This session describes the standard management of inhalation induction of anaesthesia in infants and children who are ASA 1 or 2. Children of all ages may need to have anaesthesia induced by the inhalational method. This session also covers definitions, i

This session is a guide to the use of spontaneous ventilation techniques during general anaesthesia in paediatric patients. Relevant respiratory anatomy and physiology in paediatric patients is considered, with particular reference to the potential limita

A guide to the use of controlled ventilation during general anaesthesia in paediatric patients.

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

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.

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

This module will enable you to use patient controlled analgesia (PCA) techniques according to patient need and to manage common problems and side-effects.

This session will provide a rationale for the prescription of analgesia for patients with moderate acute pain.

This session describes the principles of opioid therapy in particular dose titration and analgesic failure. It discusses how to control some of the adverse effects of opioid therapies.

This session introduces commonly available opioids. It then goes on to discuss their associated side effects and clinical management of these side effects.