Use of pessaries for the management of prolapse
The types of pessaries used to treat various kinds of pelvic floor prolapse
Affirmative consent – Principles, practice & implications for frontline health workers
What we need to do if a patient discloses a non-consensual sexual incident
Infant formula – Is the WHO code being misused and abused?
The current WHO guidelines and recommendations around breastfeeding
COVID Update – A national CDC, boosters for young people and China’s response to the surge
How healthy young people will derive little benefit from a fourth or fifth dose of vaccine, and how we should keep them for the vulnerable population, and China’s response to the COVID surge being of global interest and concern
Aortic stenosis – How TAVI is revolutionising management
How health professionals must auscultate for murmurs in all patients over 65 years, and refer for an echo or to a cardiologist, How the symptoms of chest pain, syncope and dyspnoea appear late, and the prognosis is very poor with 50% mortality in two years, TAVI being a safe, effective, and highly cost-effective treatment for patients with aortic stenosis, and how we should be referring our patients earlier for consideration of this procedure and its current availability for only privately insured patients, unfortunately
Management of pelvic organ prolapse
Symptoms that may suggest pelvic organ prolapse, the role of the primary care provider, investigations indicated in its management and when to refer a woman for a specialist opinion
Gastro-oesophageal reflux medications
The rate at which health professionals direct patients with intermittent Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease (GORD) to an alginate/antacid combination, how extensively do we review current medications, and how they are taken to ensure the symptoms may not be iatrogenic, and whether to start with a short 7-day course of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) or just write a prescription.
Oral appliances for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
Jaw advancement splints offering an effective alternative to those who cannot use or tolerate a CPAP device, with two-thirds of patients deriving complete or partial resolution of OSA, The importance of referring to a multidisciplinary care team comprising of a GP, a sleep physician and a dentist for the best results
COVID update – 5th booster, mRNA-based vaccines and 2023 forecast
The pros and cons of a 5th jab for health workers, whether we have reached the end of the road with mRNA-based vaccines, cutting through the subvariant hype, new vaccines on the horizon, and the 2023 forecast – does ATAGI need a rethink?
Sensation preserving and nipple-sparing mastectomy for women with breast cancer
The advantages of using the patient’s own tissue in breast reconstruction following breast cancer surgery, and procedures which preserve sensation after breast cancer surgery
Low carbohydrate diets to manage T2D
How Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) remission sounds impossible, but is achievable and endorsed by Diabetes Australia in their “Type 2 Diabetes Position Statement” October 2021, and The compelling and beneficial impact of introducing a low carb dietary intervention to patients with T2D, rather than surgery or prescribing more drugs.
Management of a persistent neck mass in an adult
The incidence of oropharyngeal cancers is rapidly rising, and the major causes are HPV infection (HPV16 subtype) and smoking – How to diagnose, investigate and refer patients with a lump in the neck, and the ongoing role of health professionals
