Spinal Cord Compression
Imtiaz Shah
0.5 Hours
This session covers the clinical presentation, investigation and management of spinal cord compression.
Symptom Management Complicated by Coexisting Conditions in Palliative Care
Shaheen Khan
0.5 Hours
This session outlines some of the considerations to be taken into account when symptom management is complicated by coexisting conditions. This session was reviewed by Amy Proffitt and Christina Faull and last updated in December 2015.
Thromboprophylaxis in the Critically Ill
Louise Tillyer
0.5 Hours
This session outlines the risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE) in critically ill patients and reviews the different methods (pharmacological and non-pharmacological) available for prophylaxis.
Step III: Administration Techniques – Epidural, Intrathecal
Jonathan Oates
0.5 Hours
This session looks at the action of opioids given by epidural and intrathecal routes and considers the key adverse effects; it will enable you to execute a management strategy for these adverse effects.
Vulnerable Infants and Children
Andrea Goddard
0.5 Hours
This session will look at types of vulnerability that you are likely to encounter in children and young people you see in your everyday practice. It links in closely with the previous module Family health and with the modules ahead. It should encourage you to think of child vulnerability in a broad and thoughtful way.
The role of the open abdomen procedure in managing severe abdominal sepsis: WSES position paper
Industry specialists
0.5 Hours
The open abdomen (OA) procedure is one of the greatest surgical advances in recent times and may have enormous application in the daily management of critically ill surgical patients. The OA may be a useful option for treating patients with abdominal sepsis. However its precise role in these patients is still not clear. On the b....
The anaesthetic management of facial trauma and fractures
Nicholas J Chesshire and David J W Knight
0.5 Hours
In the field of maxillofacial trauma, the anaesthetist may be called upon to provide help in the treatment of the acutely injured patient on arrival to the accident and emergency department or in the semi-elective repair of fractures sustained previously. This article provides advice on the best approaches to dealing with these....
Spine Part 2: Sacrum, Sacral Hiatus and Ligaments
Manu Shankar Hari, Heike Romer and Jackie Potter
0.5 Hours
This session covers the anatomy of the sacrum, coccyx and sacral hiatus. It describes the intervertebral discs and spinal ligaments, and the vertebral levels of some of the surface markings of the body. The different types of spina bifida are reviewed.
Surface Anatomy of the Neck and Clavicular Region
David Ashton-Cleary
0.5 Hours
This session is designed to help you gain a better understanding of surface anatomy relevant to everyday anaesthetic procedures such as central venous access and brachial plexus blockade.
Types of Tracheostomy Tube
Anne Whaley
0.5 Hours
This session will enable you to recognize the available tracheostomy tubes and choose the appropriate tracheostomy tube for a given setting.
Ventilatory Failure and Oxygen Therapy
Marelize Van Gruenen
0.5 Hours
This session covers the physiology and causes of the different types of ventilatory/respiratory failure. The effect of ventilatory failure on blood gases, treatment options, oxygen therapy and oxygen toxicity will also be discussed.
VCS 2020: The Orthopedic Oncologist: The Butcher, The Baker, AND The Candlestick Maker
Julia Visgauss
"The Orthopedic Oncologist: The Butcher, The Baker, AND The Candlestick Maker As knowledge and technology advance, the practice of medicine gets more and more specialized. This is especially true of practices based in large academic tertiarily referral centers, and physicians who care for patients with rare diseases. Furthermor....
VCS 2020: Visualization and characterization of cancer stem cells with low proteasome activity in a canine osteosarcoma cell line
Koangyong Sung
Visualized cancer cells with low proteasome activity have CSCs-like properties in a canine osteosarcoma cell line Exam offered and MVMA CE certificate issued following presentation.
VCS 2020: Safety and Feasibility of Whole Lung Irradiation in the Treatment of Canine Appendicular Osteosarcoma
Amanda Brehm
Safety and Feasibility of Whole Lung Irradiation in the Treatment of Canine Appendicular Osteosarcoma Exam offered and MVMA CE certificate issued following presentation.
VCS 2020: Technician or Therapist: Communication through Grief
Dani DeCormier
Communicating with clients and pet owners can be difficult at any time, but more so when dealing with with the topic of cancer. In previous sessions, I have discussed grief, compassion fatigue, and burnout along with some communication tips. While I will review those topics, the primary focus will be on anticipatory grief and co....
Spay and Neuter Techniques for Exotic Companion Animals
Barbara Oglesbee, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice)
Demonstrate lateral flank approach to ovariectomy and ovariohysterectomy the guinea pig; intra-abdominal castration technique in guinea pigs and rodents, approaches to ovariohysterectomy and castration in rabbits and ovariohysterectomy in hedgehogs.
Anglevator & mini 150 - #30 & 20 Root tips
Dr Eric Schuetz
Anglevator & mini 150 - #30 & 20 Root tips
Getting Healthy from Within
It's Time Texas
Setting new year health resolutions is empowering, but sometimes we can lose steam and feel stuck or in a rut when we’re building healthy habits—especially when so much is changing around us. Given challenging circumstances posed by COVID-19, join It’s Time Texas for a discussion about how educators can create change from within....
ALTA/NSPS 2021 Standards (Course 6) – Certification and Deliverables
Mr Gary Kent PS
Lenders’ certificates have long been the bane of surveyors; one reason that many surveyors simply avoided performing Land Title Surveys. With the 2011 Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys, however, the surveying profession stood up and collectively said that it would no longer be dictated to on t....
Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes
Medical Education Systems, Inc.
25 Hours
Diabetes is a chronic illness that requires continuing medical care and patient self-management education to prevent acute complications and to reduce the risk of long-term complications. Diabetes care is complex and requires that many issues, beyond glycemic control, be addressed. A large body of evidence exists that supports a....
Spinal Cord Injuries: An Overview
Medical Education Systems, Inc.
6 Hours
This section describes the important genetic and in vitro tools that have been developed to advance spinal cord injury research; the key animal models that are used to mimic human spinal cord injuries and the major limitations of the existing animal models; and the outcome measures that have been developed to assess spinal cord....
West Nile Virus
Medical Education Systems, Inc.
2 Hours
Human illness from West Nile virus is rare, even in areas where the virus has been reported. The chance that any one person is going to become ill from a mosquito bite is low.
Whooping Cough
Medical Education Systems, Inc.
4 Hours
Whooping cough cases have tripled in California, health officials said Thursday, with the Central Valley, the San Francisco Bay Area and the Los Angeles area seeing sizable increases. There have been 584 confirmed cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis , between Jan. 1 to May 31, a threefold increase from the same ti....
