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RCGP eLearning Podcast

The Royal College of General Practitioners is the professional membership body for family doctors in the UK and overseas. This podcast is produced by the RCGP eLearning and Essential Knowledge Update ... Read more

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EKU2019.2: Prostate Cancer Screening & the PSA Test

EKU2019.2: Prostate Cancer Screening & the PSA Test

Prostate cancer is the commonest cancer in men and is the third commonest cause of cancer death in the UK, causing more ... Read more

28 Oct 2019

15mins

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EKU2019.2: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

EKU2019.2: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

There are approximately 1.2 million patients with COPD in the UK with 115,000 new cases each year. However most people a... Read more

2 Dec 2019

20mins

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Improving your practice to be more inclusive

Improving your practice to be more inclusive

It is important that all patients feel welcome at their GP and survey data suggests that this is not always the case for... Read more

16 Jan 2020

6mins

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4. Managing health anxieties regarding COVID-19

4. Managing health anxieties regarding COVID-19

Many of our patients are very anxious at the moment; in the worst case scenario this anxiety can manifest as apparent sh... Read more

3 Apr 2020

7mins

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1. Introduction to telephone triage

1. Introduction to telephone triage

This introductory episode discusses telephone triage from the perspective of a doctor who is new to it. We discuss how t... Read more

3 Apr 2020

12mins

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2. Refresher on how to triage

2. Refresher on how to triage

Aimed at those coming back to triage after a break, this episode discusses new technology such as video calls and techni... Read more

3 Apr 2020

6mins

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3. How to triage a potential COVID-19 case

3. How to triage a potential COVID-19 case

This episode focuses specifically on triaging a patient with possible COVID-19, including a discussion about how to carr... Read more

3 Apr 2020

7mins

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EKU2019.3: Combined hormonal contraception

EKU2019.3: Combined hormonal contraception

This EKU2019.3 explores the recent Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare on Combined hormonal contraception with... Read more

9 Mar 2020

25mins

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EKU2019.3: Ulcerative colitis & Crohn's disease

EKU2019.3: Ulcerative colitis & Crohn's disease

In the UK, there are approximately 146,000 people with a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis and at least 115,000 people wit... Read more

9 Mar 2020

18mins

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Coeliac disease

Coeliac disease

In this podcast, Dr Charlie Andrews, committee member of the Primary Care Society of Gastroenterology and Clinical Champ... Read more

27 Sep 2019

17mins

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EKU2019.1: Rheumatoid arthritis in adults

EKU2019.1: Rheumatoid arthritis in adults

There are approximately 1.5 men and 3.6 women per 10,000 people who develop rheumatoid arthritis each year.  This EKU20... Read more

5 Jul 2019

11mins

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Contraception

Contraception

Contraception is a rapidly changing field, with new devices becoming available and new guidelines being issued. RCGP Cli... Read more

26 Apr 2019

16mins

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EKU2018.3: Abnormal liver blood tests

EKU2018.3: Abnormal liver blood tests

While deaths from other common conditions are falling, mortality from liver disease is increasing. There has been a 400%... Read more

26 Nov 2018

14mins

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EKU2018.3: Heavy menstrual bleeding

EKU2018.3: Heavy menstrual bleeding

Studies report that between 4-51% of women are affected by heavy periods.  This Essential Knowledge Update (EKU2018.3) ... Read more

16 Nov 2018

15mins

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EKU2018.1: Spondyloarthritis

EKU2018.1: Spondyloarthritis

Axial spondyloarthritis is often misdiagnosed as mechanical back pain. There is an average delay of 8.5 years between sy... Read more

16 Apr 2018

13mins

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EKU2017.2: Asthma

EKU2017.2: Asthma

5.4 million people in the UK are currently receiving treatment for asthma - 1.1 million children (1 in 11) and 4.3 milli... Read more

23 Aug 2017

14mins

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EKU2017.2: Opioid use in chronic pain

EKU2017.2: Opioid use in chronic pain

About 20% of adults have chronic non-cancer pain, and approximately 25% of those will benefit long-term from prescriptio... Read more

27 Jul 2017

14mins

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EKU2017.1: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

EKU2017.1: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) presents as a disease spectrum. Fatty change is a common and frequently benign... Read more

24 Apr 2017

11mins

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EKU2017.1: Sepsis

EKU2017.1: Sepsis

Sepsis is responsible for 44,000 deaths per year and 150,000 hospital admissions. At present the UK mortality from sepsi... Read more

20 Mar 2017

12mins

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EKU18: Menopause

EKU18: Menopause

The mean age of women who have a natural menopause is 51 years, although there is wide variation between women. This Es... Read more

31 Jan 2017

19mins

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