CPD activities

Optimise your patients’ adherence to lipid-modifying medicines and improve your confidence in assessing suspected statin-associated muscle symptoms.

Use a stepwise approach to manage patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and individualise choice of inhaler based on patient-specific factors.

In this case study you will meet two patients – Brian, a 48-year-old self-employed painter who has injured his knee when stepping down from a ladder, and Liz, a 28-year-old accountant who has injured her ankle at netball.

How would you advise a patient with well-controlled gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) who would like to continue their proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy?

Improve patient outcomes by using a stepwise approach to diagnosing neuropathic pain, and discover emerging evidence for first-line medicines.

How can you optimise a patient’s methotrexate therapy for the management of rheumatoid arthritis?

Review your approach to the use of statins in the context of cardiovascular (CV) risk, and the assessment and management of suspected statin-associated muscle symptoms.

How can you help patients put into practice non-pharmacological approaches to managing their knee osteoarthritis (OA)?

This series of six modules provides training for healthcare providers who conduct cervical screening tests and follow-up management for women aged 25–74. You can take the full course or choose any of the individual modules.