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• RACGP: 4 CPD activity points

• ACRRM: 2 hours under the Educational Activities Category

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Featured topics and experts in this free webcast:

• Allergic and Systemic Skin Disease

Clinical A/Prof Kurt Gebauer, Dermatologist; Senior Lecturer at the University Western Australia; Director of Fremantle Dermatology

Allergic reactions are common problem encountered in general practice, often without an obvious cause but nevertheless with a patient both worried and in significant discomfort. Prof Gebauer provides a systematic approach to assessing and managing this common presentation with extensive slides and a lot of practical, useful clinical practice tips.

• Safe Sleep & Settling – The Latest, Including the Triple Risk Theory

Cindy Davenport, Child & Family Health Nurse, Midwife and Lactation Consultant; Co-Director of Sleep Smart; Clinical Director of Ternity Group

Research shows that safe sleeping practices are more often followed when parents and caregivers receive consistent and evidence-based information and resources from GP’s and other health professionals. Join us to understand SUDI (Sudden and Unexpected Death in Infancy); the Triple Risk Factor and the latest to assist parents to understand the risks and how to sleep their infant safely.

• Contraception – Future Directions

Dr Terri Foran, Sexual Health Physician; Conjoint Senior Lecturer, School of Women’s and Children’s Health, UNSW  

Dr Foran will explore current trends, recent changes and upcoming developments in contraception, including how to properly advise patients about long acting reversible contraception, new depot injections, new vaginal rings, new IUDs such as “frameless” and indomethacin-containing IUDs. New forms of oral contraceptive pill will also be covered such as those containing estetrol/drospirenone, as well as progeogen-only.

• Oral Cavity Cancer

Clinical A/Prof Carsten Palme, Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgeon; Associate Professor. University of Sydney; Director of Head Neck Surgery at Christ O’Brien Lifehouse

Oral cancer rates are climbing steadily, they are of the most common cancers in the world. The majority are linked to reversible risk factors and many, if discovered and referred earlier, can be better treated. The proportion associated with HPV also seems to be growing!

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