Neurology

Why join the course?

This one-day masterclass delivered by faculty experts will equip you with practical, evidence-based knowledge and skills that will allow you to confidently diagnose and treat patients with acute vertigo. By demystifying this common yet often misunderstood presentation, the aim is that you become vertigo ‘competent’, allowing you to deliver improved patient care in both primary care and emergency settings. St George’s Hospital has one of the largest audio-vestibular departments and one of the first dedicated Neuro-otology and Acute vertigo services set up in the country. The course will be presented through interactive case-based lectures, with an emphasis on video vignettes to aid in the detection and interpretation of clinical signs. Attendants of the course will also participate in hands-on practical workshops on the bedside examination of acute vertigo (HINTS+ and BPPV assessment and treatment). 

Audience

The course is designed for healthcare professionals who manage patients with vertigo and dizziness. It is suitable for GP’s, emergency practitioners, general practitioners, care of the elderly, stroke physicians, neurologists and allied health professionals. 

About the course: This one day interactive course aims to build understanding and provide hands-on experience of High Speed Drills. The candidates will learn the basic skills and techniques for high-speed drilling. 

The course will cover:

- Identify, set-up and disassemble High Speed Drills.

- Differentiate between attachment and cutting accessories and their respective applications

- Short presentations preceding the hands-on training will support the practical work.

- Demonstrations of ICP and EVDs insertion.

This is a popular course and due to the practical element, numbers are limited to a maximum number of 20 candidates. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. 

Delegates will be issued with a certificate of attendance and CPD will be sought from the Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS). 

Why join the course?

All eligible clinicians are now expected to incorporate genomic testing into their clinical practice. This can be a daunting task. Practical Genomics and Genetic Testing for the Non-geneticist offers a one-day course designed to equip healthcare professionals with essential genomics knowledge and skills for everyday clinical healthcare

Participants will learn how genomic variation can contribute to disease, how to request appropriate genomic investigations, interpret genomic test results, talk to patients about genomic testing and incorporate genomic data into patient management plans. 

Audience

Doctors in training (especially medical and paediatric specialties), qualified general clinicians without a background in genomics education and clinical nurse specialists or midwives wanting to specialise in genomics. Desirable to be in possession of a medical or nursing degree or equivalent (a basic knowledge of topics will be required to benefit from the course material).

About the course: The course will provide an update on current diagnostic standards, best practice and new developments in clinical practice relating to the young onset dementias.

A case-presentation session at the end of the meeting will give delegates an opportunity to have difficult cases or management dilemmas discussed by an expert panel.

Delegates will see clinical and research facilities, talk with our specialist doctors and nurses, and learn about opportunities for research collaboration.  The overarching aim of the course is to bring delegates fully up to date in the emerging and increasingly important clinical field of young onset dementia.

Why join the course?

Epilepsy is one of the most common, chronic neurological condition in the UK. The course will offer a practical grounding in the most common comorbidities associated with epilepsy. This is an area of growing clinical interest, and relevant to the care of patients with epilepsy.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a very important aspect of medical education and is often not taught specifically in either undergraduate or postgraduate courses. St George’s has one of the few TBI services in the country, and the TBI team have developed this one-day teaching course to focus on the clinical management of this patient group. A particular focus will be the inter-disciplinary team management and the entire MDT will be presenting during this teaching day.