Respiratory Physiology
Fred Roberts
This session outlines the essential features and physiological principles of the respiratory system, as relevant to anaesthesia.
Shock: Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Hew Torrance and Michael O'Dwyer
This session outlines the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
NCD Operations M4: Medicines and Consumables Management
Primary Care International (PCI)
This unit focuses on principles of medicines and consumables management (MCM) in primary health care. We will focus on the equipment, laboratory services and medicines needed for NCD care.
NCD Operations M4: The Role of the Team
Mr WCEA Administrator
In this module you will examine the role of the primary care team in managing patients with NCDs. You will look at the opportunities for task sharing to improve the quality of care for patients with chronic disease and see how this may be relevant in your context. You will also consider some of the challenges that teams may e....
PCM M6: Adolescent Sexual Health
Primary Care International (PCI)
This learning unit will cover adolescent sexual health You may find it helpful to have a pen and paper to take notes This information is based on guidelines from the UK Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, WHO, UK NICE (National Institute of Health and Care Excellence) and a review article from the British Jo....
PCM M4 Anxiety
Primary Care International (PCI)
Here will explore how to effectively support a patient with anxiety.
PCM M4 Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Primary Care International (PCI)
In this unit we'll be helping Mohsen cope with a traumatic event.
PCM M4 Psychoses
Primary Care International (PCI)
In this unit we'll look at how to diagnose and treat psychoses.
Nursing Codes of Ethical Behaviors
Karen A. Landry, Nancy E. Harnett, Adam Burston, Jo Samanta, Helen Baker, Anthony G. Tuckett
3.50 Hours
Healthcare professionals are mandated to protect and uphold all standards of healthcare practice. This course begins by exploring professional position statements in an organization and continues with a pragmatic discussion of the practical considerations a clinician may encounter when dealing with individual, context-specific,....
Cost-effectiveness of once-daily versus twice-daily regimens in the treatment of HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa: a probabilistic decision model
Muinat B. Sanni-Oba,Olalekan A. Uthman,Jean B. Nachega
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is the region most heavily affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). While the literature has focused on the effectiveness of QD versus twice a day (BID) regimensn
Comparison of school based and supplemental vaccination strategies in the delivery of vaccines to 5-19 year olds in Africa - a systematic review
Eposi C. Haddison,Leila H. Abdullahi,Rudzani Muloiwa,Gregory D. Hussey,Benjamin M. Kagina
The Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) was founded in 1974 to provide immunisation services to children, both nationally and globally. Routinely, school aged children and adolescents are not the primary target of EPI and as a result, an immunisation gap among these age groups has been observed in many settings. Several rea....
Case Report: Sudden cardiac death due to ventricular myocardial non-compaction
Syrine Mannoubi,Med Amin Mesrati,Ibn Hadj Amor Hassen,Taha Hasnaoui,Hiba Limem,Marwa Boussaid,Nouha Ben Abdejlil,Abir Aissaoui
Ventricular non-compaction (VNC) is a complex and heterogeneous cardiomyopathy first described in 1926. It is a rare disease with a reported prevalence of 0.014–0.17%. Herein, we report a fatal case of VNC in a 20-year-old male, attested by the autopsy, and we discuss different mechanisms involved in the occurrence of death.
Can free open access resources strengthen knowledge-based emerging public health priorities, policies and programs in Africa?
Ernest Tambo,Ghislaine Madjou,Christopher Khayeka-Wandabwa,Emmanuel N. Tekwu,Oluwasogo A. Olalubi,Nicolas Midzi,Louis Bengyella,Ahmed A. Adedeji,Jeanne Y. Ngogang
In recent times, the persistence and unprecedented emergence of rising epidemics and infectious diseases in Africa and worldwide triggered numerous public health declarations of international concern. There is a need for availability of data and information on human-vector-pathogen-ecosystem interfaces, drugs and vaccines develo....
Effect of riboflavin supplementation on blood pressure and possible effect modification by the MTHFR C677T polymorphism: a randomised trial in rural Gambia
Modou Jobe,Mary Ward,Bakary Sonko,Abdul Khalie Muhammad,Ebrima Danso,Helene McNulty,Andrew M Prentice
AE: adverse events; BMI: body mass index; BP: blood pressure; CRF: case report forms; CTSO: clinical trial support office; DAG: data access group; DM: data manager; EGRAC: erythrocyte gluthathione reductase activation coefficient; US FNB: United States Food and Nutrition Board; FAD: flavin-adenine dinucleotide; GCP: Good Clinica....
Electronic medical records in humanitarian emergencies – the development of an Ebola clinical information and patient management system
Kiran Jobanputra,Jane Greig,Ganesh Shankar,Eric Perakslis,Ronald Kremer,Jay Achar,Ivan Gayton
By November 2015, the West Africa Ebola epidemic had caused 28598 infections and 11299 deaths in the three countries most affectedn
CONDUITES A TENIR AUX URGENCES PSYCHIATRIQUES
Emmanuel Ntakiyisumba, Dr. MUKESHIMANA
Ce cours s'agit des conduites a tenir aux urgences psychhiatriques
LA SURVEILLANCE DU TRAVAIL D’ACCOUCHEMENT
INGABIRE Marie Jeanne, Dr. UWIMANA Marie Chantal
Ce cours s'agit de la surveillance du travail d'accouchement
Giving Good Care During Labor (with subtitles)
GHM
This course is about giving good care during labour
COVID-19 Vaccine Storage, Preparation and Administration
Dr. Maureen Akolo
This course is about vaccine storage, preparation and administration
HIV Paediatric Case Study: Early infant diagnosis
Dr Stephen Chu and Nadine Ammon (RN, MPH)
This paediatric HIV course covers a case study regarding early infant diagnosis.