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The NB Medical Men's Health for Primary Care course is ideal for anyone who looks after men and their health concerns in primary care. This evidence-based half-day course will cover updates on all things related to male genitalia and prostate problems as well as other common problems such as androgen insufficiency and dermatological issues.
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£120 - Group or third party booking
Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers in the UK and survival has not markedly improved over the last 50 years. It is the cancer most strongly linked to deprivation and there have been some recent developments in targeted lung screening programmes in the UK. Join NB’s Kate Digby, guest speaker Georgia Black and the CRUK team for an update.
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Free - Group or third party booking
Books
The Hot Topics Course reference book accompanies the course but is also available to purchase separately
The book is fully referenced with recent summaries of the evidence commonly seen in primary care. Most of our delegates use this every day, like they use the BNF.
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Women's Health
Hot Topics GP Update
Blogs
Doc, can I have an MRI to screen for prostate cancer?
Dr Laura Darby & Dr Simon Curtis
13th September 2023
James is a 69 year old man, fit and well with no symptoms. He comes to see you, worried. ‘I’d like a prostate check. I had one of those PSA tests last year, which did put my mind at rest at the time. But...
(Private) Health Screening - Far Too Much Medicine
Rob Walker
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‘Doctor, I’ve just had my health check done through work, and been told to come and see you to discuss the results’. A large wedge of paper gets deposited on your desk with lots of bar charts and colour...
Blog - Is it time to put a CAP on the number of PSA screening tests we are doing?
Rob Walker
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'All screening programmes do harm; some do good as well, and, of these, some do more good than harm at reasonable cost’. This was the opening salvo in a review article written in the BMJ 10 years ago in...
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Podcasts
S5 E11: AF, Hypertension & Future Cardiac Disease; DRE and Prostate Cancer Screening: Is It Time to Stop? Interview with Amy Rylance & Sam Merriel
19th April 2024
Welcome to the Hot Topics podcast from NB Medical with Dr Neal Tucker. To DRE or not to DRE? This is the question and the main event in this episode.
S4 E9: "Do The Maths" song; JOMT interview - Dr Sam Merriel talks about prostate cancer; also antibiotic resistance, nitrofurantoin failure, kidney stones
10th March 2023
Welcome to the Hot Topics Podcast with host, Dr Neal Tucker. In this bumper edition, we have the next in our Just One More Thing series. We interview Dr Sam Merriel in collaboration with Prostate Cancer UK, talking about what we need to know in the world of prostate cancer. Should we be screening? Do we need to think beyond PSA? Does new technology change our approach?
S4 E7: NHS in crisis, still... Molnupiravir for acute covid, healthy lifestyle for dementia, patient perspective on FIT
27th January 2023
Welcome to another HOT TOPICS podcast from NB Medical with Dr Neal Tucker. In the podcast cast we reflect on the latest commentaries from the political parties and medical organisations on how they can help with the NHS crisis. We can’t promise a solution, but we can help you stay up to date with the world of research.
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