Assessment and treatment of acute conditions: Foundation elearning programme update (September 2022)

Welcome to your September 2022 update from the Foundation elearning programme. This month focuses on the assessment and treatment of people who are acutely unwell.

The Foundation elearning programme has been developed specifically for Foundation doctors by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges in partnership with Health Education England elearning for healthcare (HEE elfh), and is approved by the UK Foundation Programme (UKFPO).

The sessions listed below cover key areas in your curriculum on:

FPC 1: Clinical Assessment

FPC 2: Clinical Prioritisation

FPC 3: Holistic Planning

FPC 4: Communication and Care

FPC 5: Continuity of Care

The sessions can be used to enhance your competency in the assessment and management of a patient’s fluid status, the presentation and management of sepsis, and arterial blood gas sampling and interpretation.

Sessions:

• Managing Low Urine Output
• Managing Sepsis
• Assessment and Initial Management
• Re-evaluation and Monitoring
• Arterial Blood Gas Sampling and Interpretation
• Patient with a Reduced Level of Consciousness
• Pain Management
• Oxygen Therapy
• NICE IV Fluid – Assessment
• NICE IV Fluid – Principles and Five Rs
• NICE IV Fluid – Properties
• NICE IV Fluid – More Complex Scenarios
• NICE IV Fluid – When It Goes Wrong

The Foundation programme has a range of other sessions that might help you. Please log in to the programme page to view more.

You can sign on to the elearning with your login supplied by elearning for healthcare at any time during your foundation training:

HORUS and TURAS have deep links to elearning for healthcare sessions from the Foundation Curriculum and are therefore accessible to all trainees, making it quicker and easier to access the appropriate session linked to the curriculum.