Vigilance and Anticipation of Problems - Anesthesiology
Jeremy Corfe and Debbie O’Hare
0.50 Hours
The first part of this session will cover vigilance and what it means for the anaesthetist. It will discuss factors that can impact on vigilance and cause errors to occur. The second part of this session will lead on from this to discuss non-technical skills that are essential to ensure patient safety in theatre.
Supporting Self-Management in Asthma
Viv Marsh
This session introduces the concept of agreed self-management for patients with asthma and explores the role of healthcare professionals in supporting patients in the ongoing management of their asthma by educating them and working with them to develop personalised asthma action plans.
X-ray Film
Chris Taylor
0.50 Hours
This session describes the processes by which film acts as an image receptor in radiography.
Step I: Inhalational Analgesics
Martin Watson
0.50 Hours
This session explains the use of analgesia provided by the inhalational route. It concentrates on the use of nitrous oxide and oxygen mixtures.
Supraclavicular Block - Anesthesiology
Iain Christie and Matt Oldman
0.50 Hours
This session examines the supraclavicular block including its indications, contraindications and complications, and explores the anatomy relevant to this regional anaesthetic technique.
Suxamethonium Apnoea - Anesthesiology
Julian Chilvers
0.50 Hours
This session will explain the metabolism of suxamethonium with particular reference to plasma cholinesterase. It will describe the causes of a reduced plasma cholinesterase and the clinical consequence of this. The session will then discuss the recognition and treatment of patients who present with suxamethonium apnoea and their....
Stridor in Children
Susan King
0.50 Hours
This session will introduce you to some of the more common causes of stridor in a child and describe the radiological investigations associated with stridor.
The Abnormal Posterior Fossa Excluding Tumours
Katharine Foster
0.50 Hours
This session examines the imaging features of a number of congenital abnormalities of the posterior fossa including Chiari malformations, Dandy Walker and Joubert’s (vermian hypoplasia) syndrome.
Trauma - Radiology
Sobhan Vinjamuri
0.50 Hours
In this session we look at the nuclear medicine techniques used for the imaging of skeletal trauma.
The Investigation of Disorders of Oesophageal Motility
Philip Robinson and Anthony Chapman
0.75 Hours
This session looks at how disorders of oesophageal motility are investigated, the techniques of examination of oesophageal motility, and their clinical applications and interpretation.
Treatment and Care Towards the End of Life: Good Practice in Decision Making
Andrew Thorns, General Medical Council
0.50 Hours
This session introduces the General Medical Council's guidance covering decision making in the last year of life. It highlights the key principles and good practice standards set out in the guidance, illustrating how they can be applied using examples from practice. This session was reviewed by Andrew Thorns and Christina Faull....
Tracheostomy 3: General and Nursing Care of a Tracheostomy or Laryngectomy
Brendan McGrath
0.50 Hours
This session covers general and specific nursing care of a tracheostomy or laryngectomy.
The Role of the Consultation
Roger Neighbour
0.50 Hours
This introduction session contains video footage of six well-known GP opinion leaders and writers as they give ‘their take’ on the place of the consultation in contemporary general practice. This session was reviewed by Sally Higginbottom and last updated in October 2014.
Telephone Consultations
Michael Innes
0.50 Hours
This session explores the issues that may arise when a consultation is conducted over the telephone, including how to minimise the possible negative factors. The advantages of using the phone are then discussed, following by a presentation of best practice advice. This session was reviewed by Jenny Bedford and last updated in Se....
The Sclerotic Clavicle
David A Ritchie and David H Kay
0.50 Hours
This session covers the anatomy, imaging modalities used for malignant neoplasms, benign neoplasms and tumour-like lesions. It also covers congenital anomalies and metabolic disease.
The Investigation of Hepatobiliary Disease
Philip Robinson MB ChB (Hons), MRCP, FRCR
0.75 Hours
This session looks at the principles and techniques of hepatobiliary scintigraphy. Common clinical indications for its use are described, as are keys to interpretation, enabling the recognition of normal studies, common pathologies and limitations of the technique.
Ultrasound Diagnosis of Ovarian Masses
Mike Weston
0.75 Hours
This session explores the ultrasound features and signs used to diagnose common ovarian lesions and distinguish benign from malignant conditions.
Ureteric Trauma
Pippa Skippage, George Raja, Oliver Wignall and Uday Patel
0.50 Hours
This session describes the role of imaging in the diagnosis, staging and management of ureteric trauma.
What is a Laser?
Sarah Pape
0.50 Hours
This session explains how laser energy is created and describes the essential components of a laser system.
Writing Operative Records
Ridzuan Farouk
0.50 Hours
This session will introduce the principles of good medical record keeping. In addition, surgical trainees will have a basic understanding of the duties that arise from professional guidelines and legislation which surrounds medical record keeping.
Sudden Vision Loss Case Study 1
Rosemary Robinson
0.25 Hours
This session works through a scenario concerning a patient with sudden loss of vision.
Wound Management
Ridzuan Farouk
This session classifies surgical wounds, outlines sources of infection, discusses wound and fracture healing, provides general guidelines of wound management and finally, provides guidelines to help surgeons decide how wounds should be managed.
Synovial Disease of the Hip - Radiology
Eugene McNally
0.75 Hours
Using a series of cases this session will review the differential diagnosis of a synovial based mass in the hip. The differential diagnosis discussed can be extrapolated to other joints, most specifically the shoulder and knee.
STIs in HIV infected MSM
Daniel Richardson, Tristan Barber
0.50 Hours
This session aims to provide a comprehensive overview of STIs in HIV infected men who have sex with men (MSM).
Secondary Peritonitis - ICM
Som Sarkar
0.50 Hours
This session describes the pathophysiology and critical care management of the patient with secondary peritonitis.