In this Healthed lecture A/Prof David Horgan, Psychiatrist; Founder, Australian Suicide Prevention Foundation; Senior Consultant, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, will explain that suicide is the leading cause of death and injury in younger people. There are several strategies that the GP can use to reduce the risk of suicide including a recent innovation that involves recruiting friends and family of a patient at risk to communicate regularly by text. A/Prof Horgan will explain the rationale and implementation of this potentially powerful strategy as a new tool for GPs  to use in these difficult circumstances.

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In this Healthed lecture, Dr Penny Browne, GP; Senior Staff Specialist in General Practice, Hornsby Hospital, Sydney; Chief Medical Officer, Avant and Georgie Haysom,  Lawyer; Head of Research, Education and Advocacy, Avant, outline

the significant risk management issues that GPs need to address: informed consent, supervision of others giving the vaccine, patients from other practices, eligibility, assessment and record-keeping, reporting of adverse events, cold-chain breach. These issues and more will be discussed in detail to assist you and your practice to stay safe and free of unnecessary liability.

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In this Healthed lecture, Prof Kristine Macartney, Infectious Disease Specialist; Director, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS), explains that as the spotlight remains on COVID, it’s important not to forget about influenza. Increasing complacency with regards to social distancing, mask use and handwashing compounded by some who may prioritise receiving the COVID 19 vaccines over the flu vaccines may result in more cases of flu this year. GPs need to encourage our patients towards a high uptake of flu vaccination and to develop a strategy to fit flu vaccination into the COVID vax programme for this year. 

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In this Healthed lecture, Prof Marc Gladman, Colorectal Surgeon; GIT Enteric Neuroscience Group, University of Adelaide, explains that although 

faecal incontinence affects 12% of adults, only 1 in 3 patients will volunteer this distressing symptom. A recent study of over 1,000 GPs revealed that 90% reported poor clinical exposure to and training in FI management. This webcast will provide a step-by-step guide to first-line management that can be delivered in the primary care setting with remarkable success.  

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The diagnosis of prostate cancer can be overwhelming, leading patients to rush into surgery without considering the long term consequences of surgical treatment.

Most patients will survive prostate cancer but up to 70% report significant adverse impacts on quality of life post-surgery.

After surgery, a team is needed to care for them: a GP, a physiotherapist to manage urinary incontinence, a specialist to attend to the prevention of erectile dysfunction and a psychologist to manage issues that may arise.

Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 39 mins

Guest: Dr Michael Gillman, Male Sexual Health Physician; Fellow, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners; Affiliate member, Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine (AChSHM)

 

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Tuesday 30 March 2020 | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEDT

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41% of GPs surveyed declined requests for assistance from people using performance and image enhancing drugs

Not all PIED users fit the stereotype and only a minority have some form of body image dysmorphia

There are important conversations to be had with these patients and we have clearly defined clinical roles to assist them in reducing harms and moving away from using PIEDs

Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 47 mins

Guest: Dr Katinka van de Ven, Senior Lecturer, Centre for Rural Criminology, University of New England; Visiting Fellow, Drugs Policy Modelling Program, Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales

 

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Tuesday 30 March 2020 | 7:00pm-9:00pm AEDT

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In this episode: 

Winding back of social distancing and hygiene measures, along with a spotlight on COVID vaccines may result in more cases of flu this year

GPs need to encourage patients toward a high uptake of flu vaccination despite the inconvenience of multiple trips to the doctor

It doesn’t matter which vaccination the patient receives first, so if COVID vaccines aren’t immediately available, give the flu vaccine first then wait for two weeks

 

Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 21 mins

Guest: Prof Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW

 

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In this episode: 

E-cigarettes have been shown to benefit and help smokers who have failed the usual forms of therapy

Behavioural support plus adequate and appropriate nicotine replacement therapy alone, or in combination with pharmacotherapy, can be effective

Combination nicotine replacement therapy (patch and oral form) and using the oral, more rapid acting form during vulnerable periods of the day is an important tool

From October 2021, e-cigarettes can only be prescribed by accredited doctors. This is a world first initiative of the RACGP and the TGA

 

Host: Dr David Lim | Total time: 41 mins

Guest: Prof Nicholas Zwar, Executive Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University

 

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In this Healthed lecture, Dr Terri Foran, Sexual Health Physician; Conjoint Senior Lecturer, School of Women’s and Children’s Health, UNSW, brings together a ‘brains-trust’ in the management of menopause and will take you through the management of menopause looking to the past, present and future. The panel will attempt to provide a practical approach to treatment based on current available evidence but will also bring their own considerable personal and professional experience to the discussion. 

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In this Healthed lecture, A/Prof Nicholas Wood, Staff Specialist General Paediatrician; Deputy Director, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, provides health professionals with all the key practical, clinical information they need about the AZ vaccine that is soon to be rolled out through Australian GP clinics. Storage, drawing up, dosage, safety issues, observation period, post vaccine effects, adverse effect detection and reporting, patient education, timing of boosters, co-administration of other vaccines and many other practical issues.

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