Short Courses for Medical Doctors

This session considers the assessment, investigation and management of acute back pain, the causes of acute back pain and the specific management of spinal cord compression due to malignant disease.

This session provides a framework for assessing and managing agitation and restlessness in the dying phase, an experience which can be highly distressing for both patients and families. Poor management of this symptom is a frequent cause for admission and

Once the patient's symptoms have been assessed a working diagnosis can be made. The clinician can then propose a plan for improving symptoms, discussing any advantages, disadvantages and practicalities with the patient. This session examines some of the

This session provides a framework for recognising and managing agitation in patients with advanced illness. It was reviewed by Felicity Wood and Sarah Hanrott and last updated in May 2023.

This introduction sets the scene for 6 further Level 3 Safeguarding Children and Young People sessions.

This session aims to raise awareness regarding the factors that predispose women to mental ill health in the perinatal period, and the role of health ...

This session will describe some of the basic respiratory investigations, and explain the relevance of the results obtained.

This session explains how to record an ECG, the structure of the ECG and how to interpret the results. It further explains the use of the ECG in clinical practice.

This session follows on from ECG I and presents the ECG as an electrical map of the heart. It details the abnormalities expected with myocardial infarction and left ventricular hypertrophy.

This third and final session about the ECG discusses cardiac conduction and arrhythmias.