Courses and Publications
Courses and Publications
CPD Connect (Pilot for GPs): Palliative and End of Life Care - Simulation-based learning
Target Audience: First5 GPs. (When booking, please enter your CCT date in the Special Requirements box to authenticate your funding).
The
team at CPD connect would like to welcome you to a simulation based learning
event focusing on palliative care.
Simulation
based learning is a technique used in many medical specialities to train skills
related to specific needs- we all do it to some extent with BLS, role play and
in teaching and training scenarios with staff in practice. The link below has a
video by Dr Jemma Pringle of what to expect in an immersive simulation event.
Simulation
Toolbox | Clinical Skills Managed Educational Net
For
this palliative and end of life care course - the scenarios have been designed
to support and challenge the learners working in primary care.
Learners
will have the opportunity to :
- manage risk and uncertainty,
- explore emotionally challenging situations,
- rehearse end of life communication skills in a
safe and supportive environment.
Contact CPD Connect for any further information.
This workshop has been designed for a small group of learners. We are currently able to offer places at no charge due to Scottish Government funding, but it is highly resource intensive. While we understand that unexpected emergencies may arise, please only book if you are genuinely confident that you can attend.This is IN-PERSON learning - venue is NHS Education for Scotland, 177 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, G2 7ER
Resource Type: CPD Connect [No Fee]
CPD Connect (Pilot for GPs): Palliative and End of Life Care - Simulation-based learning
Target
audience: GPs and ANPs in primary care.
The
team at CPD connect would like to welcome you to a simulation based learning
event focusing on palliative care.
Simulation
based learning is a technique used in many medical specialities to train skills
related to specific needs- we all do it to some extent with BLS, role play and
in teaching and training scenarios with staff in practice. The link below has a
video by Dr Jemma Pringle of what to expect in an immersive simulation event.
Simulation
Toolbox | Clinical Skills Managed Educational Net
For
this palliative and end of life care course - the scenarios have been designed
to support and challenge the learners working in primary care.
Learners
will have the opportunity to :
- manage risk and uncertainty,
- explore emotionally challenging situations,
- rehearse end of life communication skills in a
safe and supportive environment.
The group size is limited to optimise learner experience, professional actors are used, and experienced facilitators will support the group learning throughout the session. The course has been piloted and evaluated well with early career GPs and now is being offered at a reduced price to allow evaluation of the course with GPs and ANPs.
Contact CPD Connect for any further information.
This workshop has been designed for a small group of learners and is highly resource intensive. While we understand that unexpected emergencies may arise, please only book if you are genuinely confident that you can attend.
This is IN-PERSON learning - venue is NHS Education for Scotland, 177 Bothwell Street, Glasgow, G3 7ER.
Resource Type: Workshop
CPD Connect: A Day in the Life of a Busy General Practice - 2025 to 2026
Lifelong Learning for Lifelong Care
This is a series of 10 new webinars being held between September 2025 and March 2026. The series will cover common clinical topics with the latest advice on their management within primary care. All of our speakers are local NHS consultants/professionals who have worked with the NES team to pinpoint key learning for their specific area of expertise.
Each webinar is approximately 1 hour, which includes time for Q&A.
Programme schedule:
2025:
18 September @ 1 pm - Current Weight Management and GLP1 prescribing in Primary Care
30 September @ 11 am - Current Drug Trends
30 October @ 12:30 pm - Asthma guidance implementation and climate change considerations
13 November @ 13:00 pm - Dementia
19 November @ 12:30 pm - Deprescribing in Drugs of concern
9 December @ 1 pm - ECG Interpretation - when to worry
2026:
5 January @ 1 pm - Diabetes
22 January @1 pm - Paediatric Orthopaedics
29 January @ 1 pm - Osteoporosis - bone health across the lifespan
TBC - Intellectual Disabilities
Resource Type: Workshop
CPD Connect: A Day in the Life of a Busy General Practice - RECORDINGS ONLY
A Day in the Life of a Busy General Practice - RECORDINGS ONLY
This is a series of 10 webinars that were held between October 2024 and March 2025. The series covered common clinical topics with the latest advice on their management within primary care.
All of our speakers are local NHS consultants/professionals who have worked with the NES team to pinpoint key learning for their specific area of expertise.
Each webinar is approximately 1 hour and the cost is £50.00.
SESSIONS AVAILABLE:
Disorders of Gut Brain Interaction (DGBI) - A Patient’s journey
What to do with these Haematology Results
Targeting improvement in the care of gout
Frailty in Primary Care
Back Pain: A Spinal Surgeon's (?Helpful) Perspective
General Practice care for patients affected by ACEs
Children's Continence
Dermatology in Skin of Colour
Early detection of advanced liver disease and abnormal liver biochemistry
Blood Borne Viruses: A quick guide for Primary Care
The recordings will be available until 11 March 2026.
Resource Type: Workshop
CPD Connect: Introduction to Joint Injections - PILOT
The
CPD Connect Team invite you to attend a half-day pilot of an Introduction to Joint
Injections workshop for GPs on Thursday 6 November 2025 at
our offices in Edinburgh commencing at 09:30 until 12:30. This is a pilot session where we hope to gain your feedback in how to strengthen the delivery and content of this course.
This pilot session will cover the following:
- targeted history and examination of common joints and associated conditions
- review of intra-articular joint injections as a treatment
- practical experience using joint models
This course is aimed at First5 GPs, both beginners and those
with some joint injection experience.
Early booking is essential as our joint injection courses are regularly
over-subscribed.
We will be asking all delegates for their feedback after the session to help shape future delivery.
Resource Type: CPD Connect [No Fee]