The FCP Podcast

Send us a textRichard and Emma welcome back Dr Heidi Kerr who is a GPwSI in Women's Health.  Within the episode Dr Heidi Kerr discus's the assessment of Women who present with pelvic pain and vaginal bleeding. Dr Heidi Kerr has given up her free time, please feel free to give feedback, I know I enjoyed the episode and learnt lots I will use in my practice.  As always thank you to Martin and Scott for your input. Coventry and Warwickshire Training HubHome - Coventry & Warwickshire Training Hub (cwtraininghub.co.uk)VHK EducationVHK Education – Delivering bespoke education in women’s healthGynaecological cancers - recognition and referralGynaecological cancers - recognition and referral | Health topics A to Z | CKS | NICEDr Heidi Kerr's 5 C's - PV bleedingConception - what are they taking?Compliance - how are they taking the medication? Chlamydia (STI's) CervixCancerConsider drug historyPrimary Care Women's Heath forumHome - Primary Care Women's Health Forum (pcwhf.co.uk)MittelschmerzMittelschmerz - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

Send us a textRichard and Emma welcome Dr Heidi Kerr who is a GPwSI in Women's Health to the podcast.  Within the episode Dr Kerr discus's her approach to patient assessments in women's health.  We then discuss common general practice presentations including breast pains and vaginal discharge.Please feel free to leave comments and follow us on twitter @FCPParamedicpod. As always special thank you to Martin and Scott for your input on the podcast. If you wish to contact Dr Heidi Kerr about training in Women’s Heath please contact - vhkwomenshealthclinic@gmail.com.VHK Education VHK Education – Delivering bespoke education in women’s healthBreast cancer reconitionhttps://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/breast-cancer-recognition-referral/diagnosis/symptoms-suggestive-of-breast-cancer/NHS Breast Cancer screening programhttps://www.nhs.uk/conditions/breast-screening-mammogram/when-youll-be-invited-and-who-should-go/ Breast cancer managing FH https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/breast-cancer-managing-fh/Dr Kerr’s funnel questions for sexual historyWhen did you last have sexual intercourse? Was it a new or regular partner?Was it a male or female?What sort of sexual intercourse? Was protection used? Coventry and Warwickshire Training hub https://www.cwtraininghub.co.uk/

Send us a textRichard and Emma welcome back Dr David Lupini who is a GPwSI in Dermatology.  Within the episode we discuss a range of common Dermatology cases in General Practice and use his expertise to ensure an affective patient assessment.  Within the episode Dr Lupini discus's cases include systemic rash, pruritus and acne.Please feel free to leave comments and follow us on twitter @FCPParamedicpod.  Dr Lupini kindly gave up his own time for these podcasts, please join Richard and Emma thanking him for sharing his knowledge and experience.As always special thanks to Martin and Scott for your input.Some further reading and resources :-The Primary Care Dermatology SocietyThe Primary Care Dermatology Society | UK (pcds.org.uk)British Association of DermatologistsHome Page - British Association of Dermatologists (bad.org.uk)DermnetDermNet | Dermatology Resource (dermnetnz.org)PruritusItch (pruritus) without a rash (pcds.org.uk)AcneAcne vulgaris (pcds.org.uk)Acne vulgaris | Health topics A to Z | CKS | NICEMorbilliform RashMorbilliform drug reaction (maculopapular drug eruption) | DermNet (dermnetnz.org)Urticaria Urticaria | Health topics A to Z | CKS | NICEUrticaria and angioedema (pcds.org.uk)Yellow Card Reporting Yellow Card | Making medicines and medical devices safer (mhra.gov.uk)

Send us a textInternational Paramedics Day will be held on 8th July 2023 to build a better understanding of the breadth and depth of work carried out by paramedics around the world.  Paramedicine and the Paramedic, is relatively young profession but it is growing rapidly with a very wide range of paramedic roles being carried out in different fields and we want to showcase this diversity in 2023. .  Richard presents a special episode for International Paramedic Day 2023, which I based around #whatwedo.  Within the episode we showcase the work that Paramedics are undertaking in General Practice and within leadership roles.Guests include Sam Holmes from Coventry and Warwickshire GP Alliance, she is a lead Paramedic and works clinically, Sophie Delay from Leamington South and North PCN, who works as a advanced clinical practitioner, a ambulance paramedic and helps support her practices new staff and Helen Beaumont-Waters, who is the head of clinical development for the College of Paramedics. As always special thank you to Martin and Scott for your help and support developing the episode.Please feel free to contact us and follow on twitter at @FCPParamedicpod HOME | International Paramedics DayDisplay event - Primary Care and Prescribing Conference (collegeofparamedics.co.uk)Diploma in Primary and Urgent Care (collegeofparamedics.co.uk)

Send us a textRichard and Emma welcome Dr David Lupini who is a GPwSI in Dermatology.  Dr Lupini discus's his approach to patient presenting with skin complaints.  Dr Lupini then applies his assessment to a single site rash.  He discus's potential differential diagnosis and clinical reasoning in the assessment of skin presentation. Please feel free to leave comments and follow us on twitter @FCPParamedicpod.  Dr Lupini kindly gave up his own time for these podcasts, please join Richard and Emma thanking him for sharing his knowledge and experience. As always special thanks to Martin and Scott for your input. The Primary Care Dermatology Society The Primary Care Dermatology Society | UK (pcds.org.uk)British Association of DermatologistsHome Page - British Association of Dermatologists (bad.org.uk)DermnetDermNet | Dermatology Resource (dermnetnz.org)

Send us a textRichard and Emma welcome back Dr Ian Allwood who is a GPwSI in gastroenterology.  We would highly recommend listening to episode one where Ian discus's his process to assess abdominal pain. Dr Ian Allwood discus's gastroenterology patient presentations which include perinate history taken, appropriate examination and investigations.  The cases include :- Change in bowel habit,Nausea / vomitingand rectal bleeding.  Please follow us on twitter for updates @FCPParamedicpodAlways great to here comments about the episodes.  Our guests give up their time to record these episodes so please feel free to leave feedback on the episode.As always special thanks to Martin and Scott for your assistance.Primary Care Society for GastroenterologyPCSG – The Primary Care Society for GastroenterologyIngest podcast - from the PCSGIngest Podcasts – PCSGCoventry and Warwickshire Training HubHome - Coventry & Warwickshire Training Hub (cwtraininghub.co.uk)College of ParamedicsPrimary and Urgent Care (collegeofparamedics.co.uk) Rome Criteria Rome IV Diagnostic Criteria for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - MDCalcNICE DG30 for Quantitative Faecal Immunochemical Test Overview | Quantitative faecal immunochemical tests to guide referral for colorectal cancer in primary care | Guidance | NICENG12 Guideline for suspecting cancerRecommendations organised by site of cancer | Suspected cancer: recognition and referral | Guidance | NICEOffer testing with quantitative faecal immunochemical tests NICE diagnostics guidance on quantitative faecal immunochemical tests to guide referral for colorectal cancer in primary careRecommends to assess for colorectal cancer in adults without rectal bleeding who:are aged 50 and over with unexplained:abdominal pain orweight loss, orare aged under 60 with:changes in their bowel habit oriron-deficiency anaemia, orare aged 60 and over and have anaemia even in the absence of iron deficiency.Joint guideline from the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI) and the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG)Faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) in patients with signs or symptoms of suspected colorectal cancer (CRC): a joint guideline from the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI) and the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) | Gut (bmj.com)Patient advice for FIT fit_symptomatic_patient_leaflet_feb20

Send us a textRichard and Emma welcome Dr Ian Allwood who is a experienced GP with a specialist interest in gastroenterology.Dr  Ian Allwood discusses the assessment of patient's presenting with gastroenterology complaints including a overview of taking abdominal pain history, epigastric pain and distension.Please follow us on twitter for updates @FCPParamedicpodAlways great to here comments about the episodes.  Our guests give up their time to record these episodes so please feel free to leave feedback on the episode. As always special thanks to Martin and Scott for your assistance. Primary Care Society for GastroenterologyPCSG – The Primary Care Society for GastroenterologyIngest podcast - from the PCSGIngest Podcasts – PCSGCoventry and Warwickshire Training HubHome - Coventry & Warwickshire Training Hub (cwtraininghub.co.uk)College of ParamedicsPrimary and Urgent Care (collegeofparamedics.co.uk)Abnormal Liver FuctionGuidelines on the management of abnormal liver blood tests - The British Society of Gastroenterology (bsg.org.uk)

Lily Dixon discusses the FCP roadmap for Paramedics, emphasizing the role of FCP-Paramedics, clinical supervision, and getting started. The podcast explores the scope of practice, standardization in care and training, and qualifications required for FCP supervisors. It also highlights the importance of collaborative team supervision for safe and effective patient care.