GLP-1 medications, long-established as treatments for type 2 diabetes, are now recognised as highly effective treatments for managing obesity. In this episode of the Clinical Update podcast, Professor John Wilding talks to Dawn Liz Powell about how evidence is building for new ways to support people living with obesity.

As well as the development of subcutaneous and oral GLP-1 medications and how they work, Professor Wilding discusses their current role in the management of type 2 diabetes and obesity, their potential additional benefits (such as cardiovascular risk reduction), and their possible side-effects.

Looking to the future, he says that there are ‘over 50 drugs in either phase II or phase III development’ including amylin analogues, triple analogues, and a monthly GLP-1/GIP antibody injection.

Educational objectives

After listening to this podcast, healthcare professionals should be more aware of:

• How GLP-1 medications work for both type 2 diabetes and for obesity
• Their current role in the management of obesity
• The risks and benefits of GLP-1 medications
• What new oral preparations for weight loss are emerging
• New and combination medications that may be available in the future

You can access the website version of this podcast, along with key learning points, on MIMS Learning. MIMS Learning offers hundreds of hours of CPD for healthcare professionals, along with a handy CPD organiser and note-taking for appraisal.

Please note: this podcast is presented by medical editors and discusses educational content written or presented by doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals on the MIMS Learning website and at live events.

MIMS Learning

Obesity in adults

Obesity and pregnancy

Obesity podcourse with Dr Patrick Holmes, part 1: metabolic vulnerability

Obesity podcourse with Dr Patrick Holmes, part 2: established metabolic disease

Obesity podcourse with Dr Patrick Holmes, part 3: obesity and multiple comorbidities

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Obesity treatments

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Parkinson’s disease is ‘not a condition of one person’ because the families of people with Parkinson’s are very much affected by the condition, according to Dr Alistair Church.

In this episode of the Clinical Update podcast, he talks to MIMS Learning editor Pat Anderson about the role of GPs in the management of the condition. He says GPs are ‘the spider in the middle’ of support for patients — first in picking up signs and symptoms, referring promptly, and helping patients with all the aspects of the condition that can be managed in primary care.

Dr Church also highlights ‘lots of energy’ around the development of disease-modifying therapy for Parkinson’s in the medium term.

Educational objectives

After listening to this podcast, healthcare professionals should be better able to:

• Recall the prevalence of Parkinson’s disease
• Understand how Parkinson’s is a ‘family disease’ in terms of the family’s role
• Pick up signs and symptoms that may suggest Parkinson’s
• Be alert to the possibility of Parkinson’s in younger patients
• Distinguish Parkinson’s from other neurological conditions
• Understand the key role of exercise in managing Parkinson’s
• Support patients by managing non-motor aspects of the disease
• Be aware of the prospects for disease-modifying therapy in future

You can access the website version of this podcast, along with key learning points, on MIMS Learning. MIMS Learning offers hundreds of hours of CPD for healthcare professionals, along with a handy CPD organiser and note-taking for appraisal.

Please note: this podcast is presented by medical editors and discusses educational content written or presented by doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals on the MIMS Learning website and at live events.

Resources

MIMS Learning

Guidance update: latest NICE guidelines on neurological conditions

Tremor - red flag symptoms

Guidance update: latest NICE guidelines on neurological conditions

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Sophie is 28 years old, lives with obesity, and has just discovered that she is pregnant with her second child. Prior to her pregnancy, a blood glucose test indicated that she had pre-diabetes. In this episode, the first of a three-part podcourse, GP Dr Patrick Holmes reviews how to support Sophie through pregnancy, and after delivery,how to reduce the risk of further weight gain and progression to type 2 diabetes.

Educational objectives

After listening to this podcourse episode, healthcare professionals should be more aware of:

• How to raise the issue of weight sensitively
• The modifiable and non-modifiable factors that can drive obesity
• Management priorities in a pregnant woman with obesity
• Long-term goals after pregnancy in a woman living with obesity

Listen to this three-part audio series, then go to mimslearning.co.uk to read downloadable worksheets and test your knowledge, to ensure you are up to speed with all the key points primary care professionals need to know about obesity management.

If you enjoy a blend of online learning and podcast-style listening that you can fit into your busy life, then this podcourse is for you.

MIMS Learning

Obesity podcourse with Dr Patrick Holmes, part 1: metabolic vulnerability

Obesity podcourse with Dr Patrick Holmes, part 2: established metabolic disease

Obesity podcourse with Dr Patrick Holmes, part 3: obesity and multiple comorbidities

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