e-Learning opportunities
Dystonia: a guide to assessment and management
1 hour
Brain and mental health
Learn 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 ENT
A module outlining the assessment, diagnosis and management of ear discharge.
Easily missed - acromegaly
30 minutes
Endocrine and Diabetes
Know 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 Infections
Know 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 Rheumatology
Learn 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 Rheumatology
The 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
Paediatrics
A 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 People
This 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 Health
Around 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 health
Cancer, Palliative Care, Pain and Older People
Idiopathic 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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