About this course
Healthed brings together four leading experts in infectious disease, cardiology, geriatrics and diabetes for a lively, authoritative, cross disciplinary discussion.
For medical practitioners, it is critical to monitor cardiovascular function in patients with RSV infection, especially those with known heart disease or at high risk of cardiovascular complications. Management should ideally be multidisciplinary, involving both cardiologists and pulmonologists to address the complex interplay between respiratory and cardiovascular systems during an RSV infection.
This high-powered panel will provide many useful clinical insights that GPs will find invaluable as they come to understand the significance of RSV and the potential of the new vaccines to improve health outcomes.
Learning objectives
- Examine the impact of RSV infection on cardiovascular health, particularly those with existing heart disease or at high cardiovascular risk
- Implement a collaborative approach to manage RSV-infected patients, fostering effective strategies for their comprehensive care and optimal outcomes
- Review RSV vaccine impact and analyse the clinical impact of new RSV vaccines on health outcomes
Accredited with the following bodies
GPs who are members of the RACGP and ACRRM will receive 1 hour of CPD in the Educational Activities (EA) category.
About the Experts
Prof Andrew Sindone | Cardiologist
Prof Andrew Sindone is Director of the Heart Failure Unit and Department of Cardiac Rehabilitation at Concord Hospital and Head of Department of Cardiology at Ryde Hospital. He runs the Concord Hospital Heart Failure Clinic, research, rehabilitation and outreach programs. He has been Principal Investigator in 50 international, multi-centre, clinical trials and authored over 100 articles. He is a Co-Chairman of the NSW Cardiovascular Expert Reference Group, Fellow of the Heart Foundation of Australia and is co-author of the Australian and the Asia Pacific Heart Failure Guidelines.
Prof Dominic Dwyer | Infectious Disease Physician
Prof Dominic Dwyer is a Medical Virologist and Infectious Diseases Physician in the Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, located in the ICPMR at Westmead Hospital, Sydney. He has a clinical and research interest in viral diseases of public health importance. This includes HIV (where he coordinates an active program in antiretroviral drug resistance and HIV molecular epidemiology in Australia and the region), influenza and other respiratory viruses, and arboviruses. He leads an antiviral trials unit that has participated in over sixty studies of antiviral drugs and vaccines. His influenza research includes assessing interventions to prevent influenza transmission in closed environments, and developing assays for seasonal and pandemic influenza.
Dr Desmond Graham | Geriatrician
Dr Desmond Graham is a Geriatrician who graduated from the University of Newcastle and completed specialty training at Westmead and North Shore Hospitals. He is actively involved with the Australia and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine and holds an academic appointment as a Clinical Lecturer with the University of Sydney. He has a special interest in healthy ageing and peri-operative medicine. He provides holistic, patient-centred care for all patients with major geriatric syndromes including dementia, delirium, frailty, falls and end of life care. He participates in a monthly Healthy Ageing segment with Deborah Knight on 2GB radio and holds regular forums for the Northern Beaches community.
Dr Ted Wu | Endocrinologist
Dr Ted Wu is a Senior Specialist Endocrinologist, Director of the Royal Prince Alfred (RPA) Hospital Diabetes Centre and Director of Physician Training at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney, Australia. He has a long-term interest clinical diabetes, and teaching and research into diabetes complications and novel treatments. In 1998 he joined the RPA Diabetes Centre, formulating and delivering novel educational programs in clinical diabetes.
He has published numerous articles, abstracts and book chapters and has been an invited speaker to many international symposia.
He was instrumental in establishing RPA Hospital's Diabetes Centre as a National Association of Diabetes Centre's 'Centre of Excellence' and Australia's only International Diabetes Federation 'Centre of Education'.
Proudly supported by an independent educational grant from GSK. August 2024.
