THE NAPC REVIEW An Official Publication of the National Association of Primary Care Edited by Leslie Paine OBE

Foreword

Dr Peter Smith OBE
President, NAPC Primary Care Services

Aesthetics

• An Overview of Aesthetic Medicine
  Dr Paul Myers, British Association of Cosmetic Doctors

Alcohol and Drug Misuse

• drugs and alcohol cpd for primary care staff
  Simon Sheperd, Chief Executive of the Federation of Drug and Alcohol Professionals

Audiology

Cardiology and Complementary Medicine

• Acupuncture in cardiology
  Dr Val Hopwood FCSP, Course Director, MSc Accupuncture, Coventry University
• The herbalist's approach to cardiovascular disease
  Krystyna Krzyzak BA (Hons) Dip Cert Phyt NIMH, Medical Herbalist Care of Older People

Care of Older People

• Supporting Healthy Active ageing: a preventative approach
  Diane Brennan MSc RGN, Lead Nurse for Older People
• Malnutrition in older people
  Alison Smith, Senior Community Dietician

Children’s Health

Dermatology

• Psoriasis
  Dr Tom Mitchell
• Setting up a Successful Community Dermatology Clinic
  Dr Tim Cunliffe GPwSI in Dermatology & Skin Surgery

Diagnostic Services

• Developments in Ultrasound
  Grant M Baxter, British Medical Ultrasound Society

End of Life Care

• ASSISTED DYING - TIME FOR A NEW APPROACH?
  MA Branthwaite, Retired Barrister and Former Consultant Physician and Anaesthetist

Eye Care

Fertility

Learning Disability

• Considerations when treating people with learning disabilities
  Linda Mc Enhil, Chair, National Network for Palliative Care of People with Learning Disabilities

Hearing Disorders

• MENINGITIS AND CHILDHOOD DEAFNESS
  The National Deaf Children’s Society

Mental Health

• SANE
  Emma Smith, Communications Officer, SANE
• PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH FROM U.S.A. – 3 REPORTS
  Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Motor Neurone Disease

Motor Neurone Disease and The Role of Palliative Care

• LEARNING FROM THE MND ASSOCIATION CARE CENTRE PROGRAMME
  Debra Garside RGN, Head of the Care centre Programme MND association
• MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE
  The Psychiatry Research Trust

Organ Donation

• Organ donation
  Chris Rudge, Managing and Transplant Director, UK Transplant
• Time to look in the mirror
  British Liver Trust

Orthopaedics and Bone Mineral Metabolism

• Osteoporosis and Drug Treatments to Reduce Fracture Risk - an Overview
  Julia Thomson, Osteoporosis Nurse, National Osteoporosis Society
• Nutrition and Bone Health
  Dr Rachel Thompson, Senior Nutrition Scientist, British Nutrition Foundation

Parkinson’s Disease

• Parkinson’s Disease
  The Psychiatry Research Trust

Respiratory Medicine

• Lung disease: A new survey
  Julia Shipston
• Respiratory Medicine: Two Research Reports
  US Department of Health and Human Services

Sleep Disorders

Specialist Care Services

Training

Unscheduled Care

Weight Management

• Nutrition in the prevention and management of obesity in England
  Sara Richards RGN BSc (Hons) Specialist Primary Care Nurse, East Berkshire PCT

Women’s Health

• women’s health physiotherapy service
  Gill Brook, Physiotherapy Co-ordinator for Surgery & Women’s Health, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NHS Trust – Private Patient Units

Services to NHS Trusts, GP’s and PCT’s

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