Management of Upper Gastrointestinal disorders

Hours of learning: 2

Publication date: January 2015

Aim
This course has been written for healthcare professionals who prescribe or dispense medicines for patients with upper gastrointestinal disorders.

Intended learning outcomes
Having completed this course you should be able to:

• Recognise possible causes of dyspepsia
• Describe the most suitable management option(s) for symptoms of dyspepsia, depending on the cause (uninvestigated dyspepsia, functional dyspepsia, GORD, peptic ulcer disease)
• Be aware of prescribing issues with proton pump inhibitors.