Australia Permanent Healthcare and Medical Courses

This session provides an overview of the interaction between the hypothalamus and both parts of the pituitary gland. A description of the relevant hormones and their actions is also included.

This session reviews the functions of the sympathetic nervous system, the physiology of the adrenal medulla and the hormones adrenaline and noradrenaline.

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.

This session looks at interstitial lung disease (ILD), with an emphasis on those types that can present acutely. It identifies treatments with some evidence of benefit.

Having established a history, examination, and chest x-ray (CXR) that suggest a possibility of interstitial lung disease (ILD) as a diagnosis, this session will identify subsequent appropriate investigations to establish a more precise diagnosis.