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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