The excellent Minors clinical update one day course is aimed at:
- emergency nurse practitioners
- advanced clinical practitioners
- emergency medicine doctors
- GP’s who treat patients
The minors clinical update is designed to help you learn about minor injury and illnesses in urgent care centres, Emergency Departments and in GP practices.
The day is delivered by experts who are specialists in their field.
The aim of the minors clinical update course is to:
- Improve clinician confidence in dealing with common presentations.
- Keep up to date with the recent advances in management of minor injuries and fractures.
- Learn which presentations do and do not require follow up and further intervention.
Example timetable
Day 1 |
Upper Limb Injuries Session 1 |
9.00 – 9:40 Lecture- x-ray interpretation Shoulder and humerus |
9:40 – 10:20 Lecture – x-ray interpretation Elbow |
10:20 – 10:35 Break |
10:35 -11:30 Shoulder and humerus x-ray cases to interpret and how to manage. |
ED management of fractures |
Who needs urgent referral? |
Who need clinic referral? |
Who needs operative intervention? |
11:30 – 12:25 Elbow x-ray cases to interpret and how to manage. |
ED management of fractures |
Who needs urgent referral? |
Who need clinic referral? |
Who needs operative intervention? |
12:25 – 1300 Break |
Upper Limb injuries session 2 |
13:00 – 13:50 Lecture – x-ray interpretation Forearm, wrist, and Hand |
13:50 – 1445 Forearm, Wrist and Hand x-ray cases to interpret and how to manage. |
ED management of fractures |
Who needs urgent referral? |
Who need clinic referral? |
Who needs operative intervention? |
14:45 Break |
15:00- 15:35 Forearm, Wrist and Hand x-ray cases to interpret and how to manage. |
ED management of fractures |
Who needs urgent referral? |
Who need clinic referral? |
Who needs operative intervention? |
15:35- 16:05 Facial x-ray Interpretation |
16:05 – 16:35 Facial x-ray cases and management |
16:35- 1700 Soft tissue facial injuries |
Day 2 |
Lower limb Session 1 |
9:00 – 9:45 Lecture x-ray interpretation Pelvis and hip |
9:45 – 10:15 Lecture x-ray interpretation Knee |
10:15 – 10:30 Break |
10:30 – 11:20 Hip x-ray cases to interpret and how to manage. |
ED management of fractures |
Who needs urgent referral? |
Who need clinic referral? |
Who needs operative intervention? |
11:20 – 12:20- Knee injuries x-ray cases and management including soft tissue injuries. |
ED management of fractures |
Who needs urgent referral? |
Who need clinic referral? |
Who needs operative intervention? |
12:20 – 13:00 Break |
13:00 – 13:30 Lecture Ankle x-ray interpretation |
13.30 – 14:00-Lecture Foot x-ray interpretation |
14:00 – 14:45- Ankle and foot x-ray cases and management |
ED management of fractures |
Who needs urgent referral? |
Who need clinic referral? |
Who needs operative intervention? |
14:45 – 15:00 Break |
14:45 – 15:30- Ankle and foot x-ray cases and management |
ED management of fractures |
Who needs urgent referral? |
Who need clinic referral? |
Who needs operative intervention? |
15:30 – 16:15 – X-ray Quiz |
16:15 – 16:30 – Finish |