Clinical Update

How can you improve symptoms of breathlessness in a patient with chronic respiratory disease? What's the link between diabetes and frailty? How long is a child with measles contagious for? 

In this episode of the Clinical Update podcast, MIMS Learning editors discuss pulmonary rehabilitation – who it is suitable for and what it entails. Our guest for this episode, MIMS Learning’s diabetes clinical adviser Dr Tom Crabtree, discusses the impact of frailty on the management of diabetes. Finally, we offer three key learning points for you on measles.

You can access the website version of this podcast on MIMS Learning [link] to make notes for your appraisal. MIMS Learning offers hundreds of hours of CPD for healthcare professionals, along with a handy CPD organiser.

Please note: this podcast is presented by medical editors and discusses educational content written or presented by doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals on the MIMS Learning website and at live events.

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Pulmonary rehabilitation

Pulmonary rehabilitation for people with breathlessness

Adjunct therapies for chronic respiratory conditions learning plan

Diabetes and frailty

Diabetes and older people webinar

Podcast: Monkeypox and diabetes technology

Diabetes research briefing March 2023

Measles

Espresso CPD: measles

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What impact has the HPV vaccine had on cervical cancer rates? How does stigma affect people with HIV? And what do GPs need to know about depression? 

In this episode of the Clinical Update podcast, we discuss how both the cervical cancer screening programme and the HPV vaccine have led to dramatic improvements in cervical cancer rates. 

Also, our guest speaker Professor Mark Nelson explains how the HIV landscape has changed over the decades. He says that as life expectancy for people with HIV has vastly improved – thanks to effective treatments – the focus now needs to be on improving quality-of-life. However, he believes stigma is ‘one of the major contributors to spoiling quality-of-life’. 

Finally, for our 3 key points feature, we look at what GPs need to know about depression.

You can access the website version of this podcast on MIMS Learning to make notes for your appraisal. MIMS Learning offers hundreds of hours of CPD for healthcare professionals, along with a handy CPD organiser.

Please note: this podcast is presented by medical editors and discusses educational content written or presented by doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals on the MIMS Learning website and at live events.

Cervical cancer

Cervical cancer: clinical review

HIV

HIV-associated malignancies

Guidance update: latest guidance on HIV

Depression

Identifying and managing depression in primary care

Depression: clinical review

Health inequalities

Targeting health inequalities campaign

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What do clinicians need to know about diagnosing skin cancer in a person of colour? Why is it important for clinicians to address fear of cancer recurrence? What are some key points from the latest consensus statement on hypothyroidism?

In this episode of the Clinical Update podcast, MIMS Learning editors look at important considerations for diagnosing skin cancer in people of colour. Our guest for this episode Dr Susanne Cruickshank, who is strategic lead for applied health research at Royal Marsden, discusses fear of cancer recurrence and how healthcare professionals can begin to address it. F Finally, we will look at some of the main takeaways from the British Thyroid Association/Society for Endocrinology consensus statement for hypothyroidism.

You can visit the website version of this podcast on MIMS Learning to make notes for your appraisal. MIMS Learning offers hundreds of hours of CPD for healthcare professionals, along with a handy CPD organiser.

Please note: this podcast is presented by medical editors and discusses educational content written or presented by doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals on the MIMS Learning website and at live events.

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Skin cancer in skin of colour

Skin cancer in skin of colour

Dermatology for skin of colour learning plan

Cancer recurrence

Fear of cancer recurrence

Managing the oncology patient’s expectations

Hypothyroidism

Diagnosis and treatment of hypothyroidism

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In the first episode of season 3 of the Clinical Update podcast, MIMS Learning editor Pat Anderson meets Dr Susru Sukumaran, a GP providing essential support to members of the LGBTQ+ community who are struggling with drug addiction. 

MIMS Learning editors also discuss the latest learning modules on the mental health needs of displaced people, and on the management of premature ejaculation - said to be the most common male sexual disorder. 

You can visit the website version of this podcast on MIMS Learning to make notes for your appraisal. MIMS Learning offers hundreds of hours of CPD for healthcare professionals, along with a handy CPD organiser.

Please note: this podcast is presented by medical editors and discusses educational content written or presented by doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals on the MIMS Learning website and at live events.

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Mental health needs of displaced people

Supporting displaced people with mental health conditions

Supporting the LGBTQ+ community

London Friend: call  0207 833 1674 or email [email protected].  

Switchboard: Helpline 0800 0119 100 or email [email protected]

Galop: supports LGBTQ+ people who have experienced violence or abuse. Helpline 0800 999 5428 or email [email protected]

 Terrence Higgins Trust: HIV and sexual health charity. Helpline 0808 802 1221 or email: [email protected]

 Talk to Frank: resource about the drugs and their effects.

Premature ejaculation

Premature ejaculation: clinical review

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What is the ‘elephant in the room’ for healthcare professionals? What do clinicians need to know about colorectal cancer screening? What are three key facts related to bronchiolitis?

In this episode of the Clinical Update podcast, consultant geriatrician Dr Anna Steel  speaks to MIMS Learning managing editor Pat Anderson about the ‘elephant in the room’, which is end of life care planning in clinical practice. 

This episode also features a discussion on the risks, epidemiology, diagnosis and management of colorectal cancer. For the ‘three key points’ section, Pat, Rhiannon and Sangeeta discuss the latest on bronchiolitis in children, including presentation, recommended investigations and when to refer.

You can visit the website version of this podcast on MIMS Learning to make notes for your appraisal. MIMS Learning offers hundreds of hours of CPD for healthcare professionals, along with a handy CPD organiser.

Please note: this podcast is presented by medical editors and discusses educational content written or presented by doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals on the MIMS Learning website and at live events.

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Colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer: clinical review

Is there a causal link between Helicobacter pylori and colorectal cancer?

Could low levels of faecal haemoglobin indicate future risk of colorectal cancer?

Could exercise impact disease-free survival in colon cancer?

End of life care

Care of people nearing the end of life learning plan 

Bronchiolitis

NICE guidelines on bronchiolitis in children 

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In this episode of the MIMS Learning Clinical Update podcast, contraception expert Professor John Guillebaud explains why he believes the 7-day contraceptive pill break should be consigned to history. It also features a case-based discussion on complex contraception scenarios and provides three key points on prescribing emergency contraception.

You can visit the website version of this podcast on MIMS Learning to make notes for your appraisal. MIMS Learning offers hundreds of hours of CPD for healthcare professionals, along with a handy CPD organiser.

Please note: this podcast is presented by medical editors and discusses educational content written or presented by doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals on the MIMS Learning website and at live events.

Complex contraception

MIMS Learning. Contraception: the basics. March 2023.

MIMS Learning. Complex contraception scenarios part 1. March 2023

MIMS Learning. Complex contraception scenarios part 2. March 2023

Best use of hormonal contraception

MIMS Learning. Best use of oral hormonal contraception. November 2023.

Li RHW, Tsing Lo SS, Gemzell-Danielsson K. Oral emergency contraception with levonorgestrel plus piroxicam: a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Lancet 2023; 402: 851–8.

Turok DK, Gero A, Simmons RG. Levonorgestrel vs. Copper Intrauterine Devices for Emergency Contraception. N Engl J Med 2021; 384: 335–44.

Akintomide H, Barnes P, Brima N and Mansour D. Higher discontinuation rate with a standard-sized compared to a small-sized 'gold standard' copper intrauterine device: a case-control review. BMJ Sex Reprod Healt 2019. doi: 10.1136/bmjsrh-2018-200296.

Emergency contraception

MIMS Learning. Choices in emergency contraception. Last updated October 2023.

MIMS Learning. Answering patients' questions on intrauterine contraception. November 2020.

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The term ‘TikTok tics’ has been used to describe the tic-like behaviours, seen in young girls, that have been linked to the social media platform TikTok. However, according to consultant paediatric neurologist Dr Tammy Hedderly, this term is unhelpful because it undermines what can be a sign of ‘quite significant mental health needs’. In this episode, Dr Hedderly talks about the differences between these tic-like behaviours (functional tics) and Tourette syndrome.

Also in this episode, the medical editors review the different presentations of depression and what three things GPs should know about squamous cell carcinoma. 

You can visit the website version of this podcast on MIMS Learning to make notes for your appraisal. MIMS Learning offers hundreds of hours of CPD for healthcare professionals, along with a handy CPD organiser.

Please note: this podcast is presented by medical editors and discusses educational content written or presented by doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals on the MIMS Learning website and at live events.

Depression

Depression: clinical review

Guidance update: latest NICE guidelines on depression in adults

Tic disorders

Tourette syndrome and other tic disorders in children and adolescents

The diagnosis and management of functional disorders

Squamous cell carcinoma

Squamous cell carcinoma: clinical review

Dermatology for skin of colour learning plan

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Abnormal liver function tests are very common in general practice, so what action do GPs need to take? Dr Pipin Singh discusses the options with Pat Anderson in episode 5 of the second season of the Clinical Update podcast. 

Also in this episode, our medical editors talk about the relationship between lung cancer and COPD, and finish up with three key points about managing gout, based on the latest NICE guidance.

You can visit the website version of this podcast on MIMS Learning to make notes for your appraisal. MIMS Learning offers hundreds of hours of CPD for healthcare professionals, along with a handy CPD organiser.

Please note: this podcast is presented by medical editors and discusses educational content written or presented by doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals on the MIMS Learning website and at live events.

Lung cancer and COPD

MIMS Learning. Understanding the relationship between COPD and lung cancer. August 2022.

MIMS Learning. COPD and common comorbidities learning plan. January 2023.

Gov.uk. New lung cancer screening roll out to detect cancer sooner. June 2023.

Liver disease

MIMS Learning. Abnormal liver function tests: case-based discussion. Reviewed November 2020.

MIMS Learning. Guidance update: non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. September 2016.

MIMS Learning. End of life care scenario: managing hepatic failure. Updated August 2021.

Management of gout

MIMS Learning. Guidance update: latest NICE guidelines on gout. August 2022

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Dr Daisy Lund, plant-based GP, talks to Sangeeta Krishnan about plant-based nutrition and Plant Based Health Professionals UK. Dr Lund describes research into the effect of a plant-based diet on some chronic diseases as ‘astonishing’ and considers how GPs could discuss nutrition with their patients during the 10-minute consultation.  

Also in this episode, Rhiannon Ashman and Sangeeta discuss paediatric and adolescent gynaecology. The episode wraps up with our regular ‘three key points’ feature, which outlines the importance of the three ‘P’s in syncope. 

You can visit the website version of this podcast on MIMS Learning to make notes and keep a record of your learning. MIMS Learning offers hundreds of hours of CPD for healthcare professionals, along with a handy CPD organiser.

Paediatric and adolescent gynaecology

MIMS Learning. Common problems in paediatric and adolescent gynaecology. January 2023.

MIMS Learning. Complex problems in paediatric and adolescent gynaecology. January 2023.

MIMS Learning. Polycystic ovary syndrome: diagnosis and initial management. October 2022. 

Interview with Dr Daisy Lund

MIMS Learning. Health outcomes with plant-based nutrition September 2023.

Plant based health professionals UK. Factsheets. Accessed September 2023.

WHO. Cancer: Carcinogenicity of the consumption of red meat and processed meat. 25 Oct 2015.

British Dietetic Association. Vegetarian, vegan and plant-based diet: Food Fact Sheet. Accessed September 2023.

Syncope

MIMS Learning. The importance of the three ‘P’s in syncope. July 2023

DVLA. Neurological disorders: assessing fitness to drive. June 2022. 

MIMS Learning. Diagnosis and management of functional seizures. November 2022. 

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Dr Richard Smith, former editor of the BMJ, talks to Sangeeta Krishnan about the work of the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change. He explains that the Alliance, of which he is chair, is doing everything possible to mitigate the effects of climate change or, as he puts it, ‘the defining issue of our age’.

Also in this episode, Pat Anderson and Dawn Liz Powell discuss the NICE guidelines on managing chronic kidney disease. And for our regular ‘three key points’ feature, Sangeeta, Pat, and Dawn look at what we know about scarlet fever. 

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Chronic kidney disease

Guidance update: latest NICE guidelines on chronic kidney disease

Diabetes-related kidney disease: prevalence, diagnosis, and impact

CKD: the hidden public health emergency

Climate change

Climate change and healthcare

Respiratory research briefing September 2023

Reducing emissions from inhalers

Scarlet fever

Scarlet fever presentation and management

Espresso CPD: invasive Group A streptococcus

MIMS Learning paediatrics page 

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