Presenters
Natalie Menzies – Respiratory Clinical Nurse Specialist.
Dr Nnamdi Mgbemena – Lecturer in Physiotherapy.
Michelle Baird – Chronic Care Nurse Practitioner.
Dr Charles Prabhakar – Respiratory Specialist.
Dr Henry Ainge-Allen – Respiratory Specialist.
Laurie Aitchison – Chronic Care Nurse Practitioner.
Richard Hawkesworth – Respiratory Scientist.
Dr Ali Waqar – Respiratory Specialist.
Jane Thompson – Cardiopulmonary rehab and community RN
Dr Budhima Nanayakkara – Respiratory Specialist.
Learning Outcomes
- Improve understanding of respiratory services in WNSWLHD
- Enhance knowledge on respiratory consultations and diagnostic processes in WNSWLHD
- Promote understanding of the role of the members within a multidisciplinary team
- Educate on pharmacology of respiratory medications
- Enhance knowledge on common respiratory illnesses, ie. Asthma and COPD
- Promote understanding of oxygen therapy processes
- Promote understanding of non-invasive ventilation prescription and practice
- Advocate for culturally safe care practices in respiratory health care
Program
8.00am Registration
8:30am Welcome
8:40am Asthma
9:10am Asthma and depression
9:40am Respiratory sponsor addresses
10:00am Morning tea and rep stalls
10:30am Palliative care
11:00am COPD Myths
11:30am Non-invasive ventilation
12:00pm Respiratory sponsor addresses
12:20pm Lunch and rep stalls
1:30pm STOT and LTOT – ENABLE criteria
2:00pm Lung function testing for GPs
2:30pm Pleural effusions & pleurodesis for the district
3:00pm Pulmonary rehab demonstration
3:20pm Respiratory sponsor addresses
3:30pm Afternoon tea and rep stalls
4:00pm Interesting and rare respiratory cases
4:30pm Close and rep stalls
Accreditation
Activity Reference: 1360761
ACCRM Accreditation pending
Sponsored by:
- AstraZeneca- GOLD
- Bird Health Care- GOLD
- Chiesi- GOLD
- Resmed- GOLD
- GSK- GOLD
- Sanofi- SILVER
- Boehringer-Ingelheim- SILVER
- Orion Pharma- IN KIND
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