Infectious diseases

Dr Lisa Beecham
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With the COVID vaccinations taking centre stage many vaccines have been overlooked particularly the privately funded ones.

Dr Linda Calabresi
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While the latest COVID outbreaks do not appear to be filling up our ICU beds, a leading Australian expert suggests there will be consequences as more patients present with symptoms of long COVID

Dr Jenny Robson
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Prevaccination screen; acute Q fever; post-acute Q fever monitoring (particularly where there is a risk of developing chronic infection)

Prof Andrew Lloyd
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Q fever has made it to the urban fringes and is no longer just a rural health issue.

Prof Robert Booy
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Prof Robert Booy (Professor in Paediatrics, Vaccinology, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Sydney) shares a community service announcement for healthcare professionals on vaccination for pertussis.

Dr Linda Calabresi
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Just when things were starting to look up, an Australian infectious diseases expert warns we are ‘due for trouble in 2022'.

Dr Linda Calabresi
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GP numbers appear set to fall, not only because fewer doctors are opting to take up the specialty training but also, it seems, burnout is likely to take its toll on those already practising

Prof Kristine Macartney
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In this Healthed lecture, Prof Kristine Macartney provided an overview of the current data on vaccine effectiveness and the need for 3rd doses.

Healthed
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Australia’s drug regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), today provisionally approved the Pfizer COVID vaccine to be used as a booster for anyone over the age of 18.

Expert/s: Healthed
Dr Linda Calabresi
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At the time of writing, we have about 56% of our eligible population across the entire country fully vaxxed against COVID-19.

Dr Linda Calabresi
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental wellbeing of Australians can be characterised with one word; disruption.

Dr Linda Calabresi
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Making sure you keep up-to-date and fulfilling your CPD requirements is on ongoing challenge for most practising clinicians