Infomed Research & Training Limited

4th Medical Update for the General Practitioner The practical, comprehensive and intensive two-day conference for busy, hands-on GP’s organised by Infomed Research and Training, on Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 January 2009, at LGA Conference Centre, Local Government House, Smith Square, London SW1P 3HZ
Are you a GP who is... Looking for a medical update to assist in maintaining a high level of evidence based decision-making in patient care? Ready for a refresher course to help answer the difficult medical questions faced in day to day practice? Preparing for appraisal? Coming back from maternity leave or just been appointed? ...then this is the course for you!		Book Online Delegate Fee: Both days: £435 (inc.VAT) Daily rate: £275 (inc.VAT) Course fee includes CD containing copies of the lectures, lunch & refreshments
You will benefit from a faculty of 16 Consultants and Specialist GPs including:
Dr Dick Churchill, GP and Associate Professor of Primary Care, University of Nottingham Dr Steve Reid, Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist, St Mary’s Hospital, London Dr Neil Andrews, Consultant Cardiologist, St Mary's Hospital, Portsmouth Dr Tom Lloyd, Medico-legal Adviser, Medical Protection Society Dr Iain Cranston, Consultant Endocrinologist, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust Mr Simon Holmes, Consultant Urologist, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust Dr Luke Howard, Consultant Chest Physician, Hammersmith Hospital, London Dr Tina Sajjanhar, Consultant Paediatrician, University Hospital Lewisham, London			PDF copy of the Course programme ▼
Course Programme Day One:
Neurology Dr Chris Clough, Consultant Neurologist, King’s College Hospital, London The neuro exam Headaches Small strokes and TIA’s Epilepsy Parkinson’s and MS – potential pitfalls Cardiology Dr Neil Andrews, Consultant Cardiologist, St Mary's Hospital, Portsmouth Funny turns and blackouts AF/multiple ectopics Breathlessness – when to suspect the heart Atypical chest pain Women’s Health Miss Joan Pitkin, Consultant Gynaecologist, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow Dysmenorrhoea Menopause management Incontinence HRT Teenagers Dr Dick Churchill, General Practitioner and Associate Professor of Primary Care, University of Nottingham Sexual health (HPV, chlamydia screening) Mental health Acne Communications, confidentiality and consent	Psychiatry Dr Steve Reid, Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist, St Mary’s Hospital, London Treatment of depression Managing anxiety states and OCD Management of medically unexplained symptoms Medico-Legal Dr Tom Lloyd, Medico-legal Adviser, Medical Protection Society Latest GMC regulations How to avoid litigation Clinical cases – lessons to be learned Criminal vs. civil Men’s Health Mr Simon Holmes, Consultant Urologist, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust Lower urinary tract symptomsProstate PSA and other screening Impotence Male UT infections Obesity and Eating Disorders Dr Rachel Pryke, General Practitioner, Winyates Health Centre, Redditch The latest on obesity and ED Most common metabolic and endocrine sequelae Evidence (or lack of) behind current approaches Recommended practice and referral pathways Management of medical symptoms and medicines
Day Two:
Dermatology Dr Anshoo Sahota, Consultant Dermatologist, Whipps Cross University Hospital, London Psoriasis Eczema Acne Moles Diabetology and Endocrinology Dr Iain Cranston, Consultant Endocrinologist, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust How to achieve diabetic control in type 2 diabetes Insulin vs. triple therapy Kidneys and Blood Pressure Diabetic dyslipidaemia Grey areas in thyroid Elderly Dr Adrian Wagg, Consultant in Elderly Medicine, University College Hospital, London Strokes Mental health Muscles and bones Ekbom syndrome Vision and hearing Medicine management Tropical Medicine Dr Tom Doherty, Consultant in Infectious and Tropical Diseases, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Fever in travellers Diarrhoea	Respiratory Medicine Dr Luke Howard, Consultant Chest Physician, Hammersmith Hospital, London COPD The breathless patient Asthma Cough Spirometry Gastroenterology Dr George Webster, Consultant Gastroenterologist, University College Hospital, London Chronic diarrhoea Abnormal liver function tests Dyspepsia Small haematemesis Chronic abdominal pain (e.g. IBS and diberticulosis) Rectal bleeding Children’s Health Dr Tina Sajjanhar, Consultant Paediatrician, University Hospital Lewisham, London Vomiting babies Childhood rashes Allergy testing Murmurs Immunisation Musculoskeletal Dr Tom Crisp, Sports and Orthopaedic Physician, Springfield Hospital, Chelmsford Hips and knees Back and shoulder pain Tendons Tennis elbow
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