Australia Job Type Healthcare and Medical Courses

This session looks in detail at the hormones of the adrenal cortex, principally cortisol and aldosterone.

This session is split into two sections. The first outlines the physiology of the thyroid gland and homeostatic control of thyroid hormone secretion. The second describes and explains the body’s mechanisms for controlling plasma calcium concentrati

This session will explore the changes in cardiovascular, haematological and respiratory physiology during pregnancy and labour, providing the necessary knowledge for a doctor starting out in obstetric anaesthesia.

This session will explore the changes in gastrointestinal, central nervous system, endocrine, renal and musculoskeletal physiology providing the necessary understanding for a doctor starting in obstetric anaesthesia.

This session will explore the functions of the placenta and will provide the necessary understanding for a doctor starting in obstetric anaesthesia.

This session will explain fetal circulation and the changes which occur at birth.

Explanation of the origins and utilisation of the modified Wells score for pulmonary embolism in practice.

This session discusses the management of a pulmonary embolism in special circumstances including pregnancy, anaemia, thrombophilia and malignancy.

This session revises the causes and risk factors for primary and secondary pneumothorax.

This session revises the causes and risk factors for primary and secondary pneumothorax.