Clinical Examination of the Chest and Breathlessness – 30th April 2025 – Hosted by LDC

30th April 2025
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Clinical Examination of the Chest and Breathlessness – 30th April 2025 – Hosted by LDC

April 30 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

£245

Clinical Examination of the Chest and Breathlessness – 30th April 2025, 09:00 to 16:00


Face to Face Training Event at Future Skills Centre, Exeter College, Exeter Airport Industrial Estate, EX5 2LJ.

With Specialist Respiratory Nurse Laura Rush

Suitable for : Practice Nurses and Clinical ARRS Roles in Primary Care

Agenda for the day:

 

 

09:00 – 09:30 

 

  • Registration

 

09:30 

Clinical Examination of the Chest

  • Anatomy & physiology
  • Taking a structured history
  • Approach to chest examination: IPPA

10:45 

 

 

  • Coffee Break

 

11:00 

Clinical Examination of the Chest

  • Identifying breath sounds
  • Video case studies (chest sounds)
  • Practical (please bring your stethoscope)

12:30

 

 

  • Lunch

13:00 

 

Clinical Examination of the Chest

  • Definition
  • Acute or chronic
  • Causes of breathlessness
  • Urgent admission
  • Assessment of the breathless patient

14:15 

 

 

  • Coffee

14:30 

 

Breathlessness

  • Differential diagnosis
  • Group work/case studies
  • This covers asthma, COPD, ILD, CF, bronchiectasis, pneumonia, lung cancer, pneumothorax, TB and more

16:00

 

  • Close

 

 

If possible please bring your own stethoscope to this session. 

If you no longer require your place on this course place cancel it so that there is availability for other delegates.  To cancel a booking please log into your Learning and Development Centre account, go to the Centre course list and click on the orange box next to the course name.

If there are any queries about this course please contact us: ldc.sentinel@nhs.net

Venue

Future Skills Centre
Exeter College, Exeter Airport Industrial Estate
Exeter, EX5 2LJ
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