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When it comes to wound exudate management, all too often due to the changing exudate levels/types are not addressed and become a mismanaged component of wound care – what can we do about that?

• Why is wound exudate management so important?

• What are the challenges around exudate management?

• What are the best practice guidelines for managing exudate?

• What generic dressings are best suited for different exudate types?

• What are the latest advances in exudate management?

The aim of this webinar is to promote awareness, knowledge and confidence to enable you to take on a greater role in the identification and management of liver disease. The incidence of liver disease is increasing in Australia, and primary care is a key setting where the detection and management of liver disease can make a significant difference to a patient’s survival.

Learning Outcomes

1. Outline the variety of risk factors that cause chronic liver disease.

2. Describe the diagnostic criteria of cirrhosis, a type of liver damage, via an accurate understanding of investigations and clinical signs used in the assessment of liver disorders.

3. List the complications and sequelae associated with cirrhosis and cite the signs, symptoms and investigations used to identify them.

4. Explain the lifestyle, medication, procedural and surgical management of cirrhosis complications, and the role general practitioners play in the detection and management of liver disease.

5. Detail the management of a patient with decompensated liver disease in the general practice setting, the role of gastroenterologists and criteria for admission/hospital-based care.

Kidney Health Australia’s Education Program in partnership with The Primary Health Network is pleased to present an interactive case study based workshop.

Learning Outcomes:

• Explore the role of the GP in preventing and detecting CKD in primary care

• Correctly stage CKD using eGFR and urine ACR results

• Create an individualised clinical action plan for a patient with CKD

Please join us for this very important information session regarding the COVID-19 vaccine. We will be discussing how the COVID-19 vaccine works, it’s effectiveness on variant strains, what it does and doesn’t do and how it impacts you and your caring role while looking after our vulnerable older people living together in close quarters. We will openly discuss common concerns and questions and provide some valuable and reliable resources for you to review in your own time.

For what conditions should cannabinoid products be prescribed? Are they effective and safe? How, in what formulations and by whom should they be prescribed? Do GP NPs have a place in this or is it best left to those with a special interest or expertise? How does this relate to the AOD field at this time?

Joining us is:

Dr Mark Hardy is a GP and Addiction Medicine Specialist who has a wide range of experience a Staff Specialist for NSW Health and as Visiting Medical Officer at The Hills Private Hospital, The Sydney Clinic and the Northern Beaches Hospital.

Professor Nicholas Lintzeris has worked in the field of addiction medicine for almost 30 years in Australia and the UK as a clinician, researcher and as a contributor to health services policy. Nick is Director, Drug and Alcohol Services, South East Sydney Local Health District.

The OTAC is designed for medical and nurse practitioners in NSW to assist in the development of knowledge, skills and practices to support the safe prescribing of opioid pharmacotherapies. We also welcome other health professionals, however preference is given to those who can prescribe.

To be eligible to attend this session you MUST have completed the Fundamental Training short-course prior to attending the webinar on the day. Visit www.otac.org.au and login or register for an account to get started.

Successful completion of this course will allow you to progress towards accreditation to prescribe pharmacotherapies for the treatment of opioid dependence in NSW.

Don’t miss the third instalment of the New Fellows Staying Connected webinar series, where you will be given an overview of the prevalence of gambling harm in NSW.

Explore ways to provide psycho-education for patients who are experiencing gambling harm, as well as strategies for management and referral resources specific to NSW.

Hear from experts Sophia Tran, Clinical Psychologist and Natalie Wright, Office of Responsible Gambling and learn more about how gambling harm can have a direct impact on patient outcomes.

High cholesterol contributes to over a third of coronary heart disease burden. Despite well-established evidence supporting the benefits of cholesterol lowering for the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), many patients fail to meet their lipid targets.

Hosted by the Heart Foundation in partnership with the World Heart Federation, this webinar will explore the latest evidence around screening and management of high cholesterol for the reduction of CVD risk. The panel will explore the practical implementation of emerging evidence and tools and resources that can help improve the delivery of preventative CVD assessments in primary care.

This is both an update on the links between climate change and health, and a discussion about practical sustainability solutions that can be implemented in your practice. We will present an overview of the latest evidence and research on climate change and health, and then hear from rural Victorian GP Dr Gerard Brownstein about his work on sustainability in his practice and the local region. There will be opportunities for discussion and space to hear your ideas.

Session aims:

• Educate GPs on the latest research and links between climate change and health

• Provide practical examples of sustainability and reducing carbon emissions that can be implemented at a local level in GP practices