Introduction to Special Educational Needs course for Medical Doctors
This session gives an overview of the different types of special educational needs and barriers to learning.
Learning objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:
- Describe the spectrum of general and specific learning difficulties and the complexity of factors that lead to special educational needs
- Assess how biological, environmental and emotional factors lead to special educational needs
- Describe the neurodevelopmental risks of low birth weight and prematurity
- Describe dyslexia and other specific learning impairments including language impairments and relevant medical assessment
- Assess and manage developmental coordination disorder
This session uses self assessments that help you check what you have learnt. You do not have to use them and your answers are not seen by anyone else.
Gabriel trained in paediatric neurodisability and has been a Consultant in paediatric neurodisability at DGH in Winchester since 2007. He is a member of BACD, BACCH, BPNA as well as member of RCPCH informatics group, BACCH informatics group and BACD Wessex rep. He has been part of the NICE guidelines development group on the management of autism in children and took part in the UK workshops of the EACD developmental co-ordination disorder guidelines. He has been local college tutor for 5 years and has an interest in teaching.
- Surgery | Common Surgical Conditions | General Sur...
- Posted By eIntegrity Healthcare e-Learning
- Posted Date: 2024-11-14
- Location:Online
- This session will describe the approach to the patient with suspected lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage including immediate management, investigation, aetiology and definitive treatment.
- Surgery | Common Surgical Conditions | General Sur...
- Posted By eIntegrity Healthcare e-Learning
- Posted Date: 2024-11-14
- Location:Online
- Upper gastro-intestinal bleeding is a common and sometimes life threatening problem. This session discusses the symptoms, causes, resuscitation, scoring and further management of these patients.
- Surgery | Common Surgical Conditions | General Sur...
- Posted By eIntegrity Healthcare e-Learning
- Posted Date: 2024-11-14
- Location:Online
- This session will cover the surgical principles associated with a change in bowel habit including definitions, aetiology, assessment and investigation.
- Surgery | Common Surgical Conditions | General Sur...
- Posted By eIntegrity Healthcare e-Learning
- Posted Date: 2024-11-14
- Location:Online
- This session aims to give an overview of the aetiology of abdominal masses and consider how they might present. It will provide a structured approach to diagnosis and a general strategy towards management of these patients.
- Surgery | Common Surgical Conditions | General Sur...
- Posted By eIntegrity Healthcare e-Learning
- Posted Date: 2024-11-14
- Location:Online
- This session outlines an overview of the assessment of a patient presenting with abdominal pain, highlighting the salient points in history taking and examination in order to formulate an appropriate diagnosis and management plan.
