Short Courses for Medical Doctors

This session explains the use of analgesia provided by the inhalational route. It concentrates on the use of nitrous oxide and oxygen mixtures.

Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) are commonly prescribed to relieve acute and postoperative pain. It is therefore important to understand the mechanism of their action, side effects and complications of administration.

This session explores the uses and mechanism of action of paracetamol.

This session provides an overview of peripheral mechanisms of injury-induced and inflammatory pain. It includes a description of the physiology of nociception at the dorsal horn and supraspinal levels.

This session describes the mechanisms by which the pain signal is subject to modulation, from induction to perception.

An overview of pain and the nociceptive system, including a description of nociceptive pathways from transduction to perception of pain.

This session contains a link to the BJA Education article followed by a series of self assessment multiple choice questions.<br><br>The article will open in a new window or tab depending on your browser.<br><br> CPD credits are awarded by the RCoA for the

This session will review the incidence, mechanisms and implications of antimicrobial resistance in hospital practice. Using this as the background, we will discuss the role played by appropriate antimicrobial prescribing and administration in reducing the

This session will provide a structured approach to the management of a patient in the recovery room who has low (hypotension) or high (hypertension) blood pressure. It will cover these separately, with sections on definitions, causes and management.

This session describes one of the most common postoperative problems, postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV).