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October 2021 New Express Online Courses - Accessed Through Annual Membership

October 2021 New Express Online Courses - Accessed Through Annual Membership

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Infectious Diseases
Dr. C.F. Okafor
The impact of Covid-19 on the global health

Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of pathogenesis and transmissions of Covid-19 infection, risk factors, potential complications as well as screening and diagnosis, and management options.

3 CPD points


Trauma Medicine
Dr. M. Rabe
A resource-based review of traumatic brain injury (TBI) management

Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of the global burden of TBI, especially in lower- and middle-income countries, the classification of TBI and how the classification influences monitoring and management options, and the treatment algorithms and options available to health care providers, especially in a low resource setting.

3 CPD points


Anaesthesiology
Dr. C. Rumboll
Peri operative management of the patient with a neuroendocrine tumour

Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of the pathophysiologic and anaesthesiologic aspects of patients with carcinoid syndrome and strategies for optimisation of intraoperative haemodynamics for major surgery.

3 CPD points


Allergy
Mrs. J. Bentley
Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Food Allergy

Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of symptoms of eosinophilic oesophagitis, foods most likely to be causing inflammation, and the importance of long term avoidance of food allergens.

3 CPD points


Food & Meat Safety
Prof. Dr De Wet Schutte
Investigation into factors that influence food safety knowledge and attitudes of employees involved in the preparation and/or the serving of food from nine hospitals in the Capricorn District Municipality

This study reflects on factors that influence food safety knowledge (FSK) and food safety attitudes (FSA) and food handling practices of food service employees in hospitals in the Capricorn District Municipality in Polokwane.

3 CPD points


Pollution Control
Dr. Johan Schoeman
Passive Sampling campaign of gaseous pollutants in rural areas of the Northwest Province of South Africa

The aim of this study is to assess SO2, NO2 and O3 concentrations in the rural areas of the western Northwest province to compare with the national ambient air quality standards and with other measurements elsewhere considering seasonal and spatial patterns to give guidance to possible future ambient measurements.

3 CPD points


Physiotherapy
Mrs. M. Rossouw
A Review of the Elbow: Anatomy and Ligament Pathology

In this article the normal anatomy and biomechanical aspects of the elbow joint is reviewed as well as MRI protocol recommended for accurate diagnosis of pathology.

3 CPD points


Ethics and the Law
Mrs. M. Rossouw
Influence of a socio-hierarchical culture on Interprofessional communication through the TRI-O guide

Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of the effect of high socio-cultural gaps on interprofessional and patient communication, challenges to adopt partnership- based communication, and attributes of Interprofessional Education communication skills.

3 CPD points


Audiology
Mrs. S. Salijee
Hearing loss - an overview

The aim of this article is to prove an overview of hearing loss – different types, classification, causes and treatment.

3 CPD points


Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation
Ms A. Pretorius
The impact of video quality when evaluating video-assisted CPR

The aim of this article was to determine whether video quality has any effect on the evaluation of video-assisted CPR. It looked at both high quality, medium quality and low-quality videos and the sequences of the CPR performance. The trial determined whether the quality had any significant impact on the actual evaluation of the CPR.

3 CPD points


Periodontology and Oral Medicine
Dr. J. Hartshorne
Antibiotics – New advances and therapeutical protocols in dental practice (Revisiting the default antibiotic prescription to prevent complications in dentistry)

The aim of this article is to revisit recent advances on the usage of antibiotics in dentistry, focusing on real clinical needs with the possibility to reduce antibiotic consumption and related antimicrobial resistance risks (AMR).

3 CPD points


Intensive Care
Ms. N. Cronje
Nutrition in sepsis: review

The aim of this article is to provide an overview and give practical recommendations of all aspects of nutrition in the setting of sepsis.

3 CPD points


Curationis
Juanita Germishuizen
In order to improve the school health policy in Nigeria it needs to embrace and effectively promulgate the conceptual policy

The aim of this article is to develop & implement a conceptual framework and the facilitation of such policy to promote optimal health for school children.

3 CPD points


Curationis
Juanita Germishuizen
Obtaining insight into professional Nursing staff’s understanding of the National Core Standards as a tool to improve quality in KwaZulu-Natal

Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of National Core Standards (NCS), quality of care, and perceptions.

3 CPD points


Counselling and Psychotherapy
Mrs. B. Marsh
Solution Focused Brief Therapy and its place in 2021

The aim of this article is to show how solution-focused brief therapy helps clients to think differently so that they can continue to solve problems, whether they are the same or new ones.

3 CPD points


South African Journal of Industrial Psychology
Mrs. B. Marsh
Effect of personality and trust in a coaching relationship

The aim of this article was to investigate how the personality traits of a coachee influences the coach-coachee relationship.

3 CPD points


South African Journal of Industrial Psychology
Mrs. B. Marsh
The influence of perceived organisational support, career goal development and empowering leadership on the psychological well-being of SME employees

The aim of this article is to highlight the importance of improving the psychological well-being of SME employees, which has been shown to be worse than that of the general population and those in big business.

3 CPD points


Ethics and the Law
Mrs. B. Marsh
Workplace Spirituality and Ethical Conduct in Organisations

The aim of this article was to investigate whether organisations that have spiritual values have a significant impact on the ethical behaviour of project managers.

3 CPD points