Short Courses for Medical Doctors

This session covers the different types of nerves and their function, the tissue that supports nerves and its function and the production of chemical transmitters. It also covers the structure of nerves and how this affects the speed of conduction.

 This session covers the functional physiological divisions of the brain, the regulation of blood flow and physiology of cerebrospinal fluid.

This session summarises the structure and function of the autonomic nervous system.

The session covers the organization of the spinal cord for motor functions, the types of motor neurones, the structure and function of muscle spindles and Golgi tendon organs, and the muscle stretch reflex, flexor and crossed extensor reflexes.

This session works through the peripheral and central mechanisms of pain.

This session describes the clinical features of visceral pain and neuropathic pain, and contrasts these with somatic pain. The neurological pathway is discussed and the principle of central sensitization.

This session looks at the diagnosis and management of an accidental hypothermic patient presenting either with or without cardio respiratory arrest, and common complications. The initial rescue and recovery is not covered in this session.

Clinical Manifestations of Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy Session Overview Description This session examines the symptoms of diabetic autonomic neur...

Management of failed intubation Session overview Description This session will describe the management of unanticipated difficult intubation includ...

CT image formation and presentation Session overview Description This session provides an introduction to the reconstruction and display of x-ray c...