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Are the new sport concussion guidelines workable?

Recently released guidelines for concussion management in youth and community sport are far more prescriptive than previous advice—but is it practical, and what does it mean for GPs?

Expert/s: Lynnette Hoffman

Neurology

Podcasts

Parkinson’s disease – Management & treatment: Part 2

For Parkinson's disease cases, Dr Alessandro Fois discusses management, treatment options and discussing these with patients.

Expert/s: Dr Alessandro Fois

Neurology

Podcasts

Cognitive assessment tools: Limitations in general practice – Your questions answered

Diagnosis of dementia or cognitive impairment is is significantly influenced by the patient’s history. Cognitive assessment tools are not screening or diagnostic tests without thorough history assessment.

Expert/s: Dr Hilton Koppe

Neurology

Podcasts

Parkinson’s disease – Diagnosis: Part 1

Diagnosis involves the natural history, examination, and referral of patients with Parkinson’s disease, and awareness of asymmetric and non-motor signs and symptoms need to be considered...

Expert/s: Dr Alessandro Fois

Neurology

Clinical Articles

Hearing aids and dementia: expert explains the retracted Lancet study

Late last year, the Lancet retracted a major study that had linked hearing aid use in people with hearing loss to reduced dementia risk. At a time when dementia risk tools and guidelines are being updated to include hearing loss as a risk factor, does this change anything?

Expert/s: Lynnette Hoffman

Neurology

Clinical Articles

Lifestyle changes can reduce dementia risk by maintaining brain plasticity

Walk 10,000 steps a day, cut back alcohol, get better sleep at night, stay socially active — we’re told that changes like these can prevent up to 40 per cent of dementia cases worldwide...

Expert/s: Dr Saskia Sivananthan, Dr Laura Middleton

Neurology

Clinical Articles

Brains have a remarkable ability to rewire themselves following injury − a concussion specialist explains the science behind rehabilitation and recovery

High-profile sports like football and soccer have brought greater attention in recent years to concussions – the mildest form of traumatic brain injury...

Expert/s: Hilary A. Diefenbach

Haematology, Neurology, Women's health

Clinical Articles

Top podcasts of 2023

We’ve compiled all the popular podcasts your colleagues have been listening to in 2023.

Expert/s: Healthed

Neurology

Clinical Articles

Early dementia red flags

Dementia is often thought of as a memory problem, like when an elderly person asks the same questions or misplaces things.

Expert/s: Daniella Vellone

Neurology

Podcasts

Stroke update – Your questions answered

The questions answered in this podcast are listed below. They were compiled by GPs and health professionals around Australia.

Expert/s: Prof Bruce Campbell

Neurology

Clinical Articles

Cognitive testing for dementia

Whether it’s part of an over 75 health assessment or fitness to drive assessment, investigating patients’ concerns about impairment, or tracking progress over time, cognitive screening is important.

Expert/s: Dr Sarah Wood

Neurology

Clinical Articles

Your biological age predicts dementia and stroke regardless of your actual age – new study

As we journey through life, the risk of developing chronic diseases, including cancer, heart disease and neurological disorders, increases significantly.

Expert/s: Jonathan Ka Long Mak, A/Prof Sara Hägg

Neurology

Are the new sport concussion guidelines workable?

Recently released guidelines for concussion management in youth and community sport are far more prescriptive than previous advice—but is it practical, and what does it mean for GPs?

Parkinson’s disease – Management & treatment: Part 2

For Parkinson's disease cases, Dr Alessandro Fois discusses management, treatment options and discussing these with patients.

Cognitive assessment tools: Limitations in general practice – Your questions answered

Diagnosis of dementia or cognitive impairment is is significantly influenced by the patient’s history. Cognitive assessment tools are not screening or diagnostic tests without thorough history assessment.

Parkinson’s disease – Diagnosis: Part 1

Diagnosis involves the natural history, examination, and referral of patients with Parkinson’s disease, and awareness of asymmetric and non-motor signs and symptoms need to be considered...

Hearing aids and dementia: expert explains the retracted Lancet study

Late last year, the Lancet retracted a major study that had linked hearing aid use in people with hearing loss to reduced dementia risk. At a time when dementia risk tools and guidelines are being updated to include hearing loss as a risk factor, does this change anything?

Lifestyle changes can reduce dementia risk by maintaining brain plasticity

Walk 10,000 steps a day, cut back alcohol, get better sleep at night, stay socially active — we’re told that changes like these can prevent up to 40 per cent of dementia cases worldwide...

Brains have a remarkable ability to rewire themselves following injury − a concussion specialist explains the science behind rehabilitation and recovery

High-profile sports like football and soccer have brought greater attention in recent years to concussions – the mildest form of traumatic brain injury...

Top podcasts of 2023

We’ve compiled all the popular podcasts your colleagues have been listening to in 2023.

Early dementia red flags

Dementia is often thought of as a memory problem, like when an elderly person asks the same questions or misplaces things.

Stroke update – Your questions answered

The questions answered in this podcast are listed below. They were compiled by GPs and health professionals around Australia.

Cognitive testing for dementia

Whether it’s part of an over 75 health assessment or fitness to drive assessment, investigating patients’ concerns about impairment, or tracking progress over time, cognitive screening is important.

Your biological age predicts dementia and stroke regardless of your actual age – new study

As we journey through life, the risk of developing chronic diseases, including cancer, heart disease and neurological disorders, increases significantly.

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Recently released guidelines for concussion management in youth and community sport are far more prescriptive than previous advice—but is it practical, and what does it mean for GPs?

For Parkinson's disease cases, Dr Alessandro Fois discusses management, treatment options and discussing these with patients.

Diagnosis of dementia or cognitive impairment is is significantly influenced by the patient’s history. Cognitive assessment tools are not screening or diagnostic tests without thorough history assessment.

Diagnosis involves the natural history, examination, and referral of patients with Parkinson’s disease, and awareness of asymmetric and non-motor signs and symptoms need to be considered...

Late last year, the Lancet retracted a major study that had linked hearing aid use in people with hearing loss to reduced dementia risk. At a time when dementia risk tools and guidelines are being updated to include hearing loss as a risk factor, does this change anything?

Walk 10,000 steps a day, cut back alcohol, get better sleep at night, stay socially active — we’re told that changes like these can prevent up to 40 per cent of dementia cases worldwide...

High-profile sports like football and soccer have brought greater attention in recent years to concussions – the mildest form of traumatic brain injury...

We’ve compiled all the popular podcasts your colleagues have been listening to in 2023.

Dementia is often thought of as a memory problem, like when an elderly person asks the same questions or misplaces things.

The questions answered in this podcast are listed below. They were compiled by GPs and health professionals around Australia.

Whether it’s part of an over 75 health assessment or fitness to drive assessment, investigating patients’ concerns about impairment, or tracking progress over time, cognitive screening is important.

As we journey through life, the risk of developing chronic diseases, including cancer, heart disease and neurological disorders, increases significantly.

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Join Dr Emily Nash for their lecture where they will offer a framework to interpret abnormal LFTS and suggest diagnostic algorithms to help determine the most appropriate next step.