25% of us die of coronary heart disease and 40% from cardiovascular disease (MI, CVA and CCF). Of those that have an MI, 1/3 die within the first month, half of these deaths before they reach hospital – underlining the need for primary and secondary prevention.

GIT problems are common in primary care and represent a significant proportion of a GPs workload.

Downloads

Cardiovascular

The ECG Library - a link to a website with loads of examples of abnormal ECGs

CVD primary prevention

Lipid modification in CVD primary and secondary prevention - NICE - May 2008

Investigation of suspected cardiac chest pain NICE 2010 (click)

CVD secondary prevention

Heart failure management

AF management

Assessing suspected angina and acute onset chest pain - NICE 2010

AF review 2007

ABCD score & managing TIA - 2008

Stroke & TIA management - NICE 2008

DVT probability scoring (Wells) - 2006

Syncope & collapse ? cause - 2010 A PowerPoint presentation

Syncope 2010 - A 2010 review

Gastrointestinal

Irritable Bowel Syndrome - NICE 2008

Screening for bowel cancer 2007

Managing abnormal LFTs - 2008

Viral Hepatitis - know your Ds from your Es! - 2009

HDR News

Venue: ST1 & ST2 are at the Learning Centre at Calderdale Royal Hospital

but ST3 will be at Brig Royd Surgery (click)

Date: 7/9/10 Lunch at 13:00 and the session starts at 14:00

Topic: ST1 & ST2s 'Improving your examination skills' and ST3 will be on their CSA prep course (P4)

Preparation: ST1&ST2 to have a look at the YouTube clips (click). ST3 no preparation required other than videoing some 10 minute consultations for session five in 2 weeks.

News & Updates

THE NEWS PAGE (click) - Keep up to date with what is happening, as it happens, whether it’s changes to the e-portfolio, nMRCGP assessments or our website.

HDR HANDOUTS (click) - Missed HDR? You can now catch up by reading the handouts.

COURSES (click) - Have a look at the wide range of courses on offer for GPSTs throughout the UK.

Next Trainers' Workshop

Venue: TBA

Date: Sept 21st

Topic: Helping GPSTs to pass the CSA

Preparation: Read the CSA related downloads (click)

Future dates (13:00 starts): Nov 25th.

Educational Supervision Deadlines

The next deadline is 30/9/10 (Formative Yorkshire Deanery Educational Supervision Review).

See our Educational Review guidance (click) which explains the different types of reviews.

Please read our website disclaimer (click).