GP Refresher Course: previous programmes
On this page you can find previous programmes related to the GP refresher course.
October 2011
- Assessing and treating shoulder pain
- Managing Atrial Fibrillation
- Khat use and mental illness
- Tinnitus and Vertigo
- A Surgeon's view of Dyspepsia
- Dementia Update
- An introduction to health policy
- Achieving good diabetic control
- End of Life Care
- Weight Management in Pregnancy
- Paediatric Orthopaedics
- Vitamin D Deficiency
- Is My Baby Developing Normally?
- Personality Disorders
- Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
October 2010
- GPs and the Coalition Government
- Treating Hypertension
- Low Back Pain
- Peripheral Neurological Symptoms
- Paracetamol and Asthma: A Causal Link?
- Dermatology
- Child Health – Abdominal Pain
- MMR
- Heart Failure
- Alma Gallagher
- Bariatric Surgery
- Epilepsy
- Current Advances in Diabetic Care
- How To Interpret Haematology Results
- Sports and Exercise Medicine
October 2007
- Indications for Intra Articular Joint Injections
- Multiple Sclerosis – Current Management
- Communication Skills
- The mystery of dermatological lumps and bumps
- Tropical Diseases
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Managing Anxiety
- Managing Ankle Pain
- Changing General Practice : CAB, Surveys, etc.
- Heart Failure
- The Red Eye, Conjunctivitis, Iritis & Glaucoma
- Groin Pain
- ECG Interpretation
- Asthma
- Obesity
- The Blocked/Runny Nose
- The Child with faltering growth
- Ethical Issues in General Practice (NHS Spine)
- Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
- Benefits – Unravelling the Mystery
Tuesday 18 - Friday 21 October 2005
- Partner Violence - what role for GPs?
- Managing Hearing Loss and Vertigo
- Conventional and complementary therapy in the management of low back pain
- Eczema in Children
- Approach to abnormal Microbiology
- Arrhythmia Management in the 21st Century
- Psychosis and the GP
- Headaches
- Dementia Assessment and Management
- COPD
- The Painful Eye
- Beyond Enhanced Services
- Common orthopaedic problems in childhood
- 'Malaria in travellers - prevention and treatment'
- Ethical Decisions GPs have to make
- The role of oncology in colorectal cancer
- Gout and Hyperuricaemia
- Pre-eclampsia and IUGR
Wednesday 20 - Friday 22 October 2004
- Breast Cancer Update
- Epilepsy
- Osteoporosis
- Hypothyroidism
- Latest thoughts on HRT
- Coronary Artery Disease Prevention
- Dermatological conditions of the leg
- Clinical Biochemistry Cases
- Urinary Incontinence
- Adolescent Psychiatry
- Hypertension Management
- The Painful Knee
- Quality and Outcomes Contract Update
- Infertility
- Smoking Cessation
Wednesday 15 - Friday 17 October 2003
- The New GP Contract and Mental Health
- Terminal Care
- Diabetes - Improving poor gylcaemic control
- Child Health Promotion - The Hall Report
- BPH/Prostate Cancer
- Haematological Conditions
- Vulval Conditions
- Managing Hearing Difficulties
- The New GP Contract
- Obesity Management
Wednesday 16 - Friday 18 October 2002
- Rheumatology: Fibromyalgia Knee Problems Joint Injections
- Contraception in the Mature Woman
- Childhood Immunisation Update
- Risk Management
- Diabetes: New drugs and insulin treatments The Metabolic Syndrome Management of dyslipidaemia of diabetes
- National Service Framework - Standard of Care
- Jaundice: Investigation diagnosis treatments
- Healthcare of Elderly Patients: National Service Guidelines for Stroke Management; Falls in Elderly People and their management
Wednesday 17 - Friday 19 October 2001
- Endocrinology Update: Pituitary/adrenal/thyroid/ovaries
- Investigative Radiology: New screen procedures
- Liver cancer
- Revalidation Workshop: Introduction to Portfolios/Appraisals
- Heart sink patients in Psychiatry
- Eating Disorders in children and adolescents
- Vertigo
- Rheumatology - New treatment update
- Sexual History Taking Workshop
Wednesday 18 - Friday 20 October 2000
- Update on Schizophrenia and new atypical and antidepressant drugs
- Teenage Sexual Health
- Workshops:
- Childhood emergencies and Intraosseous injections in emergency context
- Psychology in General Practice
- Assessment and management of Dementia in the Community
- Mood Disorders
- Cognitive Therapy
- Coronary Heart Disease:
- Review of treatments for Angina
- Overview of GP's role in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of MI
- CHD Risk and new clinical guidelines
- Helping patients to stop smoking
- Cancer Update:
- Guidelines for urgent and symptomatic referral of patients with suspected cancer
- Update on Gynaecological Cancer and screening
- Food Allergies: Case histories and nutritional advice
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Wednesday 20 - Friday 22 October 1999
- Men's Sexual Health: Erectile Dysfunction
- Women's Health:
- Obstetric Care
- Chlamydia Infection in women
- HRT Prescribing
- Workshops:
- IT
- HIV
- Drug Misuse
- Handling Headaches
- Management of Parkinson's Disease
- Social Support, Social Cohesion & Health
- Treatment of Ophthalmic Conditions
- Movement Disorders
- Dermatology Clinic: Patients-based discussion. (OSCE Style)
- PCG's: The New NHS Modern, Dependable: A Primary Care Prospective
- Clinical Governance: Encouraging Excellence
- Paediatrics:
- Improvements in the Epidemiology of Serious Paediatric Infectious Illness
- Practical Aspects of Paediatric Emergencies
- Working with Difficult families
Wednesday 14 - Friday 16 October 1998
- Back Pain
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Occupational Medicine
- Workshops:
- IT/Paperless Practice
- Prescribing
- Evidence Based Medicine
- Changes in the Medical School: Curriculum Changes: Community Medical Education
- Anthropology in General Practice
- Consultation Problems
- Innovations in Communication Skills Teaching
- Introduction to Clinical Skills Laboratory
- AIDS/HIV Primary/Secondary Care Interface
- Child Protection
- Domestic Violence
- Gastroenterology: Dyspepsia: Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Wednesday 15 - Friday 17 October 1997
- Clinical Effectiveness:
- Clinical Guidelines
- Groupwork and discussion
- Ethics and the Law
- Diabetes - Presentation group discussion
- Accident & Emergency Services including a visit to the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service pad
- Hickman Memorial Lecture 'Effective use of limited Consultation Time - Lessons from Asthma'
- Dermatology:
- Childhood Atopic Eczema
- Severe Psoriasis
- Non-melanoma Skin Cancer
- Melanoma Today
- Epidemiology
- Blood Cholesterol
- Down's Syndrome Screening
- General Practice Research Framework
- WISDOM Study: (Women's International Study of Log Duration Oestrogen after Menopause)
- Inhaled Steroids in Asthma