The FCP Podcast
Richard Tennant
Information and learning podcast for first contact practitioners in primary care. During the podcast episodes Emma and Richard will be discussing first contact cases commonly seen in General Practice with experienced clinicians with a background in a certain clinical area. The cases will review the approach to history taking, red flags and the appropriate investigations. The cases will be based around the FCP - Paramedics roadmap core clinical competencies, to unsure appropriate knowledge .
These podcast's should serve as a supplement to your learning as a first contact practitioner. You will require further learning, support and self directed study to develop into a qualified FCP.
These podcasts are for health care professionals only and should not be used for medical advice by members of the public. The content is based on the interviewees opinion and interpretation of best clinical practice at the time of the recording. These podcasts should support your learning and should not replace your clinical judgement or local guidelines.
Special thanks to Scott Edwards for audio and Martin Berrisford for editing.
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Cardiology assessment with Professor Derek Connolly Episode 1 'Is this cardiac or could it be cardiac'
The FCP Podcast
02/28/24 • 50 min
Richard welcomes Professor Derek Connolly to the show who is a consultant cardiologist at Birmingham City Hospital. During the episode, Derek discus's how he assesses patients with possible cardiac pathology's. We discus, history taking , red flags, investigation and referrals. We then discus a case of a patient presenting with chest pain in general practice, which includes when to refer, what is involved in the rapid access to chest pain clinic and perinate history which could increase the likely of cardiac pathology.
As always thank to Scott for your help and support.
This podcast was brought to you with collaboration between Coventry and Warwickshire Training Hub, Primary Care Cardiovascular Society and the College of Paramedics.
Follow Derek on X at @DrDerekConnolly
Primary care Cardiovascular Society
Primary Care Cardiovascular Society (pccsuk.org)
Know your numbers
Blood Pressure UK
NICE guidelines - Chest Pain
Chest pain | Health topics A to Z | CKS | NICE
Ischaemia with Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries INOKA
Coronary artery spasm: What it is and the treatment options - BHF
NONSTEMI Angiography research
Comparison of Acute Versus Subacute Coronary Angiography in Patients With NON-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (from the NONSTEMI Trial) - ScienceDirect
Lipoprotein(a)
Lipoprotein(a) and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients With or Without Baseline Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease | Journal of the American College of Cardiology (jacc.org)
Coventry and Warwickshire Training Hub
Home - Coventry & Warwickshire Training Hub (cwtraininghub.co.uk)
College of Paramedics
Home (collegeofparamedics.co.uk)
10/04/24 • 65 min
We are joined on the podcast by Dr Caroline Wrigley who is a GPwSI and personal interest in ADHD. During the episode we discuss ADHD, the importance of recognition, assessment and referral. We discuss pertinent history, referral and red flags. Caroline also gives some methods to help parents and patients with possible ADHD following her own experience and research.
As always thank you Scott for your help and support.
Please contact us if you wish
Caroline Wrigley - [email protected]
Richard Tennant - [email protected]
NICE Guidelines
https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder/
Screening tools
ASRS v1.1 for ADHD (score 4+ is significant) - https://www.mdcalc.com/calc/1730/adult-self-report-scale-asrs-adhd
Patient-generated document detailing ADHD symptoms according to diagnostic criteria, includes ASRS - https://thinkadhd.co.uk
Screening questionnaires for parents/teachers of children aged 6-18:
SNAP-IV 26 for ADHD (see results for significance of scores) - https://www.mdapp.co/snap-iv-teacher-and-parent-rating-scale-18-and-26-items-calculator-491/
Information
· Driven to Distraction by Ed Hallowell MD and John Ratey MD –
Book/Audiobook
· Taking charge of adult ADHD by Russell Barkley – Book/Audiobook
· ADHD Aha! by Understood – Podcast
· The Disruptors – Documentary film
· ADDitude magazine - https://www.additudemag.com
ADHD in women and girls:
· ADHD As Females – Podcast
· ADHD for smart ass women by Tracy Otsuka – Podcast
· Unmasked by Ellie Middleton – Book/Audiobook
· Earthed by Rebecca Schiller – Book/Audiobook
· Moodswings, Meds and Mared – Documentary (Welsh with subtitles) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4aDWG-AXCo
Men's Health assessment Episode 1 with Dr Jeff Foster 'Think about men's health as its own specialty'
The FCP Podcast
10/18/24 • 34 min
We welcome Dr Jeff Forster who is a GP with a specialism in men's health to the podcast. During the episode we discuss what men's health is and why it is important in general practice. We then use Dr Jeff Forster knowledge to discuss a case of a patient with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, including pertinent history, investigation , red flags and referrals.
Thank you as always Scott for you help!
NICE guidelines LUTS
https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/luts-in-men/
Patient UK
https://patient.info/mens-health/prostate-and-urethra-problems/lower-urinary-tract-symptoms-in-men
Prostate cancer screening with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test: a systematic review and meta-analysis
https://www.bmj.com/content/362/bmj.k3519.abstract
H3 Health
https://www.h3health.co.uk/
Coventry and Warwickshire Training Hub
Home - Coventry & Warwickshire Training Hub (cwtraininghub.co.uk)
College of Paramedic
https://collegeofparamedics.co.uk/
05/27/23 • 45 min
Richard 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 / vomiting
and rectal bleeding.
Please follow us on twitter for updates @FCPParamedicpod
Always 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 Gastroenterology
PCSG – The Primary Care Society for Gastroenterology
Ingest podcast - from the PCSG
Ingest Podcasts – PCSG
Coventry and Warwickshire Training Hub
Home - Coventry & Warwickshire Training Hub (cwtraininghub.co.uk)College of Paramedics
Primary and Urgent Care (collegeofparamedics.co.uk)
Rome Criteria
Rome IV Diagnostic Criteria for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - MDCalc
NICE DG30 for Quantitative Faecal Immunochemical Test
Overview | Quantitative faecal immunochemical tests to guide referral for colorectal cancer in primary care | Guidance | NICE
NG12 Guideline for suspecting cancer
Recommendations organised by site of cancer | Suspected cancer: recognition and referral | Guidance | NICE
Offer testing with quantitative faecal immunochemical tests
NICE diagnostics guidance on quantitative faecal immunochemical tests to guide referral for colorectal cancer in primary care
Recommends to assess for colorectal cancer in adults without rectal bleeding who:
- are aged 50 and over with unexplained:
- abdominal pain or
- weight loss, or
- are aged under 60 with:
- changes in their bowel habit or
- iron-deficiency anaemia, or
- are aged 60 and over and have anaemia even in the absence of iron deficiency.
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
08/12/24 • 53 min
We are joined on the podcast by Dr Caroline Wrigley who is a GPwSI and personal interest in autism. During the episode we discuss autism, the importance of recognition, assessment and referral. We discuss pertinent history, referral and red flags. Caroline also given some methods to help parents and patients with possible autism follow her own experience and research.
As always thank you Scott for your help and support.
Please contact us if you wish
Caroline Wrigley - [email protected]
Richard Tennant - [email protected]
NICE guidelines Autism in children
https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/autism-in-children/
NICE guidelines Autism in Adults
https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/autism-in-adults/
The Explosive Child (book)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Explosive-Child-Sixth-Understanding-Chronically/dp/0063092468/ref=asc_df_0063092468?tag=bingshoppinga-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80470608947562&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4584070152008036&psc=1
Autism West Midlands
Autism West Midlands | Supporting the Autistic Community
SIGN patient information booklets
https://www.sign.ac.uk/patient-and-public-involvement/patient-publications/autism/
Neurotribes by Steve Silberman – Book/Audiobook
What I want to talk about: How autistic special interests shape a life & Untypical by Pete Wharmby – Book/Audiobook
Chris Packham’s Inside our autistic minds - BBC documentary
Autism in women and girls
Autism, girls and keeping it all inside white paper by the Autistic Girls Network
https://autisticgirlsnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Keeping-it-all-inside.pdf
Odd Girl Out: An autistic woman in a neurotypical world by Laura James – Book/Audiobook
Strong female character by Fern Brady – Book/Audiobook
Unmasked by Ellie Middleton – Book/Audiobook
Christine McGuinness: Unmasking my autism – BBC documentary
Screening questionnaires for adults age 16+ without intellectual disability
ASQ-10 for autism (score of 6+ meets NICE criteria for referral) - https://embrace-autism.com/aq-10/
ASQ-50 for autism (score of 26+ significant) - https://embrace-autism.com/autism-spectrum-quotient/
Men's Health assessment episode 2 with Dr Jeff Foster 'think of low testosterone in men over the age of 40'
The FCP Podcast
11/04/24 • 33 min
We welcome Dr Jeff Forster who is a GP with a specialism in men's health to the podcast. We use Dr Jeff Forster's knowledge to discuss a 2 cases including testicular swelling and testosterone deficiency. We discuss pertinent history, investigations , red flags and referrals.
Hope you enjoy the episode.
Thank you as always Scott for you help!
The British Society for Sexual Medicine Guidelines on Male Adult Testosterone Deficiency
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36876744/
NICE - Scrotal Pain and Swelling
https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/scrotal-pain-swelling/
Testosterone Calculator
https://www.pctag.uk/testosterone-calculator/
The TIMES2 study
Testosterone Replacement in Hypogonadal Men With Type 2 Diabetes and/or Metabolic Syndrome (the TIMES2 Study) | Diabetes Care | American Diabetes Association (diabetesjournals.org)
H3 Health
https://www.h3health.co.uk/
Coventry and Warwickshire Training Hub
Home - Coventry & Warwickshire Training Hub (cwtraininghub.co.uk)
College of Paramedic
https://collegeofparamedics.co.uk/
Skin lesions with Dr Lupini 'If your not sure, ask!'
The FCP Podcast
10/03/23 • 48 min
Richard welcomes back Dr David Lupini who is a GP partner and GPwSI in dermatology. During the episode we discuss the assessment of skin lesions. Dr Lupini discus's how he started to assess skin lesions in primary care without the use of a dermatoscope. We apply the assessment to 3 cases including melanoma , squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma. Within the cases we discuss red flags in skin lesions and the correct referral pathway for these patients.
Please feel free to leave us comments and rate the podcast. We are on twitter @FCPParamedicpod.
As always special thanks to Scott and Martin for your help and Dr Lupini for giving up your time to record the episode.
Skin Lesion Assessment
Dermoscopic assessment (pcds.org.uk)
Coventry and Warwickshire Training Hub
Home - Coventry & Warwickshire Training Hub (cwtraininghub.co.uk)
College of Paramedic - Primary and Urgent Care
Primary and Urgent Care (collegeofparamedics.co.uk)
Melanoma
Melanoma (pcds.org.uk)
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma (pcds.org.uk)
Basal Cell Carcinoma
Basal cell carcinoma (pcds.org.uk)
Actinic Keratosis
Actinic (solar) keratosis (pcds.org.uk)
Bowen disease
Bowen's disease (pcds.org.uk)
Gateway C - Skin Cancer Early Diagnosis
New course: Skin Cancer – Early Diagnosis - GatewayC
Fitzpatrick Skin Type
Skin phototype (Fitzpatrick skin type) | DermNet (dermnetnz.org)
09/17/23 • 46 min
Richard welcomes Jo Taylor a personalised care ambassador and Katie Chuter a heath and well being coach. Within the episode we look to celebrate the new role within heath care which is health and wellbeing coaching. During the episode we discuss where heath and wellbeing coaching came from, who is a heath and wellbeing coach and what does the training involved. We look to identify what the expected benefits for the patient, the service and what the future looks like in health and well being coaching.
The aim of heath and wellbeing coaching awareness is to -
•Raise awareness of the opportunities and benefits of health coaching by highlighting how it can increase people’s capability to self-manage major conditions.
•Highlight how health coaching can support people to make more informed and conscious choices that prevent the escalation of illness and improve health outcomes.
•Showcase how health coaches’ unique expertise can bring about positive changes for individuals and the health and care system, such as reducing demand on services and the need for clinical interventions.
•Showcase good practice and the impact of health coaching across the NHS in primary, secondary and community care.
·Highlight that health and care professionals from any specialism can learn to take a health coaching approach, with the right training.
Please follow us on twitter @FCPparamedicpod
As always special thanks to Scott and Martin for your support.
Coventry and Warwickshire Training Hub
Home - Coventry & Warwickshire Training Hub (cwtraininghub.co.uk)
Personalised Care Institute
personalisedcareinstitute.org.uk
NHS Futures platfrom
FutureNHS Collaboration Platform - FutureNHS Collaboration Platform
MSK - Back Pain Assessment with Ed Baker
The FCP Podcast
09/12/23 • 61 min
Richard welcomes FCP ambassador and MSK physio Ed Baker to the podcast . During the episode we discuss the assessment of patients with lower back pain, including red flags , pertinent history taking and investigations in general practice. We apply this knowledge in some cases, including a patient with mechanical back pain and inflammatory spondyloarthropathy.
Please follow us on twitter @FCPParamedicpod
As always special thank you Scott and Martin for your help.
Versus Arthritis
Back pain | Causes, exercises, treatments | Versus Arthritis
Examination of the spine | Versus Arthritis
Patient info
Back and Spine Pain | Causes and Treatment | PatientCoventry and Warwickshire Training Hub
Home - Coventry & Warwickshire Training Hub (cwtraininghub.co.uk)
NICE guidelines
Sciatica (lumbar radiculopathy) | Health topics A to Z | CKS | NICE
Babinski sign
The Babinski Sign or Reflex | Upper Motor Neuron Lesion - YouTube
Clonus
Clonus - YouTube
Straight leg raise
Straight Leg Raise or Lasègue's Test for Lumbar Radiculopathy - YouTube
Human leukocyte antigen B27 (HLA-B27)
HLA-B27 (labtestsonline.org.uk)
Coventry and Warwickshire Training Hub
Home - Coventry & Warwickshire Training Hub (cwtraininghub.co.uk)
Dermatology Assessment - With Dr David Lupini - Part 1
The FCP Podcast
06/18/23 • 32 min
Richard 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 Dermatologists
Home Page - British Association of Dermatologists (bad.org.uk)
Dermnet
DermNet | Dermatology Resource (dermnetnz.org)
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FAQ
How many episodes does The FCP Podcast have?
The FCP Podcast currently has 27 episodes available.
What topics does The FCP Podcast cover?
The podcast is about Health & Fitness, Medicine, Paramedic, Podcasts, Education and Primary Care.
What is the most popular episode on The FCP Podcast?
The episode title 'Heath Coaching Awareness Week 2023 'Making that foggy mirror become clear'' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The FCP Podcast?
The average episode length on The FCP Podcast is 48 minutes.
How often are episodes of The FCP Podcast released?
Episodes of The FCP Podcast are typically released every 18 days, 3 hours.
When was the first episode of The FCP Podcast?
The first episode of The FCP Podcast was released on May 1, 2023.
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