Overview
This course is accredited for 10 CPD Hours by the European Academy of Chiropractic.
Registration Saturday: 09:15
Saturday: 09:30-17:00
Sunday: 09:00-13;00
We want to reduce our impact on the environment by limiting the amount of paper we are using for our CPD courses. Course notes: Not provided in hard copy. You will be notified by email to access notes via Dropbox or similar (this is free to access and you will not need to set up a Dropbox account).
Course Details
This seminar is developed to support healthcare professionals, chiropractors, osteopaths, physiotherapists in developing a knowledge of common blood tests and how to analyse them and recognise significance of abnormal findings and when to act upon them.
To support healthcare professionals, chiropractors, osteopaths, physiotherapists in understanding common blood results and their significance in practice
• Understand blood test results, what they mean and when these should be taken:
• Understand the legal aspects of blood test investigation and the implications for practice.
• Explain the relevance of the results of each of the common blood tests used in practice
- FBC
- LFT
- U&Es
- Anaemia-Different types, how do we know? What is the relevance?
- Inflammatory markers
• Develop an understanding of the effects of normal ageing on blood tests and when to take action.
• Understand the difference between Anaemia of long term conditions versus acute blood loss
• Understand the significance of Hypo/hypernatraemia
• Understand the significance of hypo/hyperkalaemia
• Understand the significance of the results of blood tests for cancer markers and when and where to act on these.
Mandy Rumley-Buss – MA Interprofessional Health & Community Care, BSc Hons Nursing (Accident & Emergency),
Non Medical Prescriber
Cert Ed-Lecturer
How can I contact the organiser with any questions?
For more information contact the CPD team at cpd@aecc.ac.uk.
Will lunch & refreshments be provided?
A light lunch & refreshment breaks will be provided.
What if I have a Dietary requirement?
Our catering team cater for the standard 14 food allergens. You will be asked to select any of these allergens that might be applicable when booking online.
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