Term Newborn Babies at Risk of Respiratory Distress
Sue Macdonald, Tracey Jones and Kelly Harvey
0.75 Hours
This session provides a review of anatomy, applied physiology and a consideration of the factors that impact on the newborn respiratory well-being. It seeks to increase knowledge and skills to enable the practitioner to provide high quality care to the neonate, encouraging an integrated and seamless team approach to care.
The Principles of Planning Reconstructive Surgery
Ciara Harris and Chris Hill
0.75 Hours
This session will provide a detailed account of how a plastic surgeon weighs up the surgical techniques that are available and makes a decision about the most appropriate choice.
Profilaxis Oral Previa a la Exposición
A Johns Hopkins University Affiliate
El curso de aprendizaje en línea sobre la PrEP oral para profesionales clínicos brinda instrucciones para administrar los servicios de PrEP de acuerdo con la información de la herramienta de la OMS para la implementación de la profilaxis previa a la exposición de la infección por VIH (PrEP). El curso está dirigido a profesio....
The Cardiac Cath Lab: Updating Best Practices
Keith D’Oria, Editorial Director & Srihari S. Naidu, MD
0.50 Hours
Several years ago, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) published an expert consensus statement on best practices in the cardiac catheterization laboratory (CCL) to provide clinicians with standards for pre-, intra-, and post-procedural evaluations and patient management. The document, released in....
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Ms Deb Shearman
0.5 Hours
Overview; Misuse and over use of antimicrobials Principles and strategies to achieve antimicrobial stewardship; Relevance to the aged care sector; Everyday practice to reduce antimicrobial resistance
Privacy and Confidentiality
Ms Deb Shearman
0.5 Hours
Overview; People’s right to privacy and confidentiality; Strategies and responsibilities to respect privacy and confidentiality; Managing personal information; Responsibilities under the Australian Privacy Law regarding the Notifiable Data Breach (NDB) Scheme
The Failing Dialysis Fistula
Sam Chakraverty
0.5 Hours
This session covers the role of interventional radiological management of failing haemodialysis fistulas.
Module 6: Impacts, Risk Factors and Inequalities
Jill Iliffe RN, RM, BAS, MIntS, IDMHHRL
Module 6 looks at the global picture for oral health and provides an overview of the current initiatives on oral health of the World Health Organisation. Module 6 also looks at the impacts of oral diseases to general health; risk factors for oral diseases; and the influence of inequalities in oral health care and outcomes.
Impacts of Paediatric Intensive and High Dependency Care
Elena Garralda and Mehrengise Cooper
This session will explore how admission to a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) or high dependency unit (HDU) can affect the mental health of children, young people and their families. Later, it will investigate how paediatric liaison CAMHS can provide support to children, young people and their families following admissio....
Dying in Intensive Care
Karen Frame and Maribel Manikon
This session uses a case history to examine some of the challenges in providing end of life care in intensive care units (ICUs). Determining the appropriate ceiling of intervention, changing the focus of care from cure to comfort, communication issues, supporting patients and families and pain and symptom control issues will be....
Adult Sepsis
Alison Tavare
This session covers non pregnant adults and children aged 12 years and over. It is aimed at all out of hospital clinicians, GPs, Nurses, Paramedics, Community Midwives and those providing urgent or unscheduled care. It will cover the subtle ways in which sepsis may present and highlight the history, examination and the managemen....
Stroke: Where is the Lesion?
Ahamad Hassan
0.50 Hours
This session presents principles of arterial anatomy based on clinical presentation of stroke.
Defining health literacy and its importance for effective communication
Veronica Lambert and Deborah Keogh
1 Hours
This learning module explores the concept of health literacy, an often hidden barrier to effective healthcare communication. The authors define the components of health literacy, as well as describing the extent and implications of limited health literacy for parents/caregivers and their children. The module also identifies the....
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
Roderick Robertson and Yuen-Li Ng
This session looks at the causes and management of solitary pulmonary nodules (SPNs).
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.
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.
Vascular Laboratory Markers of Cardiovascular Risk
Marsha M. Neumyer, BS, RVT, FSDMS, FSVU, FAIUM
2 Hours
Atherosclerosis is well recognized as a deadly and disabling systemic disease that affects the arterial wall. The process begins early in life and progresses unpredictably. Unfortunately, the causes are unknown and, therefore, there is at present no known cure. The risk factors for atherosclerotic disease have been appreciated f....
Emotional Intelligence: Leadership and career success
Jenny Bergin, BPharm, MBA, FACP
1 Hours
This educational activity was designed to discuss the role of emotions and emotional intelligence in health, wellbeing and work performance, and how to use it to improve relationships and leadership behaviours. This activity was developed and accredited in Australia and was designed to address competencies described by the Na....
Treatment of Dementia
M. Chris Wolf
1.5 Hours
Every 68 seconds another American develops Alzheimer's disease. Education and training in dementia care for health care staff has been identified as a priority by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease (NPAAD) developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Servi....
The Pleasure & Power of Aromatherapy for Self-Care
Dawn Langley-Brady, MSN, RN, AHN-BC, CHPN, CCAP
1 Hours
Aromatherapy can be defined as the art and science of utilizing naturally extracted aromatic essences from plants to balance, harmonize and promote the health of body, mind and spirit. It is an art and science which seeks to explore the physiological, psychological and spiritual realm of the individual's response to aromatic....
The Importance of Prenatal Care and the Role of Community Health Workers
Candace Kugel, ARNP, CNM
1 Hours
In this seminar participants will be able to identify the HRSA performance measures related to pregnancy care, as well as two unique risk factors for pregnant women migrant farm workers during the workshop. We will also reflect on the important role that community health workers play in improving access to prenatal care for preg....
CHAPTER 15: Healthcare for Adolescents in places of detention
Dagmar M. Haller, Fanny WAELTI, Patrick Heller
This course is based in part on the following reference: Haller DM, Waelti F, Mandwewala S, Binder P, Narring F, Meynard A. Médecine de qualité pour les adolescents en détention : une opportunité à ne pas manquer. In Wolff H & Niveau G, eds. Santé en prison (2ème éd). Médecine & Hygiène, Genève, 2019.
Why Am I Taking This Drug? Incorporating Indications in CPOE
Gordon Schiff, MD and Pamela M Neri Garabedian, MS
1 Hours
Currently, medication orders lack information about the drug indication (the reason for taking the drug). Integrating indications could pave the way for a safer, more complete continuum of care for the patient and save time during prescribing and related tasks (e.g. medication reconciliation). Indications-based prescribing has t....
Visualizing the Patient Experience Using an Agile Framework
Chris Mitchell
0.75 Hours
As the US healthcare market has shifted from a fee-for-service to a pay-for-performance reimbursement model, patient experience survey ratings are under more scrutiny than ever. Performance is not only positively correlated to financial performance and health outcomes - it can also shape perceptions that drive customer loyalty.....
Social-Health Data Exchange Facilitates Chronic Disease Care
Yolande Pengetnze, MD, MSc and Teresa Jackson
1 Hours
The “Data Across Sectors for Health” (DASH) project deployed a technology platform between a hospital system and food pantries to facilitate improved care for food-insecure people with diabetes or hypertension. The social/health information exchange (S-HIE) enables inter-sectoral coordination/data sharing between hospital-based....