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SUMMARY:Functional Medicine
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DESCRIPTION:To book for or join this event please use this link: https://mms.org.uk/events/1192/functional_medicine/webinar?dr=1241\n\nALL grades of clinicians, allied health professionals, advanced practitioners, staff grades and medical students are WELCOME to attend this engaging event.\n\nThis afternoon webinar will include the following talks:\n\n2.00 pm\nAsthma mimics\nDr Tom Pantin, Clinical Team for Severe Asthma Lead, Manchester University NHS FT (Wythenshawe)\n\nLearning objectives:\n\nUnderstand what inducible laryngeal obstruction (ILO) is and its presentationUnderstand what breathing pattern disorder (BPD) is and its presentationExplore the role of the Manchester Airway Service Complex breathlessness clinic in investigating, treating and medicine optimisation\n 2.45 pm\nFunctional Neurological Disorders\nDr Rachael Power, Consultant Neurologist, Clinical Lead for Neurology, Manchester Centre for Clinical Neuroscience and Associate Hospital Dean, University of Manchester\n\nLearning objectives:\n\nThe pathophysiology of FNDHow to explain FND to the patientHow to manage FND\n3.30pm\nComfort Break\n \n\n3.45 pm\nFunctional gastroenterology \nProfessor Peter Whorwell, Professor of Medicine and Gastroenterology, University of Manchester and Director of South Manchester Functional Bowel Service \n \n\nTalk synopsis:\n\nFunctional gastrointestinal disorders account for 30-50% of the gastroenterologist’s workload but unfortunately are often dismissed as being trivial and all in the head of the patient.  The most common example is irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) which, when severe, can destroy a sufferer’s life with, for example, intense abdominal pain and faecal incontinence.  IBS largely affects the lower end of the gastrointestinal system whereas functional dyspepsia (FD) affects the stomach and non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP) affects the oesophagus. There are disorders of other anatomical sites of the gastrointestinal system which have appropriate names. In the past the word ‘functional’ was used to describe a patient who you shouldn’t waste your time on, but fortunately that attitude is in decline.  Nevertheless, in an attempt to get away from the functional gastrointestinal disorder descriptor, the term ‘disorder of gut brain interaction’ (DGBI) has been recommended.\n\nThese conditions are notoriously challenging to treat, and effective management is time consuming and often involves trial and error. This approach does not fit well with the needs of a modern busy NHS with long waiting lists but is remarkably satisfying for the physician who adopts it. Despite not being able to cure these individuals they are usually eternally grateful to someone who has just taken the time to listen and endorse their suffering.\n\nLearning objectives:\n\nTo better recognise the symptoms of functional gastrointestinal disorders and how they can affect the quality of life of the sufferer.To learn that although these conditions cannot be cured, there are treatment options available, but one size does not fit all.To appreciate the huge rewards that come from just listening to a patient.4.30 pm\nClose\n\nAttendees will receive a CPD certificate of attendance\n\n
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LOCATION:https://mms.org.uk/events/1192/functional_medicine?dr=1241
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