Course Content:-
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Topics:
Heart failure: diagnosis and management
- New NICE guidance in 2025
- Significant changes in practice in management and monitoring
- Promotes collaboration across multiprofessional team within primary care and across primary and secondary care
Gambling
Harmful gambling is more strongly associated with males living in areas of social deprivation and in those with mental health problems and alcohol misuse. Following new NICE guidance, we will:
- Explore the harms of gambling and its impact on health and inequalities
- Recognise signs of gambling Learn how to ask about gambling and use appropriate tools
- Understand how all roles may encounter gamblers and those affected (e.g., family, carers)
- Review key elements of primary care assessment
- Identify ways to support and signpost to help
- Apply practical strategies – what to do and what to avoid
Asthma: headlines, diagnosis & management
- New asthma guidance from NICE/SIGN/BTS completely changes how we manage asthma AND makes life much easier for us in primary care.
- Case-based learning helps us understand WHY and HOW the new changes can be implemented in our day-to-day practice.
Liver disease & cirrhosis
- There is lots we can do in primary care to support patients with liver disease and cirrhosis. Join us for a sofa discussion to consider stigma, health inequalities and the role of primary care in cirrhosis management.
Perianal masses
- Perianal masses are a common and cause significant anxiety for our patients. We’ll cover the differentials plus, who needs referral and when – something that may be practice changing for many of us!
Chicken-pox: vaccination, notification & post-exposure prophylaxis
- Did you know that the varicella vaccine will be routinely offered to children in England on the NHS from January 2026? But where does post-exposure prophylaxis fit into this, and how do we support high-risk individuals?
- Join us for a punchy update on the UKHSA 2025 guidance.
Falls*
- Join us to consider the NICE guidance on falls – how to identify those at risk, what interventions to offer, and how asking just one question ‘have you fallen in the past year’ could save a life.
Cancer: Vague symptoms weight loss*
- How much is weight loss significant? And when should we worry? We will discuss both these questions, and more through a series of cases, considering the guidance and evidence base so you can feel more confident in practice.
Throat problems: voice changes and globus
- Throat symptoms are a common reason for consultation and, when persistent, a significant source of anxiety for our patients (and sometimes for us too)! Red Whale will remind you of the red flags to look for and use case based learning to focus on options for management of the various causes of persistent throat and voice symptoms.
Physical health in severe mental illness
- People living with severe mental illness face one of the greatest health equality gaps in the UK,life expectancy is 15–20 years shorter than the general population, largely due to preventable physical illness, particularly cardiovascular disease. Join us to consider practical steps to make meaningful change in local populations.
Allergy testing in primary care
- Do patients ever come to you with rashes or abdominal problems saying, ‘I think I’m allergic to something; can I get an allergy test?’.
- If you’re ever left wondering ‘is this allergy? Should I order any tests? Or ‘Do I need to refer?’, this topic is for you! Join our mini-clinic to recognise symptoms of IgE mediated allergy and who does or doesn’t need a test or referral.
Recurrent UTI
- We look at the latest evidence that supports the use of vaginal oestrogens to reduce the risk of recurrent UTIs.
*In addition, more topics will all be available to the learners on the on-demand console for 12 months after this live event.