Medical Emergencies: Part 1
Thursday 9th July 2009
13:00-13:45 GMT
Katharine Bond
DCP Training Co-ordinator, CPD team,
Dental Nurse Education and Training Centre, King’s College Dental Hospital
1 hour verifiable CPD
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Verifiable CPD
A certificate for 1 hour of verifiable CPD is provided on completion of the webinar and a short evaluation.
Learning Aim
Develop knowledge and ability to deal with medical emergencies in a dental environment
Learning Objectives
To provide information on:
- Legal and general treatment considerations surrounding medical emergencies
- Causes, signs, symptoms and treatment of some medical emergencies
Learning Outcome
By the end of the session participants will be able to:
- Explain some of the legal and general treatment considerations surrounding medical emergencies in the dental environment
- Discuss the causes, signs, symptoms and treatment
- of some medical emergencies in the dental environment
About the Presenter
Katharine works as a DCP training co-ordinator with the Continuing Professional Development team at the Dental Nurse Education and Training Centre at Kings College Dental Hospital.
She started her dental nursing career in general practice and has since worked in the community dental service and at Guys Dental Hospital. She has gained experience in a variety of dental specialities including periodontology and implant dentistry.
Katharine co-ordinates and teaches on a variety of courses including oral health education and special care dental nursing and has co-developed the Certificate in Dental Implant Nursing run by Kings College Dental Hospital. She is an examiner for both the NEBDN National and Oral Health examinations and is at present completing her Masters in Education.
Question
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A webinar is an online seminar that you watch via your PC from the comfort of your home or office. You watch the presentation, listen to the speaker, and interact with other viewers. Unlike conventional seminars, our webinars provide an informal atmosphere and the added benefit of private chat, comments and questions.
As long as you have basic computer skills and a reliable broadband connection you will be fine. We run a test session 48 hours before the event which makes sure that your computer is configured correctly and give you a quick guide to the webinar process. It should take no more than 15 minutes and we are sure you will be impressed! We also open the webinar session an hour early on the day of the event so that you can login early. A freephone number is available for any technical difficulties once the event has started.
Yes, you can submit questions to the presenter anytime before or during the webinar by email or by using the chat window. Questions will be addressed during the question and answer session.
- Windows PC/Apple Macintosh* and broadband connection (a wired connection rather than wireless connection is recommended)
- Basic computer skills
Whilst not necessary the following are recommended to make the most of the session
- Webcam (*not supported on the Mac)
- A microphone or headset
- Glass of wine (or preferred alternative) and nibbles!
If you have any other questions, please contact us.
