4 Day Courses
The course content is specifically designed with GP education in mind. A certificate of attendance is issued together with Personal Development Plan summary form for insertion into your portfolio.
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LONDON
St THOMAS' EDUCATION CENTRE, 75 - 79 YORK ROAD, LONDON SE1 7NJ
Monday 19th March to Thursday 22nd March
Monday - CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE - 6 HOURS CPD
SYNCOPE (Faints), PALPITATIONS & THE MANAGAMENT OF COMMON CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS - to cover *Assessment of patients with palpitations *Treatment of arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation & atrial flutter *Explanation of curative procedures for arrhythmias (Radiofrequency Ablation), ECG READINGS - PRACTICAL ASPECTS & INTERPRETATION, MANAGEMENT OF HYPERLIPIDAEMIA - to cover *A broad overview, not simply concentrating on cholesterol targets *The treatments of hyperlipidaemia evaluated, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE - YOUNG & ELDERLY WITH PERSISTENT HYPERTENSION TAKING MULTIPLE ANTIHYPERTENSIVES, SHORTNESS OF BREATH - INVESTIGATION & MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC HEART FAILURE - to cover *Overview of investigation & treatment *Guidelines for referral for echocardiology *Role of diagnostic tests *Management: Emphasis on ACE inhibition & beta blockers *Therapies such biventricular pacing
Tuesday - SPORTS & EXERCISE MEDICINE - 6 HOURS CPD
LOWER LIMB INJURIES & THE MANAGEMENT OF SOFT TISSUE TRAUNA - TO INCLUDE TENDINOPATHY - DIAGNOSIS & REHABILITATION, uPPER LIMB INJURIES - HANDS & WRISTS, ELBOWS & SHOULDERS, A HEALTHY DIET FOR A HEALTHY & FIT BODY: THEORY & PRACTICE, IMMEDIATE TRAUMA CARE IN SPORT, BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN CLINICAL & FUNCTIONAL REHABILITATION
Wednesday - EMERGENCIES IN PRIMARY CARE - 6 HOURS CPD
EMERGENCIES IN PRIMARY CARE - to cover *Emergency roadside care *Unexpected out of hospital / surgery emergencies *Being unintentionally first at the scene *Emergency care in the surgery to include A, B & C Initial Care, anaphylaxis, allergy, asthma, toxic recreational overdose, knife stabbings, gunshot wounds & BTS guidelines for oxygen in emergencies, RECOGNISING THE SICK CHILD to include case studies *Feverish illness *Abdominal pain *The sick neonate, STROKE & TIA - A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, EASILY MISSED? - ACUTE AORTIC DISSECTION - Diagnosis and what to be aware of for abdominal aortic aneurysms - treatment options, SUDDEN LOSS OF VISION & OTHER URGENT EYE PROBLEMS - Reasons for loss of vision: vascular, neurological, primary eye problems. Other urgent eye problems: red eye, diplopia, loss of red reflex
Thursday - SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH - 6 HOURS CPD
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS - MANAGEMENT IN PRIMARY CARE - tover *Recognition, diagnosis & management of STIs including syphilis & chlamydia *Taking a sexual history *Specimens collection, HIV - WHERE ARE WE NOW, CONTRACEPTION - OUR ANSWERS QUESTIONED, INTRODUCTORY: Worldwide family planning / sexual health / population issues, Methods update, especially the LARCS, Etonogestrel implant, pre-empting failures - esp in cycle of insertion, pre-empting and treating bleeding problems, medroxprogeserone, bone density, HIV transmission concerns, the IUDs and IUS, equating to reversible sterilizations, not aetiological when PID occurs, CONTRACEPTION FOR WOMEN WITH SPECIFIC MEDICAL PROBLEMS *Diabetes *Epilepsy and drug interactions *Migraine (diagnosis of aura) *Structural heart disease *Acne, PCOS *Others upon request, EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION A RAPID OVERVIEW & UPDATE Copper, Ulipristal, Acetate, Levonorgestrel EC - which to use and when?, QUICK TIPS ON CONTRACEP0TION AT SPECIFIC TIMES OF REPRODUCTIVE LIFE *Post partum contraception *Lactation *Quickstarting and bridging *Contraception around the menopause and when to stop
St ANDREWS
THE SCORES HOTEL, St ANDREWS, FIFE KY16 9BB
Monday 11th June to Thursday 14th June
Monday - CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE - 6 HOURS CPD
SHORTNESS OF BREATH - INVESTIGATION & MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC HEART FAILURE - to cover *Overview of investigation & treatment *Guidelines for referral for echocardiology *Role of diagnostic tests *Management: Emphasis on ACE inhibition & beta blockers *Therapies such as biventricular pacing, SYNCOPE (Faints), pALPITATIONS & THE MANAGEMENT OF COMMON CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS - to cover *Assessment of patients with palpitations *Treatment of arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation & atrial flutter *Explanation of curative procedures for arrhythmias (Radiofrequency Ablation), ECG READINGS - PRACTICAL ASPECTS & INTERPRETATION, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE - YOUNG & ELDERLY WITH PERSISTENT HYPERTENSION TAKING MULTIPLE ANTIHYPERTENSIVES, SWOLLEN ANKLES & CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE - to cover *Management of chronic stable angina & unstable angina *Emphasis on the assessment of chest pain & the value of exercise testing *Iscaemic heart disease - prevention & treatment *New guidelines
Tuesday - ENT / OPHTHALMOLOGY - 6 HOURS CPD
MY NOSE IS BLOCKED - AN UPDATE ON RHINOSINUSITIS & SNORING, I CAN'T HEAR A WORD YOU'RE SAYING - AN UPDATE ON HEARING LOSS & DISCHARGING EARS, A LUMP IN MY THROAT - AN UPDATE ON VOICE, SWALLOWING, GLOBUS & CANCER, LOOKING THROUGH BABIES EYES & PRACTICAL PAEDIATRIC OPHTHALMOLOGY - to cover *Infections *Injuries & acute presentations *Lids, lacrimal system, orbits & pupils *Tumours *Extraocular muscle palsies & squints *Extraocular movements & visual fields, THE RED EYE - GLAUCOMA, DIABETIC RETINOPATHY, OCCLUSIVE DISEASE & AGE RELATED EYE DISEASE
Wednesday - GENERAL PRACTITIONER PRESENTATIONS - 6 HOURS CPD
RUNNING A DIABETIC CLINIC IN GENERAL PRACTICE, PAIN, PAIN GO AWAY, A BLUE PETER GUIDE TO THE HUMAN BRAIN - Our brains are not only 'not user friendly', they are not planet friendly (have you ever read the newspapers) The lecture attempts to synthesise ideas about the evolution of the brain and it's neurophysiology into an owner's manual for the brain, which should be useful for anyone who uses theirs on a regular basis!, HOT SPOTS IN MEDICINE - 28 topics to choose from to include backache, untwisting torted testicles, thyroid monitoring, examining children, carpal tunnel syndrome, dry skin, dizziness, flatulence, questionnaires, survival tips & many more!
Thursday - SEAXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH - 6 HOURS CPD
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS - MANAGEMENT IN PRIMARY CARE - to cover *Recognition, diagnosis & management of STIs including syphilis & chlamydia *Taking a sexual history *Specimens collection, HIV IS HERE TO STAY - WHERE ARE WE NOW, NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN INFERTILITY - CONTROVERSIES & TREATMENTS, QOF & CONTRACEPTIVE CHOICES - to cover *UKMEC 2009 - overview *Local guidelines *Training opportunities in sexual & reproductive health, ORAL CONTRACEPTION - to cover *Overview CHC *Side effects & rick factors for CHC *Making hormones work *Tailoring the pill to suit the woman *Progestogen-only pills *Cost effective prescribing *Switching strategies *Case studies *Questions & discussion, LARC - to cover *Update on LARC *Training in LARC, inc re-certification *Case studies *Questions & discussions
BOWNESS on WINDERMERE
THE BURNSIDE HOTEL, BOWNESS on WINDERMERE
Monday 18th June to Thursday 21st June
Monday - PATHOLOGY - 6 HOURS CPD
COMMON ELECTROLYTE PROBLEMS IN PRIMARY CARE PATIENTS - to cover *Hypo / Hyperkalaemia & Hypo Natraemia, THE USE & ABUSE OF CARDIAC MARKERS, MILDLY DERANGED LFTs - WHAT DO THEY MEAN, THYROID FUNCTION TESTING - to cover *Requesting & interpretation, HAEMATOLOGY - Anaemia - Lymphocytosis - Paraproteins to cover *Tests which are abnormal and do not correlate with the clinical pictures *Clotting tests *Abnormal white cell counts *Haemoglobin *Interpretation of the 'full blood count' *Platelet counts - too high or too low, ANTIBIOTICS, SUPERBUGS & MICROBIOLOGY - to cover *Interpretation of microbiological reports, antimicrobial treatment and prophylaxis in the community
Tuesday - ENT / OPHTHALMOLOGY - 6 HOURS CPD
I CAN'T HEAR A WORD YOU'RE SAYING - to cover *Hearing aids *Tinnitus *Dizziness *Discharging ears, FACIAL PAIN - WHEN IS IT SINUSITIS/ MY NOSE IS BLOCKED - NASAL OBSTRUCTION - to cover *Snoring *Sleep apnoea, I'VE GOT A FROG IN MY THROAT - to cover *Aspects of voice *Swallowing *Upper dysphagia *Non specific throat symptoms *Globes pharynges *Muscle pains *Chronic cough *Vocal fold dysfunction, LOOKING THROUGH BABIES EYES & PRACTICAL OPHTHALMOLOGY - to cover *Infections *Injuries and acute presentations *Lids, lacrimal system, orbits and pupils *Tumours *Extraocular muscle palsies and squints *Extraocular movements and visual fields, THE RED EYE - GLAUCOMA, DIABETIC RETINOPATHY, OCCLUSIVE DISEASE & AGE RELATED EYE DISEASE
Wednesday - CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE - 6 HOURS CPD - PROGRAMME COMING SOON
ECG READINGS - PRACTICAL ASPECTS & INTERPRETATION, SYNCOPE (Faints), PALPITATIONS & THE MANAGEMENT OF COMMON CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS - to cover *Assessment of patients with palpitations *Treatment of arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation & atrial flutter *Explanation of curative procedures for arrhythmias (Radiofrequency Ablation), HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE - YOUNG & ELDERLY WITH PERSISTENT HYPERTENSION TAKING MULTIPLE ANTIHYPERTENSIVES, SWOLLEN ANKLES & CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE - to cover *Management of chronic stable angina & unstable agina *Emphasis on the assessment of chest pain & the value of exercise testing *Ischaemic heart disease - prevention & treatment *New guidelines, SHORTNESS OF BREATH - INVESTIGATION & MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC HEART FAILURE - to cover *Overview of investigation & treatment *Guidelines for referral for echocardiology *Role of diagnostic tests *Management: Emphasis on ACE inhibition & beta blockers *Therapies such as biventricular pacing
Thursday - SPORTS & EXERCISE MEDICINE - 6 HOURS CPD - PROGRAMME COMING SOON
UPPER LIMB INJURIES - HANDS & WRISTS, ELBOWS & SHOULDERS, LOWER LIMB INJURIES - ANKLES & FEET, HIPS & KNEES, IMMEDIATE TRAUMA CARE IN SPORT, BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN CLINICAL & FUNCTIONAL REHABILITATION
SHEFFIELD
THE MAYNARD HOTEL, GRINDLEFORD, DERBYSHIRE
Monday 2nd July to Thursday 5th July
Monday - PATHOLOGY - 6 HOURS CPD
COMMON ELECTROLYTE PROBLEMS IN PRIMARY CARE PATIENTS - to cover *Hypo / Hyperkalaemia & Hypo Natraemia, THE USE & ABUSE OF CARDIAC MARKERS, MILDLY DERANGED LFTs - WHAT DO THEY MEAN, THYROID FUNCTION TESTING - to cover *Requesting and interpretation, HAEMATOLOGY to cover - Anaemia - Lymphocytosis - Paraproteins to cover *Tests which are abnormal and do not correlate with the clinical picture *Clotting tests *Abnormal white cell counts *Haemoglobin *Interpretation of the 'full blood count' *Platelet counts - too high or too low, ANTIBIOTICS, SUPERBUGS & MICROBIOLOGY - to cover *Otitis media in children *MRSA *Leg ulcers *Clostridium difficile
Tuesday - EMERGENCIES IN PRIMARY CARE - 6 HOURS CPD
EMERGENCIES IN PRIMARY CARE - to cover *Emergency roadside care *Unexpected out of hospital / surgery emergencies *Being unintentionally first at the scene *Emergency care in the surgery *A, B & C initial care *Anaphylaxis *Allergy *Asthma *Toxic recreational overdose *Knife stabbings *Gunshot wounds *BTS guidelines for oxygen in emergencies, RECOGNISING THE SICK CHILD to cover *Feverish illness *Abdominal pain *The sick neonate, STROKE & TIS - A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, SUDDEN LOSS OF VISION & OTHER URGENT EYE PROBLEMS - reasons for loss of visions: vascular, neurological, primary eye problems
Wednesday - CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE - 6 HOURS CPD - PROGRAMME COMING SOON
ECG READINGS - PRACTICAL ASPECTS & INTERPRETATION, SYNCOPE (Faints), PALPITATIONS & THE MANAGEMENT OF COMMON CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS - to cover *Assessment of patients with palpitations *Treatment of arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter *Explanation of curative procedures for arrhythmias (Radiofrequency ablation), HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE - YOUNG & ELDERLY WITH PERSISTENT HYPERTENSION TAKING MULTIPLE ANTIHYPERTENSIVES, SWOLLEN ANKLES & CORONARY HEART DISEASE - to cover *Management of chronic stable angina and unstable angina *Emphasis on the assessment of chest pain and the value of exercise testing *Ischaemic heart disease - prevention and treatment *New guidelines, SHORTNESS OF BREATH - INVESTIGATION & MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC HEART FAILURE - to cover *Overview of investigation & treatment *Guidelines for referral for echocardiology *Role of diagnostic tests *Management: Emphasis on ACE inhibition & beta blockers *Therapies such as biventricular pacing
Thursday - SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH - 6 HOURS CPD - PROGRAMME COMING SOON
SEXUAL ASSAULT & FORENSIC GYNAECOLOGY, FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION IN PRIMARY CARE, INFERTILITY - CONTROVERSIES & TREATMENTS, RECENT ADVANCES IN CONTRACEPTION - the long-acting reversible methods (LARCS): Implanon, Cerazette as 'oral implanon', Depo-Provera (DMPA), banded copper IUDs, Mirena (the IUS). A minimum of 30 minutes of this session will be an update on intrauterine contraception with respect to eligibility, counselling, fitting and follow-up. GUIDELINE CHANGES, controversies and useful tips: missed pills, 365/365 pill-taking; migraine with aura; management of breakthrough bleeding; depot contraception and bones; late injections. Contraception for the older woman including Qlaira.