Short Courses for Medical Doctors

The session explains how to select the most appropriate samples and tests for diagnosing genital herpes, discussing the available tests, their sensitivity and specificity, and their potential advantages or disadvantages.There will be an explanation of dir

This session explains how hepatitis A-E should be diagnosed. It describes sampling and diagnostic tests. The timescale between exposure and tests for hepatitis becoming positive is discussed, as is the interpretation of test results after treatment.

This session explains how to diagnose <i>Mycoplasma genitalium (M. genitalium)</i>. It describes the epidemiology of <i>M. genitalium</i> and when and how to test for <i>M. genitalium</i>.

The relevant major physiological changes occurring during pregnancy are described from an anaesthetic perspective.

An introduction to pregnancy associated changes in pharmacology and the effects of drugs upon the uterus and fetus.

This session provides an introduction to pregnancy associated changes in pharmacology and the effect of drugs upon the uterus and fetus.

This session describes circulation and oxygen delivery in the fetus with particular reference to control of the fetal circulation and the transition to the neonatal circulation at birth.

This session describes the physiological processes that take place during normal human labour, focusing particularly on the powers, the passenger and passage involved.

This session describes the options, risks and the routine preoperative preparation necessary for the pregnant patient, including guidance on the high-risk categories that require senior involvement.

This session describes how to recognize and manage the common complications of epidural and spinal anaesthesia.