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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 » 15.9 Rheumatology and musculoskeletal

Rheumatology and musculoskeletal conditions

Musculoskeletal conditions are common, accounting for 15-20% of GP consultations.

Rheumatology

Osteoarthritis 2008

NZ Priority criteria for major joint replacement - as used by many PCTs

Osteoporosis review 2009

Osteoporosis 2010 - a PowerPoint presentation

PMR PowerPoint presentation 2008

PMR national guidelines 2010

Corticosteroid replacement during intercurrent illness 2008

ME/CFS Patient Information Booklet NICE 2007 - Great also for GPs!

Rheumatoid Arthritis - a PowerPoint presentation 2008

Rheumatoid Arthritis - an alternative PowerPoint presentation 2008

Rheumatoid Arthritis NICE 2009 - NICE guidance 2009

Rheumatoid arthritis & other inflammatory arthritides - summary of management 2009

DMARD drug monitoring guidelines 2009

Ankylosing Spondylitis - a PowerPoint presentation 2008

Gout - a PowerPoint presentation- 2010

Gout - management updated 2011

Fibromyalgia - a PowerPoint presentation 2008

Low Back Pain - Red Flags 2008

Low Back Pain - NICE 2009

Common lower limb problems and their management

Joint injection - a PowerPoint presentation

Joint injection - Patient Information Leaflet

Joint injection consent form

Joint injection summary

Home Physio Leaflets

Exercises for neck pain

Exercises for mechanical low back pain - ARC

Exercises for frozen shoulder

Exercises for tennis elbow

Exercises for OA knee

Home Physio - super website detailing home physio for most msk injuries

Splints, aids and appliances - a local company which sells a wide range of useful aids, splints etc

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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