The common causes of male and female subfertility, when to refer for investigation of possible subfertility, useful investigations to undertake prior to a specialist referral, and whether supplements might be useful
How GPs are way too busy to address all the issues after a patient’s life changing cardiac event, and how we ought to recommend a patient’s enrolment to this currently under-utilised service and resource
The new COVID wave comprising of BQ1, XBB and other variants, and what our frontline response should look like, whether a fifth booster is worth having, children's vaccination developments and an update on the antivirals
How a lifetime cumulative dose of oral corticosteroids greater than 1gm is associated with significantly increased side effects that include infections, DVTs and cardiovascular disease (apart from skeletal ones)
The role of the sleep psychologist, Insomnia - learn how to take a detailed history and how this can lead us toward a nuanced diagnosis, and therefore a more appropriate management plan. Additionally, how CBT is the first line treatment for insomnia, and it is far more than sleep hygiene
How resources are being diverted to COVID-19, and how they have been affecting Tuberculosis resources, knowing when to suspect and diagnose active Tuberculosis and how to manage the patient
How clarifying the Bethesda grading system of thyroid biopsy results can help to minimise unnecessary thyroid biopsies and thyroid surgery, and a handy structured approach and explanation of the newer ultrasound classification system
How is Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) diagnosed, what other conditions need to be excluded, when should you treat RLS and what with, and when should you refer
How to interpret a sleep study more effectively, why you should not skip the sleep physician's conclusions, and how to understand the graphs and hypnograms
When to investigate heavy/painful periods in teenagers, the differences between a good and not-so-useful pelvic ultrasound, the signs and symptoms that heavy/painful bleeding requires further investigation, and the medical management options for heavy menstrual bleeding
Despite a panoramic study suggesting a lower effect, Lagevrio has a useful impact on hospitalisations, deaths and shorter recovery time. Additionally COVID trials becoming more difficult to run because so many people have either been vaccinated and / or exposed
The common causes of male and female subfertility, when to refer for investigation of possible subfertility, useful investigations to undertake prior to a specialist referral, and whether supplements might be useful
How GPs are way too busy to address all the issues after a patient’s life changing cardiac event, and how we ought to recommend a patient’s enrolment to this currently under-utilised service and resource
The new COVID wave comprising of BQ1, XBB and other variants, and what our frontline response should look like, whether a fifth booster is worth having, children's vaccination developments and an update on the antivirals
How a lifetime cumulative dose of oral corticosteroids greater than 1gm is associated with significantly increased side effects that include infections, DVTs and cardiovascular disease (apart from skeletal ones)
The role of the sleep psychologist, Insomnia - learn how to take a detailed history and how this can lead us toward a nuanced diagnosis, and therefore a more appropriate management plan. Additionally, how CBT is the first line treatment for insomnia, and it is far more than sleep hygiene
How resources are being diverted to COVID-19, and how they have been affecting Tuberculosis resources, knowing when to suspect and diagnose active Tuberculosis and how to manage the patient
How clarifying the Bethesda grading system of thyroid biopsy results can help to minimise unnecessary thyroid biopsies and thyroid surgery, and a handy structured approach and explanation of the newer ultrasound classification system
How is Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) diagnosed, what other conditions need to be excluded, when should you treat RLS and what with, and when should you refer
How to interpret a sleep study more effectively, why you should not skip the sleep physician's conclusions, and how to understand the graphs and hypnograms
When to investigate heavy/painful periods in teenagers, the differences between a good and not-so-useful pelvic ultrasound, the signs and symptoms that heavy/painful bleeding requires further investigation, and the medical management options for heavy menstrual bleeding
Despite a panoramic study suggesting a lower effect, Lagevrio has a useful impact on hospitalisations, deaths and shorter recovery time. Additionally COVID trials becoming more difficult to run because so many people have either been vaccinated and / or exposed
