Australia Permanent Healthcare and Medical Courses

This session describes the causes and metabolic complications of chronic kidney disease.

This session outlines some key definitions in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic kidney disease.

This session discusses the potential causes of nocturia.

This session will discuss the symptoms and signs of Goodpasture’s disease.

This session is provides an overview of the use of continuous subcutaneous infusions (CSCI) via a syringe driver in the management of symptoms in palliative and end-of-life care. This session was reviewed by Claire Britton and Amelia Sayce and last updat

This session identifies issues when providing palliative and end-of-life care for people with learning disabilities and how these can be addressed. This session was reviewed by Gemma Allen and Claire Towns and last updated in June 2022.

This session outlines some of the considerations to be taken into account when symptom management is complicated by coexisting conditions. This session outlines some of the considerations to be taken into account when symptom management is complicated by

This session discusses how being aware of your own skills and limitations can improve symptom management and care for patients at the end of life. This session was reviewed by Richard Kitchen and last updated in September 2021.

This session offers a framework for recognising patients who are at risk of deterioration and who may die soon (last months of life) and also recognising when death is imminent (last days). The priorities for care of the dying person are discussed and the

Some end of life care situations are considered emergencies which require urgent intervention. One of these is spinal cord compression. This session provides a framework for recognising and managing spinal cord compression, when immediate treatment may re