carriers
Murali D Parthasarathy
This session will cover the precautions that should be taken when operating on patients with hepatitis and HIV, the risk of transmission and the management following occupational exposure to these viruses.
HIV Disclosure and Partner Notification
Mary Poulton, Simon Edwards, Matt Phillips
This session covers the ethical and legal considerations regarding disclosure of HIV status to sexual partners, current scientific information informing disclosure decisions and the management of individual cases.
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Promoting patient safety through effective communication and teamwork
Heather Gluyas
1 Hours
Teamwork requires co-operation, co-ordination and communication between members of a team to achieve desired outcomes. In industries with a high degree of risk, such as health care, effective teamwork has been shown to achieve team goals successfully and efficiently, with fewer errors. This learning module introduces behaviours....
Understanding and respecting patient confidentiality
Bob Price
1 Hours
Nurses face a particular challenge in respecting the confidentiality of patients in a world where information is quickly shared and where information about illness can be sensitive. We have a duty of care towards patients. That duty includes maintaining privacy (protecting them from undue intrusion), and confidentiality (by the....
How to use a self-inflating bag and face mask
Andrew Parry and Ray Higginson
This module aims to help nurses to open and maintain an adult’s airway while providing breaths using a self-inflating bag and face mask. Maintaining a patient’s airway is vital in the management of acute, life-threatening illnesses and injuries. The nurse should address airway compromise immediately since it is a major factor....
Managing malnutrition in patients (and residents) with dementia
Liz Anderson and Carolyn Best
As dementia progresses, an individual may experience increasing difficulties in eating and drinking safely. Evidence suggests that admission to hospital may exacerbate these problems. This learning module aims to familiarise readers with some of the issues associated with providing good nutritional care for a patient with dement....
Shared Decision Making
Antony Chuter
0.5 Hours
This session deals with treating your patients as equal partners in the decisions reached about their treatment, while meeting clinical needs and desires.
Intraligamentary Anaesthesia
Jennifer Harte
This session provides an overview to intraligamentary anaesthesia. It also describes the method of administration, the indications for use and the advantages and disadvantages of this technique. This session was reviewed by Kathy Wilson in May 2015.
Transfusion Physiology 2
Lucy de Lloyd and Anthony Turley
0.5 Hours
This session describes the immediate, early and late complications of transfusion, as well as the complications of massive blood transfusion.
The Cytochrome P450 System
Visweswar Nataraj
0.5 Hours
This session will explain the importance of the Cytochrome P450 Enzyme System in drug metabolism.
The Autonomic Nervous System
Jeffrey Handel
0.5 Hours
This session covers the anatomical arrangement and function of the autonomic nervous system, including sites of drug action, receptors and transmitters.
Sources of Central Gas Supply
Baha Al-Shaikh
0.5 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.