Lectures

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Prof Alta Schutte

Why we need to reprioritise blood pressure control- challenges we face in reducing the proportion of patients with uncontrolled hypertension and some solutions that have been shown to be effective in the primary care setting.

Dr Yasmin Tan

A systematic, practical approach to managing the woman presenting with heavy menstrual bleeding- diagnosis-defining details in the history, to being able to explain the range of medical and surgical options currently available to treat this condition.

Expert/s: Dr Yasmin Tan
Prof Christine Jenkins

A comprehensive framework for health professionals assessing COPD patients- evidence-based approach to management, how to step-up treatment when needed, which may include inhaled corticosteroids.

Prof Andrew Sindone

A practical framework for treating heart failure.

Dr Ali Safaa

The current guidelines and the role of the general practitioner.

Expert/s: Dr Ali Safaa
Prof Greg King

A practical approach to assessing a patient with chronic respiratory disease.

Expert/s: Prof Greg King
A/Prof Michael Woodward AM

Latest evidence-based recommendations on how people can preserve their cognitive function as they age, and slow the progression to dementia.

Prof Bruce Campbell

Advances in acute stroke management, and the key factors involved in ensuring that patients access appropriate treatment in a timely fashion.

Dr Ian Porter

Emerging treatments, such as widefield radiation therapy, which can target large areas of both cancer and pre-cancerous lesions.

Expert/s: Dr Ian Porter
Dr Chris Blackwell

The latest evidence on the interplay between these two conditions- outlining a practical approach to their assessment and management.

Prof Paul Griffin

This mosquito-transmitted disease has already killed a handful of people, and is likely to become more common- an effective vaccine will soon be made widely available to those at risk.

Dr Bronwyn Jenkins

A practical framework for the assessment of patients with painful headache- differentiating migraine from other, perhaps more pathological, diagnoses, an update on the appropriate acute management of migraine as well as new therapies for management of chronic migraine.