Events Calendar

COVID Vaccine Update – Delta Variant, Vax in Pregnancy, New AZ Age Recommendations, Pfizer in GP – Prof Kristine Macartney
Prof Macartney will explain the safety data on the use of COVID vaccines in pregnant and breastfeeding women. This data has been collected from around the world and how it will be applied in Australia will be explained. Other developments that will be covered include the Pfizer vax in general practice - no need for deep freeze, an update on the major variants of concern, and more on AZ clots in Australia.

Update on Clinical Aspects of Anaphylaxis – Dr Brynn Wainstein
Dr Wainstein's presentation will cover the definition, clinical presentation, diagnosis and management of anaphylaxis. The common causes and epidemiology of anaphylaxis and anaphylaxis related fatalities will be discussed. The focus will be on the appropriate diagnosis and emergency management of acute anaphylaxis. 

Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia – Dr Darren Katz 
Dr Katz will provide general practitioners with information to support the diagnosis and management of benign prostatic enlargement.  The presentation will focus on patient history, examination, and investigation, discuss differential diagnoses and outline medication management for benign prostatic enlargement. GPs will also receive advice on when referral to urologist would be indicated and a summary of what a patient can expect upon referral to urology. 

Pertussis – Detection, Treatment, Prevention in Adults and the Elderly – A/Prof Bette Liu
Older adults are known to be the 'infection reservoir' for pertussis in the community, and yet the disease frequently goes unrecognised, leading to delays in diagnosis and treatment. In this talk, A/Prof Liu outlines the key features of pertussis as it appears in adults, when to suspect it, and how to diagnose and treat it. Importantly, she will also address the issue of pertussis prevention for this cohort and the opportunities that exist to reduce the morbidity and mortality from whooping cough by targeting older adults.

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