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Apart from its use in assessing sleep, one can imagine how such devices may in time come to, stream real time data of our most at risk patients when something has gone awry

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Virtual planning for head and neck reconstruction, a comprehensive multi-disciplinary task that is highly detailed to create prosthetics to exacting standards and precision

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The types of traditional and novel treatments for glaucoma

Expert/s: Dr Ridia Lim
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How approximately 50% of your patients, mostly the younger ones, would have looked up their health problem before seeing you

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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

Expert/s: Joyce McSwan
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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

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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

Expert/s: Ann Kirkness

Apart from its use in assessing sleep, one can imagine how such devices may in time come to, stream real time data of our most at risk patients when something has gone awry

Virtual planning for head and neck reconstruction, a comprehensive multi-disciplinary task that is highly detailed to create prosthetics to exacting standards and precision

The types of traditional and novel treatments for glaucoma

Expert/s: Dr Ridia Lim

How approximately 50% of your patients, mostly the younger ones, would have looked up their health problem before seeing you

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

Expert/s: Joyce McSwan

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

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

Expert/s: Ann Kirkness

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Eczema Practical Updates for General Practice

Tuesday 12th May, 7pm - 9pm AEST

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A/Prof Li-Chuen Wong

Consultant Dermatologist; Senior Specialist Visiting Medical Officer, Head, Dermatology Department, Children's Hospital at Westmead

In this talk, Associate Professor Li-Chuen Wong will outline a practical, structured approach to managing these patients. We invite you to join the next Healthed webcast.