• Important to highlight and make people aware of RSV and where it sits
• Vaccines for patients over the age of 60 are coming, pending approval
• Hopefully within the next 5 years GPs will be in a position where they are recommending an approach to vaccinations including RSV and with newer influenza vaccines 

Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 27 mins

Guest: Prof Peter Wark, Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Physician

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• Dietary management of major psychiatric disorders
• Understanding the importance of diet in mental health disorders
• Reality is that we need to take into consideration fundamental beliefs and facts to assist in the achievement of clarity and step outside of what has been learnt which can be difficult

Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 44 mins

Guest: Dr Matthew Phillips, Metabolic Neurologist

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• Very big problem in young children, under one’s and older patients. There is a significance in over 60, the mortality and morbidity does seem to increase
• Challenge for GPs is vaccine fatigue in the community. GPs should continue to highlight to patients during those seasons
• Need to provide the constant message that not only should you protect yourself but also protect those you love 

Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 30 mins

Guest: Prof Grant Waterer, Respiratory Physician

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In this Healthed lecture, Associate Professor Jeremy Grummet unpacks the evidence for the latest options to treat prostate cancer, giving us the pros and cons for treatment of both early and later-stage disease.

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In this Healthed lecture, Dr Fleur Cattrall explores the different menstrual issues affecting women at different stages of their life from teenage years to menopause as well as examine the important link to fertility and reproduction. In addition, she will provide valuable insights into the key areas of assessment, investigation, diagnosis and management of menstrual problems, as well as address the practical considerations of these for fertility.

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In this Healthed lecture, Dr Rupert Hinds provides practical advice on managing infants with dairy intolerance and allergy, appropriate assessment, red flags, diagnosis and long-term monitoring. 

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In this Healthed lecture, Professor Grant Waterer provides an update on what is now known about RSVvirus in Australia, its impact on older people and an update on prevention and treatment, especially the new vaccines.

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• Adrenaline is key in terms of acute management, don’t delay and don’t be apprehensive about it
• Encourage patients to attend specialist follow up to refine practical management for safety and quality of life
• GPs to provide information precisely in referral, which may help to prioritise who is seen, especially if the allergy is unknown

Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 42 mins

Guest: Dr Celia Zubrinich, Allergy Specialist

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• RSV is a very important cause of disease for young children and older adults in winter season (May – September)
• Understand the natural course of the disease, and advice to give parents
• Transmission can be reduced with general hygiene and non-pharmaceutical measures, which are used for other respiratory viruses
• It’s important to be aware of newer prevention strategies, namely vaccines, being available in the next 12-24 months and maximise their use 

Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 27 mins

Guest: A/Prof Peter Richmond, Paediatric Immunologist & Paediatrician

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The questions answered in this podcast are listed below. They were compiled by GPs and health professionals around Australia.

1. Can a blackout be a stroke?
2. Can seizures be one of the differential diagnoses of the patient presenting with stroke?
3. Can you comment on patients who present with lacunar infarctions, found incidentally, when GPs investigate a patient after a head injury?
4. If a patient is young with hardly any cardiovascular risk factors, who should we refer them to?
5. Are there any differences in presentations between haemorrhagic and thromboembolic strokes? How common are they, in whom do we see them?
6. How many can be embolic and where are they generally from?
7. Should patients with TIA symptoms be sent to ED for workup if there may be delays in investigations in GP setting?
8. If a patient presents with a possible TIA, but is asymptomatic, what would you do? What should we investigate in general practice?
9. I work an hour by ambulance from Ballarat Base hospital, whereas I can get a CT in about 20 minutes. Is it worth me getting a CT scan and considering antithrombotic? And without an MRI, if the CT does not show changes and symptoms resolved, would you start antiplatelets?
10. Can you talk us through, antiplatelets, dual antiplatelets, which ones are better, when to use them and thrombolytic therapy?
11. Any comments on GPs perceiving clopidogrel every second day or twice a week?
12. Targets you want to be driving, particularly in younger patients.
13. When it comes to antihypertensives, do neurologists have a preferred class of drugs?
14. Do you ever do Apolipoprotein A?
15. Comment on the use of coronary artery calcium score before the prescription of statins. Is it something neurologists do, or just cardiologists?
16. In terms of driving guidelines post TIA stroke, the duration mentioned in the presentation, are these nationally accepted? And can GPs confidently advise these patients?
17. Regarding all TIAs, should they be referred to a stroke physician even if all the measures you mentioned about CVD risk factors have been instituted?

Host: Dr David Lim | Total Time: 38 mins

Guest: Prof Bruce Campbell, Neurologist

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