How to measure tracheostomy tube cuff pressure
Nicola Credland
0.50 Hours
This module explores the process and principles of measuring tracheostomy tube cuff pressure and the associated evidence base. It discusses the indications for tracheostomy tube cuff pressure measurement and identifies potential complications associated with the procedure.
Assessment and management of patients with ankle injuries
Jennie Walker
0.50 Hours
Foot and ankle injuries are common and can have a significant effect on an individual's daily activities. Nurses have an important role in the assessment, management, ongoing care and support of patients with ankle injuries. An understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the ankle enables nurses to identify significant injuri....
Penile cancer: diagnosis, clinical features and management
Bruce Turner and Lawrence Drudge-Coates and Sarah Henderson
0.50 Hours
This learning module aims to provide the reader with an overview of penile cancer. The focus is on clinical and medical aspects to help nurses understand incidence, aetiology, diagnosis and treatment, to enable them educate and support patients affected by this disease. Psychological support of patients and their partners is als....
An overview of nuclear medicine imaging procedures
Peter Hogg and Richard Lawson
0.50 Hours
Nuclear medicine imaging is not generally well understood by nurses who work outside this area. Consequently, nurses can find themselves unable to answer patients' questions about nuclear medicine imaging procedures or give them proper information before they attend for a test. This learning module aims to explain what is involv....
HIV Treatment
Industry Specialists
5.00 Hours
Approximately 36.7 million people across the planet are living with HIV and AIDS. To combat this community.overwhelming, global problem, clinicians have been working tirelessly to develop new treatment strategies. HIV/AIDS clinical care has improved dramatically over the decades. New medications and overall patient care meth....
Sexually transmitted diseases overview in homeless settings
Industry Specialists
2.00 Hours
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) refer to a variety of clinical syndromes caused by over 25 pathogens that can be acquired and transmitted through sexual contact. This CEU course provides insight for nurses on understanding and treating common STDs among those experiencing homelessness. Of particular focus is an overview of....
Topical Corticosteroids
Dr. Brett MacFarlane BPharm, PhD.
1.00 Hours
This CPE, titled Topical Corticosteroids, is designed for pharmacists and will update participants on the issues associated with inappropriate use of topical corticosteroids (TCs) and counseling on the judicious use of TCs. To Receive Credit: You will be required to view the CPE article and take an exam at the end of the co....
The Glucuretics
Dr. Brett MacFarlane BPharm, PhD, and Dr. Hau Huynh, BBiomedSc, PharmD.
1.00 Hours
This CPE, titled The Glucuretics, is designed for pharmacists and will update participants on the pharmacology, side effects, and the use of SGLT2 inhibitors, as well as the symptoms and management of diabetic ketoacidosis associated with the use of SGLT2 inhibitors. To Receive Credit: You will be required to view the CPE a....
HTWB Telemedicine Course
Rmaah Memon, Stella Nam, Sakina Naqvi, Mary Showstark, Marianna Petrea-Imenokhoeva, Jarone Lee
Health Tech Without Borders is offering an urgent care telemedicine course for all Pakistan-based physicians who are currently practicing or are interested in practicing telemedicine. This course, designed by several physicians, introduces how to practice urgent care in the telemedicine setting. The course focuses on four major....
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Managing children with raised intracranial pressure resulting from meningitis
Siba Paul, Joanne Smith, Jessica Green, Adam Smith-Collins and Ravindranath Chinthapalli
Intracranial pathologies in children need urgent identification and management. This learning module describes intracranial pressure and outlines the features and management of meningitis. It is accompanied by an illustrative case study to give an idea of what nurses might encounter in a child presenting with raised intracranial....
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.
Tracheostomy: Indications and Technique
Anne Whaley
0.5 Hours
This session will define the indications, contra-indications and complications of percutaneous tracheostomy in the intensive care setting.
Transfusion Physiology 1
Lucy de Lloyd and Anthony Turley
0.5 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.
Starting and Using Estrogen Containing Hormonal Contraceptives - 1
Zara Haider
0.5 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
0.5 Hours
This session describes the causes, presentation and management of pain in sickle cell disease.
Single Ventricle Heart Conditions
Mark Turner
0.5 Hours
This session describes some of the clinical issues relating to complex congenital heart disease, when a single ventricle circulation is present. It explains how different imaging techniques can help in clinical decision making.
Treatment of Female Subfertility - Fallopian Tube Recanalisation
Graeme Houston
0.25 Hours
This session details the interventional radiological treatment of infertility by fallopian tube recanalisation (FTR).
Venous Interventions in the Liver: TIPS and Budd-Chiari Syndrome
Jai Patel
0.5 Hours
Portal hypertension manifests clinically in a variety of ways. Management is based on the clinical presentation, involving a sequential approach from medical therapies to minimally invasive interventions to surgical procedures. This session will cover the basic causes, pathophysiology and management of portal hypertension and it....
The Gastro-Oesophageal Junction, Hiatus Hernia and Reflux Disease
Philip Shorvon and Giles Stevenson
0.75 Hours
This session describes the anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of the gastro-oesophageal junction (GOJ). The role of radiology in the diagnosis of a hiatus hernia and investigation of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is discussed.
Surface Lesion of Bone
Suchi Gaba, Eugene McNally and Mark Davies
0.5 Hours
This session offers understanding about the surface lesions of the bone. It also highlights the interpretation features of tumours and tumour like juxtacortical lesions.
What Is Virtual Colonoscopy?
David Burling and Emily Tam
0.75 Hours
This session is an introduction to virtual colonoscopy (VC) and covers the main indications for this investigation, the key techniques involved, interpretation methods and the diagnostic performance.
Techniques: Ultrasound of the Testis
Grant Baxter
0.5 Hours
This session describes the ultrasonic investigation of the testes, how best to perform this and the normal appearances of the testicle.
The Treated Breast
Peter Britton
0.5 Hours
This session covers the 'normal' imaging appearances following cancer treatment and the appearances of local recurrence.
Ultrasound of the Solid Abdominal and Hollow Viscera
Catherine Gutteridge
0.50 Hours
This session covers the basics of abdominal ultrasound.