{"id":38670,"date":"2014-02-07T10:03:32","date_gmt":"2014-02-07T10:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=4b334bce8ef993b8a66467eb78242db0"},"modified":"2014-02-07T10:03:32","modified_gmt":"2014-02-07T10:03:32","slug":"news-story-state-of-the-art-newborn-and-infant-physical-exam-e-learning-module-receives-rcgp-accreditation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=38670","title":{"rendered":"News story: State-of-the-art newborn and infant physical exam e-learning module receives RCGP accreditation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>A new education resource for clinicians who undertake the newborn and infant physical examination has received accreditation from the Royal College of General Practitioners (<abbr title=\"Royal College of General Practitioners\">RCGP<\/abbr>).<\/p>\n<p>The e-learning module, launched by the NHS Newborn and Infant Physical Examination Programme (<abbr title=\"Newborn and Infant Physical Examination Programme\">NIPE<\/abbr>) part of Public Health England, uses film clips and animations to illustrate best practice and covers the 4 screening aspects of the examination: the eyes, heart, hips and testes. <\/p>\n<p>Dr Anne Mackie, Director of Programmes for the UK National Screening Committee said: <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"last-child\">The learning resource has been developed to support clinicians carry out this important newborn and infant examination. In the past training has varied in quality and this is a vital tool in improving the consistency of training and therefore the quality of examinations to ensure they are carried according to best practice.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Through the <abbr title=\"Newborn and Infant Physical Examination Programme\">NIPE<\/abbr> programme, parents of newborn babies in England are offered the opportunity to have a head-to-toe examination of their baby to check for abnormalities. The first examination is carried out within 72 hours of birth and a subsequent repeat examination is carried out at 6 to 8 weeks of age. The second examination is necessary as some conditions can develop or become apparent later. <\/p>\n<p>As well as an all over physical check, the clinician completes a specific screening examination of the baby\u2019s eyes, heart, hips and testes. With about 1 in 200 babies having a heart problem and 1 or 2 in 1,000 having a hip problem, this screening allows for early identification of conditions that may require treatment.<\/p>\n<p>It is recommended that all clinicians who undertake the <abbr title=\"Newborn and Infant Physical Examination Programme\">NIPE<\/abbr> examination use the e-learning resource to update their knowledge and skills. In particular, GPs may appreciate the detailed animation of the Ortolani and Barlow manoeuvres to examine infant hips. <\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newbornphysical.screening.nhs.uk\/elearning\">View the e-learning module<\/a> which is available to those who work in a clinical role in the NHS.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This online resource will improve the consistency of training for clinicians while illustrating best practice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38670"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38670\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}