What are the latest treatments for sleep apnoea? What are the implications of the 5-year data from the DiRECT study of a `soups and shakes’ diet for diabetes remission? Find out with the first episode of the second season of the Clinical Update podcast.
This podcast provides key learning points to healthcare professionals, based on the content of the MIMS Learning education website and live events.
Sleep apnoea is a common disorder and effective management is vital. In this episode, medical editor Dawn Liz Powell interviews consultant Dr Swapna Mandal to find out the latest about treatment of sleep apnoea. Also in this episode, editor Pat Anderson and medical editor Sangeeta Krishnan discuss topical steroid withdrawal, and between us we provide 3 key points about the latest findings from the DiRECT study of diabetes.
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Useful links
Topical steroid withdrawal
Topical steroid withdrawal (MIMS Learning module)
Obstructive sleep apnoea
Adult obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome: clinical review (MIMS Learning module)
Identifying and managing COPD-OSA overlap syndrome (MIMS Learning module)
Respiratory research briefing June 2023 (MIMS Learning module)
Sleep and ventilation learning plan (MIMS Learning plan)
GMC. Patients' fitness to drive and reporting concerns to the DVLA or DVA. Accessed August 2023.
DiRECT study of diabetes
Lean MEJ, Leslie WS, Barnes AC et al. Primary care-led weight management for remission of type 2 diabetes (DiRECT): an open-label, cluster-randomised trial. Lancet 2018; 391(10120): 541–51.
Lean MEJ, Leslie WS, Barnes AC et al. Durability of a primary care-led weight-management intervention for remission of type 2 diabetes: 2-year results of the DiRECT open-label, cluster-randomised trial. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2019; 7(5): 344–55.
Diabetes research briefing May 2023 (MIMS Learning module)
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