This education will discuss sexual health. Topics to be covered include the aspects required to take a comprehensive sexual health history, the requirements to include on a pre-and post testing counselling session and the need for contact tracing. Vignettes demonstrate how to initiate consultations which GPs and patients may find awkward, and also discusses the testing required for the comprehensive management of sexually transmissible infections.
Posted Tue, 31/01/2012 - 10:52am by Adam Fyfe
This education will discuss the various hormonal contraceptive methods available to women. The methods will be compared and contrasted, their indications and contra-indications discussed and their suitability for each patient, based on her individual needs, will be explored.
Posted Mon, 20/06/2011 - 1:00pm by Adam Fyfe
MENTAL HEALTH
SKILLS TRAINING
WOMEN'S
HEALTH
ALM
This ALM discusses the screening and further assessment of women in the perinatal period for possible depression and/or anxiety. A range of both pharmacological and non pharmacological management modalities are discussed and the development of team based care arrangements are explored.
This education is also available as a series of 6 one hour activities.
Posted Tue, 17/05/2011 - 11:40am by Adam Fyfe
This activity is part 1 of a series of 6, which is also available as part of an ALM.
This activity addresses perinatal depression and anxiety and emphasises the importance of early detection and management of these conditions.
The goal of the activity is to raise awareness of perinatal mental health conditions and to emphasise the need to implement universal screening in pregnant and postnatal women, with the goal of identifying perinatal mental health disorders early.
Posted Tue, 17/05/2011 - 11:39am by Adam Fyfe
This activity is part 2 of a series of 6, which is also available as part of an ALM.
The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is a simple to use screening tool that allows an informed judgement about the mental health and well being of patients in the perinatal period. Follow the key features in applying the EPDS to your clinical practice.
Posted Tue, 17/05/2011 - 11:39am by Adam Fyfe
This activity is part 3 of a series of 6, which is also available as part of an ALM.
This activity focuses specially on how to conduct a psychosocial assessment to gain a better understanding of the woman’s life circumstances including her past and current social, emotional and psychological status.
The activity details how to integrate the results from the EPDS, psychosocial assessment and other symptomatolgy to determine the woman’s level of risk and develop a risk management strategy.
Posted Tue, 17/05/2011 - 11:39am by Adam Fyfe
This activity is part 4 of a series of 6, which is also available as part of an ALM.
This activity emphasises the importance of a multidisciplinary approach, where available, and collaboration between service providers. The need for knowledge concerning local referral pathways for different levels of risk, severity and complexity of mental health disorders are explored. Plans to illustrate such pathways will be used as examples to illustrate how one can lighten the load for some families.
Posted Tue, 17/05/2011 - 11:38am by Adam Fyfe
This activity is part 5 of a series of 6, which is also available as part of an ALM.
This education emphasises the role of the primary care team, and the central role of the general practitioner, in the management of perinatal mental health disorders. This activity focuses on the assessment of women with suspected perinatal mental health disorders and discusses management options. The role of the GP mental health treatment plan is discussed.
Posted Tue, 17/05/2011 - 11:38am by Adam Fyfe
This activity is part 6 of a series of 6, which is also available as part of an ALM.
This education expands on the role of the primary care team in the management of perinatal mental health disorders. The various pharmacological management modalities are discussed as is the development of the GP mental health treatment plan.
Posted Tue, 17/05/2011 - 11:37am by Adam Fyfe
MENTAL HEALTH
SKILLS TRAINING
ALM
This ALM looks at the key diagnostic and management features for anxiety disorders commonly presenting in general practice. The education covers the age spectrum, ranging from prenatally to the elderly. The role of the GP as part of a primary care team is discussed together with the principles for best practice management of these conditions.
Posted Thu, 24/03/2011 - 9:05am by Adam Fyfe
This training is designed to quickly update a GPs knowledge of STI testing using an STI Testing Tool. The management of STIs in our practice requires GPs to have an effective but safe approach to achieve the best patient outcome.
Posted Mon, 07/02/2011 - 9:48am by Adam Fyfe
This activity reviews the recommendations around childhood vaccination and considers strategies to increase the uptake of childhood vaccination.The national vaccination schedule will be discussed in addition to current general practice immunisation initiatives.
Posted Fri, 24/12/2010 - 2:16pm by Adam Fyfe
