Assessment of the Acutely Unwell Patient
Speaker: Tamora Shemwood, Clare Sobal
Date: 21/06/2025
Time: 09:00‐10:00
Room: Speaker room 3
The aim of this session is to provide GDC registrants with the opportunity to explore and interact with ABCDE date used in the assessment of the acutely unwell patient.
Objectives
By the end of this session participants will have been:
- Introduced to the core concepts of ABCDE assessment practice.
- Provided with the opportunity to explore ABCDE elements and sub-elements with a dental context.
- Provided with the opportunity to draw conclusions from ABCDE data to inform management actions.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this session participants should be able to:
- Recall the core principles of the ABCDE assessment used in the assessment of the acutely unwell patient.
- Recall the ABCDE elements and sub-elements
- Begin to interpret ABCDE data for the purpose of building a working impression.
- Begin to interpret ABCDE data for the purpose of identifying clinical and condition specific pause points for treatment.
General Dental Council eCPD outcomes: A & C.
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