General Practice and Primary Care

"Practical problems in general practice"
A new series of evening CPD sessions for Spring 2013

dates Tues 26 March, Tues 16 April, Tues 23 April & Tues 14 May 2013
time 7.00 to 9.00pm
venue House 2, General Practice and Primary Care, University of Glasgow, 1 Horselethill Road, G12 9LX
aimed at General practitioners
registration fee (for each session attended): Standard £30; RCGP members £15; NES partnership members £15; AiTs £15;
to book a place Please complete our online booking and payment form 
Numbers are limited so early booking is advised
refreshments Tea/coffee and sandwiches will be provided before the start of each session.

Evidence of continuing professional development will be vital for revalidation, the emphasis being on identifying and addressing learning needs. The University of Glasgow, in conjunction with the West of Scotland Faculty of the Royal College of General Practitioners and NHS Education for Scotland, has developed a series of evening meetings to enable general practitioners to address practical patient management issues and, at the same time, demonstrate learning gain. 

General information

These activities are approved by GP&PC, provide high standard of education and undoubtedly will be acceptable for the purposes of appraisal and revalidation. If you also bring along a case for discussion at the meeting, as above, or carry out any form of audit this will attract additional CPD credits.

Programme

• "Healthcare of homeless persons"
  Tuesday 26 March 2013, 7.00 to 9.00pm 
  Venue General Practice and Primary Care, University of Glasgow, 1 Horselethill Road, Glasgow G12 9LX
  Invited expert/chair Andrea Williamson, Clinical University Teacher, University of Glasgow/GP, Homeless Health Service, Glasgow
  Details We will spend a portion of the session reviewing the evidence base for effective health interventions, support for homeless patients and practical tips for a general practice setting. In the second half we will explore this further with case based examples. Participants are encouraged to send anonymised cases or questions to Andrea Williamson by 12 March 2013 to help shape the session.
• "Diagnosing bipolar disorder in primary care"
  Tuesday 16 April 2013, 7.00 to 9.00pm 
  Venue General Practice and Primary Care, University of Glasgow, 1 Horselethill Road, Glasgow G12 9LX
  Chair David Blane, Academic Fellow in General Practice, University of Glasgow
  Invited expert Daniel Smith, Reader of Mental Health, University of Glagsow
  Details Bipolar disorder is a complex disorder of mood and behaviour which can be difficult to diagnose, especially early in the clinical course. Many patients with bipolar disorder only ever go to see their GP when they are feeling depressed (rather than manic) and there is evidence that bipolar disorder often goes undiagnosed or misdiagnosed for many years. This is important because we know that antidepressants are largely ineffective for bipolar-type depressions and for many patients antidepressants can make the long-term course of their illness worse rather than better. This talk will review relevant clinical research in this area and will be an opportunity to discuss cases and issues relating to bipolar disorder in more detail. Attendees might be interested in viewing a brief online module on bipolar diagnosis at: http://www.beatingbipolar.org/primary_care_practitioners/. 
• "Personality disorder"
  Tuesday 23 April 2013, 7.00 to 9.00pm
  Venue General Practice and Primary Care, University of Glasgow, 1 Horselethill Road, Glasgow G12 9LX
  Chair Bhautesh Jani, Clinical Academic Fellow, General Practice and Primary Care, University of Glasgow
  Invited expert Andy Williams, Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychotherapy, Personality Disorders and Homeless 
  Details As a GP you will have a significant number of patients on your list with personality disorder - some will have an official diagnosis, but many will not. There are reasons why this group of patients can be challenging to work with. Understanding this better is likely to lead to less frustration, and better strategies. This session will aim to improve knowedge about personality disorder in a way that can inform management. The session will be organised around the following topics, and can be adapted to any specific requests/ interests on the night, with plenty of time for discussion: diagnosis - different subtypes of personality disorder, and the way this presents; The importance of consistent management - a key role for primary care; rherapeutic optimism - within reason.
• "Palliative care for non-cancer patients" 
  Tuesday 14 May 2013, 7.00 to 9.00pm 
  Venue General Practice and Primary Care, University of Glasgow, 1 Horselethill Road, Glasgow G12 9LX
  Chair Frances Mair, Professor of Primary Care Research, University of Glasgow
  Invited expert Paul Keeley, Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Glasgow
  Details Pending

To book a place

Please complete our online booking and payment form

For further information

• Telephone 0141 330 8300
• E-mail christine.fitzpatrick@glasgow.ac.uk