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These frameworks, associated with all articles, prompt drafting of personal learning, reflection and planning.
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Reflective practice in health care and how to reflect effectively
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PRACTITIONER CPD

CPD exercise - December 2020
21 Dec 2020
All articles in The Practitioner online are associated with fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Improving the management of chronic asthma in children • Diagnosis and management of malignant pleural mesothelioma • Psoriatic arthritis often goes unrecognised

CPD exercise - November 2020
24 Nov 2020
All articles in The Practitioner online are associated with fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Diagnosis and management of Paget’s disease of bone • Treating to target will optimise long-term outcomes in RA • Early symptom recognition key in management of TIA and stroke

CPD exercise - October 2020
27 Oct 2020
All articles in The Practitioner online are associated with fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Diagnosis and management of abdominal aortic aneurysm • Suspected cardiac syncope requires urgent investigation • Prompt diagnosis can improve outcomes in multiple sclerosis

CPD exercise - September 2020
24 Sep 2020
All articles in The Practitioner online are associated with fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Detailed history the cornerstone of epilepsy diagnosis • GPs should be vigilant for acute deterioration in myasthenia gravis • Optimising the management of diverticular disease

CPD exercise - July/August 2020
24 Jul 2020
All articles in The Practitioner online are associated with fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Early treatment can arrest or reverse cirrhosis • Tailor treatment to the patient with gallstone disease • Optimising the management of depression in children

CPD exercise - June 2020
22 Jun 2020
All articles in The Practitioner online are associated with fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Diagnostic assessment key in autism spectrum disorder • Prompt treatment of impetigo reduces risk of spread • Diagnosis and management of thyroid dysfunction in primary care

CPD exercise - May 2020
25 May 2020
All articles in The Practitioner online are associated with fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • GPs have a pivotal role in bipolar disorder • Diagnosis and treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder • Improving the detection and management of peanut allergy.

CPD exercise - April 2020
23 Apr 2020
All articles in The Practitioner online are associated with fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Optimising the management of early prostate cancer • Managing bothersome LUTS • Early recognition key in child and adolescent anxiety disorders

CPD exercise - March 2020
24 Mar 2020
All articles in The Practitioner online are associated with fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Tailor treatment to the patient in polycystic ovary syndrome • Have a high index of suspicion for ectopic pregnancy • Dermoscopy is a valuable diagnostic aid in primary care

CPD exercise - February 2020
24 Feb 2020
All articles in The Practitioner online are associated with fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • GPs play an important role in identifying acute kidney injury • Prompt recognition key in glomerulonephritis • Diagnosis and management of hypertension in primary care

CPD exercise - January 2020
23 Jan 2020
All articles in The Practitioner online include fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles:• Elderly onset RA: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge • Identifying the cause of late life psychosis • Treating psychological trauma in the real world

CPD exercise - December 2019
20 Dec 2019
All articles in The Practitioner online include fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Early intervention key in first episode psychosis • GPs are central to improving care of schizophrenia patients • Detecting and managing pulmonary hypertension

CPD exercise - November 2019
25 Nov 2019
All articles in The Practitioner online include fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles:• Reducing stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation • More patients could benefit from referral for cardiac rehabilitation • Time to diagnosis key in improving lung cancer outcomes

CPD exercise - October 2019
24 Oct 2019
All articles in The Practitioner online include fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Detecting obstructive sleep apnoea hypopnoea syndrome • Improving COPD outcomes in primary care • Epidermolysis bullosa requires lifelong monitoring

CPD exercise - September 2019
25 Sep 2019
All articles in The Practitioner online include fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Optimising the management of neuropathic pain • Diagnosing and managing dementia in primary care • Holistic assessment key in hidradenitis suppurativa

CPD exercise - July/August 2019
07 Aug 2019
All articles in The Practitioner online include fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Optimising the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease • Early detection of liver cancer key to improving outcomes • Management of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy

CPD exercise - June 2019
24 Jun 2019
All articles in The Practitioner online include fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Improving outcomes in allergic rhinitis in children • Managing common skin conditions in infants • Prompt detection vital in postpartum mood disorders

CPD exercise - May 2019
22 May 2019
All articles in The Practitioner online include fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Education the key to improving outcomes in gout • Optimising the management of systemic lupus erythematosus • Managing urinary incontinence in women

CPD exercise - April 2019
24 Apr 2019
All articles in The Practitioner online include fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Early recognition and treatment vital in acute prostatitis • History key in identifying cause of nocturia in men • Improving outcomes in obese pregnant women

CPD exercise - March 2019
25 Mar 2019
All articles in The Practitioner online include fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Investigating the cause of heavy menstrual bleeding • Diagnosis and management of premenstrual syndrome • Optimising the management of patients with COPD

CPD exercise - February 2019
22 Feb 2019
All articles in The Practitioner online include fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles:• Management and prevention of renal and ureteric stones • Tailoring dialysis modality to the patient • Optimising outcomes in chronic heart failure

CPD exercise - January 2019
23 Jan 2019
All articles in The Practitioner online include fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Diagnosing and treating mood disorders in older people • Managing arrhythmias in coronary artery disease • Investigating the underlying cause of erectile dysfunction

CPD exercise - December 2018
20 Dec 2018
All articles in The Practitioner online include fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Diagnosis and treatment of Sjögren’s syndrome • Managing low back pain in primary care • Improving outcomes for kidney transplantation

CPD exercise November 2018
22 Nov 2018
All articles in The Practitioner online include fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Managing mild to moderate asthma in adults • Diagnosing and managing cystic fibrosis in children • Managing complications of cystic fibrosis in adults

CPD exercise - October 2018
22 Oct 2018
All articles in The Practitioner online include fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Tracking down and treating the cause of syncope • Managing stable angina in primary care • Early recognition and prompt referral key in acute pancreatitis

CPD exercise
24 Sep 2018
All articles in The Practitioner online include fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles:• Diagnosis and management of sleep-related epilepsy • Tackling medication overuse headache in primary care • GPs play a vital role in identifying and managing juvenile idiopathic arthritis

CPD exercise July/Aug 2018
25 Jul 2018
All articles in The Practitioner online include fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Improving outcomes in pancreatic cancer • Diagnosing and managing colorectal cancer • History taking the key to diagnosing food allergy in children

CPD exercise June 2018
25 Jun 2018
All articles in The Practitioner online include fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles:• Managing acute asthma in children • Be vigilant for depression in children and adolescents • Tailor BP targets to the older patient with hypertension

CPD exercise - May 2018
22 May 2018
All articles in The Practitioner online include fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Improving the recognition of autism in children and adults • Managing patients with severe mental illness and substance misuse • Diagnosis and management of migraine in primary care

CPD exercise April 2018
23 Apr 2018
All articles in The Practitioner online include fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Identifying and managing men with early prostate cancer • Managing acute and chronic urinary retention in men • Early treatment vital in pelvic inflammatory disease

CPD exercise - March 2018
22 Mar 2018
All articles in The Practitioner online include fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles:• Symptom recognition key to diagnosing endometriosis • Managing osteoporosis in postmenopausal women • Pruritus may be a symptom of underlying systemic disease

CPD exercise - February 2018
22 Feb 2018
All articles in The Practitioner online include fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Visible and non-visible haematuria may herald serious disease • Prompt investigation improves outcomes for kidney cancer • Diagnosis and management of oesophageal cancer

CPD exercise - January 2018
23 Jan 2018
All articles in The Practitioner online include fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Timely diagnosis of vascular dementia key to management • Pulmonary rehabilitation improves exercise capacity and quality of life • Diagnosing and managing sepsis in children

CPD exercise - December 2017
20 Dec 2017
All articles in The Practitioner online include fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Early recognition pivotal in spondyloarthritis • Prompt diagnosis can prevent joint damage in psoriatic arthritis • Non-motor symptoms may herald Parkinson’s disease

CPD exercise - October 2017
23 Oct 2017
All articles in The Practitioner online include fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Assessment and management of CVD risk in adults • Improving uptake of cardiac rehabilitation • Have a high index of suspicion for sepsis in primary care

CPD exercise - June 2017
22 Jun 2017
All articles in The Practitioner online include fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Diagnosing heart disease in children and adolescents • Early referral key to better outcomes in eating disorders • Aerobic exercise can improve sleep and pain in fibromyalgia

CPD exercise - May 2017
23 May 2017
All articles in The Practitioner online include fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Be vigilant for dementia in Parkinson’s disease • Diagnosing and managing mild cognitive impairment • Early referral improves long-term outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis

CPD exercise - April 2017
24 Apr 2017
All articles in The Practitioner online include fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Diagnosing testicular lumps in primary care • Diagnosing and managing androgen deficiency in men • Palpitations: when you hear hoof beats don’t forget to think zebras

CPD exercise - March 2017
22 Mar 2017
All articles in The Practitioner online include fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Preventing stroke and assessing risk in women • Tailor management to the patient with fibroids
• Improving pain control in diabetic neuropathy

CPD exercise - February 2017
22 Feb 2017
All articles in The Practitioner online include fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles:• Diagnosis and management of nephrotic syndrome • Pyelonephritis can lead to life-threatening complications • Artefact mimicking torsades: treat the patient not the ECG

CPD exercise - January 2017
23 Jan 2017
All articles in The Practitioner online include fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Depression is linked to dementia in older adults • Frailty predicts adverse outcomes in older people with diabetes • Be vigilant for skin manifestations of inherited cancer syndromes

CPD exercise - December 2016
15 Dec 2016
All articles in The Practitioner online include fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Ulnar nerve injury on removal of a contraceptive implant • Diagnosis and management of polymyalgia rheumatica • Improving joint pain and function in osteoarthritis

CPD exercise - November 2016
24 Nov 2016
All articles in The Practitioner online now include fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • GPs have key role in improving outcomes in acute asthma • Assessment and management of active and latent TB • Improving the identification and monitoring of cirrhosis

CPD exercise October 2016
24 Oct 2016
All articles in The Practitioner online now include fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Prompt diagnosis of AF lowers risk of complications • Early recognition vital in acute coronary syndrome • Managing actinic keratosis in primary care

CPD exercise - September 2016
23 Sep 2016
All articles in The Practitioner online now include fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Tailor treatment to the patient with neuropathic pain • Diagnosis and management of motor neurone disease • Set individualised targets for patients with type 2 diabetes

CPD exercise - July/August 2016
01 Aug 2016
All articles in The Practitioner online now include fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans for CPD. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Improving the detection of coeliac disease • Diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease • Have a high index of suspicion for meningitis in adults • Identifying patients with complex PTSD

CPD Exercise - June 2016
23 Jun 2016
All articles in The Practitioner online now include CPD fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Optimising the management of wheeze in preschool children • Early intervention crucial in anxiety disorders in children • Erectile dysfunction heralds onset of cardiovascular disease.

CPD exercise - May 2016
23 May 2016
All articles in The Practitioner online now include CPD fillable PDF frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans. These templates are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Diagnosing young onset dementia can be challenging • Be vigilant for post-traumatic stress reactions • Managing patients with hidradenitis suppurativa • Careful assessment the key to diagnosing adolescent heel pain

CPD exercise - April 2016
25 Apr 2016
CPD exercises in The Practitioner online now include CPD prompt frameworks for personal reflection on learning and drafting of plans. These are fillable PDFs that can be saved with your personal development plan and CPD folder on your device or in your cloud storage system. All new items are also included here in our standard study pack containing this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Managing lower urinary tract symptoms in men • The role of PSA in detection and management of prostate cancer • Rapid diagnosis vital in thunderclap headache.

CPD exercise - March 2016
21 Mar 2016
This CPD study pack can be saved directly into your personal development plan folder on your computer or for review in the PDF reader on your tablet computer. The study pack contains this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Underestimating risk in women delays diagnosis of CVD • Managing debilitating menopausal symptoms • Early diagnosis of oesophageal cancer improves outcomes

CPD exercise - February 2016
22 Feb 2016
This CPD study pack can be saved directly into your personal development plan folder on your computer or for review in the PDF reader on your tablet computer. The study pack contains this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Optimising the management of polycystic kidney disease • Managing acute and chronic renal stone disease • Tailor systemic therapy to the patient with severe psoriasis

CPD exercise - January 2016
25 Jan 2016
This CPD study pack can be saved directly into your personal development plan folder on your computer or for review in the PDF reader on your tablet computer. The study pack contains this month’s CPD exercise plus all relevant articles: • Controlling joint pain in older people • Anxiety in older adults often goes undiagnosed • Improving the detection and management of type 1 diabetes.