20 Courses in Edinburgh

A one day programme of study designed for Doctors, Registered Nurses and Allied Health Professionals working in a variety of care settings, whose role may include supporting and advising patients in the later stages of dementia.

This session covers the legal aspects of documentation and record keeping in healthcare.

Aimed specifically at Podiatrists the day provides an excellent clinical complement to in-house established programmes and assumes legal and professional issues regarding the ordering of radiological examination are addressed locally.

To understand and interpret a wide variety of blood results with particular emphasis on musculoskeletal conditions.

An opportunity to learn about various heart rhythm disturbances, their aetiology, management and treatment strategies.

The course will cover the essential underpinning knowledge to effectively manage the patient throughout the life cycle of the implantable device.

A half day course that looks at the implications of the recent NICE guideline changes to the management of hypertension. The course gives a brief introduction to the pathophysiology of hypertension and the ways in which it is investigated and treated.

This course enables participants to develop essential patient management skills that are necessary for identifying and managing the safe care of a patient requiring cardiac catheterisation.

This workshop is designed to give those who have to give bad news and broach difficult conversations increased confidence. Participants will leave the workshop with the tools and techniques to prepare for a difficult conversation and ensure that they are supporting patients and relatives through a stressful time in their lives.

A comprehensive two days, delivered using a variety of teaching styles, by professionals who manage medical emergencies on a day-to-day basis. A number of the more common presenting conditions are covered providing a structured approach to the pathophysiology, initial assessment and management of the acutely ill medical patient.