30 minutes
All audiences
Hearing loss and tinnitus in adults: a guide for GPs
Learning outcomes
On completion of this module you should know:
- Why it is important to diagnose hearing loss and tinnitus
- What the causes are
- What impact they have on people's lives
- How to best communicate with hearing loss patients
- What preliminary assessments a GP can make
- When a GP should refer and how patients are managed
- How to make surgeries more accessible.
Contributors:
Charles Hall, Crystal Rolfe
Accreditation
| Accreditor | Credits | Accreditation statement |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Practice Nurses Association | 0.5 credits, 0:30 hours | BMJ Learning has achieved the status of an APNA Endorsed Education Provider |
| Austrian Academy of Physicians | 0.5 credits, 0:30 hours | BMJ Learning modules have been certified for DFT Punkte. DFT Punkte are accepted in Austria |
| BMJ Learning | 0.5 credits, 0:30 hours | BMJ Learning has assigned half an hour of CPD/CME credit to this module |
| Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization | 0.5 credits, 0:30 hours | Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization (KIMS) of the Ministry of Health, State of Kuwait is the authority responsible for organising all aspects of postgraduate training of medical practitioners and other health professionals in Kuwait. Users within Kuwait can claim 30 minutes or 0.5 credit per half an hour of learning completed. |
| Royal Australasian College of Physicians | 0:30 hours | The RACP does not accredit CPD activities, but MyCPD Program guidelines state that fellows can claim a maximum of 50 credits per year for online learning under 'Category 6 - Other Learning Activities'. |
| The Colleges of Medicine of South Africa | 3 credits | The Colleges of Medicine of South Africa has accredited this BMJ Learning module (accreditation number: MDB014/254/06/2010) |
| The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners | 0.5 credits, 0:30 hours | RNZCGP endorses the British Medical Journal online CME programmes |
Release date
13 Oct 2011
