Clinical Update
Episodes
Podcast: thyroid disorders
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What are the symptoms of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism? Are some persons at a higher risk of thyroid disorders than others? This week, the M...
Podcast: culturally appropriate lifestyle advice
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Sundhya Raman speaks to Dawn Liz Powell about how to ensure that lifestyle advice is culturally appropriate, specifically for peop...
Podcast: pregnancy challenges
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How might the all-party parliamentary report on birth trauma impact primary care? What red flags should clinicians look for in pregnant patients? Are ...
Podcast: vaccine hesitancy
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for this episode of the Clinical Update podcast, in which our guest, GP Dr Farzana Hussain, talks about the insights she gained from talking t...
Podcast: paediatric infectious disease
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is this child’s rash an infectious disease, or something else? It can be hard for GPs to tell. Infectious conditions affecting children are the topi...
Podcast: hayfever, melanoma and summer illnesses
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What clinical features set hayfever apart from COVID and/or asthma? What are the major risk factors for developing melanoma? And what key conditions d...
Podcast: lipid management, osteoporosis and emetophobia
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why do GPs have to take a more active role in lipid management? How was a GP able to support a patient with an overwhelming fear of vomiting? And what...
Podcast: health inequalities
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How can GPs minimise health inequalities in cancer diagnosis? How can care for transgender patients be improved? What simple, practical changes can im...
Podcast: chronic pelvic pain, early diagnosis of heart failure, and hearing loss
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What can GPs do to manage a woman with chronic pelvic pain? What do you need to know about hearing loss? How can heart failure be diagnosed early in p...
Podcast: diabetic neuropathy, GP wellbeing, and delirium
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Clinical Update podcast, the MIMS Learning team review the diagnosis and management of painful diabetic neuropathy and outline ...
Podcast: anxiety, chronic cough in children, and paediatrics research
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What’s the difference between ordinary worry and excessive worry, and how can healthcare professionals help people for whom anxiety has an impact on...
Podcast: pulmonary rehabilitation, diabetes and frailty, and measles
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How can you improve symptoms of breathlessness in a patient with chronic respiratory disease? What's the link between diabetes and frailty? How long i...
Podcast: HIV stigma, cervical cancer, and depression
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What impact has the HPV vaccine had on cervical cancer rates? How does stigma affect people with HIV? And what do GPs need to know about depression?&n...
Podcast: fear of cancer recurrence, skin cancer in people of colour, and hypothyroidism
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What do clinicians need to know about diagnosing skin cancer in a person of colour? Why is it important for clinicians to address fear of cancer recur...
Podcast: mental health needs of displaced people, supporting the LGBTQ+ community, and managing PE
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of season 3 of the Clinical Update podcast, MIMS Learning editor Pat Anderson meets Dr Susru Sukumaran, a GP providing essential ...
Podcast: End-of-life care planning, colorectal cancer and bronchiolitis
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What is the ‘elephant in the room’ for healthcare professionals? What do clinicians need to know about colorectal cancer screening? What are three...
Podcast: focus on contraception
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
0.5 CPD hoursIn this episode of the MIMS Learning Clinical Update podcast, contraception expert Professor John Guillebaud explains why he believes the...
Podcast: depression, Tourette syndrome, and skin cancer
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
0.5 CPD hoursThe term ‘TikTok tics’ has been used to describe the tic-like behaviours, seen in young girls, that have been linked to the social me...
Podcast: liver disease, gout, and the links between COPD and lung cancer
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
0.5 CPD hoursAbnormal liver function tests are very common in general practice, so what action do GPs need to take? Dr Pipin Singh discusses the optio...
Podcast: paediatric gynaecology, plant-based nutrition, and syncope
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Daisy Lund, plant-based GP, talks to Sangeeta Krishnan about plant-based nutrition and Plant Based Health Professionals UK. Dr Lund describes resea...
Podcast: climate change, CKD, and scarlet fever
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Richard Smith, former editor of the BMJ, talks to Sangeeta Krishnan about the work of the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change. He explains that th...
Podcast: a frighteningly common men’s health condition
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is erectile dysfunction a sign of cardiovascular disease? What are the treatment options for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction? What thre...
Podcast: sleep apnoea, and the DiRECT study
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What are the latest treatments for sleep apnoea? What are the implications of the 5-year data from the DiRECT study of a `soups and shakes’ diet for...
Vulval disorders and neuropathic pain
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What are the symptoms and signs of potentially serious vulval disorders, and what are the best ways to manage neuropathic pain? Find out with the...
IBD update, depression and pain, and treatment adherence
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What are the causes of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and what signs and symptoms should GPs look out for? Get tips in this Clinical Update podcast...
Cancer patients’ expectations, and urinary incontinence in women
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of the Clinical Update podcast, we discuss managing patient expectations in oncology, and the management of urinary incontinence...
The changing picture of cancer
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Good cancer care involves not only deploying the latest diagnostic tests and treatments, but also treating your patient as an individual. This special...
Menopause interview with Dr Louise Newson
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What do clinicians need to know about menopause? Find out with this episode of the Clinical Update podcast, featuring an interview with Dr Louise News...
Rheumatoid arthritis and sexual dysfunction in women with diabetes
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What can be done to improve outcomes for patients with RA? How can diabetes lead to sexual problems for women? Find out with MIMS Learning editors and...
Monkeypox and diabetes technology
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What is the new name for monkeypox? And how does self-management technology for diabetes actually work? Find out with MIMS Learning editors and diabet...
GP appraisal tips and sustainable asthma care
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of the Clinical Update podcast, experienced GP trainer and appraiser Dr Ravi Ramanathan provides tips for GPs on how to save time...