Introduction to the NHS Module 5-Dental Management of the Medically Compromised Patient and the Management of Medical Emergencies, in the Primary Care Setting (INTWIN131017)

AvailabilityCourse has taken place
SubjectIntroduction to the NHS
DescriptionThis course is one of a number of courses designed to provide an Introduction to primary care NHS dentistry – essential for dentists undertaking Performers List Validation by Equivalence (PLVE). This course is also suitable for other dentists who are new to the NHS, dentists returning to NHS practice, and any dental professional interested in learning more about the featured topics. This theory course meets the annual GDC requirement s for CPD in medical emergencies and follows the UK Resuscitation Council guidelines in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Immediate Life Support (ILS).
Additional information

09:00 – 09:30: Registration

The educational programme starts at 09:30.

09:30 -12:30: Lecture

12:30 – 13:30: Lunch

13:30 – 16:30: Lecture

16:30: Close

There will be short refreshment breaks during both the morning and afternoon sessions.

VenueBeech, Southern House, Winchester  View details
Date & timeFriday 13 October 2017, 09:30 to 16:30
LecturersJane Carter & James Wise  View details
Target audience

Recommended to all

Development outcomeNo development outcome
Course styleLecture
Core topicNo core topic
CPD hours6:00
Cost£50.00
Aims

Aims:

1. To improve the dental management of patients with medical problems that may be encountered in daily practice.

2. To enable learners to identify common medical emergencies and manage them in accordance with current Resuscitation Council (UK) guidelines.

Objectives

1. To examine aspects of general medicine and surgery of relevance to the practice of dentistry.

2. To discuss the dental management of medically compromised patients.

3. To provide training in how to perform an urgent care assessment of an ill patient.

4. To outline the team approach to managing medical emergencies.

5. To describe the drugs and equipment required for the management of medical emergencies in dental practice.

Learning outcomes

Following this course learners should be able to:

1. Outline effective strategies for managing potential complications in medically compromised patients.

2. Recognise how a patient’s disease/medical condition can impact their physiology and response to dental treatment.

3. Recognise signs and symptoms of common medical emergencies and identify severe medical events which require hospital admission.

4. Recognise, manage and provide basic and immediate life support for medical emergencies, in line with UK Resuscitation Council guidelines.

5. Describe the indications and method of delivery of drugs held in general dental practice for managing medical emergencies.