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Dr Susanne Johnson, Associate Specialist in Gynaecology at University Hospital Southampton, discusses the Map of Medicine guideline for post-menopausal bleeding.
This is one of a series of podcasts being created by Wessex HIEC to complement local Map of Medicine pathways. These pathways support GPs with appropriate guidance and timely management, investigations and referral of patients presenting in primary care with a range of conditions. The podcasts highlight key learning points around diagnosis and management.
Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist Dr Beata Brown outlines the management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and the Map of Medicine pathway for this condition.
This is one of a series of podcasts being created by Wessex HIEC to complement local Map of Medicine pathways. These pathways support GPs with appropriate guidance and timely management, investigations and referral of patients presenting in primary care with a range of conditions. The podcasts highlight key learning points around diagnosis and management.
Nurse and PhD student Emma Boger from the University of Southampton and research participant Ranj Parmar highlight how people with stroke feel disempowered by a lack of support structures to help them manage their condition following stroke.
This podcast was created as a result of Emma winning a Wessex HIEC award for research innovation.
The University of Central Lancashire in collaboration with the Wessex HIEC (Southampton University and the Wessex Stroke Forum Clinical Leads Group for ESD) developed an online training package for staff working within ESD teams.
UCLAN team members Caroline Watkins, Jane Fitzgerald, Michael Leathley, & Stephanie Jones explain the training materials at the Wessex HIEC Stroke ESD conference held on 9 November 2012.
The Reducing Alcohol Misuse Project (RAMP) has been established to deliver an approach that reduces the impact of alcohol misuse on NHS services, improves the overall health of those identified as misusing alcohol and that evidences the impact of alcohol misuse.
A partnership event was organised to raise the profile of this issue and create a joint action plan for working together. It also set the agenda for the Wessex HIEC team and how they would assist in working towards finding solutions for the Wessex locality.
There is no recommended safe drinking limit for young people and if they excessively drink this may lead to health problems, including: alcohol poisoning, brain damage, memory loss, irregular periods, skin problems and weight gain. Young people who drink alcohol are more likely to get involved in crime and anti-social behaviour, or be the victims of crime, put themselves in danger, or have unprotected sex.
A coordinated approach to alcohol was taken through the safer schools community in Dorset. Using a theatre company to engage 13 to 14 year olds, the company acted out scenarios to interact with the audience in problem solving.