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Top tips: sexually transmitted infections (part 2)

2019-06-21T16:06:00+01:00By Dr Toni Hazell

Dr Toni Hazell completes her two-part series on managing STIs in primary care, focusing on best practice tips for non-chlamydia STIs

Latest expert articles

Prenatal alcohol exposure: identification improves outcomes
2019-06-07T14:23:00+01:00By Dr Jenny Bennison
Dr Jenny Bennison summarises the SIGN guideline on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and highlights the role of primary care in identifying children who are at risk
Type 2 diabetes: targets and treatments should be person-centred
2019-05-31T09:13:00+01:00By Dr Clare Hambling and Dr Patrick Holmes
Dr Clare Hambling and Dr Patrick Holmes highlight the key recommendations from the joint ADA/EASD consensus report on the management of hyperglycaemia in type 2 diabetes
Top tips: sexually transmitted infections (part 1)
2019-05-15T10:04:00+01:00By Dr Toni Hazell
Dr Toni Hazell provides 10 top tips on sexually transmitted infections—part one of this two-part series covers general history taking, with a focus on chlamydia

Educational resources

Guidelines in Practice multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to help you test your knowledge and reflect on your learning after reading an article. Below is a list of the most recent sets of MCQs.

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Educational resources

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Initiation, extension, prevention—A focus on the role of Xarelto®▼ (rivaroxaban) in management of venous thromboembolism

Commissioned by Bayer Plc

Implementing the ADA and EASD 2018 consensus report: management of hyperglycaemia in type 2 diabetes

Commissioned by Boehringer Ingelheim Limited and Lilly Diabetes Alliance

Jardiance® (empagliflozin) film-coated tablets

Promotional material from Boehringer Ingelheim Limited and Lilly Diabetes Alliance

Final version Stelara Guidance Update supplement

Management of Crohn’s disease

Commissioned by Janssen-Cilag Ltd

Stalpex (salmeterol xinafoate/fluticasone propionate)

Commissioned by Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Europe Ltd

Initiation, extension, prevention—A focus on the role of Xarelto®▼ (rivaroxaban) in management of venous thromboembolism
Implementing the ADA and EASD 2018 consensus report: management of hyperglycaemia in type 2 diabetes
Jardiance® (empagliflozin) film-coated tablets
Management of Crohn’s disease
Stalpex (salmeterol xinafoate/fluticasone propionate)

Top tips

Evidence-based, practical tips to help you to quickly update your knowledge in a range of clinical areas

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Digital editions

May 2019 issue

The digital edition of the May 2019 issue of Guidelines in Practice, featuring articles on: type 2 diabetes, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, sexually transmitted infections, and GP appraisal tips.

April 2019 issue

The digital edition of the April 2019 issue of Guidelines in Practice, featuring articles on: uncontrolled and severe asthma, physical activity in osteoporosis, anxiety disorders, and Guidelines Live

March 2019 issue

The digital edition of the March 2019 issue of Guidelines in Practice, featuring articles on: combined hormonal contraception, post-traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, and asthma management for practice pharmacists.

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Latest Guidelines summaries

NICE ulcerative colitis guideline

Mon, 03 Jun 2019 15:16 GMT

This summary covers the management of ulcerative colitis, including maintaining remission, in people of all ages.
PHE pneumococcal guideline (Green Book chapter 25)

Tue, 14 May 2019 08:29 GMT

This summary covers types of vaccine, administration, dosage and schedule, and at-risk groups who should be immunised against pneumococcal disease.
PHE UK immunisation schedule (Green Book chapter 11)

Tue, 14 May 2019 08:17 GMT

What immunisations are needed, and when? What do you do if a patient’s immunisation status is incomplete or unknown?

Clinical focus: respiratory

Our clinical focus sections highlights news and best-practice articles on specific clinical areas.

Key learning points

Key learning points: uncontrolled and severe asthma

2019-04-17T11:31:00+01:00By Dr Mark L Levy

Dr Mark L Levy presents five key learning points to help GPs diagnose and manage patients with difficult-to-treat and severe asthma and identify those who need referral to specialist care

Pharmacist focus

Asthma: the role of the practice pharmacist

2019-03-27T14:08:00+00:00By Garry McDonald

Garry McDonald describes the key elements of an asthma annual review and explains how practice pharmacists can support asthma management in primary care

Implementing guidelines

GOLD 2019 report: a step towards personalised medicine

2019-02-21T09:14:00+00:00By Professor David Halpin

Professor David Halpin provides an overview of new recommendations in the latest revision to the GOLD COPD strategy

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