emergency course for primary health care

Speciality Primary health care - General/other

Organizer Fatma Habeeb Aljadi

CME/CPD Provider central department of primary health care

Scheduled date(s):

From 04 April 2021 To 04 April 2021

From 28 March 2021 To 28 March 2021

From 21 March 2021 To 21 March 2021

From 14 March 2021 To 14 March 2021

From 07 March 2021 To 07 March 2021

From 28 February 2021 To 28 February 2021

Aims And Objectives

1. Recognize those illnesses where immediate action is needed to reduce death and/or significant morbidity. 2. Identify the symptoms, signs and clinical presentations of the most common emergencies. 3. Identify when it is safe and appropriate to manage a patient in the clinic and when it is more appropriate to be referred to hospital for further assessment and management or admission. 4. Provide clear leadership and understand the team approach in caring of the acutely ill patients and the roles of each practice staff in managing patients and relatives. 5. Co‐ordinate care of emergency cases with secondary care specialists. 6. Master how to diagnose and manage common emergency cases in general practice. 7. Have the working knowledge of the following.

Content Outline

A. Introduction to emergencies • General Approach to emergency case • Safety in emergency situations. • ABCDE scoring system. • Glasgow coma scale. B. Cardiovascular Emergencies • Acute Heart Failure • Acute coronary syndrome. • Hypertensive Emergencies and Urgencies C. Respiratory Emergencies • Asthma Exacerbation. • Croup/ epiglottitis. • Causes of Respiratory Distress (Pediatrics) • Foreign Body (ear, nose, throat) D. Anaphylaxis. E. Endocrine Emergencies • Hypoglycemia • Hyperglycemia, DKA • Thyroid emergencies • Hypo adrenal Crisis F. Neurological Emergencies • Loss of Consciousness • Stroke/ TIA • Head injury • Seizures • Meningitis/ encephalitis. G. Psychological Emergencies • Panic Attack • Delirium • Suicidal Thoughts/ Attempts • Drug overuse • Alcohol Toxicity and Withdrawal H. Other Emergencies • Animal Bites, human bites • Scalds and burns • RTA • Fractures • Drowning • Red eye. • Causes of Acute abdomen

Target Audience

primary care physicians