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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

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Increasing ambulance wait times and patient complexity have shifted the role of primary care in managing emergencies.

In this episode of the Clinical Update podcast, GP and clinical lecturer Dr. Tim Sanders speaks to medical editor Sangeeta Krishnan about the need for extended stabilisation of a patient in primary care because of longer wait times for an ambulance, high-acuity low-occurrence (HALO) events (rare but life-threatening emergencies requiring immediate, expert intervention), and preparedness for emergencies in primary care.

Educational objectives

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

• Evaluate the shifting role of primary care from recognising to managing emergencies
• Implement a structured airway, breathing, circulation, disability, exposure (ABCDE) primary survey to help identify and manage deteriorating patients
• Distinguish between HALO events and more common emergency presentations
• Understand the ‘moral load’ and psychological effect of managing high-risk situations for longer durations on clinical teams
• Empower administrative and reception staff to recognise clinical red flags and trigger emergency protocols effectively
• Use cognitive aids and checklists to reduce cognitive overload during high-pressure clinical scenarios

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.

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People who live with obesity can be malnourished if they are eating a high-calorie diet that has low nutritional value, president of British Obesity Society and obesity nurse specialist Jane DeVille-Almond tells Dawn Liz Powell (medical editor at MIMS Learning) in this episode of the Clinical Update podcast.

Jane adds that people on weight loss medications can also be at risk of malnutrition. She explains that as the drugs are associated with reduced appetite, people taking them may only feel like eating something small — such as a bag of crisps — and this can lead to nutritional deficiencies.

Jane and Dawn also discuss how weight loss medications work, how healthcare professionals can support people with obesity, including those on medications, to eat a healthier diet, and how to encourage people to build up their exercise levels.

Educational objectives

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

• Review the risk of malnutrition in a person with obesity
• Discuss with patients the potential drivers of their obesity
• Support patients living with obesity to eat a healthier diet
• Give practical advice to patients about building up their exercise levels
• Consider how to ensure that they eat a healthy diet themselves

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.

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