Red Whale Primary Care Pod

• Two challenges in primary care: Lynch syndrome and pelvic inflammatory disease

  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: Lynch syndrome: what’s the role of primary care? How can people access testing, and what support and surveillance can be offered? Diagnosing pelvic inflammatory disease: a challenge in general practice. We consider how we can approach making a diagnosis of pelvic inflammatory disease in general practice. This is important because it has significant sequelae, including subfertility and chronic pelvic pain. Listen as soon as you can to ensure you have full access to all the free resources. And hear a best intentions story that suggests there might be problems developing ‘down below’!Lynch syndrome: what does it mean for general practice?  Molecular testing strategies for Lynch syndrome in people with colorectal cancer (NICE DG27, 2017). NICE guidance on testing for Lynch syndrome in colorectal cancer (NICE NG151, 2020) NHS England: Implementing Lynch syndrome testing and surveillance pathways handbook v.1.2. Guidelines for the management of hereditary colorectal cancer from the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG)/Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI)/United Kingdom Cancer Genetics Group (UKCGG) The Royal Marsden: A beginner’s guide to Lynch syndrome Diagnosing pelvic inflammatory disease: a challenge in general practice  BASHH guidelines on the diagnosis and management of PID (UK national guideline for the management of pelvic inflammatory disease, 2018 – updated 2019) Video byte: 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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• Neurodiversity in the workforce, and spotting and supporting those with Parkinson's disease

  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 first of two episodes this month, Ali and Nik discuss: Neurodiversity in the workforce. We’ve been teaching about autism, ADHD and the umbrella approach to neurodiversity on our digital and face to face courses. You told us that you found this useful and empowering, in supporting patients and colleagues. So, we thought we’d share our article on supporting a neurodiverse workforce – this might provide tips we can apply to ourselves, to a trainee or a colleague. Spotting and supporting those with Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease is increasing in prevalence as our population ages. Our role in primary care is to spot it early and refer and then, alongside our secondary care colleagues, to support people living with the condition with potentially complex symptoms and drug regimens.Listen as soon as you can to ensure you have full access to all the free resources. The rest of the Pearls from April will be covered next week along with a new best intentions story to put a smile on your face.Neurodiversity in the workforce  Br Med Bull, 2020, 135(1): 108–125CMAJ 2022; 194(27): E951BJGP 2021; 71 (708): 294The CIPD guide to neuroinclusion at workInside Our Autistic Minds BBC iPlayerBoggled Docs: Inside Autistic MindsSpotting and supporting those with Parkinson’s disease  NICE 2017, NG71BJGP 2024;74:e482Impulsive and compulsive behaviour from Parkinson’s UKSend 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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• 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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