New GP/Clinician handout
25 Nov 2024
Launch of new hypermobility Quick Reference Guide
At the HMSA, we are always focused on raising awareness and supporting clinicians so they can give the best possible care to anyone affected by symptomatic hypermobility. We are delighted to announce that our Lead Clinical Advisor, Dr Philip Bull, and our Professional Education Coordinator, Kim Clayden, have been working alongside the HMSA to devise and create a new resource for clinicians—‘A Quick Reference Guide’. Thanks so much to them both and to our clinical advisors for reviewing it.
The Quick Reference Guide provides a great overview of all the things clinicians need to know about hypermobility and co-occurring conditions – all in a quick and easy format as we know how busy clinicians are. The aim is for GPs and other clinicians to have a handy guide to swiftly recognise, diagnose and have what they need to implement a management plan for the patient to learn to live well with their symptomatic hypermobility. The Quick Reference Guide also includes signs and symptoms, how to recognise rarer forms of symptomatic hypermobility such as Marfans - all with links to our resources section for additional learnings, which will constantly evolve over time.
This guide is aimed at GPs/clinicians, however, we hope you can help us help you by sharing it with your GP, physio or other clinicians during appointments. We want to share this guide far and wide, please help us shout very loudly about this.
A printed copy of the ‘Quick Reference Guide’ poster will be sent along with the journal to eligible members very shortly, so do keep an eye out for it. The aim is to make it nice and easy for you to take to your GP - it will also have the signs and symptoms posters on the reverse, so handy! The Quick Reference Guide is also available as a free download on our website – just click here. We will continue to update and develop the resources, so it will continually evolve, watch this space!
And lastly, a HUGE thank you from us and from Kim & Phil for your support in sharing the guide far and wide. This project has been in development for quite some time. Here's to a quicker and more efficient diagnostic experience and recognition of the co-occurring conditions, and symptom management!