Charles Bloe Training

New courses

Spirometry in Practice
An invaluable course on how to perform and interpret one of the most common pulmonary function tests - spirometry - that can help diagnose various lung conditions such as chronic pulmonary disease. Spirometry measures lung function, specifically the amount and/or speed of air that can be inhaled and exhaled, and is commonly performed by nurses both in Primary and Secondary Care settings.
Duration: 90 minutes
Free to subscribers

Heart Failure
This new online course will help healthcare professionals understand the causes, symptoms and management of patients with chronic heart failure.
Duration: 90 minutes
Free to subscribers

Free courses

Erectile dysfunction and coronary artery disease course
A significant number of men with erectile dysfunction exhibit early signs of coronary artery disease. Erectile dysfunction comes before coronary artery disease by an average of two up to three years. This presents healthcare professionals with a window of opportunity in which to address lifestyle changes and treatments. This course will increase your awareness of the strong link between erectile dysfunction and coronary artery disease and allow you to consider interventions that may prevent early cardiac death.
Duration: 1 hour
Retail price: £10. Free to Subscribers.

Hand hygiene
Any physical contact with a patient by the hands of healthcare workers brings a risk of transfer of micro-organisms from the previous patient or procedure. Hand hygiene has been shown to be the most effective means of reducing the risk of infection. This course describes the role of hand contact in the spread of infection and demonstrates the correct technique for hand decontamination to help you avoid the spread of infection.
Duration: 45 mins
Retail price: £7.50. Free to Subscribers

Peripheral Venous Cannulation
Peripheral venous cannulation is one of the most common interventions in clinical practice. This course will assist practitioners in developing the knoweldge that underpins safe practice in performing peripheral venous cannulation in adults. The course provides an overview of the knowledge and skills required for peripheral venous cannulation, including anatomy and physiology, consent, vein selection, device selection, infection control, insertion technique, device securement, sharps' disposal and the prevention and management of complications.This course is suitable for any healthcare professional who is involved with IV therapy and requires the skills to undertake the placement of peripheral intravenous cannulation.
Duration: 1 hour
Retail price: £5. Free to subscribers.

Interactive educational programme on atrial fibrillation
Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia. It may be associated with symptoms, but may also be asymptomatic. AF is associated with increased morbidity and mortality and is a major cause of stroke.
Duration: Approx 2 hours
Retail price: £25. Free to subscribers

Acute Coronary Syndromes - Diagnosis & Management
This programme will be of interest to any health professional whose patients present with chest pain. It will be of particular interest to paramedics, GPs and nurses involved in the early or pre-hospital management of patients with suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome.
Duration: Approx 2.5 hours
Retail price: £10. Free to subscribers.

Venepuncture and Peripheral IV Cannulation
This course is suitable for any healthcare professional who is required to withdraw blood samples from patients.
Duration: Approx 2 hours
Retail price: £5. Free to subscribers.

A selection of other courses available

Cardiac Care Education Programme
This course will be particulary suitable for nurses working in primary care and hospital-based staff that are inexperienced in nursing patients with cardiac conditions.
Duration: 5 - 7.5 hours
Retail price: £40. Subscriber offer: £30

Cardiac Pacemakers
Nurses and other healthcare professionals will encounter patients with cardiac pacemakers across a wide range of disciplines and this course aims to enhance their skills, knowledge and understanding of these devices.
Duration: 1.5 hours
Price: £20. Subscriber offer: £15

Clostridium Difficile
Clostridium Difficile is an organism that can be responsible for many cases of diarrhoea in healthcare settings. Clostridium difficile outbreaks often necessitate the closure of wards and departments with the associated problems that this creates in busy clinical areas.
Duration: Approx 30 minutes
Cost: £6

Urinary Catheterisation (Infection control aspects)
The introduction of a urinary catheter presents an opportunity for micro-organisms to invade the urinary tract and result in a Urinary tract Infection (UTI) is the most common healthcare associated infection in the UK.
Duration: Approx 30 minutes
Cost: £7.50

Anaphylaxis and Adult Basic Life Support
This course will provide an overview of anaphylaxis, its causes, symptoms and treatment. It will then describe how to perform adult basic life support.This programme is suitable for any healthcare professional who would benefit from an understanding of anaphylaxis and adult basic life support.
Duration: Approx 1 - 1.30 hours
Cost: £25

Drug Calculations - Avoiding Errors
Research by the NPSA (National Patient Safety Agency) shows that almost one in ten patients in UK hospitals experience harm or even death as a consequence of drug errors. Drug errors occur for a number of reasons and this programme will focus primarily on the avoidance of drug errors that occur through incorrect drug calculations. This programme is suitable for any healthcare practitioner who is involved in the administration of medicines.
Duration: 1 - 1.30 hours
Cost: £30