Tourettes Action have created a new e-learning module, Understanding Tourette syndrome for GPs. This course has been created with the help of Dr Kate Szymankiewicz, a GP with an interest in Tourette syndrome and clinical experts from the Tourettes Action Board of Trustees.
In this module, you will learn what Tourette syndrome is, co-occurring features and differences that accompany it, how it affects an individual and what can be done to help and understand.
Course Length: The course will take between 30 to 45 minutes to complete.
The course has 20 lessons split into the following sections:
- What is Tourette syndrome – this section details what Tourette syndrome is, the prevalence of Tourette syndrome and misconceptions that surround it, along with a number of case studies.
- Symptoms of Tourette syndrome – this section details what the symptoms of Tourette syndrome are, what are motor and vocal tics, how these are defined into simple and complex categories, what are coprophenomena and what are repetition and hidden tics.
- Co-occurring symptoms – this section delves a little deeper and details the co-occurring features that can also accompany Tourette Syndrome and how these affect the individual. It also touches on the impact of TS and how Tourette syndrome can affect an individual from a physical and emotional level.
- Differential Diagnosis – this section covers other movement disorders and what you should look out for.
- Support and Specialist Input – this section details what support is available for people with Tourette syndrome, their families and friends and anyone supporting them and when as a GP you should refer on to paediatrics, neurology, CAMHS or CMHT.
Find the course online here.
