Short Courses for Medical Doctors

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.

Maintenance of homeostasis, the constancy of the internal environment, is essential for the continuation of life. In this session some fundamental concepts are introduced and the key closely controlled physiological parameters are identified.

This session outlines the anatomy of the appendix in relation to adjacent structures: including the abdominal wall, caecum, terminal ileum and posterior abdominal wall structures. Its blood supply, lymphatic supply and histology are discussed additionally

The key events that occur in the development of the heart and the great vessels.