e-Learning opportunities
Dystonia: a guide to assessment and management
1 hour
Brain and mental healthLearn the symptoms and signs of common forms of dystonia as well as how and when to refer patients, including urgent referrals.
Ear discharge: diagnosis and treatment
1 hour
Ophthalmology and ENTA module outlining the assessment, diagnosis and management of ear discharge.
Easily missed - acromegaly
30 minutes
Endocrine and DiabetesKnow the presenting features of acromegaly, and how to prevent complications such as sleep apnoea, diabetes and arthropathy.
Easily missed - human brucellosis
30 minutes
Laboratory investigations and InfectionsKnow when to suspect brucellosis, which blood tests to request to investigate, and what the treatment guidelines are.
Easily missed - posterior shoulder dislocations
30 minutes
Dermatology, MSK and RheumatologyLearn what to look for on examination if you are considering posterior shoulder dislocation, and the importance of early diagnosis.
Easily missed - rheumatoid arthritis
30 minutes
Dermatology, MSK and RheumatologyThe disability created by rheumatoid arthritis causes 28% of patients to give up their job within a year.[6] How can you make sure that youâre identifying all patients who need referring? What investigations should you do in primary care and what advice
Easily missed - septic arthritis in children
30 minutes
PaediatricsA guide to likely presentation and tests for primary HIV infection, along with public health implications of missing the diagnosis.
Easily missed - subdural haematoma in the elderly
30 minutes
Brain and mental health
Cancer, Palliative Care, Pain and Older PeopleThis is a series of multiple choice questions to accompany the article Easily missed: subdural haematoma in the elderly" from The BMJ."
Easily missed: Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy
30 minutes
Gastroenterology
Women's and Sexual HealthAround a quarter of women experience pruritus during pregnancy but only a very small number will have intrahepatic cholestasis. Diagnosis is vital as delay can increase the risk of stillbirth. Read the article then take the multiple choice assessment.
Easily missed: normal pressure hydrocephalus
30 mins
Brain and mental healthCancer, Palliative Care, Pain and Older PeopleIdiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus is a potentially reversible cause of dementia. The diagnosis relies on doctors being aware of how it presents, and considering it even when a single symptom is present. Read the article then take the multiple choic
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