Supporting effective lifestyle behaviour change interventions
Candia Allen
1 Hours
Improving the health of the population, and morbidity and mortality associated with non-communicable diseases, is a national priority. Health education and promotion should focus on avoiding harmful behaviours such as excessive alcohol intake, smoking and poor diet. It is argued that each patient contact should involve health pr....
How to insert a nasogastric tube and check gastric position at the bedside
Carolyn Best
This How to module provides nurses with information on how to insert a nasogastric tube and check gastric position at the bedside. A nasogastric tube (NG tube) can be used to aspirate stomach contents or to administer feed, medication or fluid into the stomach. A blind technique is used to insert the NG tube through the no....
Drug Management of Breathlessness in Palliative Care
Tim Peel
This session reviews the use of drugs and oxygen within an integrated approach to the management of breathlessness in the patient approaching the end of life. This session was reviewed by Tim Peel and Christina Faull and last updated in December 2015.
Substance Use Misuse And Abuse
Amma C.K. Oppong-Odiseng Community Paediatrician
This session will enable you to understand the concepts of substance use, substance misuse and substance abuse. It will describe the effects of misuse of common substances. It will also describe the value and consequences of substance misuse for adolescents.
Thoracic Lymphoma
Graham Robinson, Toby Hall
0.5 Hours
This session reviews the intrathoracic manifestations of lymphoma, with particular emphasis on the radiology of nodal and pulmonary parenchymal disease. An overview of the imaging of less common disease patterns is also provided.
Sedation and Analgesia in Interventional Radiology
Sam Chakraverty
0.50 Hours
This session covers the use of sedation and analgesia for interventional radiological procedures in adults.
Sepsis Resuscitation
Mark Carpenter
0.5 Hours
This session will describe the initial resuscitation for the patient with sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock. It will focus on cardiovascular resuscitation and on the role of early goal-directed therapy.
Techniques: Plain Radiography and Tomography
Alison Bradley
0.5 Hours
This session covers the radiological examination of the urinary tract using KUB and tomography. KUB refers to a plain radiograph of the abdomen to include the kidneys, ureters and bladder (KUB).
TRUS Guided Biopsy of the Prostate Gland
James Pilcher
0.5 Hours
This session will outline the basic technique of ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy and the different approaches in performing it. The indications, complications, and accuracy of the procedure will be covered.
Supratentorial Tumours
Lesley MacPherson
0.5 Hours
In this session you will review the most common tumours arising supratentorially in children, excluding sellar, suprasellar and midline tumours.
Decision Making Surrounding Escalation of Critical Care: COVID 19
The Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine
This session provides an introduction to the concepts and skills involved in making decisions with, and on behalf of, critically ill patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Emergency Care
Brendan McGrath
This session covers the warning signs to be aware of when looking after a patient with a tracheostomy or laryngectomy, what equipment to have immediately available at the bedside and the emergency management of upper airway complications.
VTE Prevention in Secondary Care
Roopen Arya and Lara Roberts
0.5 Hours
The prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in hospitalised patients is a top clinical priority in the NHS. The National VTE Prevention Programme provides a comprehensive, integrated and financially incentivised approach to prevent VTE. In this session, you will learn how to assess a patient's risk of VTE and choose a suit....
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - Resuscitation - Level 1
Maresa Johnson, Peter Darley
This e-learning session meets the statutory and mandatory training requirements and learning outcomes for Resuscitation Level 1 in the UK Core Skills Training Framework (UK CSTF).
BJA Education: How to Interpret an Electrocardiogram in Children
BJA Education
This course reviews the signs of electrocardiogram in children.
Physical Examination - The Respiratory System
Peter Millns
Basic assessment of the respiratory system by means of measurement of the respiratory rate and oxygen saturation should be undertaken in any patient requiring anaesthesia. A more detailed examination of the respiratory system will be necessary in those patients who have a respiratory history or in whom history-taking and basi....
Gender and Nutrition in Ghana
NUTRITION FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS: Assessing, Managing and Promoting Child, Adolescent & Maternal Nutrition
This course gives health professionals in Ghana a foundational understanding of key gender concepts, such as inequality, equality, equity, and the difference between sex and gender. It explores how gender roles and cultural norms affect nutrition outcomes, leading to gender-specific challenges. Participants will learn to apply g....
Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition in Malawi: Assessment & Intervention
NUTRITION FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS: Assessing, Managing and Promoting Child, Adolescent & Maternal Nutrition
This course will provide health professionals in Malawi with foundational knowledge and skills that will enhance their ability to provide comprehensive nutrition care to infants, children, adolescents, women of reproductive age, and their families. It covers nutritional requirements, malnutrition, nutritional assessments, and ke....
Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition in Ghana: Assessment & Intervention
NUTRITION FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS: Assessing, Managing and Promoting Child, Adolescent & Maternal Nutrition
This course will provide health professionals in Ghana with foundational knowledge and skills that will enhance their ability to provide comprehensive nutrition care to infants, children, adolescents, women of reproductive age, and their families. It covers nutritional requirements, malnutrition, nutritional assessments, and key....
Ethical Principles
Valerie Swigart, Douglas P. Olsen, Elizabeth G. Epstein, Ann Gallagher, Sharon D. Martin
3.75 Hours
This course describes the role of emotion in moral/ethical responses to provide a background for studying the bioethical principles. Scenarios from everyday life and clinical settings will be used to demonstrate the use of the bioethical principle framework inclusive of autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence and justice; and the....
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How to administer an enema
Ian Peate
This module aims to help nurses undertake the administration of enemas in a safe, effective and patient-centred manner, ensuring privacy and dignity. The administration of an enema is a common healthcare procedure, which can be used to deliver medication or aid bowel evacuation. The administration of an enema should be undert....
Birth Trauma
Dr Juli Reynolds
This course focuses on the acquisition of the knowledge and skills necessary for safe, proficient, and evidence-based practice in the care of sick neonates requiring special or high-dependency care. It covers the courses, clinical signs & symptoms as well as the management for a neonate with birth trauma.
Skin Cancer Screening
Medical Education Systems, Inc.
4 Hours
Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States. The majority of skin cancer is nonmelanoma cancer, either basal cell cancer or squamous cell cancer. The incidence of both melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer has been increasing over the past 3 decades. In 2001, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USP....
