Prioritising Clinical Signs & Symptoms - 'Red Flags' presentations and how to manage them

Wessex Local Medical Committees event

Wednesday 22 November 2023 at Zoom

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This is a morning event.

Times: 09:30 - 12:00

Speakers

Mr Ewan Armitage

Log into Zoom 09:15 session runs 09:30 to 12:00 

To participate you will need a device capable of running Zoom, that also has a microphone and speaker, a camera is beneficial but not essential.

Introduction 

This morning course is aimed at all Advanced Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals, Nurse Practitioners and any other clinicians working in an extended role offering ‘on the day’ appointments for people with acute illness.

Aims 

We will be looking at: 

• Defining the term ‘red flag’
• The Clinician’s perspectives
• History taking including remote v face-2-face
• Multi-professional approach / escalation
• Safety netting
• Review mechanisms
• Clerking / clinical governance
• Looking at some common presentations in primary care
  • Headache
  • Back pain
  • GI
  • Respiratory
  • Diabetes (no specialist knowledge needed)
  • Neuro
  • Chest pain

Objectives 

The objective of this course is those working in minor illness clinics or ‘triage’ are able to to assess for, identify, and/or exclude, any red flags that might indicate serious illness requiring immediate action or referral

Trainer: Ewan Armitage

Ewan is an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, based in primary care since 2016, and a paramedic by registration. He has worked across a number of sectors in the health service including the emergency services, Accident and Emergency, community setting and latterly, primary care where he has worked with the GP Forward View team in the North West region and set up a peer support group for paramedics.

Ewan holds a joint honours degree in Education and European Studies, Master’s degrees in Human Resource Management and Advanced Clinical Practice, and a post graduate Diploma in Professional Education. He was also one of the first paramedics in the UK to be awarded non-medical prescribing rights.

Please note this session will NOT be recorded

Subsidised Booking Options

Wessex LMCs hold a number of funds for different organisations, specifically for training purposes.  By using these funds, many of our 'members' are able to access training without direct recourse to Practice Funds.  It is important that you select the appropriate funding option in the booking process, so that we can assign your booking to the correct funding stream, and here is some guidance to help you decide.

All GPs and Members of Staff working within GP Practices in the Wessex LMCs' catchment area 

Please use this option if you are working in a Practice in the Wessex LMC catchment area and do not fit into one of the other options on offer.  This option may, or may not, have a cost attached.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight - Nurses and Allied Health Professionals (AHPs)

We are delighted that NHS South East have agreed to fund this course for all members of the Nursing Team and AHPs working in Practices in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.  To access this funding you must be a member of the Nursing Team or an AHP working in a Practice in Hampshire (excluding North East Hants) or the Isle of Wight.

It may be worth asking your training hubs if they will fund it for you if you are in Dorset, North East Hants, or Farnham.

Non Members 

Please use this option if you are not working in a Practice in the Wessex LMCs catchment area. 

NB: Unfortunately, some of your colleagues have previously booked places and not attended, preventing others from doing so.  It must be stressed that the above options are not ‘FREE’ they are funded from NHS monies, all of which must be accounted for.  If, therefore, you select one of these subsidised options, and do not attend, or fail to cancel more than 2 weeks in advance, you will be charged the full member delegate fee.  To cancel your booking please email: Lead@wessexlmcs.org.uk at least 14 days before the event date.

Location details

Zoom

Is the training accessible to wheelchairs? Yes

Main contact

Name: Wessex LMCs LEaD Team

Email: lead@wessexlmcs.org.uk

Phone: 02380 253874

If you have any communication or mobility needs that the event organisers need to be aware of please contact them in advance of the course to let them know.

This event is being supported by the following companies:

Chiesi