Genetic testing – NIPT, preconception genetic screening and the pitfalls of consumer genomics: Episode 5
The role of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) in prenatal screening, when to discuss preconception genetic testing with your patients, screening embryos for genetic conditions, and the controversies raised by consumer genomics
Oral contraceptive pill – Your questions answered: Part 3
Managing irregular bleeding on the pill, IUDs and implants, the pill and reduced libido, side effects of pills, extended use and when to investigate further
COVID 4th wave, boosters, long COVID crisis?
The 4th wave, booster advice, Christmas forecasting – will the current wave be over soon?, the scale and impact of the anticipated long COVID crisis
Telehealth is not telemedicine, actually
How 97% of telehealth has been conducted via the phone. Is this the best way of “doing” telemedicine? Challenging health professionals to consider stepping up to video telehealth to enable and augment the digital care experience
COVID surge update, booster news, new vaccine and more
Entering a new wave driven by a soup of Omicron sub-variants, where more than 5 million Australians eligible for boosters have not received them, and how we must encourage patients to get their boosters, with the bivalent vaccines being more effective
New sleep resources for GPs
How Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is common and causes QOL issues, increases morbidity and risks for CVD, heart failure, CKD and accidents. How the pathways to diagnosis and treatment are complex and muddied by commercial interests
Assessing fertility – Myths and misconceptions: Episode 4
The common causes of male and female subfertility, when to refer for investigation of possible subfertility, useful investigations to undertake prior to a specialist referral, and whether supplements might be useful
The importance of cardiac rehabilitation
How GPs are way too busy to address all the issues after a patient’s life changing cardiac event, and how we ought to recommend a patient’s enrolment to this currently under-utilised service and resource
Get up to speed on the new COVID wave
The new COVID wave comprising of BQ1, XBB and other variants, and what our frontline response should look like, whether a fifth booster is worth having, children’s vaccination developments and an update on the antivirals
The A to Z of testosterone therapy for women in clinical practice
Chairman – Dr Rod Baber, GP and Medical Educator talks to Prof Susan Davis AO, Consultant Endocrinologist and Prof Janice Rymer, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Oral corticosteroids stewardship for asthma in adults and adolescents
How a lifetime cumulative dose of oral corticosteroids greater than 1gm is associated with significantly increased side effects that include infections, DVTs and cardiovascular disease (apart from skeletal ones)
Insomnia and sleep – CBT perspective and content
The role of the sleep psychologist, Insomnia – learn how to take a detailed history and how this can lead us toward a nuanced diagnosis, and therefore a more appropriate management plan. Additionally, how CBT is the first line treatment for insomnia, and it is far more than sleep hygiene
