EM Essential Training Day
Category: Training - Emergency Medicine Teaching Days
Date: January 13th 2015 9:00am until 4:00pm
Location: L and R Building, Southmead Hospital
Neurology
Lead - Dr Leilah Dare
Provisional regional training day programme
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Topic/Time |
Notes |
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09:00 - 09:15 Introducation 09:15 - 10:00 Acute generalised weakness Dr L Dare |
Anatomy Initial investigation and differential diagnosis. Myasthenic crisis, GBS. |
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10:00 - 10:45 Headache Dr S Meek |
Serious v benign – the questions to ask When to worry and when to investigate SAH, meningococcal septicaemia & RICP, temporal arteritis. Migraine, cluster, trigeminal neuralgia, BIH, post-LP. |
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Coffee Break |
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11:00 - 11:45 Seizures and status epilepticus Dr H Faulkner |
Seizure management, first fit. |
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11:45 - 12:45 The unconscious patient Dr H Laird |
How to approach the unconscious pt, common causes, initial resuscitation and investigation |
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Lunch |
BRING YOUR OWN - LUNCH NOT PROVIDED |
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14:00 - 14:45 Collapse Dr N Morgan |
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Coffee Break |
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15:00 - 16:00 Stroke/TIA Dr K Kendall |
Anatomy, thrombolysis, TIA scoring |
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Please consult CEM Curriculum:
Core medical presentations CMP6 (The unconscious patient)
Core acute presentations CAP15 (Fits/Seizures), CAP 17 (Headache), CAP37 (Weakness and Paralysis), CAP5 (Blackout/Collapse), CAP13 (Falls), CAP8 (Confusion), CAP4 (Aggressive/Disturbed behaviour),