About the course
Overview:
This course provides essential knowledge and skills for healthcare professionals and medical students to effectively manage medical emergencies. It covers thorough workup, rapid detection and early interventions to optimize patient outcomes across emergency department, outpatient, and inpatient settings.
Key Topics and Skills:
This course covers essential topics such as cardiovascular emergencies, respiratory emergencies, and acute abdomen. Skills include thorough history-taking, physical examination, rapid diagnostic assessment, early intervention strategies, and emergency management protocols.
What you'll learn
You will learn:
- History-taking
- Physical examination
- Rapid diagnostic assessment
- Early intervention strategies
- Emergency management protocols
Requirements
Pre Requisites:
- Knowledge of basic medical illnesses
- Basic understanding of human anatomy and physiology
- Familiarity with medical terminology
- Knowledge of basic life support principles
Course Requirements:
- Complete all modules
- Participate in discussions
- Take the assessment quizzes
Technical Requirements:
- Reliable internet connection
- Computer or mobile device with webcam
- Audio and video capabilities
- Compatible web browser (e.g., Chrome, Firefox)
Duration:
- 9 Modules
- 15 Learning hours
Who Should Enroll
- Medical Students
- Physician Assistants
- Emergency Medical Technicians
- Paramedics
- Healthcare Administrators
- House Officers
- Junior doctors
Course content
📢 Announcements
👋 Welcome to Essentials of Medical Emergencies for Healthcare Professionals Course
▶️Instructor's Welcome Note
👩🏫Instructor's Profile: Dr. Khadeejah Sajwani
👩🏫Instructor's Profile: Dr. Tayyaba Maheen
🪪Instructor Interaction Information
📃Course Navigation Guide
🗨️Introduce Yourself
📃 Module Outline
▶️ Lecture 1 - Mastering the Primary Survey and ABCDE Protocol
📖 Reading: The DR-ABCDE Protocol: A step by step guide
🖥️ Helping Slides: Red Flags: A Systematic Approach
📖 Reading: Mastering the Art of History Taking
🖥️ Helping Slides: History Taking
▶️ Consultation Demonstration by Dr. Tayyaba and Dr. Khadeejah simulating History Taking
Reference Video - Glasgow Coma Scale at 40 | The new approach to Glasgow Coma Scale assessment
🖥️ Reference Slides: Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)
✅ Quick Quiz - Module 1 - Introduction to Medical Emergencies
▶️ Video Lecture: Understanding Chest Pain: Cardiac vs. Non - Cardiac Causes
🎦Reference Video - Acute Coronary Syndrome : Understanding ECG in Emergency Setting
🎦Reference Video - Unlock the Steps: Investigating ACS & Rapid Treatment Initiation
🎦Reference Video - Mastering ACS Management: From Diagnosis to Treatment
📖 Reading - Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)
🖇️Cheat Sheet: Narrow vs. Broad Complex Tachycardia
🖥️ Helping Slides - Chest Pain: Evaluation and Management Management
📖 Reading - Pulmonary Edema: Quick Guide
📖 Pulmonary Embolism Management: A Quick Guide
🖇️ Well's Score for Pulmonary Embolism
✅ Quick Quiz - Module 2
▶️ Demonstration Lecture - Management of Asthma
🎦 Reference Video -Emergency Needle Decompression: Pneumothorax Management
📖 Reading: COPD - Acute Exacerbation
📖 Reading: Management of Exacerbation of Asthma
📖 Reading: Pulmonary Embolism Management: A Quick Guide
🖇️Cheat Sheet: Pneumothorax
✅ Quiz Module 3 - Respiratory System
✅ Module 3: Situational Judgement Test -1
✅ Module 3: Situational Judgement Test -2
▶️ Demonstration Lecture - Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Causes and Management
🎦Reference Video - GI Bleed With Case Approach To Patients With GI Bleed Initial Management And Diagnostic Studies
📖Reading: Upper vs Lower GI Bleed - A Comparative Overview
✅ Quick Quiz - Module 4
🎦Reference Video - Head Injury
▶️ Demonstration Lecture - Acute Seizure Management Counselling
🗒️Helping Notes: Table on Comparison of Meningitis, Encephalitis, and Cerebral Abscess
🗒️Flow Chart: Management of Status Epilepticus
🗒️Helping Notes: Stroke - Rapid Assessment and Lifesaving Interventions
🖇️Cheat Sheet: Traumatic Brain Injury
🖇️Cheat Sheet: Head Injury
✅ Quick Quiz - Module 5
✅ Situational Judgement Test - Module 5
▶️ Lecture: Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) Symptoms and Management
📖 Diabetic Ketoacidosis A Serious Complication of Diabetes
📖 Hypoglycemia Overview and Management
📖 Pheochromocytoma Rare Catecholamine Secreting Tumor
✅ Quick Quiz - Module 6 - Endocrine System
✅ Situational Judgement Test - Module 6
Lecture: General Principles of Acute Poisoning
🖥️ Helping Slides: General Principles of Poisoning Management including Activated Charcoal, Emesis, Gastric Lavage
🖇️Cheat Sheet: Poisoning Management Guide
✅ Quick Quiz - Module 7 - Poisoning
✅ Drag and Drop Activity - Module 7
Helping Notes: Acute Abdomen
Helping Slides: Red Flags In Acute Abdomen
✅ Quick Quiz - Module 8 - Acute Abdomen
Reference Video: Rebound Tenderness, Rovsing, Psoas and obturator test for Appendicitis and Murphy’s sign for cholecystitis
Demonstration Lecture
🎦Reference Video - Types of Shock
🗒️ Helping Notes: Shock
✅Quick Quiz Module 9
Final Exam Mega Quiz
🏆 Course Completed!
Course Completion Certificate
Instructors
- 1 courses8 students
Dr. Tayyaba Maheen
Dr. Tayyaba Maheen is a dedicated medical professional and educator, holding an MBBS degree from the National University of Medical Sciences (2022). Currently, she serves as a Lecturer at NUST, where she imparts knowledge to MBBS students through engaging lectures and practical clinical sessions. As a Registered Medical Practitioner (RMP) in Pakistan with full GMC (UK) registration, Dr. Maheen has developed clinical expertise in internal and emergency medicine, gained through hands-on experience in a busy teaching hospital.Her commitment to advancing medical education is evident in her mentorship of students, as well as her active involvement in research and quality improvement projects aimed at enhancing medical knowledge and practice. Dr. Maheen is also aspiring to pursue further medical training in the UK, demonstrating her dedication to refining her skills and making a significant impact in the field of medicine. - 1 courses8 students
Dr. Khadeejah Sajwani
Dr. Khadeejah Sajwani is an accomplished medical professional with an MBBS degree from Islamabad Medical and Dental College and full GMC (UK) registration as a Registered Medical Practitioner in Pakistan. Currently serving as a Lecturer at NUST School of Health Sciences, she specializes in teaching first-year MBBS students through innovative interactive sessions and simulation-based learning techniques. Her clinical expertise is rooted in acute care, supported by extensive hands-on experience in high-pressure medical environments.As the co-director of the online course "Essentials of Medical Emergencies," Dr. Sajwani is committed to providing junior doctors and medical students with the practical knowledge and skills necessary to thrive in clinical settings. Recognizing the limitations of traditional lectures, she has developed engaging videos and simulations that effectively illustrate appropriate responses to medical emergencies.In addition to her teaching responsibilities, Dr. Sajwani actively contributes to research and quality improvement initiatives, with published work in medical education and ongoing projects focused on the integration of AI in medical learning. Currently pursuing a postgraduate certificate in medical education, she aims to enhance her teaching methodologies further. With aspirations to continue her medical training in the UK, Dr. Sajwani is dedicated to advancing both patient care and medical education on a broader scale.
Enrolment options
Overview:
This course provides essential knowledge and skills for healthcare professionals and medical students to effectively manage medical emergencies. It covers thorough workup, rapid detection and early interventions to optimize patient outcomes across emergency department, outpatient, and inpatient settings.
Key Topics and Skills:
This course covers essential topics such as cardiovascular emergencies, respiratory emergencies, and acute abdomen. Skills include thorough history-taking, physical examination, rapid diagnostic assessment, early intervention strategies, and emergency management protocols.
- Teacher: Dr. Tayyaba Maheen
- Teacher: Dr. Khadeejah Sajwani
- Enrolled students: 8
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