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Vincent Carroll
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Diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson’s

Recognising and managing the non-motor symptoms is an increasingly difficult challenge

Expert/s: Vincent Carroll
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Dr Stephanie Daly
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The role of GPs in dementia care

Dementia presents with quite variable signs and mimics many other conditions

Expert/s: Dr Stephanie Daly
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Cathy Melton
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Introduction to Parkinson’s disease

Parkinson's disease affects the patients not just neurologically, but socially, mentally and emotionally

Expert/s: Cathy Melton
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Expert Panel Facilitated by Dr Terri Foran, Panelist: Dr Sonia Davison, Prof Rod Baber, and Dr Sara Whitburn
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Expert panel: Menopause management past, present and future

The panel will attempt to provide a practical approach to treatment based on current available evidence but will also bring their own considerable personal and professional experience to the discussion.

Expert/s: Expert Panel Facilitated by Dr Terri Foran, Panelist: Dr Sonia Davison, Prof Rod Baber, and Dr Sara Whitburn
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Prof Michael Saling
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Early signs of dementia – When to worry

Expert/s: Prof Michael Saling
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Dr Roger Clarnette
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Alzheimer’s – Addressing the metabolic abnormality is worthwhile: Part 2

There is a metabolic abnormality underlying Alzheimer's Disease

Expert/s: Dr Roger Clarnette
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Dr Roger Clarnette
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Alzheimer’s – An update on diagnosis and management: Part 1

At this point in time, we do not have effective disease-modifying agents for Alzheimer's disease

Expert/s: Dr Roger Clarnette
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Prof Robin Daly
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Sarcopenia – What GPs need to know

Sarcopenia has only recently been formally recognized as a disease in and of itself, rather than as an aspect of other diseases.

Expert/s: Prof Robin Daly
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Dementia Australia
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Dementia Australia develops COVID-19 help sheets

People living with dementia are among the most vulnerable groups in society during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Dementia Australia CEO Maree McCabe.

Expert/s: Dementia Australia
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A/Prof Lee-Fay Low
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Which aged care services were found to be substandard?

In July 2019, the government introduced new aged care standards to “raise the bar” in an aged care system where some nursing home residents have experienced care that is neglectful, depersonalised, uncaring, unsafe and of poor quality.

Expert/s: A/Prof Lee-Fay Low
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Dr Linda Calabresi
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A DASH of red meat works for older patients

A diet well-known for lowering blood pressure can also help older patients lose fat without sacrificing muscle, according to new research. In a small study involving 36 older obese adults, researchers found that a 12-week program of controlled-feeding that included lean red meat three times a day not only resulted in significant weight loss and loss of body fat but also preserved muscle strength and function - an important determinant of good health.

Expert/s: Dr Linda Calabresi
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Prof Paul O'Toole
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Mediterranean diet increases gut bacteria linked to healthy ageing in older adults

As our global population is projected to live longer than ever before, it’s important that we find ways of helping people live healthier for longer. Exercise and diet are often cited as the best ways of maintaining good health well into our twilight years. But recently, research has also started to look at the role our gut – specifically our microbiome – plays in how we age.

Expert/s: Prof Paul O'Toole

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