Women's Health Assessment with Dr Heidi Kerr - Part 1
08/07/23 • 45 min
Richard 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 - [email protected].
VHK Education
VHK Education – Delivering bespoke education in women’s health
Breast cancer reconition
https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/breast-cancer-recognition-referral/diagnosis/symptoms-suggestive-of-breast-cancer/
NHS Breast Cancer screening program
https://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 history
When 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/
Richard 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 - [email protected].
VHK Education
VHK Education – Delivering bespoke education in women’s health
Breast cancer reconition
https://cks.nice.org.uk/topics/breast-cancer-recognition-referral/diagnosis/symptoms-suggestive-of-breast-cancer/
NHS Breast Cancer screening program
https://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 history
When 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/
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Dermatology Assessment - With Dr David Lupini - Part 2
Richard 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 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)
Pruritus
Itch (pruritus) without a rash (pcds.org.uk)
Acne
Acne vulgaris (pcds.org.uk)
Acne vulgaris | Health topics A to Z | CKS | NICE
Morbilliform Rash
Morbilliform drug reaction (maculopapular drug eruption) | DermNet (dermnetnz.org)
Urticaria
Urticaria | Health topics A to Z | CKS | NICE
Urticaria and angioedema (pcds.org.uk)
Yellow Card Reporting
Yellow Card | Making medicines and medical devices safer (mhra.gov.uk)
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Women Health assessment with Dr Heidi Kerr - Part 2
Richard 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 Hub
Home - Coventry & Warwickshire Training Hub (cwtraininghub.co.uk)
VHK Education
VHK Education – Delivering bespoke education in women’s health
Gynaecological cancers - recognition and referral
Gynaecological cancers - recognition and referral | Health topics A to Z | CKS | NICE
Dr Heidi Kerr's 5 C's - PV bleeding
Conception - what are they taking?
Compliance - how are they taking the medication?
Chlamydia (STI's)
Cervix
Cancer
Consider drug history
Primary Care Women's Heath forum
Home - Primary Care Women's Health Forum (pcwhf.co.uk)
Mittelschmerz
Mittelschmerz - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
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