GPConsult's Podcast

Dr Paul Ryan will discuss high altitude illness, zika virus, cholera, tick-borne encephalitis, Japanese encephalitis & paediatric travel vaccines.

Dr Paul Ryan will discuss yellow fever, hepatitis B, rabies & meningitis ACWY.

Dr Paul Ryan will discuss general advice given to those travelling abroad, traveller's diarrhoea, mosquito avoidance, malaria prophylaxis & travel vaccines.

Dr Paul Ryan will discuss sulphonylureas & pioglitazones. He will also discuss the follow-up with diabetic patients and a memory aid that can be used in deciding on appropriate treatment after metformin.

Dr Paul Ryan will discuss the use of oral hypoglycaemics & their effect on patients weight. He will also discuss SGLT2s, incretin-based therapies & current diabetes guidelines on cardiovascular outcomes.

Dr Paul Ryan will discuss the main classes of hypoglycaemic agents, their efficacy & tips for prescribing different agents. He will also discuss patients with raised BMI & established cardiovascular disease & HbA1c targets.

Dr Paul Ryan will discuss the definition & diagnosis of type 2 diabetes. He will also discuss at what HbA1c does treatment need to be started, why metformin is the first-line treatment & the side effects of Metformin.

Dr Paul Ryan will discuss a number of Cochrane reviews published in the last few years that looked at the efficacy of antibiotics in common respiratory tract infections.

Dr Paul Ryan will discuss the pharmacological management of patients living with obesity.

Dr Paul Ryan will discuss the use of delayed back-up antimicrobial prescriptions which are used where there is clinical uncertainty as to whether the condition is self-limiting or is likely to deteriorate.