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Dr Philip Lee
0.5 EA, 0.5 RP

The progression of COPD is variable due to the different predispositions of each patient- how patients with COPD progress with COVID.

Expert/s: Dr Philip Lee
Prof Gary Browne
0.5 EA, 0.5 RP

A step-by-step guide to the management and treatment of a patient with a head injury- how long a person should cease contact sport for, after a concussion.

Prof Hubertus Jersmann
0.5 EA, 0.5 RP

Spirometry is mandatory in making a diagnosis of COPD- symptoms of asthma and raised blood eosinophil counts may prompt the addition of an ICS.

Narelle Dickinson
0.5 EA, 0.5 RP

Timely management has positive impacts on the new parents but also has generational consequences.

Rachael Mackinnon RN
0.5 EA, 0.5 RP

Time to consider device-assisted therapies and referral to a specialist centre- options need to be offered early as the need arises rather than delayed until symptoms and conditions are unbearable.

Dr Yohan Chacko
0.5 EA, 0.5 RP

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) has revolutionised treatment of AS- there has been a recent update in intermediate risk private reimbursement that will make this procedure available to many more patients.

Dr Christopher Worsnop
0.5 EA, 0.5 RP

Treat exacerbations early, use antibiotics if you suspect an infection, add prednisolone to shorten the duration of exacerbation- for those recently hospitalised for COPD exacerbation, ensure you send to a cardiologist for full cardiac workup to exclude heart failure, ischaemia and arrhythmia.

Dr Renee Testa
0.5 EA, 0.5 RP

The diagnosis of a neurodevelopmental disorder is just the beginning of management

Prof John Olynyk
0.5 EA, 0.5 RP

Whom should you suspect and whom should we screen for this common condition?

Vincent Carroll
0.5 EA, 0.5 RP

Recognising and managing the non-motor symptoms is an increasingly difficult challenge

Dr Stephanie Daly
0.5 EA, 0.5 RP

Dementia presents with quite variable signs and mimics many other conditions

Cathy Melton
0.5 EA, 0.5 RP

Parkinson's disease affects the patients not just neurologically, but socially, mentally and emotionally

Expert/s: Cathy Melton

The progression of COPD is variable due to the different predispositions of each patient- how patients with COPD progress with COVID.

Expert/s: Dr Philip Lee

A step-by-step guide to the management and treatment of a patient with a head injury- how long a person should cease contact sport for, after a concussion.

Spirometry is mandatory in making a diagnosis of COPD- symptoms of asthma and raised blood eosinophil counts may prompt the addition of an ICS.

Timely management has positive impacts on the new parents but also has generational consequences.

Time to consider device-assisted therapies and referral to a specialist centre- options need to be offered early as the need arises rather than delayed until symptoms and conditions are unbearable.

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) has revolutionised treatment of AS- there has been a recent update in intermediate risk private reimbursement that will make this procedure available to many more patients.

Treat exacerbations early, use antibiotics if you suspect an infection, add prednisolone to shorten the duration of exacerbation- for those recently hospitalised for COPD exacerbation, ensure you send to a cardiologist for full cardiac workup to exclude heart failure, ischaemia and arrhythmia.

The diagnosis of a neurodevelopmental disorder is just the beginning of management

Whom should you suspect and whom should we screen for this common condition?

Recognising and managing the non-motor symptoms is an increasingly difficult challenge

Dementia presents with quite variable signs and mimics many other conditions

Parkinson's disease affects the patients not just neurologically, but socially, mentally and emotionally

Expert/s: Cathy Melton