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Podcast: identifying clinical depression in primary care and the role of antidepressants
Module | Primary careHow can a GP determine whether a person presenting with low mood is clinica…
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Identifying and managing eating disorders in men
Module | Mental health and psychiatryGPs should be aware that eating disorders can occur in men as well as in wo…
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Case series: the psychological effects of cancer
Module | Primary careIn this case-based module, Professor Carolyn Chew-Graham highlights the pot…
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Podcast: Professor Carolyn Chew-Graham on caring for people with learning disabilities
Module | Primary careIn this episode of the Clinical Update podcast, Professor Carolyn Chew-Grah…
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Why people miss medical appointments and how to support them
Module | Primary care‘Missingness’ refers to the tendency to refuse offers of medical care such …
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Podcast: stress and its effect on the heart
MicroCourse | Primary carePeople who are stressed are more likely to have an unhealthy lifestyle, whi…
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Podcast: Drs Matt Sawyer and Mike Tomson on environmentally sustainable primary care
MicroCourse | Primary careDrs Matt Sawyer and Mike Tomson explain why environmental sustainability sh…
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Case study: distinguishing distress from depression
Module | Primary careDepression may be over-diagnosed and antidepressants may be over-prescribed…
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Frequent consulters in primary care
Module | Primary careFrequent consulters include all patients who frequently contact a practice,…
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Perinatal mental health disorders: risk factors and management
MicroCourse | Primary careThis conference report, of a talk by Professor Carolyn Chew-Graham at MIMS …
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Helping people with loneliness in primary care
Module | Mental health and psychiatryProfessor Carolyn Chew-Graham, in this module, reviews how loneliness can a…
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Podcast: The Good Grief Trust’s Linda Magistris on bereavement support
MicroCourse | Primary careIn this episode of the Clinical Update podcast, Linda Magistris talks to MI…
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The psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
Module | Mental health and psychiatryIn this module, Professor Carolyn Chew-Graham looks at how the COVID-19 pan…
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Transgender healthcare: management and referral to gender identity clinics
Module | Primary careThis learning module, third in a three-part series on transgender healthcar…
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Exploring the risk of self-harm and suicide in primary care
Module | Mental health and psychiatryIdentifying those with thoughts of self-harm and/or suicide is an important…
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Podcast: NASP's Monica Boulton on making best use of social prescribing in primary care
MicroCourse | Primary careIn this episode, Monica Boulton from the National Academy for Social Prescr…
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Podcast: diagnosis and management of chronic pain
MicroCourse | Primary careIn this episode, the MIMS Learning editors look at the diagnosis and manage…
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Podcast: Professor Carolyn Chew-Graham on supporting people with severe mental illness
MicroCourse | Primary careIn this episode, Professor Carolyn Chew-Graham talks to Dawn Liz Powell abo…
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Thinking neurodiversity in general practice with Dr Heidi Phillips
MicroCourse | Primary careAn estimated 15–20% of the population has some form of neurodivergence. In …
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Podcast: causes of stable chest pain
MicroCourse | Primary careIf a patient reports they are experiencing chest pain, and myocardial infar…
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The relationship between diabetes and mental health disorders
MicroCourse | Primary carePeople with diabetes (both type 1 and type 2) are at increased risk of ment…
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The gut-brain axis and the role of probiotics in supporting mood
Module | Initiated, funded and reviewed by ADM Protexin. August 2024In this learning module, Dr Viktoriya Nikolova explores the gut-brain axis …
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Strategies for the safe deprescribing of antidepressants
Module | Mental health and psychiatryUp to 50% of people who take antidepressants may no longer have a clear ind…
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A guide to providing trauma-informed maternity care
Module | Women’s healthTrauma-informed maternity care is based on a recognition that pregnancy and…
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The psychological impact of allergy in primary care
Module | This promotional learning module has been initiated, funded and reviewed by Mead Johnson Nutrition / Reckitt | RKT-M-63954 | July 2024In this learning module, Professor Christina Jones explores the psychologic…
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Test your knowledge of neurodiversity
MicroCourse | Mental health and psychiatryWhat is ‘stimming’? What is the UK prevalence of ADHD? Test your knowledge …
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Paediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS)
Module | This module was reviewed by PANS PANDAS UK (June 2024)This learning module aims to educate and inform primary care healthcare pro…
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Transgender healthcare: consultation skills
Module | Primary careThis module, the second in a series, discusses the barriers to healthcare a…
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Smoking cessation for people with mental illness
MicroCourse | Mental health and psychiatryPeople with mental illness are more likely to smoke than those without ment…
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Guidance update: SIGN guidelines for support of people with dementia and their carers
Module | Mental health and psychiatryThe SIGN guidance on dementia has recommendations on how to support both pe…
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Podcast: lipid management, osteoporosis and emetophobia
MicroCourse | Primary careIn this episode we interview Dr Pipin Singh to find out why ‘fire and forge…
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Addressing the needs of people with diabetes and mental illness
MicroCourse | DiabetesThis conference report, of a talk by Professor Richard Holt at the 2024 Dia…
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Test your knowledge learning plan
Learning plan | Primary careThis collection of test your knowledge modules will help you identify gaps …
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Resources on adult safeguarding
Module | Primary careThese resources, compiled by MIMS Learning, aim to support you in identifyi…
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Podcast: diabetic neuropathy, GP wellbeing, and delirium
MicroCourse | Primary careWhat do GPs need to know about diabetic neuropathy? What can they do to saf…
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Podcast: anxiety, chronic cough in children, and paediatrics research
MicroCourse | Primary careIn this episode of the Clinical Update podcast, Dr Ivan Koay discusses the …
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Prison healthcare – lessons from NCEPOD
Module | Primary careHealth inequalities experienced by the prison population are well-known. Th…
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Transgender healthcare: why is it important?
Module | Primary careWhy is transgender healthcare important? The first in a three-part learning…
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Case study: emetophobia
Module | Mental health and psychiatryEmetophobia is characterised by an intense and excessive fear of vomiting b…
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Test your knowledge of anxiety and depression
MicroCourse | Mental health and psychiatryIs generalised anxiety disorder more common in women or in men? Will someon…
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Podcast: HIV stigma, cervical cancer, and depression
MicroCourse | Primary careHow does stigma affect quality-of-life in people with HIV? What has been th…
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Mental health and psychiatry research briefing January 2024
MicroCourse | Mental health and psychiatryWhat is the risk of suicidal behaviours in people with perinatal depression…
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Wellbeing masterclass
Module | Primary careCultivate your own wellbeing as a healthcare professional, with Dr Farnaaz …
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Identifying and managing depression in primary care
Module | Primary careProfessor Carolyn Chew-Graham OBE reflected on the identification and manag…
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Fear of cancer recurrence
Module | OncologyFear of cancer recurrence may be distressing for patients and result in hig…
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Resources for supporting people to improve their mental wellbeing
MicroCourse | Mental health and psychiatrySelf-help, via online courses or books, can be a useful tool for improving …
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Low mood — red flag symptoms
Module | Mental health and psychiatryLow mood is a common presentation in primary care and can be a sign of a me…
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Using social media as a healthcare professional
MicroCourse | Primary careWhat do the BMA and the GMC say about how healthcare professionals should b…
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Spotlight on ADHD
Module | Mental health and psychiatryThis module provides an overview of the symptoms, diagnosis, and management…
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The diagnosis and management of functional disorders
Module | Mental health and psychiatryFunctional neurological disorders (FNDs) represent non-structural signallin…
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