Doctors Lisa and Sara talk to Palliative Care Consultant Lesley Henson and Specialty Doctor Caitriona MacDermott for a discussion on common issues Primary Care Clinicians face when dealing with patients at the end of life and their families. We discuss Hospice admission criteria and the role of the hospice. We then look at how they approach questions around ... Show More
Jun 2020
Covid-19 update: Cardiovascular disease, testing, social distancing and shielding, and dexamethasone
Kieran Walsh, clinical director at BMJ, asks editors from BMJ Learning and BMJ Best Practice to summarise the latest clinical guidance related to covid-19. Emma Scott discusses the latest guidance on cardiovascular disease. And Matt Castleden updates us on NHS Test and Trace, shi ... Show More
11m 12s
Apr 2021
Covid-19 update: Blood clots, acute kidney injury, VTE prevention, secondary bacterial pneumonia
Kieran Walsh, clinical director at BMJ, asks editors from BMJ Learning and BMJ Best Practice to summarise the latest clinical guidance related to covid-19. Emma Scott, section editor, updates us on vaccination and the risk of blood clots. And Abigail Davis, GP and section editor, ... Show More
10m 50s
Dec 2020
Covid-19: Vaccination, remdesivir, and comorbidities
Kieran Walsh, clinical director at BMJ, asks editors from BMJ Learning and BMJ Best Practice to summarise the latest clinical guidance related to covid-19. Matt Castleden, GP and section editor, updates us on vaccination and the use of remdesivir. And Emma Scott, section editor, ... Show More
15m 34s
Nov 2021
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder may develop (either immediately or delayed) following exposure to a stressful event or situation of an exceptionally threatening or catastrophic nature. According to DSM-5, it is characterised by 4 groups of symptoms: intrusion symptoms, avoidance, ... Show More
16m 28s