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The Anatomy of the Liver

Anna-Lena Olofsson (eViP Virtual Patient)

This is the story about a Virtual Patient called Ana-Lena Olofsson. The case describes a 15 month old girl with a history of loose stools and failure to thrive. As the case progresses you are able to determine a provisional diagnosis based on the history and examination findings. You have to decide on some initial investigations and interpret the results appropriately. By proceeding to specialist investigations you are able to confirm the diagnosis and then formulate a management plan.

Antiretroviral treatment programmes in Nepal: Problems and barriers.

The main aim of this study is to identify barriers and obstacles to providing and expanding ARV programmes in Nepal. Materials and methods: A qualitative approach consisting of in-depth interviews with three groups of stakeholders: policy makers, ARV service providers and ARV recipients were carried out. The transcripts were analysed using a thematic approach. Results: The estimated number of people in need was high compared with people currently receiving ARV in Nepal. With regards to the proper distribution of the ARVs, the main problems identifi ed in the interviews were: lack of infrastructure, lack of human resources, financial constraints, programmatic problems, weak leadership and management at national level, poor cooperation between management structures, geographical barriers, lack of awareness and low uptake of counselling and/or testing, stigmatization and discrimination felt by the health workers and the community, lack of coordination and limited access to services.

The Biology of Pain

A visual representation of the anatomy and physiology of pain which includes editable links to online resources.

Calculating Medicines for Children

This learning material is aimed at providing examples of how to calculate medicines, specifically for children but it relates well to any aspect of calculating medicines.

Catherine Miller (eViP Virtual Patient)

This is the story about a Virtual Patient called Catherine Miller. She is a 5 month old girl who is brought into the Emergency Department by her Father with a high temperature. As you progress through the case you have to interpret the examination findings and then investigations to reach a diagnosis and then formulate a management plan. The potential long term complications of the diagnosis are also discussed.

The Cell Cycle, Mitosis and Meiosis

This learning material is about the life cycle of a cell and the series of stages by which genetic materials are duplicated and partitioned to produce two daughter cells with the same genetic component as the parent cell.

Critical Reflection (online version)

This resource is aimed primarily at students in healthcare practice to get them to reflect on their experiences and practice. The package explores the meaning and process of critical reflection, described by one author as "the process of looking back on what has been done and pondering on it and learning lessons from what did or did not work". The package has sections on areas such as Reflective Models (Gibbs, Johns, Driscoll), Self-assessment Tools, Practical Skills, and many other topics.

Crossword - Introduction to Receptor Pharmacology

This Learning resource is one of a series of Pharmacology titles released as part of a clinical Skills mini-project. The learning material uses a crossword to assess your knowledge on the different receptor types and how drugs interact with them.

Determining the importance of clinical trial results

This learning material demonstrates how to interpret and use clinical trial data (ARR, RRR, NNT, NNH, and confidence intervals) in practice.

Developmental Genetics

By the end of this material you would have learnt about: The way in which genes control the growth and development of an organism throughout its life-cycle. The processes involved in creating an organism from a single cell.

Dissertation Handbook 2008-9

A detailed guide to producing a dissertation in health promotion/public health for the 2008/9.

Dissertation: Making Sense out of all that Quantitative Data

This is one of a series of audio podcasts that provides advice and guidance for several of the stages of the dissertation process. This OER discusses some hints and tips on writing-up the quantitative data to aid the creation of concise, interesting and relevant results.

DNA Genes and Chromosomes

By the end of this learning material you would have learnt about the components of a DNA and the process of DNA replication, gene types and sequencing and the structural properties of a chromosome.

Electrotherapy in Physiotherapy - Interferential

Electrotherapy in Physiotherapy - Pulsed Shortwave Diathermy

Electrotherapy in Physiotherapy - Ultrasound

Elements that make up the human body

Introducing the periodic table of elements, and identifying the major elements involved in the human body and their roles.

Ethics and Midwifery Research

A power point presentation providing a lecture and activities that will look at the orgins of modern ethical thinking. It describes the system of ethical governance in the UK and looks to introduce the main ethical research issues and explore some of the dilemmas that researchers face.

Evaluation techniques

This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file. As taught in Autumn Semester 2009/10 The 'Evaluation Techniques' module is one of the core modules taught on the Masters in Public Health which is offered by the Division of Epidemiology and Public Health at The University of Nottingham.

Finding and Appraising the Evidence

The ability to find and appraise published research is fundamental in our ability to provide effective and efficient healthcare. These modules take you through the process of how to find the evidence and then understand how to assess the validity and reliability of the research found. Online interactive learning resource from HealthKnowledge website, for Public Health practitioners, healthcare workers and all those wishing to increase their public health skills.

Florian (eViP Virtual Patient)

This is a story of a Virtual Patient called Florian. He is a baby born prematurely at 34 weeks gestation and you are responsible for his management at delivery and beyond as you progress through the case. Your decisions will determine the outcome and you will need to make a diagnosis and decide on management including ventilation of the baby and associated complications.

Foundations in evidence based practice

This is a module framework. It can be viewed online for downloaded as a zip file. As taught in Spring Semester 2010. This module is taught on the Diploma/BSc in Nursing and covers an introduction to evidence-based practice; the nature of evidence; an introduction to the research process; reflective thinking and writing; portfolio development skills; searching/accessing information/literature; summarising literature; referencing literature sources; reviewing literature; an introduction to law and ethics and their links with evidence-based practice; an introduction to accountability and evidence-based practice.

Gateways to Health

Gene Expression and Regulation

By the end of this learning material you would have learnt about: The process by which the genetic code directs protein synthesis to produce the structures of a cell The cellular processes that control the rate and manner of gene expression.

Genomics and the Human Genome Project

By the end of this material you should have learnt about: The genome of an organism i.e. the structure and function of an organism's genetic material; The purpose and function of the human genome project.

Global Perspectives in Public health and Health Promotion

9 Powerpoint slide sequences based on MSc lectures from a global prespecitves module that, adoting a social science perspective, explores the trends, issues and context of global public Health and Health Promotion.

Haemagglutination-inhibition Assay

Animated tutorial on haemaggutination-inhibition assay for the presence of specific antiviral antibody in serum. Audio commentary.

Hand hygiene

Aimed at healthcare practitioners, this learning object describes why hand hygiene is so important in a healthcare setting, then uses video clips to demonstrate correct, and incorrect, hand washing techniques.

Handbook Principles Perspectives and Practice in Health Promotion

Module Handbook for a core health promotion module

Health and Lifestyle of Nepalese Migrants in the UK

The health status and lifestyle of migrants is often poorer than that of the general population of their host countries. The Nepalese represent a relatively small, but growing, immigrant community in the UK, about whom very little is known in term of public health. Therefore, our study examined the health and lifestyle of Nepalese migrants in the UK.

Health Promotion

Health Promotion, Health Education and HIV/AIDS

This article will focus on the role that health promotion can play in preventing the transmission of HIV. The school setting is taken as an example and a range of effective methods and approaches focusing on young people are identified. It gives an outline of the nature of health promotion, followed by consideration of school-based efforts, which aim to protect the future generation, and a summary of some of the strategies that have been effective in this setting. Finally, issues related to health and monitoring health status are then very briefly addressed.

HealthKnowledge Public Health Textbook - Disease causation and the diagnostic process

Disease causation and the diagnostic process in relation to public health; prevention and health promotion' is part of the 'Public Health Textbook' which can be accessed as an online resource. It covers part of the public health skills and competencies and has been organised in relation to the Faculty of Public Health Part A membership examination syllabus.

HealthKnowledge Public Health Textbook - Health Information

'Health Information' is part of the 'Public Health Textbook' which can be accessed as an online resource. It covers part of the public health skills and competencies and has been organised in relation to the Faculty of Public Health Part A membership examination syllabus. It focuses on three main areas: populations; sickness and health; and applications (ways of putting it into action).

HealthKnowledge Public Health Textbook - Medical Sociology, Social Policy, and Health Economics

'Medical Sociology, Social Policy, and Health Economics' is part of the 'Public Health Textbook' which can be accessed as an online resource. It covers part of the public health skills and competencies and has been organised in relation to the Faculty of Public Health Part A membership examination syllabus. It focuses on three main areas: Concepts of Health and Illness and Aetiology of Illness; Health Care; Equality, Equity and Policy and Health Economics.

HealthKnowledge Public Health Textbook - Organisation and Management

'Organisation and Management of Health Care and Health Care Programmes from a Public Health Perspective' is part of the 'Public Health Textbook' which can be accessed as an online resource. It covers part of the public health skills and competencies and has been organised in relation to the Faculty of Public Health Part A membership examination syllabus. It focuses on three main areas: Understanding Individuals,Teams and their Development; Understanding Organisations, their Functions and Structure; Management and Change; Understanding the Theory and Process of Strategy Development and Finance, Management Accounting and Relevant Theoretical Approaches.

HealthKnowledge Public Health Textbook - Research Methods

'Research methods appropriate to public health practice, including epidemiology, statistical methods and other methods of enquiry including qualitative research methods', and is part of the 'Public Health Textbook' which can be accessed as an online resource. It covers some of the public health skills and competencies and has been organised in relation to the Faculty of Public Health Part A membership examination syllabus.

Healthy Living - Breathing Techniques

Miranda Thew from Leeds Met talks us through a useful breathing technique that will help to keep you relaxed and stress free.

The Historical Origins of Public Health

A presentation giving the Historical origins of Public Health from the definition of public health through to the different perspectives that various civilisations have had over the years.

Homely Remedy Protocols: A solution to the supply and administration of non-prescription medicinal products and dietary supplements.

Patient Group Directions, although widely used since their introduction in the late 1990s, are not widely reported in the literature. However, when described, it is recognised that their use are inappropriate for non prescription medicinal products or for use outside NHS settings. This paper thus describes a suitable alternative to Patient Group Directions, for use in research participants requiring non-prescription medicinal products in their own homes, the Homely Remedy Protocol.

Hungry in Hospital, Healthy in Prison

This Power Point presentation gives a comparative study of the foodservice that is offered in hospitals and the foodservice offered in the prison system.

iCase Influenza Outbreak Documents

Supporting documents to accompany Influenza Outbreak: protocols, analysis planner, memo, outbreak reports

Immunology basics

This is a module framework. It can be viewed online or downloaded as a zip file. As taught Autumn semester 2009 Infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The body fights infection through the functions of the immune system, whose power has been harnessed by the development of vaccination (immunisation).

Improving Health: Public Health - Getting back to basics

This presentation explores some of the theories and tools which can be applied in order to set up an effective public health improvement initiative. Notes have been included to assist the facilitator with the presentation. This resource was developed by Education for Health, which is an independent education and research charity for health professionals.

Improving the Health of the Population and Evidence Based Medicine

This module has two essential components: Evidence-Based Medicine and Public Health. Evidence-Based Medicine was introduced as a new discipline because traditionally the teaching of medicine was heavily reliant on an apprenticeship-type system with emphasis on learning from observing one’s teachers. One of the guiding principles in the NHS today is that all health care should be based on research evidence. One of the aims of this module is to cover core concepts in epidemiology and basic statistics so that you are able to understand the evidence presented in research papers and apply it to your clinical practice. The Public Health component of this module will provide you with insight into the factors affecting the health at a population level and how these may be addressed. It also aims to show how these factors may be distributed and how this can contribute to inequalities in health between populations.

Inaugural Lecture - Dr Adam Carey

Inaugural Lecture - Dr Adam Carey: A nutritional path to improved human performance International Classification of Function, Disability and Health

Inaugural Lecture - Ieuan Eliis - Health Care Education in the Long Run

Inequities In Health and Well Being; The Evidence Base for Children Centres

Inequalities in health are: “Differences in the prevalence or incidence of health problems between individual people of higher and lower socio-economic status”. Inequities in health are these differences but articulated as being preventable, unjust and wrong. This presentation gives a perspective into the Evidence Base for Children Centres.

Inequities In Health: A Global Perspective

The Inflammatory Response

Describes the inflammatory response - a series of local cellular and vascular responses which are triggered when the body is injured or invaded by micro-organisms or antigen.

International Classification of Function, Disability and Health

This package was originally designed for undergraduates in Medicine at the University of Nottingham. It will also be useful to students in nursing, allied health professions and pharmacy. Practitioners in these fields, who are new to the ICF, will also find it a useful introduction. It describes the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), a classification system published by the World Health Organisation to describe health status. This system is widely used in rehabilitation research and practice to describe impairments of body structure and function and how these impact on activities and participation. By the end of this package you should be able to: - List and describe the five domains of the ICF. - Apply the ICF to real-life patient scenarios in order to understand your patient's health status.

Inter-professional Learning Level One Workbook

A Workbook for Pre-registration Health and Social Work Students

Inter-professional Learning Level Two Workbook

INTER-PROFESSIONAL LEARNING PART TWO A Workbook for Pre-registration Health and Social Work Students.

Intramuscular injection by the Z-Track Technique

Intramuscular injection by the Z track technique explains and demonstrates a safe technique for administering an intra-muscular injection.

Issues and Challenges of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Programme in Nepal

This paper explores some of the key issues and challenges of government HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programme in Nepal. Providing HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment services in Nepal is associated with a number of issues and challenges which are shaped mostly on cultural and managerial issues from grass root to policy level. Numerous efforts have been done and going on by Nepal government and non-government organization but still HIV prevention and treatment service is not able to reach all the most at risk populations because cultural issues and managerial issues are obstructing the services. The existing socio-cultural frameworks of Nepal do not provide an environment for any safe disclosure for person who is HIV infected. Thus, there is an urgent need to address those issues and challenges and strengthen the whole spectrums of health systems through collaborative approach to achieve the millennium development goals. It will be the purpose of this paper to contribute to the policy makers by exploring the pertinent issues and challenges in the HIV/AIDS programme.

John M (eViP Virtual Patient)

This is the story about a Virtual Patient called John M. He is a little boy who is nearly 3 years old and is brought into Paediatric A&E with bruises. As the case progresses you have to decide on the important aspects of the history and then proceed to investigations in order to make a diagnosis. Depending on your management you have to deal with some associated medical complications.

Key Ideas in Health Promotion

1 hour video lecture introducing students to module about Health Promotion - key ideas, models, concepts, reading, literature sources

The Liver and Drug Metabolism

The role of the liver in the metabolism of drugs.

Lost in Translation: Reflecting on a Model to Reduce Translation and Interpretation Bias.

This paper reflects on the language and translation challenges faced and interventions used whilst undertaking cross-cultural public health research in Nepal using translators. Background: The growth in cross-cultural studies and international research highlights the use of translators and the associated challenges for researchers with regard to cultural and linguistic issues when collecting data in one language and analysing and reporting in another. The specific challenges when using translators are frequently overlooked in the research literature and translators and the interpretation processes omitted from the research methodology and/or discussion. The methods used: The experiences and challenges for an English-speaking nurse researcher working with a team of translators in a cross-cultural study on the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) of young people in Nepal, in 2006, is explored in this paper. The paper employs a case study approach.

Making and Running an Agarose Gel

This OER consists of an instructional video produced by GENIE CETL in the Department of Genetics and University of Leicester Audio Visual Services.

Marginal Analysis and Programme Budgeting

Meeting individual health needs and improving the health of populations within a finite budget is a challenge for health systems worldwide. Programme budgeting and marginal analysis (PBMA) is a tool for tackling this, and for putting some science behind the art of managing scarcity and competing demands. This module explores the definitions, tools and practical application of PBMA. Online interactive learning resource from HealthKnowledge website, for Public Health practitioners, healthcare workers and all those wishing to increase their public health skills.