PROGRAMME

• Psychosexual medicine
• Urinary incontinence

Gout and pseudogout are known as “crystal diseases” and are common in primary care, affecting >1% of the population. This talk will focus on:

• Diagnosis: what to consider and differential diagnoses
• How to manage difficult to treat cases in the community
• When to refer onward and what do rheumatologists do differently?

This session covers the latest changes to guidelines in COPD, reviews optimal preventer strategies to reduce exacerbations and to discuss how to improve patient experiences. The session uses information from GOLD and NICE when discussing guidelines and treatments. The session also covers involving the patient and what they should be expecting from COPD care.

This session will focus on the recognition, diagnosis and management of cows milk allergy in infants and children. This includes how to support families through the elimination diet and reintroduction challenge in non IgE mediated allergy as well ensuring nutritional adequacy of maternal and child exclusion. The session will also bust common myths associated with milk allergy such as the difference between cow's milk allergy and lactose intolerance and the use of alternative allergy tests. 

Key learning objectives: 

• Be able to differentiate between IgE mediated and non IgE mediated allergy cow's milk allergy 
• Understand how to recognise symptoms and when allergy testing is appropriate 
• Practical strategies to support families nutritionally when families are waiting dietitian review 
• When onward referral is required and where to signpost to helpful resources

Chew-Graham will talk about the identification and management of people with depression in primary care, with reference to the updated NICE depression guidance. She will use 'cases' to illustrate key messages.

• When is it appropriate to start advance care planning 
• How to initiate advance care planning discussions 
• How to navigate challenging discussions regarding end of life wishes 
• The impact of culture and faith on end of life decisions

• Practical tips for non diabetic GPs
• A deeper understanding if SGLT2 agents and when they can be used plus the common ADRs to be aware of
• Interactive real life case studies

• The importance of lipid lowering
• A pro-active systematic strategy for lipid lowering is required
• How to use combination therapy to reduce lipid burden
• Why CKD is a greater risk factor for CVD than diabetes
• The importance of urine ACR
• How to optimise CKD to reduce cardiovascular risk

Attendees will be given an insight into how to effectively counsel women on a range of contraceptive options

• The appropriate use of the PSA blood test 
• How to identify men at risk 
• The advances in diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer 
• Penile rehabilitation after treatment

This will be an overview of common ENT emergencies that one may encounter in GP land and also, touch upon some of the ones that are not so common! 

• What are the key tips to look out for and when and how to act! 
  
• What not to do in some cases, when intervention in primary care can be hazardous 
  
• Examples- Quinsy, epistaxis, foreign bodies, stridor, sudden hearing loss, nasal fracture, necrotizing otitis externa, Bell’s palsy, to mention some …