As we reach the milestone of 60,000 registered users on our Dentistry (e-Den) elearning programme, we are celebrating by sharing the latest updates to the training and how these can support continuing professional development across the whole dentistry team.

Please check the full update for information on:

• enhanced CPD forms
• the MFDS exam revision pathway
• module reviews and newly refreshed sessions.

The Dentistry elearning programme includes opportunities for all dental professionals: from experienced colleagues seeking Continuing Professional Development, to new dental graduates looking for training to use throughout your two-year Foundation programme, as well as students preparing for Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery (MFDS) exams.

Find out more and access the training on the e-Den programme page. “ 

Health Education England e-Learning for Healthcare (HEE e-LfH) has created an e-learning programme in response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic that is free to access, without logging in*, for the entire UK health and care workforce, including those working in the NHS, the independent sector and social care.

The programme includes key materials to help the health and care workforce respond to Coronavirus.

The Coronavirus programme currently includes limited resources, but we will add more content in the coming days and weeks. The additional content will include new sessions and content curated from different sources such as existing HEE e-LfH sessions and materials from other organisations such as NHS England and NHS Improvement or the World Health Organization.

Content in the Coronavirus programme currently includes:

• Essential Guidance from the NHS, Government and WHO
• Infection Prevention and Control
• Personal Protection Equipment
• Critical Care Resources
• RCGP learning
• Invasive Ventilation
• Intensive Care Medicine
• Anaesthesia
• Induction of International and Returning GPs
• Statutory and Mandatory Training

*HEE e-LfH has removed the requirement to log in to access the Coronavirus (COVID-19) programme to make it as easy as possible for the health and care workforce to access the learning resources.  However, be aware that accessing the content without logging in means that your learning activity won’t be tracked and you won’t create a learning record.  If you wish to have a learning record to demonstrate your compliance you will need to have an e-LfH account and be logged in. You can register for an e-LfH account using any email address. 

More information about the programme, which is free for the health and care workforce to access without the need to register .

Another HEE resource, SCRIPT e-learning, is now freely available to anyone with a NHS email address or email Safe Prescriber and or follow @safeprescriber on Twitter.

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The @HEE_TEL team at @NHS_HealthEdEng has developed a FREE #COVID19 e-learning programme for staff in the NHS, independent sector & social care. The programme includes key materials to help the current & returning workforce. 

e-Face is a collection of e-Learning packages aimed specifically at junior trainees in OMFS. The resource has been a collaborative work between Health Education England, e-Learning for Health (e-LfH) and BAOMS.  Much of the content has been constructed bespoke for the use of junior trainees working in OMFS.  The content has been mapped to the Dental Core Trainee Curriculum but is designed to be of practical use to all junior trainee grades, as well as allied specialities that may encounter OMFS patients.

e-Face is hosted by e-LfH who are a Health Education England programme providing a platform for online learning for the healthcare workforce. The packages are free to access and available to anyone with a healthcare email address.  Sign up to access e-LfH 

The website is simple to navigate with options to track your progress and bookmark useful packages. e-Face can be found in the full directory of learning resources under ‘Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (e-Face)’. Once packages are completed certificates and activity reports can be generated and kept in your online account or printed.

e-Face is designed to be a comprehensive resource for the junior trainee in OMFS however the e-LfH website contains many other resources that may be of interest. A few suggestions include:

• Tracheostomy Safety (NTSP): The National Tracheostomy Safety Project has developed 4 e-learning packages covering tracheostomy management and the basics of the emergency front of neck airway. The packages are aimed at all staff who may be looking after patients with a tracheostomy or laryngectomy. These packages are included as part of Module 1 in e-Face. Further information
• Interpretation of Radiological Images (e-IRI): These packages are designed for Radiology Trainees but contain some excellent packages on radiological interpretation of the head and neck. In particular 03_06 X-ray: The Facial Bones (Adult), 20 Ultrasound- Head and Neck and 35 Dental and Maxillo-facial Radiography.
• Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (e-LPRAS): The Plastic Surgery e-learning contains a module on the Head and Neck, the package Plastic Surgery of the Lips and Oral Cavity giving a good introduction to managing traumatic injury to these areas. The other packages in the Head and Neck module may be of interest to the OMFS trainee.
• Alcohol Brief Advice (ALC): This package may form part of mandatory training for some trainees. It has two relevant packages, one Dental Teams Pathway (relevant when referring to OMFS) and one Hospital Teams Pathway (relevant when assessing OMFS patients). Both give information about identifying when alcohol consumption may be a risk for your patient and how best to address it.
• Blood Transfusion (Blood): This package may form part of mandatory training for some trainees. It is an extensive collection of resources and highly relevant as trainees will often be required to prescribe blood products. The most relevant packages can be found in ‘Blood 01- Safe Transfusion Practice’, ‘Blood 09- Consent for Transfusion’ and ‘Blood 11- Acute Transfusion Reactions’.
• Dentistry (e-Den): These modules are an excellent and fairly comprehensive resource for Dental trainees. For the OMFS trainee in particular Module 6- Surgical and Non-Surgical Management of Head and Neck Disease contains useful material.
• Foundation (FND): These modules are designed specifically for the Foundation Programme. Those trainees wishing to pursue OMFS will have to complete Foundation Training and these resources will satisfy a variety of learning objectives, including Professionalism, Communication and Safety.
• Some other resources that may be useful in specific circumstances include:
• End of Life Care (e-ELCA): this is an extensive selection of packages aimed at Palliative Care trainees however it contains modules on care planning, communication skills and mental capacity which are relevant to patients being managed at the end of their life.
• Dermatology (e-Derm): contains packages on a variety of dermatological conditions which are an excellent revision resource. There is also a selection of Oral Medicine packages which will be useful for trainees working in clinics.
• Safe Prescribing (SPB), Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) and Safeguarding Children and Young People (SGC) may form part of mandatory training.

As of Jaunary 2018, the first new package has been launched covering medical skills for new starters in OMFS. This selection of packages was designed specifically for the junior OMFS trainee who may be working in the hospital environment for the first time. The package aims to help the trainee understand the patient journey through OMFS and gives practical information to help look after these patients safely.

Further packages are currently under construction and will be released progressively over the next two years, with completion anticipated by 2020.

Medical skills in OMFS 

• The Unwell patient
  • Approaching an Unwell Patient
  • Understanding ECGs
  • ECG Interpretation
  • ABG Interpretation
  • Interpreting Chest X-rays
• The Day Case patient
• The Major Surgery patient
• The Emergency patient
• Interpreting blood tests
• Practical prescribing and pharmacology
  • Fluids
  • Analgesia
  • Bisphosphonates
  • Anticoagulants
• The Healthcare Team
• Critical Care
  • The ITU and HDU
  • Electrolytes
  • Immunodeficiency
• Tracheostomy management
  • Tracheostomy 1: Basic Knowledge about Tracheostomies and Laryngectomies
  • Tracheostomy 2: Emergency Management of a Tracheostomy or Laryngectomy
  • Tracheostomy 3: General and Nursing Care of a Tracheostomy or Laryngectomy
  • Emergency Front of Neck Airway

Dento-alveolar and Maxillofacial trauma 

• Currently under construction

Management of odontogenic and oral infections

• Currently under construction

Management of Head and Neck Cancer

• Currently under construction

Dentoalveolar surgery

• Currently under construction

Dento-alveolar surgery in relation to orthodontic treatment

• Currently under construction

Peri-radicular surgery

• Currently under construction

Soft tissue surgery

• Currently under construction

Management of benign salivary gland disease

• Currently under construction

Oral medicine and the diagnosis of oral mucosal diseases

• Currently under construction

Cystic lesions of the jaws

• Currently under construction

Dentofacial deformity

• Currently under construction

Paediatric maxillofacial surgery

Currently under construction

Anxiety management

• Currently under construction

Oro-facial pain

• Currently under construction

The Practice of OMFS

• Currently under construction

Here are details about a new e-learning programme that is now live to support staff in developing skills relating to knowledge to avoid pitfalls and increase best practice.

The NHS Knowledge Mobilisation Framework is designed to help individuals working in health and care to develop skills to mobilise knowledge effectively in their organisations.

The framework aims to help them to learn before, during and after everything that they do so that best practice is replicated and pitfalls can be avoided. It introduces 11 techniques to help plan, co-ordinate and implement knowledge mobilisation activities.

To complement the elearning there is also a suite of postcards

The programme is a re-working of an original concept devised by what was the Department of Health Connecting for Health Knowledge Management Team and the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Library and Knowledge Services Team.

The e-learning programme is available to access via the e-LfH Hub and ESR.  More information about the programme

Or speak to your regional library lead:

• HEE London, Kent, Surrey and Sussex: Louise Goswami
• HEE Midlands and the East: Ruth Carlyle
• HEE North: David Stewart
• HEE South: Helen Bingham