Safe Diathermy for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Offered By

Royal College of Physicians

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30 minutes
 
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Purpose
Target Audience
Course Structure
Certificate
Prerequisites 
CPD

Why should I take this course?

This micro skills course from the Royal College of Physicians provides a review of the basic principles of diathermy and their application to clinical practice.

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Our courses and programs have been designed to meet the needs of a broad range of trainees and qualified healthcare professionals. For most courses, we do not ask that you hold certain qualifications or meet certain criteria.
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Each participant receives a certificate upon course completion.

What you can expect

A 30 minute eLearning course containing interactive content and activities. 

This course is ideal for

All health professionals.
Overview

Here is what you will cover in
this course 

Describe from basic principles how heat is produced by electrical current

Explain the application of different heat effects produced by a range of diathermy related accessories

Describe the characteristics of a monopolar and bipolar electrical system

List the applications for use of diathermy in GI endoscopy

Describe the specific risk and complications of diathermy


Describe the importance of structured risk assessment prior to the application of diathermy current

Evaluate the optimum diathermy method and settings to be used when applied to specific case scenarios (selection of upper and lower GI cases)