Opioids In Pain Management in Palliative Care: Advanced Knowledge
Martine Meyer
This advanced session looks at the properties of the main opioids used in the UK, when to switch opioids - particularly in renal impairment - and when to use subcutaneous opioid preparations. This session was reviewed by Lucy Harris, Martine Meyer and Christina Faull, last updated in February 2015.
Causes of Dysuria
Chee Kay Cheung
0.25 Hours
This session covers the common causes of dysuria in women and men.
Risk Factors for Pulmonary Embolism
David Keith Ward
0.25 Hours
Explanation of the origins and utilisation of the modified Wells score for pulmonary embolism in practice.
Causes and Risk Factors for Primary and Secondary Pneumothorax
Ahmed Fahim
0.25 Hours
This session revises the causes and risk factors for primary and secondary pneumothorax.
Diagnosis and Treatment of Hyperventilation Syndrome
David Raeside and Carolyn Bell
0.50 Hours
This session reviews the diagnosis and treatment approaches for patients with chronic hyperventilation syndrome (HVS).
Differentiation of Causes of Fever
Nainal Shah and Tom Edwards
1.00 Hours
This session considers the causes of fever and discusses differentials of fever in adults. It also considers causes of pyrexia of unknown origin.
An Introduction to Essential Techniques
Roger Neighbour
0.50 Hours
This is the first of two sessions covering the fundamentals of consulting skills. The four categories are: establishing rapport, eliciting information, responding to cues and building concordance. These are skills you are likely to need in all of your consultations. This session was reviewed by Suchita Shah and last updated in F....
Parenting Support Part 2: In Practice
Jan Mitcheson Head of Practice Development, One Plus One
0.50 Hours
This session looks at some of the key considerations in providing effective parenting support, including how to initiate it, how to prioritise different cases and and appropriate support strategies to employ in different situations.
Prescribing Thyroxine in Primary Care
Simon Page - Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist
0.50 Hours
This session will discuss the initiation of thyroxine for the management of primary and secondary thyroid failure, together with appropriate recommendations for monitoring stable patients.
Primary Care Assessment of Limb Injuries
Tammy Lo - Doctor, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
0.50 Hours
This session considers the assessment and management of common fractures and dislocations and provides an overview of how best to manage these injuries in primary care. This session was last updated on 11/02/13.
Epilepsy in People with Learning Disabilities
Iain White - Locum Consultant in Learning Disabilities, New Craigs Hospital, Inverness
0.50 Hours
This session describes how to provide a high standard of care to patients with learning disabilities and epilepsy, including the assessment and management of seizures in primary care and their impact on patients and families. This session was reviewed by Khyati Bakhai and last updated in December 2014.
Physiology of the Neuromuscular Junction (anaesthesia)
John Saddler
0.50 Hours
This session outlines the transmission of an action potential through a motor nerve, the chemical interactions that occur at the neuromuscular junction, and the mechanics of muscle contraction.
Autonomic Nervous System Physiology (anaesthesia)
Isabeau Walker
0.50 Hours
This session covers the anatomy of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and the effects of the ANS on different organ systems, including the cardiovascular system, respiratory system and the eye. It examines the major neurotransmitters and receptor types in the ANS. The session concludes with considering the interactions between t....
Perioperative Analgesia (anaesthesia)
Sue Hill
0.50 Hours
This session provides an introduction to a limited number of analgesic agents used during and after anaesthesia.
Common Breathing Sytems (anaesthesia)
Tom Clutton-Brock
0.50 Hours
This session provides an introduction to anaesthetic breathing systems.
Aims of Anaesthesia
Paul Sice
0.50 Hours
This session introduces the concepts of balanced anaesthesia, balanced analgesia and the stress response to surgery.
Choice of Airway
Dr Gavin Werrett
0.50 Hours
The session outlines when it is appropriate to use an endotracheal tube or a laryngeal mask airway and situations when the decision may not be clear.
Overview of Recovery
Renee Ford
0.50 Hours
This session describes the function of a recovery facility, the most common problems likely to be encountered in post-operative patients, and makes suggestions for the management of these problems.
Principles of Advanced Life Support
Gavin Perkins (on behalf of the Resuscitation Council (UK)) and Ian Densham
0.50 Hours
This session outlines the principles of advanced life support for cardiorespiratory arrest in adults, according to the Resuscitation Council (UK) Advanced Life Support Guidelines 2015.
CEACCP: Management of acute liver failure
Wai Kwan Lai MBChB MRCP Nick Murphy MB BS FRCA DipICM
0.50 Hours
Acute liver failure (ALF) is a devastating syndrome that triggers a cascade of events, leading to multiple organ failure and often death.
Analgesia and the Intensive Care Unit
Siân I. Jaggar
0.50 Hours
This session will describe how pain in the intensive care unit (ICU) is multi-factorial and difficult to assess. It will show how potentially useful drugs may also have adverse effects and how non-pharmacological treatment effects must be maximized. The session will also review effects of pain and describe how analgesia use....
Relationship between Palliative Care and End of Life Care
Jason Ward
0.50 Hours
This session will describe what is meant by the terms palliative care and end of life care, and what they have in common. Two case studies will be used to explain their relevance to patients with advanced progressive illnesses, and their families. The session will provide an overview of key components of palliative care and end....
De-escalation
David Partlow
0.50 Hours
his session aims to provide an overview of de-escalation, the techniques to reduce tension and reduce the need for use of physical intervention.
Antidepressants and Anticonvulsants
Lee Wilson and Emma Davies
0.50 Hours
This session describes the pharmacology of antidepressants and anticonvulsants and their clinical use in pain management.
Opioids - Basic Principles
Abi Jenkins
0.50 Hours
This session describes the basic pharmacology of opioids and their clinical uses as analgesics.