Knowledge Nuggets June 2020 View as PDF | View in browser

In this issueGuidance for educators Transferring face-to-face training onlineNES GPN Listening ServiceRCGP Post Traumatic Stress Disorder during and after lockdown resourceNew homepage for TURAS LearnHealth Literacy webinars for DietitiansNew Importance of Mouth Care Open Badge

Guidance for educators Transferring face-to-face training online

In order to support educators whilst working remotely NHS Education forScotland (NES) has produced guidance on transferring face-to-face training toan online environment The guide includes

evidence on the efficacy of remote trainingplanning considerationsinformation on creating eLearning

information on collaboration toolsinformation on hosting webinarsonline trainingcase studies

The guide can be found on the Guidance for Educators site on TURAS Learn Itis publicly accessible but you can still create a TURAS Learn account in orderto access additional features and content in other sections

NHS Education for Scotland GPN Listening Service

The NHS Education for Scotland General Practice Nursing team are nowoffering a Peer to Peer Compassionate Listening Service This confidentialservice is specifically GP Nurses providing listening support to their fellow GPNurse colleagues on personal or professional concerns This service is notCOVID-19 specific but has been initiated as a response to the feelings of GPNsduring the current pandemic

If you would like to book a 20-minute session with one of the listeners pleasecontact medicalpracticenursesnesscotnhsuk who will find an appropriatebooking for you

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder during and after lockdown

The Royal College of General Practitioners have developed this extendedscreencast focusing on the period of lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic

and the potential effects on patients and key workers during and after thisperiod It looks at recognising signs of Post Traumatic Stress Disorderscreening in primary care and how GPs can look after themselves during thischallenging time

New homepage for TURAS Learn

The Turas Learn homepage has been redesigned The NHS Education forScotland User Experience team worked with Learn users to create a freshsimpler design A new My Learn section makes it easier to manage youronline learning The homepage also emphasises recommended learning basedon your organisation or professional group

Health Literacy Webinars for NHSScotland Dietitians

Now more than ever it is important that dietitians ensure that the informationthey are giving patients is understood When conversations are being heldvirtually or via telephone how do we ensure that information is effectivelycommunicated NHS Education for Scotland Knowledge Services Team arehosting a webinar for dietitians to discuss how health literacy good practice canbe applied to patient communication

The webinar will last for approximately one hour and include

Welcome and introductionsRecap on health literacy tools and techniques and demo of HealthLiteracy PlaceOpen discussion on how we can all contribute to making ourorganisations more health literacy friendly with a focus on remote patientconsultations including letters

The July webinars are now fully booked but we plan to offer additional dates To register your interest in attending a future webinar contactjanetcroziernesscotnhsuk

New NHS Education for Scotland lsquoThe Importance ofMouthcare in the Care Homersquo Open Badge covers

how to deliver mouth care for dependent olderadults the importance of mouth care in palliative

end of life care and PPE considerations

The badge is hosted on the SSSC website with thelearning resource hosted on Turas Learn

Resource of the month

Our resource of the month is the BritishJournal of Nursing and this article is

taken from August 2019 Volume28(15)

Introducing a very low carbohydratediet for a child with type 1 diabetes

To access this resource outwithNHSScotland premises you will need

an OpenAthens username

Training

New 1-2-1 Knowledge Network TrainingNew 1-2-1 webinars to help you make the mostof our resources to support your practice orresearchFind research articles journals and e-booksAccess evidence summaries for clinicaldecision-makingUse tools to keep up-to-date with developmentsin your field

Spotlight

Maternal and Neonatal Care CurrentAwareness BulletinThe Mark Allen Group has produced a summaryof articles from healthcare journals featuring keyresearch and information on Maternal andNeonatal Care

Request a webinar

Public Health messages on alcohol need to

consider how and why people drink not just

how much

This NIHR alert discusses how public healthmessages about alcohol could be more effectiveif they reflect how and why patients drink ratherthan simply focusing on how much alcohol isbeing consumed Many people are not aware ofthe health risks linked to heavy drinking such ascancer or heart disease During the COVID-19crisis there is concern that some people aredrinking more than usual

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