Parkinson’s Disease: Diagnosis, Investigation, Management
Brian Wood
0.5 Hours
This session familiarises you with the diagnostic process and key points in the management of Parkinson’s disease (PD).
An Introduction to Essential Techniques
Roger Neighbour
0.5 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....
Causes of Falls
Nicola Cooper
0.25 Hours
This session discusses the causes of falls in older people.
Prescribing for Older People
Chantal Simon
0.5 Hours
Elderly people are particularly susceptible to side-effects of drugs; many of these are avoidable. This session outlines the principles of prescribing for older people in primary care.
Communications, Relationships and Trust
Debbie Cohen
0.5 Hours
Confidentiality and consent are paramount in the doctor-patient relationship; but the patient's interests may require appropriate communication with non medical personnel and occupational health services. This session explores the framework and the added value to patient care.
Applying Prospective Risk Assessment Tools In GP Practices
Jane Carthey Patient Safety and Human Factors Specialist and Christine Johnson General Practitione
1.5 Hours
This session provides a practical example of how to apply prospective risk assessment to general practice. Using an example of setting up a nurse-led clinic in a practice, it illustrates how prospective risk assessment can identify and mitigate risks before they lead to harm. This session was reviewed by Suchita Shah and last up....
Common Motor/Movement Problems Part 1: Normal Variations
Jane Williams
0.5 Hours
This session explores normal and abnormal motor development from birth until age five.
Common Symptoms in Palliative Care 1
Chantal Simon
0.5 Hours
Symptom control is vitally important in palliative care. This session aims to provide an overview of how to manage common pain and gastrointestinal symptoms encountered in the palliative care setting.
Creating an Open Fair and Informed Culture
Jane Carthey Patient Safety and Human Factors Specialist and Christine Johnson General Practitione
0.5 Hours
This session will provide an insight into the importance of developing an open, fair and informed culture. In a culture such as the medical profession, learning from what went wrong in order to prevent a recurrence must be a high priority for all healthcare staff. This session directs GPs to tools which are available to embed su....
Common Emergencies in Palliative Care
Gerry Burns
0.5 Hours
This session aims to provide an overview of common palliative care emergencies and provide GPs with clear directions on how to manage them. This session was reviewed by Paresh Dawda and last updated on 24/06/13.
Demographic Characteristics and Hidden History of People with Learning Disabilities
Matt Hoghton General Practitioner and Medical Director
0.25 Hours
To provide effective education about the health needs and care of people with learning disabilities.
Contraception
Marian Davis GP
0.5 Hours
This session describes an evidence based approach to prescribing contraception for adolescents.
Root Cause Analysis in Primary Care
Jane Carthey Patient Safety and Human Factors Specialist and Christine Johnson General Practitione
0.5 Hours
This session focuses on applying root cause analysis (RCA) in general practice. RCA is a systematic incident investigation method that can be used to identify the underlying systems factors that led to a patient safety incident. This session was reviewed by Suchita Shah and last updated in February 2015.
Poor Concentration and Overactivity 1
Eric Taylor
0.5 Hours
The session looks at the nature of childhood inattentiveness and impulsiveness and how adults may react to these behaviours in children.
Parenting Support Part 2: In Practice
Jan Mitcheson Head of Practice Development, One Plus One
0.5 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.
Primary Care Assessment of Limb Injuries
Tammy Lo - Doctor, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
0.5 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.
Prescribing Thyroxine in Primary Care
Simon Page - Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist
0.5 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.
Epilepsy in People with Learning Disabilities
Iain White - Locum Consultant in Learning Disabilities, New Craigs Hospital, Inverness
0.5 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.
Postoperative Respiratory Failure
Mark Griffiths
0.5 Hours
The pathogenesis of risk factors for and management of postoperative respiratory failure are discussed. Preoperative assessment is highlighted as well as the management of respiratory function in particular types of high-risk surgery.
CEACCP: Cardiovascular complications of brain
Tamsin Gregory MBBS MRCP FRCA and Mar tin Smith MBBS FRCA FFICM
0.5 Hours
Cardiovascular complications are common after brain injury and associated with increased morbidity and mortality.1,2 The spectrum of abnormalities includes hypertension, hypotension, ECG changes, cardiac arrhythmias, release of biomarkers of cardiac injury, and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction. The abnormalities are usually rev....
Conducting System of the Heart
Craig Bailey
0.5 Hours
In this session you will learn about the conducting system of the heart, including its association with contraction of the heart chambers, electrocardiogram (ECG) trace and associated arrhythmias.
Boney Orbit and Extraocular Contents
Andy Presland
0.5 Hours
Applied anatomy of the orbit and its extraocular contents.
Anti-Diabetic Therapy: NIDDM and Insulin Therapy in Diabetes Mellitus
Grainne Nicholson
0.5 Hours
The session covers the main classes of drugs used to treat both non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, the use of insulin and the different formulations of insulin.
Corticosteroids, Thyroxine and Drugs Used in Thyroid Disorders
Michael Edward O´Connor
0.5 Hours
This session describes corticosteroids and their role in health, as well as the use of extrinsic corticosteroids in disease states, the complications associated with this use relevant to the anaesthetist, thyroid hormone production, and treatment of thyroid disorders.
Assessment of Child with Known Cardiac Problems
Anjum Gandhi
0.5 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.