On-Demand Seminar | Women’s & Children’s Health Update 2023

About this On-Demand Seminar

Presentations

On-demand access to these lectures:

1. Managing Menopause in GP – Practical Insights from an Expert Panel | Dr Terri Foran, Prof Rod Baber, Dr Jane Elliott
   An interactive panel of acknowledged authorities in the field of menopause medicine who will, through a series of case studies, describe the physiology and pathophysiology of menopausal symptoms, provide competent and balanced advice on the overall management of menopausal symptomatology and sequelae, and demonstrate an understanding of the current controversies in menopausal medicine.
2. Contraception Expert Q&A – Your Questions about IUDs and OCPs Answered | Dr Terri Foran, Dr Sara Whitburn
   An expert panel will describe the respective merits of IUDs and OCPs in terms of efficacy, benefits, risks and side-effects, develop an evidence-based approach when advising on contraceptive options, and discuss the recommended management of complications or side effects associated with IUDs and OCPs.
3. Iron and Pregnancy – Important Recent Developments | Dr Renee Eslick
   This presentation will discuss the latest evidence for management of iron deficiency in pregnancy, including optimal oral iron dosing and administration, when to consider IV iron, and discuss the latest guideline recommendations.
4. Threatened Miscarriage and Early Pregnancy Bleeding – The Role of the GP | Prof William Ledger
   Prof Ledger discusses how evidence-based use of progestogens in threatened miscarriage and threatened premature labour can improve outcomes, how the treatment of all early pregnant women with vaginal progestogen is not indicated; patient selection and timely intervention are critical to success in this area, and discusses the required careful investigation in recurrent miscarriage and possibly referral for IVF with preimplantation genetic testing.
5. Reproductive carrier screening – Common questions | Dr Lauren Akesson
   Dr Akesson will distinguish the difference between 3-gene reproductive carrier screening (RCS) and expanded RCS, explain the current state of Medicare funding for RCS, address challenges in provision of RCS through a case-based example, and discuss the resources available to patients and referrers.
6. Demystifying Milks – Dairy, Non-dairy, Plant – Understanding Nutritional and Clinical Relevance | Dr Emma Beckett
   Dr Beckett will use case studies to inform and empower the practical application of the science to improve health outcomes and reduce patient and practitioner anxiety around making recommendations.
7. Influenza in Infants and Pregnant Women | A/Prof Paul Griffin
   A/Prof Paul Griffin will provide an update on influenza in Australia. He will discuss relevance to high-risk individuals, especially infants and pregnant women. He will also discuss the current vaccine strategies, the latest recommendations, and update health professionals on new options available.
8. Menstrual Disorders and Fertility | Dr Fleur Cattrall
   Dr Cattrall will explore the different types of menstrual problems, starting in the teenage years until menopause and their effects on reproduction.
9. Endometriosis and Infertility | Dr Frank Quinn
   This presentation runs through the medical, surgical, and assisted conception options available to women having difficulty conceiving with a diagnosis of Endometriosis.
10. PCOS and Infertility | Prof Hayden Homer
    This presentation will cover the latest diagnostic criteria for PCOS including specific considerations for adolescent girls. It also aims to increase awareness of the breadth of medical conditions associated with PCOS, including infertility, as well as longer-term risks such as diabetes.
11. Women and Dementia | Dr Marita Long
    Dr Long will explain the need for targeted health prevention strategies to reduce women’s risks of developing dementia, and recommends the incorporation of a brain health check as part of a midlife health check.
12. Bone Health Update – Managing Osteoporosis in 2023 | A/Prof Peter Wong
    A/Prof Peter Wong will give an important update on bone health, highlight the beneficial use of fracture tools in patient assessment, and through the presentation of typical case studies, guide clinicians’ assessment, treatment and management of this condition.
13. Thyroid Disease in Pregnancy | Prof Creswell Eastman AO
    Prof Eastman AO will discuss the mechanisms of changes in thyroid physiology during pregnancy and the pathogenesis of disordered function resulting mainly from autoimmune thyroiditis and/or inadequate iodine intake, outline the specifics of thyroid diagnostic tests, their timing and interpretation in pregnant women, and discuss who should be treated with L-thyroxine replacement therapy for subclinical or overt hypothyroidism and how this should be managed.
14. Pelvic Pain in Teenagers | A/Prof Susan Evans
    This presentation provides a straightforward and practical understanding of how all the seemingly unrelated symptoms fit together, and how to manage them. It looks at the issues from both sides of the consultation desk, and how to make your consultations more streamlined, more effective, and, less stressful.
15. Dairy Intolerance in Infants – Fact and Fiction | Dr Rupert Hinds
    Dr Hinds identifies the common gastrointestinal manifestations of cow’s milk allergy in infants, discusses the differences between cow’s milk allergy and lactose intolerance, and the approaches to the management of cow’s milk allergy in infants.
16. Eating Disorders – What GPs Need to Know | Prof Emeritus Stephen Touyz
    Prof Emeritus Stephen Touyz will provide an overview of eating disorders in young people, including reasons for the recent rise in prevalence, how to engage, assess and treat young people with eating disorders. He will also discuss the measures we can take to prevent eating disorders and intervene early and effectively.
17. Online Grooming | Brett Lee
    This presentation will outline the definition of ‘grooming’ and provide methodologies utilised by online child sex offenders to engage and offend against children.  The law relating to offending and the predatory steps to online grooming are outlined. Potential victim traits along with victim indicators are discussed. Suggested protective and preventative parental behaviours are also outlined.
18. The WA Syphilis Outbreak | Dr Grace Phua
    Dr Phua describes the changing epidemiology of Syphilis in WA, she will identify the risk groups for syphilis and offer appropriate screening. She will offer Syphilis treatment and follow up procedures to assist in contact tracing and partner treatment. Additionally, she will discuss the management of the disease in women of reproductive age and will describe the public health action provided by MCDC.
19. Technology Facilitated Child Sexual Abuse – The Reality and Considerations for Clinicians | Susan McLean
    In this presentation, attendees will have a comprehensive understanding of technology facilitated child sexual abuse, including where and how it occurs, apps and platforms of choice of the offenders, and what to look for in a clinical setting.

PLUS

Optional 5 hours of Measuring Outcomes activity: Dementia Prevention in Primary Care – A Mini-Audit

This activity will focus on dementia prevention in primary care and will involve:

• Sending a link to a standardised questionnaire (CogDrisk) aimed at calculating a risk profile and identifying modifiable risk factors for dementia to all your patients between age 45-65
• Invite those who would like to discuss the results and further possible action to make an appointment to see you for a discussion and possibly to develop a plan to address the risk factors identified
• You then document 5 – 10 of these consultations and resulting clinical actions using the structured audit report provided within this activity