Volume 4, Number 1, January-February 2007

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TOPICBACK TO BASICSKey Steps in Resuscitation
Laraine Sullivan

CHANGING BEHAVIOURCognitive Behavioural Therapy: Linking Thoughts to Actions
Dr Alison Oldam

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a combination of two types of therapy: cognitive (how we think about things) and behavioural (what we do). NICE guidelines recommend CBT as a frontline therapy for depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety. The National Institute of Mental Health suggests that a combination of CBT and medication may be the best treatment for many patients with panic disorder. As CBT is moving higher up the therapy agenda, this article takes you through what it is and what it involves in practice.

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TOPICDIABETES MANAGEMENTPreventing the Progression of Pre-Diabetes
Sandra Waddingham

EDITORIALEditorial
Jan Procter-King

Well, spring has sprung! The first few months of each year are a good time to look forward to the challenges ahead. This can be rather daunting, but the bright flowers of spring give us glimpses of hope. In the same way, we hope that this issue of BJPCN can – like a bunch of daffodils – brighten up your day-to-day work in coping with the “warp speed” of change in the NHS.

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TOPICFOOD FOR THOUGHTOily Fish and Omega-3 Fats – Making Sense of the Latest Evidence
Lisa Jack

EVIDENCE IN PRACTICEEvidence in Practice

There are just not enough hours in the day to read all the research journals, even if you wanted to. This section of the BJPCN – Evidence in Practice – will keep you on top of relevant research without having to spend hours in the library. Each journal review gives you a bite-size summary of new research, pulling out key points for primary care and recommending the action that you might consider taking.

HAVE YOU HEARD?Have you heard?

MONITORINGScoring for Risk of Stroke After a TIA
Professor Mike Kirby

PRACTICE IN ACTIONThe Importance of Belonging: Nurse Forums and Networks
Jeannie Hayhurst

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TOPICPREVENTION IN PRACTICEThe Keys to Optimising Lipid Management
Dr Jonathan Morrell

Primary healthcare professionals have been set a series of challenges and dilemmas for the management of lipids in the updated Joint British Societies’ (JBS) guidelines for the prevention of cardiovascular disease (JBS2). In this article, we review the changes in emphasis of the new guidelines – teasing out how they can help to further reduce our patients’ risk of cardiovascular disease with tougher cholesterol targets than ever before, together with practical advice on how to achieve these targets.

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TOPICQUALITY MATTERSHow to Get Top Marks for Identifying and Managing Atrial Fibrillation
Lisa Roxburgh