Welcome to CORTEX

Welcome to the CORTEX site. This site aims to promote and support the development and adoption of eLearning within the Cardiff University School of Medicine. The site is currently a work in progress but will eventually provide access to a range of tutorials, case studies and policy documents to help educators adopt technology into their teaching practices. Read more...
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Wednesday, 13 March 2013

New video resource: NHS Early Warning System "NEWS"



How to record patient observations on a NEWS chart.
Cardiff & Vale UHB Resuscitation Unit.

Used as an external resource for the Vital Signs Monitoring module (Clinical Skills).

Monday, 9 January 2012

Blood Glucose Monitoring & Sliding Scale

A new clinical skills module on the subject of blood glucose monitoring and sliding scale is now available for review via CORTEX. Key topics in the module include use of insulin sliding scale in the acute care setting and sampling capillary blood using a glucometer.

Clinical Skills
  • Sian Williams (Clinical Skills Tutor/Manager)
  • Professor Aidan Byrne (Interim Director of Clinical Skills & Simulation)
Launch this module