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Implementing guidelinesCOVID-19 respiratory guidelines: implications for primary care
Dr Kevin Gruffydd-Jones highlights common themes and important considerations from NICE COVID-19 rapid guidelines on severe asthma, pneumonia, and COPD
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Infective skin conditions: when is it appropriate to prescribe an antibiotic?
Dr Caroline Ward summarises updated NICE guidance on assessing and prescribing for impetigo, cellulitis and erysipelas, leg ulcer infection, and diabetic foot infections in primary care
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Diagnose and treat pancreatic exocrine insufficiency in diabetes
Dr Kate Millar and Professor Michael Cummings present a summary of guidance that aims to help practitioners to identify and manage pancreatic exocrine insufficiency in people with diabetes
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Actinic keratosis: PCDS updates guidance on primary care management
Dr Kash Bhatti highlights recent updates to the PCDS pathway on actinic keratosis and considerations when assessing and managing this common condition
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Venous thromboembolism in adults: NICE updates
Dr Frances Akor and Professor Terry McCormack discuss the updated NICE guideline on VTE, focusing on recommendations that are relevant to primary care
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Diabetes: adapt management to account for cardiovascular disease risk
Professor Peter J Grant and Professor Francesco Cosentino highlight the key recommendations from the 2019 ESC/EASD guideline on diabetes, pre-diabetes, and CVD
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What indicators can help to predict future risk of asthma attacks?
Dr Sinan Eccles discusses the new recommendations from the 2019 BTS/SIGN asthma guideline, including updated advice about monitoring asthma
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The new BSG guideline on inflammatory bowel disease and the role of the GP
Dr Kevin Barrett reviews the 2019 inflammatory bowel disease guideline from the British Society of Gastroenterology, and distils essential information for primary care
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Hidradenitis suppurativa: early recognition improves prognosis
Dr Fiona Collier provides an overview of the identification, assessment, and management of hidradenitis suppurativa in primary care, in line with the latest BAD guideline
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New standards for IBD aim to improve patient experience and outcomes
Dr Kevin Barrett and Jackie Glatter discuss how the new IBD Standards encourage a patient-centred framework for safe, consistent, high quality, personalised care
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Inflammatory bowel disease: NICE updates advice on remission
Sarah Cripps highlights key learning points from the updated NICE recommendations on the management of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis
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Overweight and obesity influence contraceptive choice
Dr Annabel Forsythe and Valerie Warner Findlay explore the latest recommendations from the FSRH about contraceptive use in women who are overweight or obese
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Prenatal alcohol exposure: identification improves outcomes
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
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Type 2 diabetes: targets and treatments should be person-centred
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
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FSRH recommends tailoring CHC regimens to widen contraceptive choice
Dr Katie Boog explores updated guidance from the Faculty of Sexual Reproductive Healthcare on combined hormonal contraception, including how to assess suitability and discuss risks, benefits, and tailored regimens
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GOLD 2019 report: a step towards personalised medicine
Professor David Halpin provides an overview of new recommendations in the latest revision to the GOLD COPD strategy
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Urinary tract infections: when is it appropriate to prescribe an antibiotic?
Rosalie Allison and Professor Cliodna McNulty discuss the new PHE recommendations on UTIs and how the guidance supports responsible antimicrobial prescribing
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Heavy menstrual bleeding: new treatments offer more options
Dr Rachel Brown explores updated NICE recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding
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Cardiac arrhythmia: risk factors for heart disease need to be addressed
Dr Alan Begg summarises recommendations in SIGN’s latest guidance on cardiac arrhythmias that are relevant to primary care and highlights some major advances in treatment
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Pregnancy: take opportunities to promote planning and prevention
Dr Sue Mann explains why pregnancy planning is important and how preconception care can improve maternal and child health outcomes
