Kneed Help? Osteoarthritis of the knee - how to treat, joint replacement, recovery protocols

PROGRAM
6.30pm Registration and dinner

7.00pm Presentations and discussion

Latest treatment modalities on knee OA
Dr Christopher Reitz, Orthopaedic Surgeon

Practicalities following knee and hip replacement surgery
Dr Catherine Hibberd, Orthopaedic Surgeon

9.00pm Evaluation and close

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Identify how to assess someone with OA of the knee
• Discuss management options including knee replacement surgery
• Outline post operative recovery rules including driving, return to sport/work

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The inside story

100pm Presentations and discussion

Topic: The inside story - Colonoscopy: indications, procedural standars, risks adverse effects, interpreting reports

Dr Ahmed Rahman,  General Surgeon

LEARNING OUTCOMES: 

• Identify indications for referral, procedural rules, risks, complications
• Interpret findings and their significance
• Implement a follow up plan

2.00pm Evaluation and Close

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Heart Smart! Updating cardiac risk factors, AF and smart watches

Heart smart! Updating cardiac risk factors, AF, Smart watches

This session was recorded as a live event on 18th February, 2025

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Identify new developments in AF detection and wearable devices
• Describe AF management in 2025
• Outline recent developments in cardiac risk factor management

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Liver Little

Liver lesions, which imaging-when and why

This session was recorded as a live event on 5th June, 2024.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Identify benign vs malignant liver lesions
• Describe the correct imaging modalities

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Matters of the Heart

This webinar session was recorded as a live event on 14th August, 2024

Topic: Matters of the heart: Approach to heart failure in the outpatient setting

Dr Philo Mikhail,  Interventional Cardiologist

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

•  Approach to heart failure in the outpatient setting

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Hypercalcaemia: investigations and management

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Causes of hypercalcaemia including primary hyperparathyroidism
• How to work up the patient with hypercalcaemia
• Who needs surgery? Indications, investigations and pitfalls

This webinar session was recorded as a live event on 4 September, 2024

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