Workshops and Upskilling
Intravenous Drug & Fluid Administration
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Workshops and Upskilling
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Super User
Intravenous Drug & Fluid Administration
Workshop Information
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Workshops and Upskilling
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Super User
Workshop Information
We currently have a number of workshops being developed. Their primary role is to server a means of professional development and continuous education for various professions within the health care sector. The workshops will aim to reinforce and develop on the primary knowledge that student would have learnt in their intial training. The workshops will be focused on practical training and scenario based learning.
ECG and Rhythm Analysis Workshop
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Workshops and Upskilling
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ECG Workshop & Rhythm Analysis
This workshop has been specifically designed for a wide range of healthcare staff. Emergency Medical Technicians, Paramedics and Nurses etc can all benefit from this workshop. It is designed to provide a practical learning experience for all.
Prerequisites
Students wishing to complete this workshop should be involved in taking ECG's and have undergone. They should have also completed ECG learning as part of their primary learning.
What's Involved
This 1 day workshop will cover all aspects of ECG recording and rhythm interpretation. It will also discuss if a patient presenting with a rhythm should be considered stable or unstable.
Course Syllabus
Fundamentals
- Anatomy & Physiology
- 3 v 12 Lead Difference
- Setting it up
- Lead Colours
- Lead Placements
- Chest v Limb Leads
- P-QRST Complex
- Normal Width R-R Interval
- Troubleshooting: Wrong placement, Power supply, Artefact, 7 P's, Transport
Recognition of Arrhythmia
- Characteristics<
- Pathophysiology
- Presenting Symptoms<
- Related Rhythms
- Related Illnesses
- Normal Sinus Rhythm, Bradycardia, Tachycardia, Premature Ventricular Contractions, Ventricular Fibrillation, Ventricular Tachycardia, Pulseless Electrical Activity, Asystole, Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter, Supraventricular Tachycardia, Tented T waves, Tall R Waves
- T wave inversion
- Why ST elevation?
- ST depression.
Conduction Problems
- Conduction Delay
- Right Bundle Branch Block
- Left Bundle Branch Block
- Heart Block
Determine Stable & Unstable
- Tachy / Brady
- Narrow / Broad Complex
- Stable / Unstable
Certification
Students who successfully complete this course will receive a Medicore Medical Services certificate. This course currently holds Category 1 accreditation from An Bord Altranais (Irish Nursing Board) for nurses and midwifes. It has been awarded 5 Continuing Education Units. EMT's and Paramedics can use it as part of their learning portfolio towards their own CPD requirements.
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Intravenous Drug & Fluid Administration
- Workshops and Upskilling
- Super User
Intravenous Drug & Fluid Administration
Workshop Information
- Workshops and Upskilling
- Super User
Workshop Information
We currently have a number of workshops being developed. Their primary role is to server a means of professional development and continuous education for various professions within the health care sector. The workshops will aim to reinforce and develop on the primary knowledge that student would have learnt in their intial training. The workshops will be focused on practical training and scenario based learning.
ECG and Rhythm Analysis Workshop
- Workshops and Upskilling
- Super User
ECG Workshop & Rhythm Analysis
This workshop has been specifically designed for a wide range of healthcare staff. Emergency Medical Technicians, Paramedics and Nurses etc can all benefit from this workshop. It is designed to provide a practical learning experience for all.
Prerequisites
Students wishing to complete this workshop should be involved in taking ECG's and have undergone. They should have also completed ECG learning as part of their primary learning.
What's Involved
This 1 day workshop will cover all aspects of ECG recording and rhythm interpretation. It will also discuss if a patient presenting with a rhythm should be considered stable or unstable.
Course Syllabus
Fundamentals
- Anatomy & Physiology
- 3 v 12 Lead Difference
- Setting it up
- Lead Colours
- Lead Placements
- Chest v Limb Leads
- P-QRST Complex
- Normal Width R-R Interval
- Troubleshooting: Wrong placement, Power supply, Artefact, 7 P's, Transport
Recognition of Arrhythmia
- Characteristics<
- Pathophysiology
- Presenting Symptoms<
- Related Rhythms
- Related Illnesses
- Normal Sinus Rhythm, Bradycardia, Tachycardia, Premature Ventricular Contractions, Ventricular Fibrillation, Ventricular Tachycardia, Pulseless Electrical Activity, Asystole, Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter, Supraventricular Tachycardia, Tented T waves, Tall R Waves
- T wave inversion
- Why ST elevation?
- ST depression.
Conduction Problems
- Conduction Delay
- Right Bundle Branch Block
- Left Bundle Branch Block
- Heart Block
Determine Stable & Unstable
- Tachy / Brady
- Narrow / Broad Complex
- Stable / Unstable
Certification
Students who successfully complete this course will receive a Medicore Medical Services certificate. This course currently holds Category 1 accreditation from An Bord Altranais (Irish Nursing Board) for nurses and midwifes. It has been awarded 5 Continuing Education Units. EMT's and Paramedics can use it as part of their learning portfolio towards their own CPD requirements.
