Iron Infusions in Pregnancy, Heart Failure, Malignancy and Pre-operatively
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Dr Patrick Coleman discusses Iron Infusions in Pregnancy, Heart Failure, Malignancy and Pre-operatively. He shares some very interesting data on a wide range of topics that will be of interest in your clinical practice.
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Universal Precautions for Opioid Prescribing: A Balanced Approach
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Joyce McSwan Managing Director of PainWise, guides prescribers of opioids through a practical approach to engaging with patients regarding their expectations of this analgesic treatment. Joyce offers practical advice, about the importance of discussing, implementing, and reviewing progress during the patient’s treatment.
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How to Perform a Full Skin Examination
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Dr Annika Smith, from the Melanoma Institute provides an overview about how she approaches the task of performing a full skin examination on a new patient in a methodical and logical manner.
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Supporting Your Kidney Transplant Patients
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Kidney transplantation is relatively uncommon and therefore GPs may not be familiar with caring for these complex immunosuppresses patients. Professor Jeremey Chapman shares some information regarding live and deceased donors as well as some priority treatment options for the acute medical events in these vulnerable patients.
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Hormone Replacement Therapy Treatment Options (Part 2)
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Final part of Professor Rodney Baber’s advice on treating menopausal women with HRT. He stresses the importance of treating menopausal women long term, if appropriate.
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Hormone Replacement Therapy – Treatment Options (Part 1)
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Professor Rod Baber discusses the initial advice to give to women suffering from Menopausal symptoms. The concluding part will be published in April.
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Management of Osteoarthritis in the Hip and Knee
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Dr John Best, a sports and exercise physician with 30 years of experience based in Sydney, discusses the latest treatment options for patients suffering from Osteoarthritis in the hip or knee.
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Thyroid Nodules and Goitre
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Professor Bruce Robinson is an endocrinologist. His research has focused on identifying genetic changes which either predispose or directly cause endocrine tumours, and among other highlights has been the formation of an international consortium of families from around the world to study medullary thyroid carcinoma and phaeochromocytoma. He has been head of the Cancer Genetics Unit at the Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Royal North Shore Hospital, since 1989. He continues to practice at Sydney’s Royal North Shore Hospital.
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Breast Implants and Overview of Anaplastic Large-cell Lymphoma (ALCL)
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Associate Professor Sanjay Warrier, an Oncoplastic Surgeon from Chris O’Brien Lighthouse in Sydney, discusses some of the complications of having a breast implant. He focuses on the increasing awareness of lymphoma, (Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma, ALCL), which can occur anything up to between 7 & 10 years after implant. He provides an overview of which symptoms GPs should be aware of when trying to diagnose this adverse event. (Duration 5:12 mins)
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The Benefits of Iron Infusions – Case Studies
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Dr Patrick Coleman shares some more interesting data and varied case studies about the benefits of iron infusions, that could be of assistance to some of your patients. His previous iron infusion video was published in June.
info_outlineProfessor Bruce Robinson is an endocrinologist. His research has focused on identifying genetic changes which either predispose or directly cause endocrine tumours, and among other highlights has been the formation of an international consortium of families from around the world to study medullary thyroid carcinoma and phaeochromocytoma. He has been head of the Cancer Genetics Unit at the Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Royal North Shore Hospital, since 1989. He continues to practice at Sydney’s Royal North Shore Hospital.