0.5 CPD hours

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In this episode of the Clinical Update podcast, MIMS Learning editor Pat Anderson and deputy editor Rhiannon Ashman discuss timely diagnosis of abnormal uterine bleeding, how to assess patients and management options.

They draw on the expertise of MIMS Learning’s professional clinical writers and speakers, to bring you key learning points around GP assessment of abnormal uterine bleeding including heavy menstrual periods, risk factors for endometrial hyperplasia and guidance on assessing and managing unscheduled bleeding on HRT.

You can access the website version of this podcast, along with a list of key learning points, on MIMS Learning - and make notes for your appraisal. MIMS Learning offers hundreds of hours of CPD for healthcare professionals, along with a handy CPD organiser.

Please note: this podcast is presented by medical editors and discusses educational content written or presented by doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals on the MIMS Learning website and at live events.

Educational objectives

After listening to this podcast, healthcare professionals should be better able to:

• Recall the prevalence of abnormal uterine bleeding and why diagnosis of its cause may be delayed
• Take a structured history and ask about key aspects of bleeding
• Deploy the PALM-COEIN classification system to recall the causes of AUB
• List endometrial risk factors and know when to refer to cancer pathways
• Understand key messages from guidance on unscheduled bleeding on HRT
• Be alert to red flag symptoms that suggest a serious underlying cause

MIMS Learning resources

Abnormal uterine bleeding

Abnormal bleeding: tips on diagnosis

Recognition and referral of endometrial cancer

Heavy menstrual bleeding: red flag symptoms

Health inequalities in women: menopause, pelvic floor disorders and endometriosis

MIMS Learning blog

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