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Key learning pointsKey learning points: diabetes and frailty in older adults
Dr David Strain outlines six key learning points from an expert consensus statement on managing diabetes and frailty, and identifies where treatment should differ from a standard approach
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Key learning points: updated GMC prescribing guidance
Dr Toni Hazell identifies five key learning points from the updated GMC guidance Good practice in prescribing and managing medicines and devices
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Key learning points: managing bronchiectasis in adults
Dr Kevin Gruffydd-Jones identifies six key learning points for primary care from the British Thoracic Society guideline on bronchiectasis
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Key learning points: GP appraisal 2020
Dr Honor Merriman summarises the latest changes to the GP appraisal process in four key learning points
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Key learning points: malnutrition in people with COPD
Dr Anita Nathan identifies key learning points for primary care from a best-practice guide to managing malnutrition in COPD
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Key learning points: NICE diverticular disease
Dr Michael Sproat identifies five key learning points for primary care from the 2019 NICE guideline on the diagnosis and management of diverticular disease
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Key learning points: PCDS eczema
Dr Kash Bhatti presents five key learning points from updated Primary Care Dermatology Society guidance on eczema in adults and children
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Key learning points: SIGN chronic pain—opioids
Professor Lesley Colvin and Professor Blair Smith outline key learning points on the use of opioids from the updated SIGN guideline on the management of chronic pain
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Key learning points: GOLD COPD 2020 report
Professor David Halpin highlights key learnings for primary care from the updated GOLD strategy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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Key learning points: NICE acute kidney injury
Dr Ivan Benett discusses five key learning points from the recently updated NICE guideline on prevention, detection, and management of acute kidney injury
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Key learning points: NICE cannabis-based medicinal products
Dr David Spraggett outlines five key learning points to take away from the 2019 NICE guideline on cannabis-based medicinal products
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Key learning points: NICE fever in under 5s
Dr Nazia Hussain identifies five key learning points for primary care from the updated NICE guideline on the assessment and initial management of fever in children under 5 years old
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Key learning points: BAP insomnia and sleep disorders
Professor Niroshan Siriwardena highlights the relevant recommendations for primary care from the British Association of Psychopharmacology guideline on insomnia and sleep disorders
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Key learning points: NICE community-acquired pneumonia
Dr Caroline Ward highlights four key learning points from the 2019 NICE guideline on antimicrobial prescribing in community-acquired pneumonia
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Key learning points: NICE hypertension in adults
Professor Terry McCormack highlights key learning points from NICE’s 2019 update on diagnosing and managing hypertension
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Key learning points: NICE depression in children and young people
Dr Janice Allister identifies five key learning points for primary care from the updated NICE guideline on depression in children and young people
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Key learning points: NICE chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Dr Karen Sennett highlights key learning points for primary care from the updated NICE guideline on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
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Key learning points: NICE prostate cancer
Dr Sadaf Haque picks out five key learning points from the updated NICE prostate cancer guideline that are relevant to primary care
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Key learning points: diabetes in older people with frailty
Professor Alan Sinclair explains how care should be personalised and targets adapted for older people with diabetes, including an assessment of frailty
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Key learning points: NICE stroke and TIA
Dr Ivan Benett identifies five key learnings for primary care from the new NICE guideline on stroke and transient ischaemic attack (TIA)
