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Updated Chronic Disease Management

1. Being a General Practitioner

2. The General Practice Consultation

3.1 Clinical Governance
3.2 Patient Safety

3.3 Ethics and Values Based Medicine
3.4 Promoting Equality and Valuing Diversity

3.5 Evidence Based Practice
3.6 Research and Academic Activity
3.7 Teaching, Mentoring, Clinical Supervision

4.1 Management in Primary Care
4.2 Information Management and Technology

5. Healthy People
6. Genetics in Primary Care

7. Care of acutely ill people
8. Care of Children and Young People
9. Care of Older adults

10.1 Women's Health
10.2 Men's Health
11 Sexual Health

12. Cancers & Palliative Care

13. Mental Health Problems
14. Learning Difficulty

15.1 Cardiovascular Problems
15.2 Digestive Problems

15.3 Drug and Alcohol Problems
15.4 ENT Problems
15.5 Eye Problems

15.6 Metabolic & Endocrine Problems

15.7 Neurological Problems
15.8 Respiratory Problems

15.9 Rheumatology and musculoskeletal

15.10 Dermatology
16 Other Topics

Pennine GP Home » Clinical » 15.6 Metabolic & Endocrine Problems

Metabolic and endocrine problems

Metabolic and endocrine problems comprise a significant proportion of GPs' chronic disease management workload.

Downloads

Diabetes

Diabetes management - six monthly updated guidelines for primary care

DKA management guidelines (in hospital)

How to do a diabetic foot examination - web link

Diabetes evidence based review 2011

Type 2 diabetes management NICE 2008

Type 2 Diabetes management flow charts updated NICE 2009 (click)

Diabetes in pregnancy NICE 2008

Sick day rules for diabetics

Diabetes & Driving - advice re hypos, safe driving etc etc from Diabetes UK 2008

Diabetes management during Ramadan - a review 2005

The changing of HbA1c reporting from April 2009

Starting patients with Type 2 diabetes on insulin RCN 2004 and updated 2006 - an excellent practical guide explaining the different insulin profiles, choosing the right insulin, injection techniques, how to start insulin, dose adjustment etc

Home Blood Glucose Monitoring - Who should be doing it and how often?

Home Blood Glucose Monitoring diary - a useful download to help patients record staggered home blood glucose readings.

Diabetic retinopathy - a useful website for patients and GPSTs

Chronic Kidney Disease

Chronic renal disease 2008

Potassium and your CKD Diet

CKD - patient information leaflet

Endocrinology

Endocrinology review 2008

Thyroid disorders 2010 - a PowerPoint presentation

FNAC result interpretation (Thyroid Nodules)

HDR News

Venue: Learning Centre at Calderdale Royal Hospital (click)

Date: 7/2/12, meet for food at 1pm

ST1s & ST2s and ST3s - STD update

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, MRCGP 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 & Time: TBA

Topic: TBA

Preparation: TBA

Future dates: TBA

Next Trainers' Away Day

Venue: TBA

Date & Time: TBA

Topic: Presentation Skills and Helping IMGs

Preparation: TBA

Educational Supervision Deadlines

The next deadline is 31/12/11 (Summative review for ST1s, ST2s & ST3s).

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

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