Lung cancer - Early diagnosis course

Overview

Access the course at www.gatewayc.org.uk

Specialist interviews

“VERY interesting set ofconsultations. Theimportance of earlyreferral and thereforeearly diagnosis cannot beemphasised enough;seeing these videos hasreinforced this.” - GP user

Enable patients to articulate their symptoms and concerns e�ectively

Identify key red �ag symptoms including thrombocytosis, �nger clubbing and haemoptysis

Identify changes in COPD patients that may warrant further consideration

Consider the signi�cance of false negative chest X-rays

Con�dently assess the need for referral in accordance with NICE NG12 guidelines

Who is it for?

This course assists primary care sta� in e�ectively assessing and managing patients with a potential lung cancer diagnosis. You will be presented with interactive video consultations introducing Fred Blackman, a patient who visits his GP with exacerbations of his COPD. These are accompanied by a range of activities to reinforce key learning points.

This course will support you to:

3 CPD hours available

With thanks to

UK primary care professionals including GPs and Practice Nurses

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Dr Neil Bayman, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, discussing emergency presentations, chest X-rays and vague symptoms

Royal College of General Practitioners