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Get your CPD fix online With the November CPD reporting deadline looming, we’ve compiled a few suggestions to accrue a some hours at home
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f you’re a bit behind on your CPD hours, then the following articles may be of interest. Follow the links and review the contents. Please note that allocated CPD hours are just a recommendation, you may self-record the actual time spent on these articles as part of your CPD.
• Published online: December 2, 2021 (The Lancet) • Authors: Alasdair P S Munro, Leila Janani, Victoria Cornelius et al • CPD hours: 0.5 (Scientific)
Vaccination after-effects
Revision of the Australian guidelines to reduce health risks from drinking alcohol. The Australian guidelines to reduce health risks from drinking alcohol were released in 2020 by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Based on the latest evidence, the guidelines provide advice on how to keep the risk of harm from alcohol low. They refer to an Australian standard drink (10 g ethanol). The recommended limit for healthy adults changed from two standard drinks per day (effectively 14 per week) to ten per week. The new guideline states that the less you drink, the lower your risk of harm from alcohol. The recommended
“Safety and immunogenicity of seven COVID-19 vaccines as a third dose (booster) following two doses of ChAdOx1 nCov19 or BNT162b2 in the UK (COV-BOOST): a blinded, multicentre, randomised, controlled, phase 2 trial .” This project reviewed the impact of a third dose of 7 COVID-19 vaccines after the initial 2 doses of Astra-Zeneca and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines. All study vaccines boosted antibody and neutralising responses after AstraZeneca initial course and all except one after Pfizer, with no safety concerns.
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Reduce risks of alcohol
maximum on any one day remains four drinks (clarified from previously “per drinking occasion”). Guidance is clearer for pregnancy and breastfeeding; and for people aged less than 18 years, recommending not drinking. • Authors: Katherine M Conigrave, Robert L Ali, Rebecca Armstrong, et al. • CPD hours: 0.5 (Scientific) FIND OUT MORE
Pregnancy and diabetes care Pre-pregnancy planning and care for women with diabetes is an online course for health professionals developed as part of the National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS). Three e-learning modules cover key aspects of planning and preparing for pregnancy for women with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Four non-assessed case studies have been incorporated into the modules to assist learners with applying
