10 Jun, 11 | by BMJ Group
There are six million carers in the UK, and 21% suffer from poor health compared to 11% of the general population. Offering preventative support to carers can not only improve a community’s health in a targeted way, but save work and time for GPs.
Alison Walker, a clinical editor with BMJ Learning, talks to Helena McKeown (a GP in Salisbury and a BMA Committee on Community Care member) and Emily Holzhausen (director of policy and public affairs at Carers UK) about the problems carers face and what GPs can do to help.
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Health in carers [16:48m]:
3 Jun, 11 | by Thom Hoffman
Professor Richard Wakeford, Visiting Professor of Epidemiology at the Dalton Nuclear Institute discusses issues regarding radiation and health in the aftermath of situation at the Fukushima nuclear plant.
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29 Jul, 10 | by Thom Hoffman
Men’s sexual and reproductive health can be a difficult issue for patients to discuss with their doctors. In this audio module, an expert guides you through how to deal with patients with erectile dysfunction in primary care. We look at how to get the most out of patients, how to assess and examine them, how to open the door to allow them to be comfortable discussing these issues, and offer treatment.
Leighton Seal is a consultant endocrinologist and senior lecturer at St George’s hospital, and Charing Cross hospital, in London.
Dr Helen Morant is a Clinical editor at BMJ Learning
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Men's sexual health: erectile dysfunction [17:22m]:
22 Jul, 10 | by Dominic Byrne
The government unveiled its plans for the NHS in a White Paper in early July 2010. The document – entitled Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS – sets out policies that could potentially have a big impact on the working lives of GPs. In this podcast, we review the White Paper and pick out the parts relevant to primary care.
Dr Christine Ward, a practising GP and a clinical editor at BMJ Learning, interviews Dr Helen Morant, also a clinical editor at BMJ Learning, and Edward Davies, careers editor at the BMJ.
NHS White Paper: a GP's guide [15:47m]:
13 Jul, 10 | by Thom Hoffman
We live in such a connected world that travel health is increasingly important. This update for primary care practitioners gives the latest situation regarding travel health and discusses how to effectively deal with difficult presentations.
Dr Jane Zuckerman is the director of the WHO collaborating centre for travel medicine at UCL medical school in London.
Dr Christine Ward is a Clinical editor at BMJ Learning, and a part-time GP in Chichester
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Travel Health [27:06m]:
22 Jun, 10 | by Thom Hoffman
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME has been a prominent topic in the medical press recently. We took this opportunity to ask experts in the field about the GP’s role in helping patients with the condition.
Dr Esther Crawley is consultant senior lecturer at the University of Bristol and a Consultant Paediatrician with a special interest in CFS/ME. Dr Crawley was on the guideline development group for the most recent NICE guidelines.
Professor Simon Wessely is Chair of the Department of psychological medicine at King’s College London. He also helped to establish, and now works in, the first NHS unit specialising in CFS/ME.
Dr Helen Morant is a Clinical editor at BMJ Learning
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Chronic fatigue syndrome/ME: an update for primary care [15:20m]:
16 Mar, 10 | by Dominic Byrne
The number of coeliac sufferers in the UK is far greater than those on the coeliac register; many cases go undiagnosed. As this condition can be managed with great success it is vital that sufferers are identified as early on as possible. This module was created to give the latest expert advice on identifying and managing coeliac disease.
Professor Parveen Kumar CBE is a consultant physician and gastroenterologist at St Bartholemew’s. She developed, and co-edits Kumar and Clark’s Clinical Medicine. Dr Christine Ward is a Clinical Editor at BMJ Learning and a part time GP in Chichester.
Coeliac disease: an overview [23:19m]:
4 Mar, 10 | by Dominic Byrne
Revalidation is a process by which all doctors, who wish to continue to practise, will need to demonstrate their fitness to the GMC. In this podcast we discuss what will be required of non-consultant grade doctors - such as staff grade and associate specialist doctors, how to document your evidence, and ensure that you are getting regular appraisal.
Dr Zana Khan is a clinical editor at BMJ Learning and a part-time GP in south London.
Keith Judkins is a consultant anaesthetist in Yorkshire and a medical director of the NHS Revalidation Support Team and is revalidation lead for the RCGP
Anthea Mowat is an associate specialist anaesthetist in Lincolnshire and an appraiser for SAS grades and consultants at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust.
Revalidation: how to prepare (for non-consultants) [24:35m]:
4 Mar, 10 | by Dominic Byrne
Revalidation is a process by which all doctors, who wish to continue to practise, will need to demonstrate their fitness to the GMC. In this podcast we discuss what will be required of doctors who work in a hospital setting, the role of multisource feedback, incorporating private work into the process, how to document your evidence, how to apply reflective learning to your CME, and the latest on remediation.
Dr Zana Khan is a clinical editor at BMJ Learning and a part-time GP in south London.
Keith Judkins is a consultant anaesthetist in Yorkshire and a medical director of the NHS Revalidation Support Team and is revalidation lead for the RCGP
Celia Ingham-Clark is a consultant surgeon and medical director at London’s Whittington Hospital.
Revalidation: how to prepare (hospitals) [29:08m]:
26 Feb, 10 | by Dominic Byrne
Revalidation is a process by which all doctors, who wish to continue to practise, will need to show the GMC that they are fit to. In this podcast we discuss what will be required of GPs, how to document your evidence, how to apply reflective learning to your CME, the issues for sessional and locum practitioners, and the latest on remediation.
Dr Zana Khan is a clinical editor at BMJ Learning and a part-time GP in south London.
Mike Pringle, is Professor of general practice at the University of Nottingham, a medical director on the NHS Revalidation Support Team and is revalidation lead for the RCGP.
Revalidation: how to prepare (for GPs) [27:19m]:
