Examination of A 40-Year-Old Woman With Palpitations
Barbara Noble GP, Wolverhampton
0.50 Hours
This session uses a video clip to demonstrate how to perform a focused, problem-based physical examination on a patient presenting with palpitations in primary care.
Obesity Prevention in Children
Candida Hunt Programme Director for HENRY
0.50 Hours
This session examines the key lifestyle areas that are important when tackling obesity prevention, and considers the importance of motivation, parenting skills and practitioner qualities when working with families This session was reviewed by Lucy Pylypiw and updated in February 2017.
Human Factors in Practice
Jane Carthey Patient Safety and Human Factors Specialist and Christine Johnson General Practitione
0.50 Hours
This session demonstrates how human cognitive limitations can affect diagnostic ability. It applies examples from the e-learning session 'Human Factors and Patient Safety in Primary Care' to a GP consultation. This session was reviewed by Sally Higginbottom and last updated in January 2015.
Management Strategies for Eating Disorders
Dasha Nicholls & Tony Jaffa Consultants in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
0.50 Hours
This session will cover the principles of treating an adolescent with an eating disorder, including some of the physical and legal considerations. This session was reviewed by Louise Lam and updated in March 2017.
Faltering Growth
Fauzia Khan Associate Specialist in Community Paediatrics, Leeds
0.50 Hours
This session will familiarise you with the various ways a child may present with growth faltering. It will demonstrate how to evaluate and manage the situation yourself and when to refer on for more specialist input. This session was reviewed by Elaine Tabony and updated in February 2017.
Disease Notification
Veena Rodrigues
0.50 Hours
This session explores the rationale for notification and surveillance of infectious diseases. It outlines the importance of notification of certain infectious diseases and describes the implications for clinical practice.
Medically Unexplained Symptoms
Belinda Magnus
0.50 Hours
This session aims to explain what medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) are and how best to help patients who suffer from them. It describes how to assess patients holistically, how to effectively communicate with patients about their symptoms and how to help them feel empowered to self-manage their symptoms as much as possible.....
Metabolic Acidosis: Investigation and Management
Daniel Beckett
0.50 Hours
This session considers the basic biochemistry underlying metabolic acidosis, respiratory compensation and the causes of both raised and normal anion gap metabolic acidoses.
Limb Pain and Swelling
Francesca Neuberger
0.50 Hours
This session addresses the causes of swollen, painful limbs, with a particular focus on deep vein thrombosis. The assessment, investigations and management of deep vein thrombosis will be covered.
Management of Low Sodium
Lorna Barton
0.50 Hours
This session revises the basic physiology of water and sodium regulation, and demonstrates a structured approach to the assessment and management of patients with hyponatraemia.
Investigation and Management of Herpes Simplex Virus Encephalitis
Lorna Barton
0.50 Hours
This session describes the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of herpes simplex encephalitis.
Medical Disorders Complicating Pregnancy
Charlotte Frise
0.50 Hours
This session covers the more common problems that are seen in pregnancy, namely hypertensive disorders and diabetes mellitus, as well as the differential diagnosis and management of a variety of common presentations. Pregnancy specific disorders which feature in the differential diagnosis of these presentations are also describe....
HIV Indicator Conditions
Philippa Matthews
0.50 Hours
This session describes indicator conditions for advanced immunosuppression, and emphasises how these conditions may alert the GP to undiagnosed HIV infection.
Intervening to Reduce Risk and Promoting Contraception
Philippa Matthews
0.50 Hours
This is the first of four complementary sessions on behavioural and clinical interventions to reduce the risk of patients having (or developing in the future) sexual health problems. This session has been written in conjunction with Sexual Health in Practice (SHIP). Please see acknowledgements for more details. This session was....
Glandular Fever
Emma Park GP Principal
0.50 Hours
This session is intended to give a brief overview of the epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical features and management of glandular fever in adolescence. Throughout this session, the clinical name for glandular fever, infectious mononucleosis, is used.
Mental Health Promotion in the Perinatal Period
Helen Adams Team & Clinical Facilitator for Maternal Mental Health
This session aims to raise awareness regarding the factors that predispose women to mental ill health in the perinatal period, and the role of health promotion. Screening for mental illness and the importance of early intervention will be explored. An interactive problem-solving approach will assist the learner to critically rev....
Nutritional Requirements In Adolescence
Helen Croker - Clinical Research Dietitian, UCL
This session will describe nutritional requirements during adolescence, typical eating patterns which could lead to nutritional deficiencies, common dieting strategies used, and the additional nutritional needs arising with pregnancy. This session was reviewed by Hilda Mulrooney, Louise Lam, Bethan Hamilton, Elizabeth Tydeman, D....
Health Promotion: Breastfeeding
Mary Renfrew PhD, BSc, RM, RGN, DN - Professor of Mother and Infant Health in the University of York
0.50 Hours
This session aims to enhance the learner's knowledge of how to promote breastfeeding by exploring factors that influence breastfeeding initiation, duration and exclusivity.
Impact of Discrimination on Health Status
Polly Wright and Catherine Meads
This session is designed to explore the ways in which Primary Care can present a service that may be off putting to people and which may result in discrimination.
Interpreting Family Histories and Identifying Patients Part 3: Chromosome Anomalies
Peter Farndon
0.50 Hours
This session is one of three sessions that consider the main classes of genetic conditions. Here we cover chromosome anomalies.
Managing the Major Incident
Dr Jonathan Leach
0.50 Hours
This session considers the immediate actions required at a major incident. It will outline the recommended algorithm to be used to call for assistance and the initial type of triage required at a major incident. It assumes your usual role is that of a primary care practitioner. This session was reviewed by Matthew Castleden and....
Dizziness and Imbalance in Primary Care
Linda Luxon
0.50 Hours
This session should explain the mechanisms underlying dizziness, vertigo and imbalance. The symptoms and signs associated with these common disorders together with their management will be outlined.
Balints Ideas
John Salinsky
This session introduces Michael Balint, outlines his principal ideas and describes his innovative use of the case discussion group to help doctors understand the doctor-patient relationship.
Managing the Menopause
Julie Ayres
0.50 Hours
This session will consider the various management options available to women in managing their menopause and associated symptoms, to facilitate informed decision-making using a holistic approach.
Hormone Replacement Therapy
Julie Ayres
0.50 Hours
This session will provide learners with an understanding of the different types of HRT available for women experiencing menopausal symptoms, alongside guidance for HRT counselling and prescribing.