| GP Registrar Teleconference details | |
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Convenor: |
Cynthia Filipcic |
| Date: | March 6th |
| Topic: | Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| Learning Objective: | One case study with discussion based on journal articles. |
| Recommended Reading: | Inflammatory arthritis and fibromyalgia & Drug
Therapy of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Current Therapeutics Feb 2000.
What's new in rheumatoid arthritis & Rheumatological symptoms. - will investigation make a difference in Australian Family Physician April 2001. |
| Website Links: | http://www.racgp.org.au/folder.asp?id=435 http://www.mja.com.au/public/bookroom/1998/muirden/muirden.html |
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| Convenor: | Jane Edwards |
| Date: | March 13th |
| Topic: | Menopause |
| Learning Objective: | None submitted |
| Recommended Reading: | Medicine today December 2002: Managing the menopause: what to do now. |
| Website Links: | None submitted |
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| Convenor: | Amy Huynh |
| Date: | 20th March |
| Topic: | Common skin disorders |
| Learning Objective: | 1. To become more familiar with rashes and the differential
diagnosis, investigations and treatment. 2. To be able to accurately describe rashes using correct terminology. 3. How to recognise the clinical features of psoariasia, eczema & fungal rashes & be familiar with treatment options. |
| Recommended Reading: | Medicine today July 2001: Fungal skin infections-a
guide for GP. Modern medicine June 1999. How to approach the patient with pruritis. |
| Website Links: | www.dermcoll.asn.au/ www.mja.com.au/Topics/Dermatology.html http://www.dermis.net/index_e.htm |
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| Convenor: | Debbie Stach |
| Date: | 27th March |
| Topic: | Travel medicine |
| Learning Objective: | To feel comfortable giving pre-travel advice. To understand the use of pre-travel vaccinations. To work-up/diagnose illnesses in the returned traveller. |
| Recommended Reading: | Article, for interest sake only, on travel insurance,
from old AFP - date and issue TBA CHECK, January 2000. Travel Medicine 1. Before Departure MJA 7 Feb 1994 160 143-147. Travel Medicine 2. Upon return MJA 21 Feb 1994 160 206-212. Infections in the returned traveller MJA 2002 177 (4) 212-219. |
| Website Links: | http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/177_04_190802/loo10413_fm.html |
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| Convenor: | Tamsin Cockayne |
| Date: | 3rd April |
| Topic: | Adolescent Anxiety |
| Learning Objective: | 1. Understand the biopsychsocial model of adolescence. 2. Reflect upon our current workplaces and their appropriateness for adolescent health care. 3. Explore ways to enhance consultations and interactions with adolescents. |
| Recommended Reading: | None submitted |
| Website Links: | None submitted |
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| Convenor: | Anita Watts |
| Date: | 10th April |
| Topic: | Lipids |
| Learning Objective: | Understand rationale for lipid management guidelines and different management options for dyslipidaemia. |
| Recommended Reading: | Heart Foundation lipid management guidelines 2000 Cardiovascular therapeutic guidelines. Dyslipidaemia chapter. MIMS general statement for lipid lowering drugs (start of hypolipidaemic agents section) |
| Website Links: | www.heartfoundation.com.au |
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| Convenor: | Julie Son |
| Date: | 17th April |
| Topic: | Domestic Violence |
| Learning Objective: | 1. What is domestic violence? 2. How do we identify domestic violence? 3. The consultation. 4. Domestic violence & aborigines. |
| Recommended Reading: | Refer to website links |
| Website Links: | www.nlm.nih.gov www.dvirc.org.au www.health.nsw.gov.au |
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| Convenor: | Kate Lloyd |
| Date: | 24th April 2003 |
| Topic: | Adult Immunisation - case scenarios looking at the
use of fluvax, pneumovax, tetanus, pertussis, meningococcal vaccine,
chicken pox vaccine, hep A vaccine and hep B vaccine. Mostly will look at examples that are off the immunisation schedule. Resource person will be Christine Selvey - Head of immunisation Darwin. |
| Learning Objective: | 1. Appreciate the newer vaccines, especially meningococcal
and varicella. 2. Discuss when it is appropriate to promote vaccines - i.e.. public health issues in a genera practice setting. 3. Be able to advise and consent patients appropriately. |
| Recommended Reading: | Word Documnet by Kate Lloyd |
| Website Links: | www.health.gov.au/menigococcal - about the new programme www.immunise.health.gov.au - can download the immunisation handbook (big), fact sheets etc. www.nt.gov.au/health/cdc/immun.shtml - the adult and childhood immunisation schedules for the NT, flu and pneumovax fact sheets |
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| Convenor: | Louise Elliott |
| Date: | 15th May |
| Topic: | Failure to Thrive - Topic / case studies and guest speaker - Dr Keith Edwards (community paediatrician from RDH). |
| Learning Objective: | 1. To discuss the definition and causes of FTT, including
risk factors. 2. To discuss assessment, investigations and management for a child with FTT. 3. To highlight 'Red Lights' in a child with FTT (eg. child abuse/neglect, genetic disorders, gastrointestinal disorders) 4. To discuss community referral options. |
| Recommended Reading: | 1. RDH paediatric Handbook 2. "Practical Paediatrics" 5th Edition, 2003, edited by M.J Robinson & D.M Robertson |
| Website Links: | None submitted |
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| Convenor: | Jane MacLeod |
| Date: | 22nd May |
| Topic: | Ear Infections Group discussion on different types of ear infections and diagnosis and management Case discussions |
| Learning Objective: | 1. Discuss definitions of different types of ear infectionsa)
otitis mediab) acute otitis media without perforationc) acute otitis
media with perforationd) chronic otitis media with effusion (glue
ear)e) chronic suppurative/discharging otitis mediaf) mastoiditisg)
cholesteatomah) furunculosis. 2. Discuss SAFE vs. UNSAFE perforation of ear drum and clinical implications. 3. Discuss clinical findings with different types of ear infections. 4. Discuss management options in ear infections. 5. Introduce "Recommendations for Clinical Care Guidelines on Management of Otitis Media" available online www.health.gov.au/oatsih/pubs/index.htmor copies can be ordered via: [email protected] |
| Recommended Reading: | Recommendations for Clinical Care Guidelines on Management of Otitis Media. |
| Website Links: | www.health.gov.au/oatsih/pubs/index.htm |
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| Convenor: | Agnes Ocampo |
| Date: | 29th May |
| Topic: | Paediatric Asthma |
| Learning Objective: | 1. Review diagnosis of paediatric asthma and reasons
why a child has asthma. 2. Discuss current management guidelines as recommended by the National Asthma Council. 3. Discuss the roles of ICS, LABAs, LTRAs non-steroidal preventers and combination therapy in paediatric asthma. 4. Discuss factors for recurring symptoms of asthma and identify signals on when to refer for specialist opinion. 5. Discuss assessment of severity of asthma in acute settings and current management strategies. |
| Recommended Reading: | 1. Asthma Mgmt Handbook 2002 by NAC. 2. Australian Family Physician - February 2001. 3. Medicine Today - February / March 2000. |
| Website Links: | www.NationalAsthma.org.au5. www.rhef.com.au |
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