Imperial CPD Blog

Leading experts Yvonne Edels and Margaret Coffey recently delivered another successful advanced level Laryngectomy course for speech therapists.

The course is a joint venture between Imperial College London (ICL) and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHT).  It is specifically designed for speech and language therapists (SLT’s) who have specialised in the field of Head and Neck Cancer, specifically cancers leading to laryngectomy (removal of the larynx).  Course applicants must have previous working experience in the field. Numbers are limited to around 30 delegates to maximise the learning experience.

The focus is on surgery for standard laryngectomy and options for extensive surgical reconstruction; changes to the anatomy and physiology, their effects upon breathing, swallow and voice production and complications associated with these procedures.

The multi awarding winning E-Learning Module “Understanding laryngectomy surgery to optimise swallow and voice outcomes” is a compulsory pre-requisite.  It concentrates exclusively on surgery for standard laryngectomy and includes some procedures and suggestions to maximise rehabilitation outcomes including detailed illustrations with explanatory text, 2D animations, labelled surgical photos and “live” videos of actual surgery. A series of nine innovative 3D animations with explanatory voice-over, summarise the stages of the surgery itself, as well as the pre and post-operative functions of breathing, voice production, swallow and prosthesis placement.

Why is it important?

Removal of the larynx together with the cancerous tumour necessitates the surgical construction of a stoma through which the patient must permanently breathe. An additional trauma is the loss of the vocal cords, the normal means to produce voice.  The ability to communicate verbally can be seen as a fundamental human requirement. Advances in treatment, improvements in surgical technique and the development of modern voice prostheses mean that post-operative outcomes have significantly improved. This course aims to present the advances in knowledge to speech and language therapist in order to maximise patient outcomes in particular voice rehabilitation but also such surgical corollaries as breathing and swallowing difficulties.

If you would like further information on the Advanced Laryngectomy course or the e-learning module, please contact cpd@imperial.ac.uk or visit

www.imperial.ac.uk/cpd/svr
www.imperial.ac.uk/cpd/svrelearn

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Imperial alumnus Professor Bijan Aalami recently delivered a CPD short course on ‘Post Tensioning Design and Construction’, to 50 civil engineers, in Lecture Theatre 201 Skempton Building.  It was in this very room, 50 years ago on the same day, where Bijan was awarded his PhD degree.

He said “this day has brought back lovely memories of my student days at Imperial!  The civil engineering department has not changed a bit after all these years, and the lecture theatre looks exactly the same”.  The Alumni Office interviewed Bijan during the course about his return visit.  We hope this will encourage more successful alumni to come back to Imperial, to deliver CPD short courses.

Read Alumnus returns to Imperial after 50 years, to deliver a CPD course in full

Since 2012, the Centre has successfully developed and launched a five day programme held at the College for university leaders from all over China, funded by the Chinese Ministry of Education.  The programme provides a unique insight into various aspects of university management from a world-class university perspective, looking at professional best practice in specific areas.  These cover: Research strategy and management, Assurance of academic standards and quality, Curriculum development
Translation and enterprise activities and Staff management.

We are extremely proud to have trained 175 university vice presidents from China and look forward to the next cohort attending, in November 2016.

Drawing on the success of this programme, Imperial CPD in collaboration with Oxford University has been commissioned by the British Council and the Higher Education Commission Pakistan, to develop a similar programme for university vice chancellors, based in Pakistan.  25 of these Vice Chancellors will spend nine days in the UK visiting Imperial and Oxford, meeting senior university staff members to share their views on best practice in university leadership.

Read Offering higher education leadership training – from China to Pakistan in full

We’re launching a brand-new, modular course in mining and energy finance.

This courses identifies and examines the investment opportunities offered across the extractive industry’s cycle, from exploration through evaluation, pre-production, development and production.  The course addresses the similarities of a range of mineral and petroleum projects while identifying their key differences.

Presented by:
Professor Dennis Buchanan,
Emiritus Professor of Mining Geology at Imperial College London. His successful past courses have included the long-standing ‘Introduction to Mining for Bankers’ and ‘Mineral Project Appraisal & Finance’.

If you would like further information, please contact cpd@imperial.ac.uk or visit www.imperial.ac.uk/cpd/mef

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Calling all Engineers!! 

On the 20th July 2015, we will be running a BRAND NEW course – Second Order Analysis & Design of Steel Structures.  The director, Professor Leroy Gardner (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering) described the course as “presenting a comprehensive treatment of the second order analysis and design of steel structures”.

Course participants will be provided with an overview of the provisions of Eurocode 3, an explanation of the various types of structural analysis and conventional design to Eurocode 3 will be covered. Emphasis will then be placed on advanced analysis and design techniques including the treatment of frame and member imperfections, second order P-∆ and P-δ effects and the interpretation of analysis results.

The following topics will be covered:

• Introduction to structural design to the Eurocodes
• Load combinations
• Conventional design of structural steel elements
• Structural analysis techniques
• Eigenvalue analysis and modelling of imperfections
• Second order P-∆ and P-δ effects
• Nonlinear analysis and design of steel structures
• Practical worked examples
• Practical design exercises

The course will take place at our South Kensington Campus and the fee is £295 or £80 for students.

For more information, please visit our webpage at www.imperial.ac.uk/cpd/steelstructures or contact us at cpd@imperial.ac.uk

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