News and Education for health professionals

Education: Cracks in the system - the screening, diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in men

Explore the screening, diagnosis, treatment and management methods for osteoporosis in men.

Education: Renal impairment and glucose management in type 2 diabetes

This education module explores the pharmacological and non-pharamacological management of type 2 diabetes and its comorbities, with a focus on management options in patients with renal impairment.

Education: Bowel cancer screening: increasing participation, increasing prevention

Bowel cancer is an ongoing health issue in Australia, with public awareness and screening rates falling behind other well-known cancers. This activity provides an overview of bowel cancer and its incidence...

Clinical Audit: Beating Heart Failure

Clinical Audit: Beating Heart Failure

This clinical audit aims to improve the management of patients with chronic heart failure who have been taking an ACE inhibitor or ARB for over four weeks.

Video: Optometry Care in Diabetic Eye Disease

Optometrist Paula Katalinic provides an overview of diabetic eye disease, and how you can play a part in the management of this condition.

Clinical Audit: Beating Heart Failure

Cow’s milk protein allergy in infants: Diagnosis and management in general practice

Hours: 1 | RACGP C2: 2pts | ACRRM: 1pt

Cow's milk protein allergy (CMPA) is the leading cause of food allergy in children under 3, and renders affected infants unable to consume most commercially available baby formulas. This education covers the diagnosis of CMPA in infants, and outlines the available management methods.

Breaking the Silence – Talking to Patients About Weight Loss

Hours: 2 | RACGP C2: 4pts | ACRRM: 2pts

Australia is one of the most overweight countries in the world, and this is leading to an increase in weight-related medical conditions. This education explores the current state of overweight and obesity in Australia, and outlines methods of fostering communication with patients to achieve behaviour change and weight loss.

Breastfeeding and Medication

Hours: 1 | RACGP C2: 2pts | ACRRM: 1pt

Breastfeeding offers a variety of health benefits to infants, but there are often concerns about drug transfer from the mother to the infant through breast milk. This education discusses the safety of various classes of drugs for breastfeeding mothers, and outlines which medications require closer monitoring or are contraindicated.

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