A146B Navigating Men's Health: Essential Skills and Expertise for Primary Care Providers

Course summary

The Men’s Health Essentials one-day training is designed to support primary care healthcare professionals in confidently assessing, diagnosing, and managing common men’s health presentations. Men often present late with health concerns, and primary care plays a crucial role in early detection, prevention, and timely referral. This interactive programme focuses on practical, evidence-based approaches to sexual health, urological conditions, and cancer awareness, with an emphasis on real-world clinical decision-making.

The course combines short taught sessions with case-based discussions and practical skills to ensure learning is relevant, engaging, and immediately applicable to everyday practice.

Who should attend?

Frontline Primary Healthcare practitioners who take care of male patients and deal with sexual and male related complaints.

Important notes

This course is delivered online via zoom and runs from 09:30am- 4:30pm. All course material, evaluations and certificates are provided.

Cost

Course duration	Course CPD	In-house Course
1 day(s)	8 hour(s)	POA

In-house enquiry

Email *

Telephone *

Name *

Number and street *

City *

Postcode *

Enquiry

I have been informed and understand that PDUK.NET collects and processes my personal data in line with the General Data Protection Regulation. Please read our Privacy and Data Protection Policy to see how we protect and manage your submitted data. You may op-out at anytime.

Please answer: what is 3 plus 2?

Aims / objectives

By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:
• Take a sensitive, structured, and comprehensive sexual history from male patients.
• Assess and manage erectile dysfunction using evidence-based approaches in primary care.
• Recognise erectile dysfunction as a potential marker of underlying cardiovascular disease.
• Confidently assess lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and differentiate benign prostatic hyperplasia from suspected prostate cancer.
• Apply appropriate use of PSA testing, including shared decision-making and referral pathways.
• Perform a focused testicular examination and identify normal and abnormal findings.
• Recognise red flags for testicular and prostate cancer and act appropriately.
• Improve confidence in managing common men’s health presentations through case-based learning.

Course programme

Introduction to Men’s Health
• Overview of key men’s health issues in primary care
• Barriers to presentation and engagement
• Prevention and early detection
Sexual History Taking
• Structured, sensitive sexual history techniques
• Addressing diverse patient needs
• Brief role-play examples
Erectile Dysfunction
• Causes and risk factors
• ED as a cardiovascular risk marker
• Evidence-based assessment and management in primary care
Break
BPH & Prostate Cancer in Primary Care
• Assessment of LUTS and differentiation of BPH vs malignancy
• IPSS, red flags, and examination
• PSA testing: indications, limitations, shared decision-making
• Referral pathways and case discussion
Lunch
Testicular Examination Workshop
• Examination technique and anatomy
• Recognising abnormal findings
• Testicular cancer awareness
Integrated Case Studies & Problem-Solving
• ED, LUTS/BPH, prostate cancer risk, testicular symptoms
• Small-group discussion and management planning
Break
Resources & Closing Session
• Guidelines and patient resources
• Decision-support tools
• Q&A, reflection, and evaluation

Led by

TBA