This 1-hour educational module explores the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of migraine and includes a review of latest guidelines for acute management and prophylaxis of migraine attacks.
This highly practical advanced course will help you to understand the science of obesity and overcome barriers to effective obesity management in your practice and is presented by A/Prof Gary Kilov AM and Dr Kevin Lee.
The new 2022 Australian consensus statement on heart failure has brought significant changes to how general practitioners should manage this condition.
In this advanced course you will understand how to classify HF into heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF) or heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).
This 2-hour educational activity explores the diagnosis and management of HFpEF in general practice, with a focus on updated management recommendations from the 2022 Australian Consensus Statement on Heart Failure.
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is largely preventable with a number of modifiable clinical factors accounting for the majority of risk. The absolute risk approach is potentially more than twice as effective at reducing death from coronary heart disease as the individual risk factor approach. In this on-demand module, A/Prof Ralph Audehm outlines how you can implement the absolute risk approach in your practice, including use of Heart Health Checks.
[Expert video | Duration: 11:06] With new Australian consensus recommendations and available therapies for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), GPs now have further options for optimising management of their HFrEF patients. Listen to Dr Chee Khoo discuss the updated recommendations and its implications for clinical practice, in both current and newly diagnosed patients.
[Expert video | Duration: 6:06] General practitioner Dr Sanjay Bhargava discusses practical tips for managing COPD in general practice, with guidance on differentiating COPD from asthma, usage of spirometry and patient education and inhaler technique.
Module 2 of a 2-part series: Providing care for people with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) requires a patient-centred approach with a focus on quality of life and incorporating the multidisciplinary team. This second module on ME/CFS provides detail on making a differential diagnosis, the non-core symptoms of ME/CFS, management in specific populations, and the development of a patient-centred treatment plan.