Course Catalogue
Learn What Medical School Didn't Teach You
Professional training courses for junior doctors, Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACPs), and emergency nurses covering essential but often untaught skills in Emergency Medicine.
Practical, pattern-based teaching on ECGs, chest x-rays, CT heads, ABGs and core labs. Focuses on common pitfalls, red flags and building safer diagnostic habits in the ED.
Covers MSK injuries, wounds, burns and soft-tissue problems with simple algorithms, red-flag recognition and documentation tips for urgent and emergency care settings.
Local anaesthetic use, wound assessment, suture techniques, nail injuries and simple abscess care. Includes stepwise approaches, indications, contraindications and aftercare.
Introduction to eFAST, AAA, basic cardiac and lung ultrasound. Emphasises indications, limitations, image acquisition basics and safe governance around point-of-care imaging.
Recognising and managing epistaxis, peritonsillar abscess, stridor, foreign bodies and acute hearing problems. Focus on initial stabilisation, red flags and safe follow-up.
Shoulder, elbow, patella and finger dislocations. Covers assessment, analgesia/sedation principles, reduction options, post-reduction checks and documentation.
A structured approach to recognising and stabilising the deteriorating patient. Uses ABCDE, NEWS2, sepsis pathways and escalation strategies relevant to ED and acute wards.
How to document risk, uncertainty and safety-netting clearly. Includes consent, capacity, safeguarding, statements and writing notes that stand up to scrutiny.
Demystifying audits, QIPs, root cause analysis and duty of candour. Practical tools to lead improvement projects and understand how departments learn from errors.
Adult learning principles, feedback models, small group facilitation and practical tips for teaching on the shop floor. Essential for anyone supervising students or juniors.
Managing flow, leading huddles, conflict resolution, prioritisation and supporting the team under pressure. A primer for stepping up to 'in-charge' roles.
Understanding error, cognitive bias, situational awareness and system design. Practical strategies to improve personal and team performance in high-stakes environments.
Closed-loop communication, graded assertiveness, flattening hierarchy and effective handover tools (SBAR, ATMIST). Building teams that function safely under pressure.
Managing clinical ambiguity, safety-netting, shared decision making and 'risk tolerance'. How to be a safe clinician without over-investigating everyone.
Psychological safety, second victim syndrome, reflective practice and constructive engagement with M&M meetings. Supporting yourself and colleagues after errors.
Assessing capacity, best interests, restraint, deprivation of liberty and the interface with the Mental Health Act. Practical application in acute, confused or intoxicated patients.
Efficient EHR use, cyber security basics, digital clinical safety, telemedicine etiquette and using apps/resources at the point of care without distraction.
Burnout recognition, stress management, sleep hygiene for shift workers, debriefing and building sustainable career habits. Caring for the carer.
The climate impact of healthcare, low-carbon clinical pathways, reducing waste, sustainable prescribing and how quality improvement links to sustainability.
Understand how the NHS actually works at the front door. Learn about ICSs, PCNs, SDEC, virtual wards, bed meetings, escalation processes, coding, tariffs, CQC standards, GIRFT principles, and patient flow management.
Learn how to run the ED/AMU as senior on-call. Master prioritization, escalation, corridor care management, decision-risk balancing, documentation standards, and effective site team interface.
Master the art of frailty assessment and decision-making. Learn when to admit vs SDEC vs home, perform CGA-lite in 5 minutes, share risk with patients and families, and document complex decisions.
Practical mental health management for acute settings. Cover self-harm, capacity assessment, substance misuse, personality disorder, children in crisis, risk documentation, and legal interfaces.
Understand how human factors and cognitive biases affect clinical decision-making. Learn to manage interruptions, fatigue, multitasking, perform red-flag sweeps, avoid decision traps, and analyze real cases.
Learn to document in a way that withstands scrutiny. Cover notes that survive coroners' court, adverse outcomes, unsafe discharge documentation, DNACPR decisions, and documenting uncertainty.
Master difficult conversations in acute care. Learn to discuss ceilings of care, DNACPR, navigate family conflict, manage palliative escalation discussions, and handle difficult refusals.
Provide equitable care for marginalized populations. Cover homeless patients, migrants, learning disability, neurodiversity, addiction, safeguarding, and practical ward/ED adjustments.
Navigate autonomous practice safely. Learn about scope frameworks, escalation structures, credentialing, outcome tracking, and reflective governance for advanced practitioners.
Become an effective clinical supervisor. Learn on-shift teaching, entrustment frameworks, real-time feedback, managing unsafe practice, and supervising juniors under pressure.
Safe use of AI tools, EHR pitfalls, risk scores, alert fatigue, governance, and knowing when NOT to trust algorithms. Essential digital skills for modern clinicians.