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Meningitis Prevention

There aren't many diseases that cause as much fear among both the general public and medical practitioners as meningitis. With good reason. Few illnesses can cause such devastation in such a short time frame...

Cervical Cancer Screening – The Co-Test and Self-Collection

In this presentation, A/Prof Bateson will review the role and rationale for performing a co-test within the National Cervical Screening Program and revisit eligibility for a self-collected vaginal HPV sample...

Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure

Iron deficiency anemia is widely present in patients with heart failure with an estimated prevalence of over 50% in ambulatory patients. It is an independent predictor of worse functional capacity and survival. Even without anemia, iron deficiency..

Prevention of Preterm Birth in Australia

Professor John Newnham AM and Senior Australian of the Year, leads the Australian Preterm Birth Prevention Alliance whose goal is to safely lower the rate of preterm birth in Australia. The seven major interventions will be discussed.

Preventing Infectious Disease Outbreaks in Residential Aged Care

The COVID pandemic has demonstrated to us that the elderly in aged care institutions are particularly vulnerable to infectious disease outbreaks. Many of these diseases can be prevented with immunisations commonly available.

National Cervical Screening Program – An Update on Recent Changes

The intermediate risk pathway for patients with a HPV (not 16/18) +ve cervical screening test result changed on 1st February 2021 based on new data collected from the National Cervical Screening Program. In order to support best-practice clinical....

Bariatric Surgery – Options, Outcomes, Risks, and Post-Op Needs

Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment option for the patient with significant obesity. The GP plays an integral role in the shared care long term management of the bariatric patient. This lecture will describe the most commonly used......

Functional Gut Disease in Infants – Colic, Constipation, Reflux

Functional gut disorders are very common in infancy. They are generally self-limiting and rarely represent an underlying pathological diagnosis. Nonetheless, they have a significant impact on parents/carers as well as being a common reason for.......

Management of Mild to Moderate Fever in Children – An Update on Current Best Practice

Management of the febrile child is a common problem. This lecture will provide an update on the “best practice” approach to reduce fever, rational and safe use of antipyretics, practical hydration strategies, common sources of infection to examine...

Cardiovascular Events Triggered by Influenza

Influenza has been identified as a trigger for an elevated risk of myocardial infarction (6-10x), stroke (3-8x) and HF hospitalization (5% increase) within 1 week of influenza-like illness. Plausible biological mechanisms for this association are....

Reducing the Risk of Food Allergy in Children – Latest Evidence and Guidelines

Learn about the risk factors for food allergy and prevailing theories for the cause, as well as landmark studies that have changed guidelines around the world including Australian guidelines (ASCIA) about early introduction of food allergens in.....

Adult Vaccination – Updates, Developments & New Zoster Jab

This session will look at practical steps that can be taken to improve vaccine access and uptake in older people, an update on upcoming changes to the schedule, examine when unfunded vaccines are still clinically important, preview the upcoming......

Faecal Incontinence: 10% of your patients have it! A Practical Guide For GPs

Faecal incontinence affects 12% of adults, although only 1 in 3 patients will volunteer this distressing symptom. A recent study of over 1,000 GPs revealed that 90% reported poor clinical exposure to and training in FI management. This lecture.......

Text Messaging Strategies for Suicide Prevention

Suicide is the leading cause of death and injury in younger people. There are several strategies that the GP can use to reduce the risk of suicide including a recent innovation that involves recruiting friends and family of a patient at risk to......

Contraception – Future Directions

Dr Foran will explore current trends, recent changes and upcoming developments in contraception. How to properly advise patients about long acting reversible contraception, new depot injections, new vaginal rings, new IUDs including..................

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