Acute Medicine
ACUMEN: Training in Acute Medicine
ACUMEN online medical course explores all aspects of acute medicine. It is aimed at physician trainees involved in core medical training (CMT) and acute care common stem (ACCS) but it also provides an ‘aide memoire’ for more advanced trainees. The programme has been developed by the Federation of Royal Colleges of Physicians and Health Education England e-Learning for Healthcare.
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Interactive Training on Emergency Medical Care
Acute Medicine online medical course features scenario-based exercises involving patients with a range of symptoms from cardio-respiratory arrest through to breathlessness and chest pain. Using this material, you can take a medical history, perform a virtual examination, create a management plan and review the patient outcomes. This novel approach consolidates the development of practical skills in the workplace.Course Content
ACUMEN online medical course includes e-learning sessions on the following subjects: Emergency- Abdominal Pain
- Anaphylaxis
- Cardio-respiratory Arrest
- Shocked Patient
- Unconscious Patient
- Acute Back Pain
- Acute Confusion
- Acute Kidney Injury
- Blackout/Collapse
- Breathlessness
- Chest Pain
- Cough
- Diarrhoea
- Falls
- Fever
- Fits/Seizure
- Haematemesis and Melaena
- Headache
- Jaundice
- Limb Pain and Swelling
- Palpitation
- Poisoning
- Rash
- Vomiting and Nausea
- Weakness and Paralysis
- Haemoptysis
- Hoarseness and Stridor
- Hypothermia
- Immobility
- Joint Swelling
- Medical Complications Following Surgery
- Medical Problems in Pregnancy
- Micturition
- Speech Disturbance
- Syncope/Pre-syncope
- Unsteadiness