How GPs can support men with prostate cancer
Dr Anna Gavin explains the findings of the Life After Prostate Cancer Diagnosis study and what it means for how GPs and other health professionals can best support patients. (Source: GP Online Education)
Source: GP Online Education - March 21, 2019 Category: Primary Care Tags: 10.2 Men's Health Source Type: news
Early diagnosis: Prostate cancer
Professor Mike Kirby highlights the risk factors for prostate cancer and explains current advice on PSA testing and referral. (Source: GP Online Education)
Source: GP Online Education - March 19, 2019 Category: Primary Care Tags: 10.2 Men's Health Source Type: news
Early diagnosis: Ovarian cancer
Dr Alison Wint highlights the risk factors and symptoms of ovarian cancer, common misdiagnoses and provides advice on referral. (Source: GP Online Education)
Source: GP Online Education - March 12, 2019 Category: Primary Care Tags: 10.1 Women's Health Source Type: news
Red flags and chronic disease were most popular on MIMS Learning in 2018
A top 10 listing reveals the most popular MIMS Learning membership modules of 2018, including red flag symptoms, life-threatening conditions and chronic disease. (Source: GP Online Education)
Source: GP Online Education - December 21, 2018 Category: Primary Care Tags: MIMS Learning Source Type: news
New vitamin D guidelines aim to provide clarity on testing and prescribing
Dr Terry Aspray explains what the National Osteoporosis Society's new clinical guidelines on vitamin D and bone health mean in practice for GPs. (Source: GP Online Education)
Source: GP Online Education - December 6, 2018 Category: Primary Care Tags: Osteoporosis and bone disorders Source Type: news
How we improved end-of-life care in our practice
Dr Victoria Middleton explains how her practice has increased the number of patients on its palliative care register, reduced avoidable hospital admissions and increased the number of people able to die at home by a third. (Source: GP Online Education)
Source: GP Online Education - December 5, 2018 Category: Primary Care Tags: 12 Care of People with Cancer and Palliative Care Source Type: news
MIMS Learning's top 25 modules in 2018: which topics were the hottest?
Discover the hottest topics in primary care learning, with a top 25 listing of the most popular membership modules on MIMS Learning in 2018. (Source: GP Online Education)
Source: GP Online Education - December 3, 2018 Category: Primary Care Tags: MIMS Learning Source Type: news
What the NICE chronic heart failure guideline means for frontline GPs
NICE's updated chronic heart failure guideline, published on Wednesday, spells out the latest advice for GPs on diagnosis and management in primary care. Dr Clare J Taylor, a GP, researcher and guideline committee member, highlights the key points for GPs. (Source: GP Online Education)
Source: GP Online Education - September 12, 2018 Category: Primary Care Tags: 15.1 Cardiovascular Problems Source Type: news
GP dilemma: An intimate examination during a home visit
How should GPs proceed if they are required to undertake an intimate examination unexpectedly during a home visit? Dr Gabrielle Pendlebury from Medical Protection advises. (Source: GP Online Education)
Source: GP Online Education - August 30, 2018 Category: Primary Care Tags: Medico-legal Source Type: news
Preventing suicide in children and young people: What can GPs do?
Dr Maria Michail and Dr Faraz Mughal provide some practical tips that GPs should bear in mind when consulting with a young person at risk of suicide. (Source: GP Online Education)
Source: GP Online Education - August 16, 2018 Category: Primary Care Tags: 13 Care of People with Mental Health Problems Source Type: news
