Events

HELD ON Tuesday, May 26, 2020 07:00 PM AEST - 08:00 PM AEST The COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented global impact on public health and health care delivery. Outside of direct health consequences, social distancing restrictions have also disrupted the delivery of routine health care across the country. The changes have fast-tracked digital and health policy innovations unlike any the primary care sector has seen over a short period of time. Social distancing and strict hygiene measures are particularly important for people living with cardiovascular disease (CVD) given their increased vulnerability to the most severe complications of COVID-19. However,...

Tuesday 26th May 2020 7:00pm – 8:00pm (AEST) Professor Norbert Berend, Global Medical Expert, GSK This webinar will discuss treatment options including recent developments for patients with moderate and severe asthma. The role of anti-IL5 monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of severe eosinophilic asthma will also be reviewed. Learning Objectives: Understand differences in the real world effectiveness of ICS/LABA medications Discuss the burden of severe asthma including the impact of exacerbations and OCS use Discuss the role of primary care physicians in supporting the identification and post treatment management of severe asthma patients Introduction to Nucala(mepolizumab) including, efficacy, long term...

Tuesday 26 May 2020 8:00pm (AEST) Disaster Planning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Adam Coltzau will host a panel including Professor Brendan Murphy (Chief Medical Officer), Shane Fitzsimmons (Commissioner of Resillience NSW and Deputy Secretary Emergency Management) and Dr Tim Leeuwenburg (FACRRM and RG Anaesthetist with acute care experience in retrieval and austere environment medicine). Register here.

27 May 2020 9:30am - 10:30am ACST Presented by Kylie Fischer - CRANAplus Clinical Educator, this webinar is designed for clinicians working in remote and isolated contexts. It facilitates the importance of understanding the mechanism of injury and how to recognise and respond to a trauma presentation through a case study discussion. Register here.

27 May 2020 12:00 PM (AEST) Please join your host A/Professor Dr Edwina Wright, Infectious Diseases Specialist in the Department of Infectious Diseases, Alfred Hospital and ASHM COVID-19 Taskforce Chair and Professor Damian Purcell, Head of the Molecular Virology Laboratory in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the Peter Doherty Institute and Dr James McMahon, Head of Clinical Research Unit at the Alfred Hospital, Infectious Diseases Physician at Alfred Health and Monash Health, and Maddy, a person recovered from COVID-19 infection, as they discuss what we currently know about SARs-COV-2 virus; its infection and illness implications and impact on...

May 27, 2020 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM It’s common as leaders and managers to experience extreme levels of stress and overwhelm, because we’re fighting our minds with the popular goal of “mastering our mindset”. What if there was another way? Understanding the rules of the mind and how to collaborate with your subconscious will rapidly expand your awareness and help you tap into your true potential. In this presentation, Cha Higginson, will share: • How your mind really works • Practical strategies to live more mindfully • The impact your physical environment has on your mindset • The most effective...

Wed, 27 May 2020 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM Online Health Professional Diabetes Upskilling with Diabetes WA. Join one of our Credentialled Diabetes Educators to discuss Sick Day Management plans for women living with Gestational diabetes. She will touch on many questions your patients may have already asked, like why it is important to have a sick day management plan and how illness affects blood glucose levels. This webinar will run for approximately 30 minutes and will have extra time to ask any burning questions you may have. Register here.

May 27, 2020 07:00 PM AEST This webinar - a collaboration between RACGP Queensland and The Australian Society for HIV Medicine (ASHM) - will provide GPs an overview of the chronic disease needs of people living with HIV, and aims to increase the capacity of the primary care workforce to engage in HIV management. Facilitated by Prof. Clare Heal, RACGP Expert Research Committee, and presented by Dr Stuart Aitken, Sexual Health Physician, this webinar will provide participants with effective tools to coordinate and share care with their patients local hospital-based specialist or GP HIV S100 prescriber. Register here.

28 May 2020 9:30am - 10:30am ACST Presented by Leonie McLaughlin - CRANAplus Clinical Educator, this webinar is designed to support the remote and isolated health workforce in responding to and assisting with an unplanned birth, and immediate post birth care of the mother and baby in the remote setting, where no midwife or doctor is available. Register here.