Case studies
Our interactive case studies present clinical scenarios with questions to help you reflect on your medical decision-making skills and improve patient care. Our online case studies provide:
- an engaging and flexible learning experience
- choice of access on computer or tablet, with seamless switching between devices
- immediate feedback from experts and peer comparisons to challenge your thinking
- best practice points to apply to your care of patients.
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Target audience: GPs
Open to: GPs, Pharmacists, Nurses, Students
Cost: Free
CPD points: GPs, Pharmacists, Nurses –view details
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View the topic summaries and learning outcomes here or click on a title below to start a case study.
- Asthma: optimising control in children **NEWLY UPDATED**
- Blood pressure: measure, manage and monitor
- Chronic pain: opioids and beyond
- Diagnostic imaging in ankle and knee injuries
- Fatigue: a diagnostic approach
- Intensifying treatment in type 2 diabetes
- Navigating inhaled medicines management in COPD
- Optimising rheumatoid arthritis treatment **NEW**
- Optimising statin therapy
- Otitis media: Clarifying the role of antibiotics
- PPIs: Starting and stopping treatment in uncomplicated gastro-oesophageal reflux disease - Closed for review. Updated case study due for release June 2018
- Practical tools for osteoarthritis management
- Preventing fractures: where to start with osteoporosis
- Tailoring initial treatment in depression: Re-examining the options
- Urinary tract infections: exploring antibiotic treatment
CPD points and practice incentives
Continuing professional development
Each activity has been accredited for 2 (Category 2) points in the RACGP QI & CPD Program for the 2017 –2019 triennium.
- Blood pressure: measure, manage and monitor –Activity number: 92377
- Chronic pain: opioids and beyond –Activity number: 92258
- Diagnostic imaging in ankle and knee injuries –Activity number: 91659
- Fatigue: a diagnostic approach–Activity number: 91804
- Intensifying treatment in type 2 diabetes –Activity number: 92188
- Navigating inhaled medicines management in COPD Accreditation number 93567
- Optimising statin therapy Accreditation number 99732
- Otitis media: Clarifying the role of antibiotics –Activity number: 92212
- PPIs: Starting and stopping treatment in uncomplicated gastro-oesophageal reflux disease - Closed for review. Updated case study due for release June 2018
- Practical tools for osteoarthritis management – Activity number: 109389
- Preventing fractures: where to start with osteoporosis – Activity number: 92242
- Tailoring initial treatment in depression: Re-examining the options – Activity number: 92227
- Urinary tract infections: exploring antibiotic treatment – Activity number: 92381
Each activity has been approved for 1 Core point in the ACRRM PD Program for the 2017 – 2019 triennium.
- Blood pressure: measure, manage and monitor – code 9090
- Chronic pain: opioids and beyond – code 9088
- Diagnostic imaging in ankle and knee injuries – code 7247
- Fatigue: a diagnostic approach– code 9091
- Intensifying treatment in type 2 diabetes – code 7273
- Navigating inhaled medicines management in COPD code 7553
- Optimising statin therapy code 9538
- Otitis media: Clarifying the role of antibiotics –code 8176
- PPIs: Starting and stopping treatment in uncomplicated gastro-oesophageal reflux disease - Closed for review. Updated case study due for release June 2018
- Practical tools for osteoarthritis management – code 10301
- Preventing fractures: where to start with osteoporosis – code 9081
- Tailoring initial treatment in depression: Re-examining the options – code 7907
- Urinary tract infections: exploring antibiotic treatment – code 8215
Each activity has been accredited for 1 hour of Group 1 CPD (or 1 CPD credit) suitable for inclusion in an individual pharmacist's CPD plan which can be converted to 1 hour of Group 2 CPD (or 2 CPD credits) upon successful completion of relevant assessment activities.
- Blood pressure: measure, manage and monitor –Accreditation number: CX 17009
- Chronic pain: opioids and beyond –Accreditation number: CX17012
- Navigating inhaled medicines management in COPD Accreditation number: CX160159
- Optimising rheumatoid arthritis treatment –Accreditation number: GN1802001 **NEW**
- Optimising statin therapy Accreditation number CX17108
- PPIs: Starting and stopping treatment in uncomplicated gastro-oesophageal reflux disease - Closed for review. Updated case study due for release June 2018
Each activity is endorsed by ACN according to our Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Endorsed Course Standards. It has been allocated 1 CPD hour according to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia –Continuing Professional Development Standard.
Self-directed CPD
It is recommended that 1 hour CPD be recorded for the purposes of self-directed CPD.
- Asthma: optimising control in children **NEWLY UPDATED**
- Blood pressure: measure, manage and monitor
- Diagnostic imaging in ankle and knee injuries
- Chronic pain: opioids and beyond
- Fatigue: a diagnostic approach
- Optimising rheumatoid arthritis treatment **NEW**
- PPIs: Starting and stopping treatment in uncomplicated gastro-oesophageal reflux disease - Closed for review. Updated case study due for release June 2018
- Practical tools for osteoarthritis management
- Preventing fractures: where to start with osteoporosis
- Urinary tract infections: exploring antibiotic treatment
Practice incentives for general practice
The case studies are recognised for the Quality Prescribing Incentive of the Practice Incentives Program.