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GP | Emergency Focus | Emergencyfocus.net

Who is it for 

  • All GPs needing to update knowledge in key areas of general practice 

  • GPs appearing for MCPS, MRCP family medicine exams

  • Telehealth doctors wanting to practice safely and efficiently digital clinical platforms 

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Includes 

  • Notes, videos and reading material through Members only online portal 

  • Complete coverage of all preventive, diagnostics and management pathways for all cases in primary care 

  • Drug formulary & Detailed communication, documentation and medico-legal coverage 

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Program (Starts 2nd April 2023) 

  • Weekly Sunday interactive webinars with case based discussions 

  • 3 FACE TO FACE WORKSHOPS

    • TOACS/ Physical exam

    • GP Procedural skills

    • GP Communication skills 

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Topics 

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PRACTICE BASICS

  • Counselling in primary care

  • Breaking bad news/ Referral Letter/ Victims of crime

  • Fitness to fly

  • Prescription writing ( In Geriatrics, Renal & hepatic impairment , pregnancy, obesity, breastfeeding)

  • Controlled Drugs

  • Prescribing Special groups

  • Pain Management Pharmacologic and Non pharmacological approach 

  • Medicines concordance

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GERIATRIC MEDICINE 

  • Falls

  • osteoporosis

  • urinary Incontinence

  • Prostate Disease

  • Constipation

  • PMR + GCA

  • Dementia + delirium

  • Parkinson's

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CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE ​

  • Chronic Heart failure

  • Ischaemic heart disease 

  • Dyslipidemia 

  • Cardiovascular risk assessment  

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RESPIRATORY 

  • Acute SOB, Asthma & COPD

  • Pneumonia

  • Tuberculosis

  • Obstructive sleep apnoea and snoring 

  • Cough, Colds & influenza

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METABOLIC 

  • Diabetes

  • Thyroid & Parathyroid problems

  • Hypocalcemia

  • Obesity

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GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES 

  • Gastro-oesophgeal reflux, Peptic ulcer disease & H pylori

  • Inflammatory bowel disease 

  • Celiac

  • Chronic diarrhoea + Malabsorption

  • Haemorrhoids

  • Fistula in Ano

  • NAFLD

  • Hepatitis A, B & C

  • Cholera

  • Plummer Vinson synd

  • amebiasis/giardiasis

  • Screening for colorectal cancer

  • Aphthous ulcers, Hiccups, Constipation, Weight loss

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SURGICAL CASES IN PRIMARY CARE 

  • Appendicitis/ Pancreatitis

  • Gallstones biliary colic/ Cholecystitis

  • Colorectal CA

  • Burns

  • Acute abdomen

  • Blood loss

  • Prostate and testicular problems 

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MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM 

  • Neck pain

  • Lower back pain

  • Adhesive capsulitis/ Frozen shoulder 

  • Epicondylitis/ Gout/ Bursitis

  • Carpal tunnel syndrome

  • Ankle injury and sprains

  • Rheumatoid arthritis

  • Osteoarthritis

  • Septic arthritis

  • Plantar fasciitis

  • Fibromyalgia

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PAEDIATRICS 

  • Malnutrition

  • Rickets

  • Limping child

  • Ill and feverish child

  • Bronchiolitis/ Croup/epiglottis

  • Nocturnal enuresis

  • Constipation

  • Nappy rash

  • School excursions

  • measles, mumps, chicken pox

  • Vaccinations

  • Growing pains

  • dose calculation

  • Diarrhoea /dehydration

  • Physiological jaundice

  • atopic eczema and Dermatitis

  • Colic

  • Common rash in children

  • Milestones & Centile charts

  • Febrile convulsions

  • UTI in children

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NEUROLOGY 

  • Primary and secondary headache

  • Epilepsy

  • Bell's palsy

  • Delirium

  • Dementia

  • Diabetic neuropathy, Diabetic foot, Diabetic amyotrophy

  • Insomnia

  • Meralgia paresthetica

  • Cervicalgia/torticollis

  • Postherpetic neuralgia

  • Stroke prevention primary and secondary

  • Vertigo

 

DERMATOLOGY 

  • Eczema

  • Acne vulgaris

  • Psoriasis

  • Melasma

  • Tinea

  • Candidiasis

  • Bacterial infections(boils, carbuncles, furuncles, ecthyma, impetigo)

  • Viral infection HSV/ herpes zoster

  • Scabies

  • Alopecia

  • Cellulitis/erysipelas

  • Genital herpes simplex

  • Oral herpes simplex HSV1

  • HIV and skin disorders

  • Impetigo

  • Itching

  • Molluscum contagiosum

  • Pityriasis rosea

  • Pityriasis versicolor

  • Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation

  • Post inflammatory hypopigmentation

  • Pruritis ani

  • Purpuric rash

  • Rosacea and rhinopehyma

  • Rubella

  • Scarlet fever

  • Seborrheic dermatitis

  • Shingles

  • Steroids strength and application

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INFECTIOUS DISEASES

  • Malaria(adults &preg)

  • Dengue

  • COVID

  • Worm infestations

  • Hepatits B and C

  • TB

  • Rabies

  • Tetanus

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WOMEN HEALTH 

  • Breast disorders

  • Premenopausal syndrome

  • Amenorrhea

  • Menopause

  • Infertility

  • Endometriosis/ademyosis

  • Leiomyoma

  • gyneacological Ca(cervical,ovarian,endometrial)

  • POS

  • Contraception

  • Ovarian cyst

  • PID

  • UKMEC wheel

  • breast Pain (causes, symptoms, Tx)

  • Atrophic vaginitis

  • Bacterial Vaginosis 

  • Candidiasis

  • Chlamydia genital infection

  • Dysmenorrhea

  • Genital herpes simplex

  • Menopause

  • Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome

  • Common cervical abnormalities

  • Vaginal discharge

 

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MATERNAL HEALTH 

  • Pregnancy induced HTN 

  • Pre eclampsia

  • DM in pregnancy

  • UTI in pregnancy

  • Antenatal screening

  • Postpartum mental health

  • Puerperal pyrexia

  • Rubella, chicken pox exposure

  • Ectopic,

  • Threatened, missed abortion, recurrent miscarriages

  • Pregnancy induced nausea and vomiting / hyperemesis 

  • Heartburn

  • Constipation

  • Antenatal  6weeks postnatal check

  • Puerperal mastitis

  • Pre pregnancy counselling

  • Post natal care

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SEXUAL HEALTH 

  • Urethral discharge syndrome

  • Bacterial vaginosis

  • Trichomoniasis

  • Candida

  • Chlamydia

  • HSV2

  • HIV

  • Vaginal discharge syndrome

  • Genital ulcer/vesicles

  • Inguinal swelling syndrome

 

ENT 

  • Sinusitis

  • Rhinitis

  • Otitis externa and media 

  • Vertigo

  • Pharyngitis

  • Vestibular neuronitis

  • Facial pain(causes, symptoms, treatments)

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EYE 

  • Glaucoma

  • Stye/Chalazion

  • Blepharitis

  • Conjunctivitis

  • Herpes ophthalmicus

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MENTAL HEALTH 

  • General Anxiety disorders 

  • Depression

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MISC TOPICS 

  • Chronic fatigue syndrome

  • Osteoporosis risk assessment in primary care

  • anaemia in kidney diseases

  • Osteomalacia

  • Anaphylaxis

  • Heat exhaustion/stroke

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3 Face to Face WORKSHOPS 

 

1. HISTORY EXAMINATION AND TOACS

  • Abdominal examination

  • Aching joints - Assessment, Investigation & Management  in primary care

  • Acute abdominal pain in children

  • Breast lumps and breast examination

  • Cardiac type chest pain presenting in primary care

  • Cardiovascular Hx & Exam

  • Dermatologiacal Hx & exam

  • ENT Exam

  • Examination of cranial nerves

  • Examination of spine

  • Gastrointestinal Hx &exam

  • Genitourinary Hx and exam

  • Gyneacological Hx &exam

  • History and general physical examination

  • Assessment of knee pain

  • Neurological examination of the limbs

  • Neurological history

  • Newborn screening

  • Paediatric examination

  • Paediatric history

  • Psychiatric assessment

  • Respiratory system history and examination

  • Rheumatological history and examination

  • Shoulder examination

  • Examination of patient with diabetes

 

2. GP PROCEDURAL SKILLS

  • Most common GP office procedures 

  • ENT/ O&G/ Basic surgical procedures 

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3. GP Communication Skills 

  • Role play interactive patient discussion 

  • Counselling 

  • Medico-legal implications and discussions

 

Program starts Sunday 2 April 2022 @ 12pm PST | 6pm AEST | 7am UK  via zoom 

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