Training course structure

Course objectives

Patient consultations

Diagnosis

History taking

Presenting complaint

Patient Consultations - SOCRATES

Past medical history

Medication history and allergies

Completing the history taking

The principles of examination

Recognising the very unwell patient

National early warning score

Fever in under 5's

Could this be sepsis?

Hand hygiene

Anatomy of the ear

Examination of the ear

Otoscope

Through the otoscope

Acute otitis media

Presenting symptoms of acute otitis media

Perforated tympanic membrane

Otitis media with effusion (Glue ear)

Chronic suppurative otitis media

Otitis externa

Sore Throat Assessment Introduction

Sore throats

Infection prevention and control

Anatomy and physiology

Epiglottitis

Lymph node palpation

Sore throat physical examination

Group A Streptococcus

Sore throat diagnosis

Sore throat red flags

Complications of Group A Streptococcus

Sore throat differential diagnoses

Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)s

UTI risk factors and complications

UTI symptoms

UTI visual assessment of the urine - colour

UTI visual assessment of the urine - clarity

UTI Odour assessment of the urine

UTI red flags

UTI differential diagnoses

Shingles risk factors

Shingles complications

Shingles clinical presentation

Shingles differential diagnosis

Impetigo types

Impetigo complications

Impetigo differential diagnosis

Infected insect bites

Clinical Presentation

Infected insect bites complications

Infected insect bites clinical assessment

Sinusitis anatomy and physiology of the sinuses

Sinus function

Acute sinusitis

Sinusitis differential diagnosis

Sinusitis potential complications and risk reduction

Post assessment management documentation

Post assessment management safety-netting

Post assessment management closing the consultation

Post assessment management referral and signposting

References and useful links

Questions

Pharmacy First Questions

Thats all folks