Red Whale Primary Care Pod

• Spotting myeloma…let’s make it less tricky

  Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead, or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom.  In the second of two episodes this month, Fiona and Nik discuss: What jumped out at us from our brand new video byte: ‘Ramadan - Impact on diabetes and other chronic illnesses’Spotting Myeloma… let’s make it less tricky. Myeloma has been a popular topic in our recent Cancer and GP Update courses. So, to celebrate the launch of the NEW season of GP Update courses we wanted to share this Pearl on myeloma.Listen as soon as you can to ensure you have full access to all the free resources. And hear a best intentions story that will have you checking what you’re drying your hands with!RamadanVideoRed Whale Knowledge - Ramadan: impact on diabetes and other chronic disease Myeloma NICE 2015, NG12 Myeloma UK’s diagnostic tool for primary care Send us your feedback [email protected] or send a voice message Sign up to receive Pearls here. Pearls are available for 3 months from publish date. After this, you can get access them plus 100s more articles when you buy a one-day online course from Red Whale OR sign up to Red Whale Unlimited. Find out more here. Follow us: X, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedInDisclaimer: We make every effort to ensure the information in this podcast is accurate and correct at the date of publication, but it is of necessity of a brief and general nature, and this should not replace your own good clinical judgement, or be regarded as a substitute for taking professional advice in appropriate circumstances. In particular, check drug doses, side-effects and interactions with the British National Formulary. Save insofar as any such liability cannot be excluded at law, we do not accept any liability for loss of any type caused by reliance on the information in this podcast....

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• Anabolic steroid use - body image issues and the pursuit of a muscular physique

  Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead, your gardening clothes or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom.  In the first of two episodes this month, Fiona and Nik discuss: Anabolic steroid use. Body image concerns and pursuing an increasingly muscular appearance is becoming a growing issue, particularly for men and boys. Nature… so important that we should prescribe it? Yes! Special guest Hussain Al-Zubaidi joins us to talk about the power of nature and green social prescribing in transforming patient health.Listen as soon as you can to ensure you have full access to all the free resources. The rest of the Pearls from March will be covered next week along with a new best intentions story to put a smile on your face.Anabolic steroid useBJGP 2015;65:626 BJGP 2024;74(741):187 BMJ 10-minute consultation (BMJ 2016;355:i5023) Green social prescribingThe National Academy for Social Prescribing:Full toolkit on green social prescribing RCGP - parkrun practice initiative VideosRed Whale Knowledge - green social prescribing Send us your feedback [email protected] or send a voice message Sign up to receive Pearls here. Pearls are available for 3 months from publish date. After this, you can get access them plus 100s more articles when you buy a one-day online course from Red Whale OR sign up to Red Whale Unlimited. Find out more here. Follow us: X, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedInDisclaimer: We make every effort to ensure the information in this podcast is accurate and correct at the date of publication, but it is of necessity of a brief and general nature, and this should not replace your own good clinical judgement, or be regarded as a substitute for taking professional advice in appropriate circumstances. In particular, check drug doses, side-effects and interactions with the British National Formulary. Save insofar as any such liability cannot be excluded at law, we do not accept any liability for loss of any type caused by reliance on the information in this podcast....

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• I've got a pain in my foot... and these mouth ulcers won't clear up...

  Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead, or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom.  In the second of two episodes this month, Ali and Nik discuss: ‘I’ve got a pain in my foot.’ Do you feel less confident when consulting about feet? We can help…‘These mouth ulcers won’t clear up.’ We talk about Behçet’s syndrome, a rare multi system inflammatory condition.Listen as soon as you can to ensure you have full access to all the free resources. And hear a best intentions story that will have you in a spin!LinksSupport for clinicians in ScotlandNational wellbeing hub : support to stay well for everyone working in health, social care and social work in Scotland.Support for clinicians in WalesSupport for clinicians in Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency (NIMDA)Support for clinicians on the Isle of Man, Guernsey and JerseySupport for clinicians in EnglandSupport for NHS people (NHS England)Sign up for GP trainee essentialsI’ve got a pain in my foot… 2020 BMJ 10-minute Consultation on forefoot pain (BMJ 2020;371: m3704). These mouth ulcers won’t clear up British Association of Dermatologists and British Society for Rheumatology living guideline for managing people with Behçets 2Send us your feedback [email protected] or send a voice message Sign up to receive Pearls here. Pearls are available for 3 months from publish date. After this, you can get access them plus 100s more articles when you buy a one-day online course from Red Whale OR sign up to Red Whale Unlimited. Find out more here. Follow us: X, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedInDisclaimer: We make every effort to ensure the information in this podcast is accurate and correct at the date of publication, but it is of necessity of a brief and general nature, and this should not replace your own good clinical judgement, or be regarded as a substitute for taking professional advice in appropriate circumstances. In particular, check drug doses, side-effects and interactions with the British National Formulary. Save insofar as any such liability cannot be excluded at law, we do not accept any liability for loss of any type caused by reliance on the information in this podcast....

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• Fast steps: the evidence about dance for health, and supporting patients through Ramadan

  Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead, your dancing shoes or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom.  In the first of two episodes this month, Ali, Nik and special guests Hussain Al-Zubaidi and Osman Bhatti discuss: Dance for health. What is the evidence that this helps. Which disease is particularly helped by the tango?Ramadan: supporting patients with long-term conditions. How can we best support those with long-term conditions during this time?  Listen as soon as you can to ensure you have full access to all the free resources. The rest of the Pearls from February will be covered next week along with a new best intentions story to put a smile on your face.LinksSign up for GP trainee essentialsLet’s dance? Dance for health…Let’s Dance - communication toolkitRamadan: impact on diabetes and other chronic diseasesBMJ Practice Pointer acknowledging that fasting may impact chronic disease control. BMJ 2022;376e:063613Send us your feedback [email protected] or send a voice message Sign up to receive Pearls here. Pearls are available for 3 months from publish date. After this, you can get access them plus 100s more articles when you buy a one-day online course from Red Whale OR sign up to Red Whale Unlimited. Find out more here. Follow us: X, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedInDisclaimer: We make every effort to ensure the information in this podcast is accurate and correct at the date of publication, but it is of necessity of a brief and general nature, and this should not replace your own good clinical judgement, or be regarded as a substitute for taking professional advice in appropriate circumstances. In particular, check drug doses, side-effects and interactions with the British National Formulary. Save insofar as any such liability cannot be excluded at law, we do not accept any liability for loss of any type caused by reliance on the information in this podcast....

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• Something we never want to miss, and something we might have missed... cauda equina syndrome, and the new NICE guidance on menopause- any changes to our practice?

  Send us a textGrab your trainers, your dog lead, or a cuppa and join us for some free CPD as we have another relaxed round up of recent Red Whale primary care Pearls of wisdom.  In the second of two episodes this month, Fiona and Nik discuss: Spinal cord compression and cauda equina syndrome. They’re on our (long!) list of things we never want to miss. They’re uncommon presentations, but they cause us a lot of anxiety. We can help…The new NICE guidance on menopause, published in December 2024. Much stayed the same, but we focus on the bits that may change our practice…Listen as soon as you can to ensure you have full access to all the free resources. And hear a best intentions story that will have you checking your phone and your headphones before launching into your next consultation!Spinal cord compression and cauda equina syndrome Red flags to screen for malignancy and fracture in patients with low back pain: systematic reviewBMJ 2013;347:f7095 GRIFT 2023 cauda equinanational suspected cauda equina pathway Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists – cauda equina information cards (cards in 29 different languages) NICE guideline on menopause 2024: practice-changing pointsNICE NG23BMS statement in response to the publication of the updated NICE Menopause guideline (NG23)Send us your feedback [email protected] or send a voice message Sign up to receive Pearls here. Pearls are available for 3 months from publish date. After this, you can get access them plus 100s more articles when you buy a one-day online course from Red Whale OR sign up to Red Whale Unlimited. Find out more here. Follow us: X, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedInDisclaimer: We make every effort to ensure the information in this podcast is accurate and correct at the date of publication, but it is of necessity of a brief and general nature, and this should not replace your own good clinical judgement, or be regarded as a substitute for taking professional advice in appropriate circumstances. In particular, check drug doses, side-effects and interactions with the British National Formulary. Save insofar as any such liability cannot be excluded at law, we do not accept any liability for loss of any type caused by reliance on the information in this podcast....

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