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Assessment and Management of Acute Urinary Retention

This session covers the common presentations of urinary retention and its management in the emergency department. It also covers the common problems that can occur in patients who have in-dwelling catheters.
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Falls

Falls can be significantly debilitating and distressing events for patients. The elderly form an increasing proportion of the general population, meaning falls are a common presentation to the ED.
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Kawasaki Disease

This learning session aims to increase the awareness of Kawasaki disease with a focus on recognising the principal clinical features, in line with recent updates to the NICE guidelines.
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Decompression Illness

This module covers decompression illness, explaining the scientific principles behind its pathophysiology, identifying major risk factors for its development and exploring the critical role of oxygen in early management. It also provides an overview of other important diving-related conditions.
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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

This learning session will cover the pathophysiology, assessment and treatment of PID and equip you with the knowledge and confidence to manage this important presentation in the Emergency Department.
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Peptic Ulcer Disease

This is an up-to-date review of peptic ulcer disease pathophysiology, presentation, management and complications in the Emergency Department.
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Common Entrapment Syndromes

Nerve entrapment syndromes are a group of conditions in which peripheral nerves are damaged, through compression or repeated trauma.
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Inclusion Health in the ED

An interactive learning session covering the relevance of Inclusion Health to ED.
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Pleural Effusion

This session looks at the assessment and management of the adult patient presenting with a pleural effusion in the ED.
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Eating Disorders

This session covers important aspects of history taking, examination and investigation, alongside national guidelines and risk assessment tools, to help guide patient management.
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Traumatic Elbow Injuries

This session covers the assessment and management of acute elbow injuries commonly seen in the emergency department
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Abdominal Pain without Shock

This session covers the generic assessment and management of abdominal pain without shock.
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Ultrasound: Physics and Basic Equipment Settings

This session focuses on the way ultrasound works and how to manipulate the ultrasound machine to obtain optimal images.
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Chest Pain: Low Risk ‘Rule-Out’ Pathways

This session addresses the clinical assessment and management of patients with low risk chest pain, specifically the identification of patients with acute coronary syndrome
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Principles of MRI of the Brain and Spine

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is rarely used in most EDs. However, the properties of such images can provide emergency physicians with critical information to support the optimal clinical care of many neurological disorders.
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Leukaemia in the Emergency Department

This session outlines the pathophysiology of acute leukaemia, the first-line investigations and management, with a particular focus on scenarios likely to be encountered in the emergency department.
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Ultrasound: Assessment of patients in shock

This session explores how to use point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to assess patients presenting with shock to the ED .
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Acute Rhabdomyolysis

This session looks at the causes, identification and treatment of rhabdomyolysis in the ED.
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Primary Headache

Acute, severe headache is a common symptom of patients presenting to the emergency department. In 90% of cases, the cause will be one of the primary headache syndromes.
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An Introduction to Human Factors and Patient Safety

This session will explain what is meant by the term Human Factors and describe how Human Factors affect Patient Safety.
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Meningococcal Disease and Meningococcal Meningitis

Recognising the clinical features of invasive meningococcal disease in children
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Transient Ischaemic Attacks

Transient Ischaemic Attacks
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Acute Limb Ischaemia

This session covers the diagnosis and initial management of a patient with acute limb ischaemia.
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Soft Tissue and Bony Injuries in Children

Paediatric injuries can be very different from those sustained in adults in many respects. This session discusses why this is the case and outlines the general principles of treating paediatric injuries.

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