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Some of the Latest Express Online Courses for January 2025 - Available Through Annual Membership

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Audiology
Newborn and infant hearing screening at primary healthcare clinics in South Africa

The educational aim of the article is to explore the integration of newborn and infant hearing screening into South Africa's primary healthcare system under the National Health Insurance, emphasizing the importance of planning, training, and resource allocation for effective implementation.

2 CPD points

Audiology
Reflux symptoms and vocal characteristics in adults with non-organic voice disorders

To enhance understanding and support the accurate clinical diagnosis of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) by demonstrating the value of combining subjective measures, such as symptom indices (RSI, GFI, VHI), with acoustic analysis. This knowledge aids clinicians in identifying LPR-related voice disorders and refining diagnostic practices.

1 CPD point

Biokinetics
Achilles tendinopathy rehabilitation strategies

The aim of this article is to the management of achilles tendinopathy.

3 CPD points

Biokinetics
Management of patellar tendinitis

The aim of this article is to the management of patellar tendinitis.

3 CPD points

Physiotherapy
Current knowledge and practice of post-stroke unilateral spatial neglect rehabilitation

This study aims to evaluate knowledge, current practice enablers and barriers to USN management in stroke survivors amongst physiotherapists in South Africa.

2 CPD points

Physiotherapy
Temporal dynamics of gait function in acute cervical spinal cord injury

To enhance understanding of gait function recovery dynamics following cervical spinal cord injury (CSCI) and how paralysis severity influences the timing of recovery plateaus.

1 CPD point

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Some of the Latest Express Online Courses for December 2024 - Available Through Annual Membership

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Optometry
Peripheral ulcerative keratitis

The purpose of this review is to give an overview of the pathophysiology, aetiology, clinical features, diagnosis, and management of PUK.

3 CPD points

Optometry
Macular oedema after uncomplicated phacoemulsification

To assess macular thickness changes after uncomplicated phacoemulsification using spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT).

1 CPD point

Pharmacy
Advances in the Cystic Fibrosis Drug Development Pipeline

To understand and have knowledge of the drug treatment options for patients with cystic fibrosis.

3 CPD points

Pharmacy
Antibiotic-Drug Interactions in the Intensive Care Unit

To improve knowledge of antibiotic-drug and antibiotic-antibiotic interactions in the intensive care.

3 CPD points

Physiotherapy
Presence of pain in South African manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injury

This study aims to determine the presence of pain, the sociodemographic and injury profile of community-dwelling manual wheelchair users.

2 CPD points

Physiotherapy
Same-day discharge after early mobilization and increased frequency of physiotherapy following hip and knee arthroplasty

Determine and compare hospital length of stay (LOS) (hours), patient satisfaction (Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC)), patient safety (30-day re-admission) and cost between the two cohorts.

1 CPD point

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