Acute Adult G-I Bleeding: Imaging and Intervention
Simon McPherson
0.75 Hours
This session describes the common causes of acute gastro-intestinal (G-I) bleeding and the place of radiology in its investigation and management. The session will concentrate on angiography and its therapeutic role.
Oesophageal Leaks, Fistulae and Strictures
David Richardson
0.50 Hours
This session looks at the use of radiology in the investigation and treatment of oesophageal disease, including oesophageal stenting.
Atypical Diabetes Syndromes
Dhaara Iyer and Chizo Agwu
This session examines five specific paediatric diabetic syndromes, illustrated by a number of case studies.
Other Management Issues
Jan Idkowiak
0.50 Hours
This session outlines the management of diabetes during surgery, monitoring of glycaemic control, the role of multidisciplinary team and the role of a diabetic clinic.
Paediatric ECG and Arrhythmias
Ari Kannivelu
This session covers normal heart rhythm and then discusses the common arrhythmias and syncope.
Assessment of Child with Known Cardiac Problems
Anjum Gandhi
0.50 Hours
This session describes a comprehensive approach to the clinical assessment of an infant or child known to have a cardiac problem. It details what to include in a cardiac history and physical examination.
Choosing and Using a Method - After Pregnancy
Fiona Boyd
0.50 Hours
Case scenarios to discuss provision of a woman’s preferred contraceptive choice after childbirth and following abortion.
Assessment and Referral for Sterilisation
Sarah Cay
0.50 Hours
This session will explain the assessment and preparation of a person choosing sterilisation.
Common Pain Conditions in Older People
Julian Scott-Warren
0.50 Hours
This session describes some of the most common conditions that cause pain in older people, the management of these conditions and the general principles of pain management in this population.
Role of Ambulance Service at End of Life
Mike Brady
0.50 Hours
This session aims to give you a better understanding of the crucial role the ambulance service plays in delivering end of life and palliative care.
Communication at the End of Life
Deirdre Brunton and Lynn Dunne
0.50 Hours
This session aims to develop an understanding of basic communication skills which will facilitate sensitive communication when supporting patients and those identified as important to them. This session also highlights the skills required to break bad news in your role as a paramedic as well as the importance of caring for onese....
Primary Headache
Callum Duncan and John Hughes
0.50 Hours
This session examines the presentation and management of primary headaches.
Palliative Care Emergencies
Joanne Stonehouse
0.50 Hours
This session aims to develop an understanding of how to recognise and manage palliative care emergencies associated with paramedic practice.
Common viral illnesses in intensive care: presentation, diagnosis, and management
Craig Johnstone MBChB BSc FRCA, Alison Hall BSc MBChB FRCA FFICM MD and Ian J Hart BSc MBChB PhD FR
0.50 Hours
This review does not attempt to be exhaustive but deals with some of the more common viral illnesses that can necessitate ICU admission. Despite this, there remain notable exclusions including arboviruses (including those which cause viral haemorrhagic fever), zoonotic viruses (including rabies), and the hepatitis viruses, which....
Airway Management in Trauma
Jerry Nolan
0.50 Hours
This session will cover the techniques for managing the airway in the severely-injured patient.
CEACCP: Lactate physiology in health and disease
Barrie Phypers FRCA and JM Tom Pierce MRCP FRCA
0.50 Hours
Barrie Phypers and JM Tom Pierce give an in-depth overview of lactate physiology in health and disease
Anatomy of the Oral Cavity, Pharynx and Larynx
Michelle Leemans, Katherine Cheesmen and Ian Calder
0.50 Hours
This session describes the anatomy of the oral cavity, pharynx and larynx. The nerve supply to the larynx and the implications of damage to these nerves is also described.
Estimation and decision making
Sue Hill
0.50 Hours
This session reviews the relationship between population and sample, and introduces the concept of point estimation. The uncertainty about any estimated value is discussed with reference to making clinical decisions based on summary values identified in clinical trials and the single sample t-test is introduced.
Presentation and Identification of Anaphylaxis
Marc Davison FRCA and Samantha Walker PhD
0.50 Hours
This session will describe the signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis and some common causative agents will be considered. The pathophysiology and epidemiology of anaphylaxis will also be discussed.
CEACCP: Evidence-based medicine
Fang Gao Smith FRCA MPhil MD, Jeffrey L Tong FRCA and John E Smith FRCA
0.50 Hours
Evidence-based medicine (EBM) promotes the concept that one should apply the best evidence from medical research, particularly that derived from randomized controlled trials (RCT), to the treatment of patients. The aim is not to exclude, but to add to the methods associated with traditional clinical practice: clinical experience....
Recurrent BV, Candida and TV
Janet Wilson
0.50 Hours
This session covers the aetiology, natural history, predisposing factors, clinical presentation and management of recurrent bacterial vaginosis, candidiasis, and trichomoniasis infection in women.
Rehabilitation Following Lower Limb Amputation
Will Cobb and Tania Cubison
This session will describe the individuals involved in the management of patients with lower limb amputations and their respective roles. Later sections will explore the types of lower limb prosthetics that are available and the sequelae of lower limb amputation.
Data Collection in Burns
Saikat Ray and Nora Nugent
0.50 Hours
This session will explain why data collection is important in burns and identify the types of data that should be collected. Later sections will explain the role of national databases, e.g. UK NBID.
Referral Criteria for Patients with Burns
Anna Allan and Abid Rashid
0.50 Hours
This session will identify the criteria that represent additional risk factors for patients with burns and consider the benefits of referring such patients for treatment in a specialist centre.
Reconstruction of the Burned Neck
Rachel Howes and Mansoor Khan
0.50 Hours
This session will offer guidance on how to assess burn scars of the neck. Later sections will explore the surgical techniques that can be used to correct burn scars on the neck and investigate the risks and benefits associated with each technique.