3 Cardiovascular Disease courses in Edinburgh

Introduction to Cardiovascular Disease (2-Day Course)Course Description:BBO Training has responded to numerous requests for a course focused on cardiovascular disease, following the success of our previous courses, such as Introductions to COPD/Asthma/Diabetes and Minor Illness. In response, we have developed a comprehensive two-day agenda on this critical subject.These days are designed to provide a holistic approach to cardiovascular diseases, encompassing Coronary Heart Disease (CHD), Stroke, Heart Failure, and Hypertension. Participants will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to perform annual reviews for patients with these conditions.This course is particularly well-suited for Nurse Associates, Practice Nurses, Nurse Practitioners (NPs), Emergency Nurse Practitioners (ENPs), Paramedics, and Pharmacists. Dr. Tamara Cunningham, an experienced GP Trainer, will lead these interactive online sessions.Day One09.15 - Coffee and Registration09.30 - Introduction and Course Objectives09.45 - Setting the Scene: - Screening, Diagnosis, Pathophysiology, and Symptoms10.30 - Q-Risk Assessment10.45 - Coffee Break11.00 - Diet & Cardiovascular Disease: - Healthy Eating - Range of Dietary Approaches - Weight Management Services (PH25)11.45 - Benefits of Activity for Cardiovascular Disease12.30 - Lunch01.30 - Hypertension - A Review of NICE Guidelines (NG136): - Targets - Risk Assessment - Medications - Assessing Target Organ Damage02.45 - Lipid Modification - A Review of Nice Guidelines (NG181): - How Lipids Affect Cardiovascular Risk03.15 - Case Studies03.30 - Action Plan, Evaluation, and Resources03.45 - CloseDay Two09.15 - Coffee and Registration09.30 - Heart Failure - How to Perform a Safe Annual Review (NG106)10.45 - Coffee Break11.00 - CHD - Performing an Annual Review and Including Assessment of Angina12.30 - Lunch01.30 - Stroke - Secondary Prevention and Management of Long-Term Complications02.30 - Case Studies - Group Work to Consolidate Learning03.30 - Competencies, Training, and Resources03.45 - CloseKey Learning Outcomes for Both Days:Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:1. Explain the basic physiology of cardiovascular disease.2. Perform risk assessments with patients and discuss modifiable factors such as diet and exercise.3. Describe the targets for blood pressure and cholesterol and how these affect primary and secondary prevention of CVD.4. Describe the basic anti-hypertensive and cholesterol-lowering medications involved in CVD.5. Name the major complications that may arise in people with a long duration of CVD and measures that may limit or prevent them.6. Describe the key advice to patients regarding Heart Failure and recognition of when to escalate/refer.7. Perform a safe review for stroke, CHD, and HF, recognizing how to work within your professional limits and when to signpost.8. Provide examples of referral pathways to other services, e.g., weight management, secondary care, activity, and psychological services.9. Explain the key components and process of an annual review and a self-management plan.Join us for this comprehensive 2-day course via Zoom and enhance your ability to provide effective cardiovascular disease care within primary care settings.

Learn how to perform and read an ECG ... Nationally Recognised Qualification OCN Accredited - Level 3 (advanced level) CPD Accredited - The CPD Certification Service Introduces you to the fundamentals of setting up and operating an ECG machine Includes patient preparation Produce a valid (error free) ECG Learn and understand ECG traces Recognise recordings that require urgent attention Basic understanding of English language required OPEN TO ALL APPLICANTS VIRTUAL CLASSROOM OPTION INCLUDES COMPREHENSIVE PRACTISE@HOME ECG TRAINING KIT Final interpretation of all ECG recordings is the responsibility of a medical professional.

THIS COURSE PACKAGE INCLUDES: 1: INTRODUCTION TO ECG COURSE - RECORDING & BASIC INTERPRETATION (GPT009) 2: ADVANCED ECG COURSE - INTERPRETATION & ANALYSIS (GPT010) Learn how to set up and record a basic ECG trace, followed by advanced analysis and interpretation FAST-TRACK YOUR ECG TRAINING WITH OUR BEGINNER TO ADVANCED TRAINING PACKAGE 20% off - Multi-Course Discount Cover all stages from Level 1 through to Level 4 (FDSc) Cover your theory training online Practical training in Classroom or Virtual Classroom Comprehensive Practise@Home training kits for VC Awards 2 accredited qualifications Dual Accreditations are awarded for all courses (Open College Network and CPD) Covers all steps required to competently set up and perform an ECG trace. Practical sessions include electrode placement on mannequin, running traces and identifying anomalies. Learn beginner to advanced skills and interpretation. Basic understanding of English language required. OPEN TO ALL APPLICANTS About these courses 1: INTRODUCTION TO ECG COURSE - RECORDING AND BASIC INTERPRETATION (GPT009) PART 1 - Theory Allow approx. 5-6 hours PART 2 - Practical Training Attend a classroom location or join us in our virtual classroom * - 3-4 hours ACCREDITED LEVEL 3 QUALIFICATION * Virtual Classroom option includes a free comprehensive Practise@Home ECG training kit. 2: ADVANCED ECG COURSE - INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS (GPT010) E-LEARNING - Theory Allow approx. 6-8 hours ACCREDITED LEVEL 4 QUALIFICATION OPTIONAL: GETTING STARTED IN ECG (GPT002) A free starter ECG Course (unassessed) developed to help you understand the basics of ECG recording: 3 modules in total with no Questions! If you are already familiar with ECGs then you may prefer to save time and opt out of this mini-course at booking stage. This "mini-course" is available at no charge. Learning Outcomes GPT009: Understanding different ECG equipment types ECG equipment - set-up and calibration Includes professionalism, consent, IPC and legal requirement Patient preparation How to correctly apply electrodes to limbs and chest Identify artifacts (equipment and patients Identify and recognise routine traces Identify and recognise non-routine traces Identify traces requiring urgent attention Labelling and reporting GPT010: Understand the acceptable variations within the normal ECG of healthy adults. Recognise the expected patterns of an ECG from a healthy child from birth onwards and identify abnormalities. Interpret abnormal ECG patterns in adults. Diagnose arrhythmias as an underlying cause of palpitations and syncope. Exploring sinus rhythm, extrasystoles, paroxysmal tachycardia and the importance of a physical examination. Identifying syncopal episodes attributable to cardiovascular disease as opposed to arrhythmias. Recognise ECG markers for tachycardias, bradycardias, pre-excitation syndromes, bi-fascicular block, and first-degree block with bundle branch block. Differentiate between supraventricular and ventricular extrasystoles and be able to diagnose broad complex tachycardias, ventricular flutter and fibrillation, sick sinus syndrome, and Stokes-Adams attacks. Recognise and identify symptoms associated with the causes of acute or chronic chest pain in patients who present with myocardial infarction (heart attack), pulmonary embolism, significant central pulmonary embolism, pericarditis, aortic dissection, oesophageal rupture, spinal disorders, vertebral collapse, posterior infarction, and angina. Recognise symptoms indicative of conditions such as pulmonary oedema, chest diseases, and pulmonary congestion. After the course GPT009: Safely and competently set up an ECG machine Introduce patients to the ECG test, adhering to compliancy requirements before and after testing Perform an ECG test to national guidelines Understand basic traces and their correlation to cardiac issues Recognise normal and erroneous recordings Recognise recordings that require urgent medical follow-up Complete the recording and label (or record digital copies) as per guidelines GPT010: Appreciate normal and abnormal ECG variations in the context of varying pathologies. Be able to determine whether an arrhythmia has an underlying cause that requires medical intervention. Interpret ECGs as a function of the patient's ongoing cardiac management. Understand and apply the Burce Protocol exercise test in relevant clinical situations. Know how to clinically respond to a patient with chest pain including further investigations required, pain relief, history and examination and echocardiogram. Understand and apply the fundamental principles of arrhythmia management. Understand the primary causes of heart disease and the diagnostic process. Appreciate the importance of the ECG as a diagnostic tool alongside the patient’s history and clinical presentation and recognising its limitations. Course Package Components: PACKAGE - Beginner to Advanced ECG - Virtual Classroom - INTRO - Part 1 online Part 2 Virtual Classroom (AM) + ADVANCED - E-learning

Diabetes Awareness Certification Diabetes affects 4.6 million people in the UK and 415 million people around the world. It is a chronic condition requiring lifelong treatment. Potential complications include loss of vision, nerve damage and cardiovascular disease. Living with diabetes can be challenging and emotionally draining. Fortunately, receiving practical support can make life with diabetes easier and safer. This course contains an overview of the most common types of diabetes, their symptoms and causes, and the role employers can play in helping individuals with diabetes succeed at work. You Will Learn: What diabetes is, how it develops, the symptoms of Type 1 diabetes and how it impacts a person's wellbeing. The symptoms, causes and risk factors for Type 2 diabetes, along with potential complications. How people diagnosed with diabetes can stay well, what check-ups they need and how they can avoid the complications associated with diabetes. How diabetes can affect someone in the workplace, why it is a good idea to notify other workers of their condition and how employers can make reasonable adjustments to accommodate their needs. Benefits of Taking This Course If you know or work with someone diagnosed with diabetes, this course will provide you with an insight into their condition. If you employ someone with diabetes, this course will help you understand your obligations under the law with regards to their condition and help you make reasonable adjustments to help them carry out their job. This course will help you intervene with confidence in the event of a diabetic emergency. If you work in the healthcare field, you will benefit from this overview of a relatively common condition.

COURSE INTRODUCTION  The purpose of this course is to introduce / refresh participants’ knowledge and skills in the essential aspects of diabetes management in their practice setting.  AIMS AND OBJECTIVES  Identify their current knowledge of diabetes care and how confident they feel about offering advice to a patient with diabetes and or their family. Purpose and outcomes of the main treatment options for people with diabetes . Discuss the importance of addressing the person’s needs and how regular clinic visits impact on the management of diabetes All course materials and certificate of attendance Accreditation 6 CPD points awarded completion. Accredited by One Awards (*Certificate £30) and CPD Standards (*Certificate free) Discuss how to build relationships and establish an environment that enables the person with diabetes to take an active role in their diabetes management  COURSE CONTENTS OVERVIEW  Aetiology and diagnosis of type 1 and type 2. Difference between type 1 and type 2 diabetes  Implications for practice  Management goals TYPE 1  Treatment and management options  Carbohydrate awareness  Challenges in self-management  Hypoglycaemia and hyperglycaemia  Screening and the annual review TYPE 2  First line treatment and step-wise options  Food choices and relation to risk  Activity and type 2 diabetes  Cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes  Screening and annual review  SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH DIABETES AND THEIR FAMILY  Seeing the person not the disease  Consultation skills  Ongoing support needs .  Food and lifestyle messages for diabetes  Annual review and screening including foot care advice  Blood glucose monitoring  Consultation skills and relationship building  Complications and treatment options  WHO SHOULD ATTEND?  Nurses HCAs

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Diet Components Current Dietary Patterns in The UK Summary Assessment Module 02: Nutrients for Life - Macronutrients Introduction Protein Need of Protein to SurviveDifferent Sources of ProteinConsequences of Excessive Protein Intake Fats Different types of FatsEffects of Different Fats on Human BodyFats Human Should Consume Carbohydrates Human Need for CarbohydratesDifferent types of Carbs Energy balance Summary Assessment Module 03: Nutrients for Life - Micronutrients Vitamins Vitamin AVitamin BVitamin CVitamin DVitamin EVitamin K Minerals and Trace Elements CalciumPhosphorusIronZincCopperodineSeleniumMagnesiumPotassiumSodiumManganese Dietary Supplements Health Supplements Special Nutrients Fibre Summary Assessment Module 04: Nutrition Requirements from Pregnancy to Teenage Nutrition in Maternity and Lactation Nutrition at conceptionNutrition during pregnancyLactation Nutrition in Babies and Preschool Children Growth ratesBreastfeedingFormula MilkWeaningPreschool children Nutrition in School‐Age Children and Teenagers Growth ratesNutritional needsNew initiatives Summary Assessment Module 05: Nutrition Requirements for Adults and Various Groups Nutrition and Early Origins of Adult Disease Early evidenceProgrammingDevelopmental consequencesLinks to maternal nutrition Nutrition in Adults The process of ageingAssessment of older adults Nutrition of Religious and Ethnic Groups The nutritional relevance of migrationEthnic minority groups in the UKReligion and dietNutritional issues Summary Assessment Module 06: Healthy Dieting Which Foods to Choose? How Much to Eat? What Are The Features of a Nutritionally Balanced Diet Distribution of Nutritional Requirements in A Population Dietetic Planning Summary Assessment Module 07: Eating Disorders Defining Eating Disorder Eating Disorder Types Signs of Eating Disorders Reasons Why People Get Eating Disorders Who Develops Eating Disorders? Preventing Eating Disorders Treatment for Eating Disorders Main Treatments for Anorexia NervosaMain Treatments for Bulimia NervosaMain Treatments for Binge Eating Disorder Summary Assessment Module 08: Diet and Nutrition Related Diseases Overweight and Obesity Underweight and Negative Energy Balance Nutrition and Cancer Diet and Cardiovascular Disease Adverse Reactions to Food and Inborn Faults of Metabolism Summary Assessment Module 09: Use of Nutrition in Different Illnesses/Diseases Nutrition in Infections and Fever Nutrition in Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract Nutrition in Diseases of Liver, Gallbladder and Pancreas Nutrition in Immune System Dysfunction, AIDS and Allergy Nutrition in Stress, Burns and Surgery Summary Assessment Module 10: Weight Control Management Overview of Healthy Weight Energy Balance Counting Calories Balanced Diet and Weight Control Adopting Active Lifestyles Benefits of Exercise in a Weight Control Programme Calorie Requirement Summary Assessment Module 11: Weight Loss Management Benefits of Weight Loss The Motivation for Weight Loss Psychological Factors for Weight Loss Basal Metabolic Rate Functions of Human Metabolism Speed of Metabolism Reasons for Weight Gain Healthy Eating Maintaining a Healthy Weight Summary Assessment Module 12: The Relationship between Nutrition and Mental Health Protective Factors for Mental Health Fruit and VegetablesVitamins, Minerals and Acids Risk Factors for Mental Health Consuming Processed Foods and Additives The Role of Food in Preventing Mental Health Problems The Role of Diet in Relation to Specific Mental Health Problems DepressionSchizophreniaDementiaAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Module 13: Disorders of Mood and Behaviour Mood Disorders Assessment Essentials Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Schizophrenia Assessment Essential Alzheimer's Disease Bipolar Disorder Assessment Essentials Anxiety Disorders Show off Your New Skills with a Certification of Completion The learners have to successfully complete the course to achieve the CPDQS accredited certificate. 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LEARN HOW TO BECOME A WEIGHT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT WITH THE CLIENT'S HEALTH & WELLBEING AT THE CORE. A MESSAGE FROM THE AUTHOR As you enter into this study, I want you to be fully aware of what lies before you. If you save people from overweight, you will also increase life-expectancy and/or prevent the onset of serious debilitating diseases. There will also be those clients whose life has been long limited in a psychological sense and you will be able to help them to restore their sense of verve and vitality so they can again live life to the fullest extent. This will be done through learning special expertise both technically and in person-to-person relations. With these words of encouragement, I warmly welcome you to this course of study where the amount of potential job satisfaction is incalculable. DR. LAWRENCE PLASKETT Course Duration 12 months Study Hours 200 hours Course Content 13 sections Course Fee £475 Course Overview The Plaskett Weight Management Consultancy course will provide you with a detailed, systematic and scientifically-based training, fuller than any other we know of in the field. It will enable you to practise as a well-informed Weight Management Consultant and most importantly, you will be able to help and support individuals in their quest to lose weight whilst maintaining health and well-being. Learn the Basic Elements of Nutrition You will gain an understanding of the basic elements of nutrition with a focus on the key nutrients in order to avoid deficiencies when working with weight loss clients. Create Individualised Weight Loss Programmes You will develop the confidence to be able to make informed choices from a wide span of weight loss options and avoid the use of rigidly fixed methods, thereby delivering programmes best suited to individual needs. Become a Skilled Adviser You will learn the skills to be able to counsel on a one-to-one basis, we believe that this favours the resolution of individual circumstances and problems. You will receive the training to see your clients through every stage of the process, thereby maximising their chances of success. Expand Practice of Current Health Professionals In addition to those wanting to set up practice as a Weight Management Consultant, this course is ideally suited to current health & fitness professionals looking to enhance their practice. BREAKDOWN OF THE COURSE SECTIONS The Weight Management Consultancy Diploma includes the following 13 sections: SECTION 1 BASIC SCIENCE SUPPORT Whilst our main concern will be with weight loss, we need to understand some of the basic aspects of nutrition. These deal with the key nutrients that we have to control to reduce weight. They will also help us to understand how to lose weight without developing deficiencies.  In Section 1, we begin the study of nutrients and foods by looking at the main bulk nutrients that our diets contain: protein, carbohydrate and fat. Before one can consider individual vitamins and minerals, one has to know about the nutrients that make up most of our diets, namely the bulk nutrients. These are the suppliers of food energy and ultimately help to decide an individual's size. You will need to understand these so as to manipulate them with skill. Areas Covered What are the bulk nutrients? Chemical elements contained in the bulk nutrients Proteins Carbohydrates Fibre Fats The energy reserve role of fat The lipoproteins of the blood SECTION 2 UNDERSTANDING THE FIELD & NATURE OF THE PROBLEM This section introduces the basic ideas of the training. The purpose of this course of training is to enable the student to help others who are overweight or obese to lose weight, and to do so in a professional manner. At the same time, it aims to motivate you and empower you to set up a practice as a ‘Weight Management Consultant’ that will lead to your gaining a good reputation in this field, developing a panel of satisfied clients and bringing you both status and income.  Since losing weight is not easy, one has to be aware of all the different methods and ramifications that are a part of this intriguing subject. The professionalism comes from knowing a number of different “ways in” to help the clients and also from being able to develop awareness of the individuality of each client. This will put you in a position to find the best and most successful route to weight loss for each person who consults you. This will mean giving individual advice, not just the same advice to everyone. By recognising individuality we earn the client’s trust and appreciation and we also increase the chances of achieving the fullest possible success by being in a position to find individual solutions to each client’s problem. Areas Covered The aims of the work The clients’ motives The clients themselves The clients’ knowledge of nutrition The place of psychology The arithmetical equation of body weight Ways of working Getting fat is all too easy – we review how it happens Definition and classification: criteria for weight normality SECTION 3 THE THEORY OF THE CAUSES OF OVERWEIGHT & OBESITY In this section we explore 'The Theory of what Causes Overweight and Obesity'. We look at the underlying reasons for this current epidemic scale of the problem in developed societies throughout the world. Understanding this will give you an insight into what needs to be done. The Weight Management Consultant clearly needs to understand as fully as possible the causes of obesity in order to be able to formulate good advice. It is necessary to understand that, although the ultimate cause is always eating more than the body requires, that factor is modified by many subsidiary factors. One, that always interests clients, is whether or not one may be predisposed by one’s inheritance to put on and retain weight, so we deal with this question. Areas covered Relative effect of genetics and environment Hormonal disturbance in obesity Slower than normal rates of energy expenditure The role of fat cells Role of the enzyme lipoprotein lipase SECTION 4 THE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF EXCESS WEIGHT It is well known that being overweight or obese increases the chances of contracting chronic illnesses. This section examines the types of illnesses involved and the way that their incidence is affected by body weight. From the standpoint of a Weight Management Consultant, the use of this information is to present clearly the vital benefits that your work can bring to your clients in terms of freedom from illness. This knowledge can augment your job satisfaction, especially when you can see the client’s health condition improving as weight comes down. That can be expected to happen sometimes, but of course not always. So, potentially this information can serve to inform your clients about the degree to which slimming down from an overweight or obese condition can help them to avoid very negative health consequences. By passing on parts of this data to some carefully selected clients, you may perhaps either improve their flagging motivation, or increase their satisfaction level with their early results or with the efforts they are making. Areas covered The connection between overweight and ill health The risk of early death Illness and death from cardiovascular disease Illness and death from diabetes mellitus Illness and death from hypertension Illness and death from respiratory problems Illness and death from gallbladder disease Illness and immobility from arthritis Illness from gout Illness and death from cancer SECTION 5 FIRST PRINCIPLES OF CORRECTING EXCESS WEIGHT In this section we approach the practical side of the Weight Management Consultant’s job. The greatest skill required of the Consultant is that of formulating the advice in a way that combines efficacy with client acceptability. The mistake most often made in the approach to weight reduction is to employ only one method yet in pursuing reduction in a person’s weight, it is best to come at the problem from multiple angles simultaneously. The person’s diet may well have to be the first and foremost approach however, the main alternative approaches involve several different ways of preventing excess food materials from being stored, leading to overweight.  If control of the diet is the only method one employs, then so much depends upon strict dietary control that the will and the motivation of the client may be too severely tested. However, an approach in which dietary control takes pride of place, but is supported by a number of other approaches, is more likely to find client acceptability and is therefore more likely, ultimately, to be successful. In this section we list these “prevention of storage” approaches before dealing more fully with the diet. Areas covered Strategy of weight control Reduction of food intake The use of balanced hypocaloric diets Strategies for reducing food intake in practice Using foods intended to increase metabolic rate Mixtures of the various strategies SECTION 6 REDUCING WEIGHT THROUGH DIET & DIETARY COMPOSITION The principal purpose of this section is to understand the scope that we have to reduce food calories in the diet without necessarily reducing the total weight of food consumed. It looks closely at understanding and measuring food energy. Working in this way with diet is kindest to the clients and makes fewer demands upon their efforts and their will to succeed. Areas covered Understanding food energy The make-up of daily diets What does the body have to do with tis energy? Water content of foods The differing energy contents of food dry matter Substituting low-calorie for high-calorie foods The first stage of calorie reduction Combining diet with exercise A further stage of calorie reduction SECTION 7 SELECTING INDIVIDUAL FOODS The previous section talks mainly about the first principles of reducing calorie intake while keeping the weight of daily food dry matter level. This is done mainly by varying the extent to which each food class contributes to the overall diet; we simply reduce the proportions of those food classes with the higher calorie content. This section now looks within food classes to pick out those foods that, individually, have lower calorie content than the average for foods within the class concerned and make the best contribution to an individual client’s diet. This is a further step to calorie reduction without loss of food bulk. Areas covered Different foods within any given class have different calorific values Choosing foods within food classes for calorie reduction Specific recommendations for individual foods within each class Care needed in using the information Calorie contents of the “more suitable foods” Dietary results from substituting individual foods The necessary provision of dietary fat The quality of dietary protein The quantity of dietary protein Choosing foods for overall dietary suitability SECTION 8 BUILDING YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF FOODS INTO DIETS In the Sections that have gone before, we have noted several key strategies aimed at reducing the client’s intake of calories. This section gets down to the key job of building and structuring a diet to help each particular client - the aim now is to address the actual prescribing of diets to enable you to build upon the principles already learned and to give the client a workable diet that can achieve his or her aims. Areas Covered The adjusting and re-balancing of the food classes Calculating the food replacements Targeting individual foods SECTION 9 FIRST LOOK AT CONDUCTING CONSULTATIONS This section takes you through managing the consultation, helping you to structure the activity to provide a satisfactory experience for your clients. This is the basis for a good approach to weight reduction.  The section culminates in the provision of example diet sheets with guidelines according to food classes and guidelines according to mealtimes and considers the benefits of both. Areas Covered The consultant’s surroundings and manner Direction of the early conversation Collection of the dietary data Weight-loss ideas come to you during the data collection Identifying the largest food contributions to overweight Balancing the food classes Writing down the guidelines Substitution of individual foods Reduction in the food bulk eaten Integrating the entire diet Example diet sheets SECTION 10 COUNTING CALORIES. BENEFITS OF EXERCISE. THE KETO DIET. In section 10 we cover the method of calculating the calories in everyday life. We look at the benefits of exercise for suitable clients and discuss more specific diets such as the ketogenic diet.  Areas Covered Calculating the calories The benefits of exercise The ketogenic diet SECTION 11 PROMOTING GOOD HEALTH. UNDERSTANDING DRUG TREATMENTS. FOLLOW-UP GUIDELINES. Brings us to the section where we set about designing slimming programmes that are not only effective at weight loss, but also promote good health. To give you an insight into the potential problems, we also look at the drug treatments given for overweight by doctors. We also take you through the guidelines for follow-ups after the first consultation. Areas Covered Slimming programmes to promote good health Understanding drug treatments for overweight Follow-up guidelines SECTION 12 USE OF SUPPLEMENTS TO PROMOTE LOSS OF WEIGHT This section deals with non-food substances, or supplements that with help with weight loss. It looks at how they actually achieve this and discuss their effectiveness and safety implications for the individual. These include some micronutrients, herbs, enzyme inhibitors and sequestering agents. Areas Covered Inhibition of fat absorption Changing body composition Substances encouraging increased thermogenesis Appetite suppressants Enzyme inhibition Prevention of fat synthesis Nutrients that may accelerate metabolism Appendix 1 – some abstracts of key articles Appendix 2 – summary of modes of action SECTION 13 MANAGING This rather substantial last section deals with a fuller and final part on “Managing the Consultations”. This further develops your consultation skills and objective setting in weight management practice. It also addresses the tricky question of compliance and weight regain and how to avoid it. Finally, it looks at “Running your Practice as a Business” to ensure that you have a grasp of the business principles that you will need. Areas Covered Managing the consultations – basic methodology Note on progressive reduction in energy needs Construction of the overall prescription – different components Running your practice as a business Appendix (more about why the slimming process slows down) TESTIMONIALS Here's what students have to say about the course Mrs E. Marriott UK “The Plaskett course in Weight Management Consultancy has been a really good introduction into the importance of nutrition and balancing food groups to make up a healthy diet plan for those who are obese and wishing to lose weight. It would be good if you want to do it for your own understanding or if you are looking for a step into a professional qualification or practicing yourself. The tutors communicate with you and give you detailed feedback on assignments and the work is achievable within a year, quicker if your apply yourself. There is a lot of information in the course surrounding basic nutrients, composition of foods and on how to set up and run your own practice”.