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Kevin Fernando
@drkevinfernando.bsky.social
Portfolio GP, GPwER Diabetes/CVRM & Medical Education, Content Advisor @Medscape Global & UK, Honorary Clinical Reader @dundeeuni
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Oooo worth a listen!
@drkevinfernando.bsky.social knows how to draw a crowd and guaranteed to delivered superb CPD content.
Let me present BlueSky Exhibit A: @bestpracticeshow.bsky.social Session on LFTs
(Bonus points if you can spot me!)
#BestPracticeShow #GPsky #PrimaryCare
October 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
💡 The first step in healthcare is self-care

🔥My latest @medscape.com Medical Mentor podcast is live!

🚨Improving cardiometabolic health in #T2D, focusing on the importance of 24-hour physical behaviours for people living with #T2D or the 5 𝗦's

@pharmrj.pharmsky.app @hpillminster.pharmsky.app
October 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Great to see @drkevinfernando.bsky.social in real life talking us through the "potpourri" of diabetes @bestpracticeshow.bsky.social #bestpracticeshow check out his hacks and pearls ➡️ medscape-uk.co/Hacks
October 8, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Day 1 @bestpracticeshow.bsky.social

Highlights for me:
- packed out session by @drkevinfernando.bsky.social on abnormal LFTS. Who knew that clinical diploma module on hepatic med would be handy?
- Meeting some @nhsconfed.org Alumni
- Catching with ex PCCLEs & my BFF @pharmrj.pharmsky.app
October 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
💡 “If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, living in the future” Laozi Born 601BC

🔥My latest @medscape.com Medical Mentor podcast is live

🚨Identifying & Managing Health Anxiety in Primary Care

On Apple Podcasts, Spotify and link👇🏾

@pharmrj.pharmsky.app
September 12, 2025 at 3:47 PM
💡Psoriasis Is More Than Just Skin Deep

🔥New @medscape.com Primary Care #Hack “Assessment and Management of Psoriasis in Primary Care"

🎯Common presentations inc. skin of colour
🎯Psoriatic arthritis
🎯Cardiometabolic risk & mental health
🎯Annual checklist & therapeutic options

@pharmrj.pharmsky.app
September 1, 2025 at 1:50 PM
🔥Metformin & #SGLT2i for almost all in draft NICE #t2d guidance!

⚠️But no drug is without harm, & we must balance the benefits against possible adverse effects

💡Have a look at my YouTube videos for people living with #T2D considering #sglt2is

www.youtube.com/@DrKevinFern...

@pharmrj.pharmsky.app
August 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
My latest @medscape.com Medical Mentor podcast is live!

🔶What is Type 3c Diabetes?🔶

🎯T3c diabetes is diabetes associated with any disease, trauma or surgery of the exocrine pancreas, and it's often misdiagnosed as #T2D

Link in comments 👇🏾

Also on Spotify & Apple #podcasts

@pharmrj.pharmsky.app
August 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
🙏🏾Thanks for the lovely feedback on my @medscape.com
"what next after metformin" #hacks

💡Here are my companion #hacks for these resources covering:

🎯prescribing for #t2d & #CKD
🎯extraglycaemic indications of #sglt2is

👇🏾PDF links in comments

@goggledocs.bsky.social @pharmrj.pharmsky.app
August 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The young physician starts life with 20 drugs for each disease & old physician ends life with 1 drug for 20 diseases Sir William Osler

🔥Epic (!) update to my @medscape.com Primary Care #Hacks - "What next after metformin 1&2" 🔥

PDF link in comments

@pharmrj.pharmsky.app @goggledocs.bsky.social
July 31, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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My latest @medscape.com Medical Mentor podcast is live!

🔶What is Lp(a), and when should we check it?🔶

🎯Lp(a) is an important but underappreciated independent risk factor for #ASCVD

Link in comments👇🏾

Also on @Spotify & @Apple #podcasts

@pharmrj.pharmsky.app @goggledocs.bsky.social
July 14, 2025 at 6:30 AM
My latest @medscape.com Medical Mentor podcast is live!

🔶What is Lp(a), and when should we check it?🔶

🎯Lp(a) is an important but underappreciated independent risk factor for #ASCVD

Link in comments👇🏾

Also on @Spotify & @Apple #podcasts

@pharmrj.pharmsky.app @goggledocs.bsky.social
July 14, 2025 at 6:30 AM
🔥#ADA2025 gamechanger!

🔶 Will Mifepristone Prove A #CATALYST For Change?

🎯 The #CATALYST trial is the next evolution in personalised #T2D care. We should consider screening for #hypercortisolism in those with difficult-to-control #T2D

Link in comments below 👇🏾

@pharmrj.pharmsky.app
July 9, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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The STRIDE trial illustrates the significant benefits that semaglutide has for patients with type 2 diabetes and peripheral arterial disease. This therapy could improve quality and quantity of life in these patients, says @drkevinfernando.bsky.social. #diabetes www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Semaglutide Has Found Its STRIDE
The STRIDE trial has laid the foundation for a paradigm shift in how we use GLP-1 RAs for symptomatic peripheral arterial disease.
www.medscape.com
July 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
🚦Join me Thurs eve for "A potpourri of primary care topics - part 2"
💡I'm covering:
🎯Interpretation of the FBC in primary care (neutropenias, lymphopenias, thrombocytopenias etc)
🎯UTI in children
🎯 Management of blurred vision in primary care
🎯 "Red eye" picture quiz
Registration link in comments 👇🏾
July 1, 2025 at 7:26 AM
❤️ My latest @medscape.com Primary Care #Hack has been a longstanding passion project!

🔥Prescribing Pearls for Primary Care🔥

🎯Tips on using mirtazapine, rosuvastatin low-dose doxycycline once-weekly rosuvastatin & others!

PDF link in comments below👇🏾

@pharmrj.pharmsky.app @goggledocs.bsky.social
June 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Are you an HCP curious about weight loss injections and the implications for women's health? This is one of the topics we'll be addressing at our annual conference with the esteemed @drkevinfernando.bsky.social.

Explore the full agenda here: www.pcwhs.co.uk/events/5/pcw...
June 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
My latest @medscape.com Medical Mentor podcast is live!

💡How to Identify & Treat Hypomagnesaemia in Primary Care

🎯 >1y Rx with all PPIs can lead to hypomagnesemia, do remember any OTC use

🔥Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & link in comments 👇🏾

@pharmrj.pharmsky.app @hpillminster.pharmsky.app
May 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
🚦Latest @medscape.com Primary Care #hack is live!

🔥Paired #hacks covering the diagnosis & management of #HFrEF & #HFpEF in primary care

PDF download link in comments 👇🏾

@pharmrj.pharmsky.app @goggledocs.bsky.social @hpillminster.pharmsky.app
May 2, 2025 at 11:37 AM
🚦Updated @medscape.com Primary Care #Hack

🔥Interpreting iron studies in primary care🔥

🎯 What are iron studies?
🎯 Top tips & pitfalls to avoid
🎯 Managing ⬆️ ferritin
🎯 Iron deficiency: once daily dosing help absorption

PDF download link in comments 👇🏾

@goggledocs.bsky.social @pharmrj.pharmsky.app
May 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
🔥Our #CVRMUK paper is now published!

💡"Advancing Cardiovascular, Kidney, and Metabolic Medicine: A Narrative Review of Insights and Innovations for the Future"

🎯This review advocates for an integrated #CKM framework

Open access link in comments 👇🏾

@goggledocs.bsky.social @pharmrj.pharmsky.app
April 29, 2025 at 11:10 AM
🔥My latest @medscape.com article is live

💡Key learning points from NICE NG243 Adrenal Insufficiency: Identification & Management guideline

🎯When to suspect adrenal insufficiency & physiological equivalent doses of glucocorticoids

Link in comments 👇🏾

@goggledocs.bsky.social @pharmrj.pharmsky.app
April 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
💡Preventing is better than treating 💡

🔥Updated @medscape.com Primary Care #Hack on "Identifying People at High Risk of #T2D " 🔥

Updated in light of recently published SIGN 172 Prevention & Remission of #T2D

PDF link in comments 👇🏾

@goggledocs.bsky.social @pharmrj.pharmsky.app
April 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
💡My latest Medscape Medical Mentor podcast is live!

🔥The interpretation & management of hypercalcaemia in primary care🔥

On Spotify, Apple Podcasts & @medscape.com website (link👇🏾)

Also see my @medscape.com Primary Care #Hack on calcium

@goggledocs.bsky.social @pharmrj.pharmsky.app
April 15, 2025 at 6:23 PM
💡The first step in healthcare is self-care
💡 We must educate before we medicate

🔥 Updated @medscape.com Primary Care #Hack on Lifestyle Changes for Managing #Hypertension 🔥

PDF download link in comments 👇🏾

@pharmrj.pharmsky.app @goggledocs.bsky.social
April 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM