Clinical Update

Dr Richard Smith, former editor of the BMJ , talks to Sangeeta Krishnan about the work of the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change. He explains that the Alliance, of which he is chair, is doing everything possible to mitigate the effects of climate change or, as he puts it, ‘the defining issue of our age’. Also in this episode, Pat Anderson and Dawn Liz Powell discuss the NICE guidelines on managi...

Is erectile dysfunction a sign of cardiovascular disease? What are the treatment options for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction? What three things should GPs know about HIV? In this episode, Professor Michael Kirby talks to MIMS Learning editor Pat Anderson about erectile dysfunction. He calls it a ‘frighteningly common’ condition that affects up to 70% of men as they get older, and sa...

What are the latest treatments for sleep apnoea? What are the implications of the 5-year data from the DiRECT study of a `soups and shakes’ diet for diabetes remission? Find out with the first episode of the second season of the Clinical Update podcast. This podcast provides key learning points to healthcare professionals, based on the content of the MIMS Learning education website and live events...

What are the symptoms and signs of potentially serious vulval disorders, and what are the best ways to manage neuropathic pain?  Find out with the Clinical Update podcast, bringing key learning points to healthcare professionals based on the content of the MIMS Learning education website. Vulval disorders in women are common, and this episode of the Clinical Update podcast provides insights i...

What are the causes of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and what signs and symptoms should GPs look out for? Get tips in this Clinical Update podcast for GPs and other healthcare professionals. This episode also discusses co-existing pain and depression or anxiety, and adherence to medication regimens. MIMS Learning’s Clinical Update podcast brings you key learning points from our e-learning modu...

In the latest episode of the Clinical Update podcast, we discuss managing patient expectations in oncology, and the management of urinary incontinence affecting women. Our guest interviewee is consultant urogynaecologist Mr Abdelmageed Abdelrahman. If you’re a healthcare professional, tune in to find out about the latest developments in best practice with the MIMS Learning editors and their guests...

Good cancer care involves not only deploying the latest diagnostic tests and treatments, but also treating your patient as an individual. This special episode of the Clinical Update podcast features an interview with oncology physician Dr Robert Uzzo, president and CEO of the Fox Chase Cancer Centre in Philadelphia, USA. Dr Uzzo talks about the changing picture of cancer care, in conversation with...

What do clinicians need to know about menopause? Find out with this episode of the Clinical Update podcast, featuring an interview with Dr Louise Newson and discussion between MIMS Learning editors on key learning from our website. In this episode, MIMS Learning editor Pat Anderson meets Dr Newson for a discussion of key action you could take to benefit women with menopausal symptoms. In other seg...

What can be done to improve outcomes for patients with RA? How can diabetes lead to sexual problems for women? Find out with MIMS Learning editors and rheumatologist Dr Tamir Malley in the third episode of the Clinical Update podcast.  In this episode, Dr Tamir Malley explains treatment horizons for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), in an interview with MIMS Learning editor Pat Anderson. In other se...

What is the new name for monkeypox? And how does self-management technology for diabetes actually work? Find out with MIMS Learning editors and diabetes clinical adviser Dr Tom Crabtree in the second episode of the Clinical Update podcast.  In this episode, medical editor Sangeeta Krishnan talks about the new name for monkeypox, its prevalence, modes of transmission and who’s at risk, with ti...

In the first episode of the Clinical Update podcast, experienced GP trainer and appraiser Dr Ravi Ramanathan provides tips for GPs on how to save time when preparing for annual appraisal. What is appraisal for? How have the requirements changed over the last 3 years, since the COVID pandemic? Dr Ramanathan gives you some insights to enable you to get the best out of your next appraisal. MIMS...