Australia Permanent Healthcare and Medical Courses

This session discusses the principle differences between bi-level positive airways pressure (BiPAP) and continuous positive airways pressure (CPAP), and provides a brief summary as to how they work and when to use them.

This session discusses the causes of Type 1 and Type 2 respiratory failure, and why people suffer with these types of respiratory problems.

This session covers the severity assessment of patients with community-acquired pneumonia, including the CURB-65 score and its use in formulating an initial management plan.

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

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

This session provides an overview of the initial investigation and management of pleural effusions in adults.

This session examines the variability of presentations of lung cancer, as well as those described in the NICE referral guidelines for suspected lung cancer (the '2-week wait' rules).

This session will revise the current classification of Interstitial Lung Disease and review the approach to diagnosis and management of this group of diseases.

Multi-professional training in child health The Healthy Child Programme is a high-quality learning resource for healthcare practitioners who care f...

Multi-professional training in child health The Healthy Child Programme is a high-quality learning resource for healthcare practitioners who care f...