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Date: 01/03/2023 Location: Other
This audit on optimising COPD management draws on the latest COPD-X Guidelines which serves as a platform for GPs to familiarise themselves with the updates and to benchmark how they currently treat their COPD patients against the management strategies recommended in the Guidelines. It involves finding five cases of moderate COPD on regular maintenance, treated in their practice in the past 24 months. COPD is a leading cause of death and hospitalisations in Australia. The statistics show that COPD affects 1 in 7 Australians over 40 years of age, is the 2nd leading cause of avoidable hospitalisations and the 5th leading cause of death. General practitioners see many patients with moderate COPD. In a Supplementary Analysis of Nominated Data (SAND) sub-study of the Bettering the Evaluation And Care of Health (BEACH) program, nearly half of COPD patients seen in general practice are of moderate severity. COPD-X Guidelines have recently updated sections on treatments and management pertinent to patients with moderate COPD.
10 Outcome measurement hours
Date: 01/03/2023 Location: Other
Join us for a discussion with Dr Sarah Chu and Dr Daman Langguth about healthy ageing and the impact that ageing has on both an individual's susceptibility to infectious diseases and decreased response to vaccination. As healthcare providers, we have opportunities to partner with our patients to jointly increase ‘healthspan’ along with their lifespan. It is estimated that there will be nearly 9 million people in Australia aged ≥ 50 years by the end of 2022. Research shows that older Australian adults are undervaccinated against the recommended vaccines, with a large gap between childhood and older adult immunisation uptake; hence increasing disease risk for all of us.
1 Educational activity hour
1 Performance review hour
Date: 27/02/2023 Location: Other
The clinical dilemma of CNCP management is that, while good pain management has significant benefits, no treatment is effective in all patients.GPs need to feel confident managing patients with CNCP. In order to provide continuous longitudinal care in a supportive environment, it is important for GPs to use a multimodal and multidisciplinary approach. Optimal CNCP management uses multimodal therapies, including non-pharmacological treatments, and redefines the place for existing medications. Pharmacological therapies can only play a partial role in managing complex sociopsychobiomedical issues that characterise CNCP management. The goals of pain management are to enhance functioning and reduce suffering and distress, while minimising the risk of adverse effects. While it is rare to eliminate chronic pain completely, it should be possible to control pain to a tolerable level and allow people to function at an acceptable level. This online learning activity represents a synthesis of the available evidence for optimal CNCP management in the primary care setting. It guides learners on a journey from the identification of CNCP and evaluation of red flags, through the art of communication and eventually towards sociopsychobiomedical framework focusing on both non-pharmacological and pharmacological therapies. This activity also looks at the TGA and PBS reforms over recent years to opioid medication, as well as safe prescribing practices.
6 Educational activity hours
0.5 Performance review hour
Date: 01/03/2023 Location: Other
This activity will provide GPs a comprehensive understanding of pain and pain management, specifically the bio social and psychological contributors to pain and their implications.Specifically it will cover mechanisms and assessment of pain, introduce a sociopsychosocial framework for acute pain and guidelines for responding to emotions in clinic encounters. It is designed as a companion course to 'A pain management course for GPs Part 2'
8 Educational activity hours
Date: 01/03/2023 Location: Other
This webinar is targeted at GPs, endocrinologists, gynaecologists, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals. This presentation will include a review of basic female androgen physiology, when it is appropriate to prescribe testosterone for women as well as how to prescribe testosterone for women. Case studies will be presented and there will be plenty of time for questions.
1 Educational activity hour
Date: 01/03/2023 Location: Other
This update on Menopause is aimed at GP's who are seeking a comprehensive review of the current issues that face them in the diagnosis and management of menopausal symptoms.
3 Performance review hours
Date: 01/03/2023 Location: Other
This update on Menopause is aimed at GP's who are seeking a comprehensive review of the current issues that face them in the diagnosis and management of menopausal symptoms.
3 Educational activity hours
Date: 01/03/2023 Location: Other
Our region faces a growing epidemic of chronic non-communicable diseases. This proliferation of ill health has many of us beginning to look more critically at what we eat. Health professionals play a key role in helping our communities embrace this shift towards healthy nutrition. In February 2023, health promotion charity Doctors For Nutrition hosted the Australasian Nutrition in Healthcare Conference (NIHC). It provided general practitioners, medical specialists and healthcare students the opportunity to expand their nutrition expertise. More than 20 medical and dietetic expert speakers showcased both the long-established and the latest research on whole food plant-based nutrition. The conference was recorded and you now have the opportunity to engage with the conference presentations online and on-demand. You’ll learn about the role of diet in the prevention, management and reversal of numerous chronic disease conditions. Topics covered include; brain health, gut health, heart health, hormonal health, skin conditions, cancer, type 2 diabetes, weight management, food systems and the environment.
11 Educational activity hours
Date: 28/02/2023 Location: Other
Evidence suggests that e-Mental Health interventions are effective in the management of mild to moderate depression and anxiety. e-Mental Health can address many treatment barriers; it’s convenient and flexible, easily accessible, cost-effective, fills service gaps, provides self-help interventions, and can save practitioners’ time. Despite the strong evidence base this modality has relatively low uptake amongst GPs. This program seeks to improve uptake of e-Mental health as a therapeutic option for GPs and allied health professionals and their patients.
Date: 01/03/2023 Location: Other
In formative work for the National Program, FARE has found that health professionals are willing to expand their knowledge and skills to have discussions about pregnancy and alcohol, and that they will benefit from: Understanding and considering the risks of drinking during pregnancy. Gaining the skills and confidence to sensitively discuss alcohol and pregnancy. Providing care and advice that is consistent with the Alcohol Guidelines and clinical care guidelines. This learning activity aims to provide health professionals with evidence-based training and resources to augment effective communication with patient’s, assessment techniques to determine a patient's risk and expand expertise around the impacts of alcohol during all phases of pregnancy and infancy.
0.5 Educational activity hour
1 Performance review hour