Matters of the heart

1.00pm Presentations and discussion

Topic: Matters of the heart

Dr Philo Mikhail - Cardiologist - Interventional

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

•  Approach to heart failure in the outpatient setting

2.00pm Evaluation and Close

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Cutting Edge - Reflux, weight loss surgery, post operative nutrition

PROGRAM ****Please note this event is open  to registered GP's only ******

630PM Registration and Dinner

700PM Presentations and Discussion

TOPICS

Cutting edge solutions: Taming reflux and tacklingweight loss surgery - what the GP really needs to know

Dr Roy Hopkins, General Surgeon - Bariatric, Upper GI

Key pre and post operative considerationsfrom a dietitians perspective

Penny Weigand, Bariatric Dietician - The Eatwise Clinic

9.00pm Evaluation and close

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Discuss anti reflux surgery –indications, options, risks, results.
• Describe current weight loss surgical options – criteria, risks, outcomes, short /long term complications / nutritional supplements.
• Outline post weight loss surgery dietetic requirements / management of medications,nutrition, vitamin deficiencies / multivitamins, pregnancy and weight regain.

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Liver Little: liver lesions, which imaging- when and why

Topic: Liver lesions, which imaging - when and why.

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

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

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

Presenter: Dr Salim Maher, Gastroenterologist

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Bottom's up - anal fissures, haemorrhoids, PR bleeding, pruritis ani

Topic: Common Proctological Conditions

This presentation was recorded as a live zoom session on 20th March, 2024.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Describe appropriate work-up for PR bleeding
• Identify common causes of PR pain/bleeding
• Outline management options for anal fissures, haemorrhoids, fistulae, pruritis ani

Presenter: Dr Edward Cooper, General Surgeon- Colorectal

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Obesity management - injection v resection - diet, pharmacotherapy, surgery

PROGRAM

Presentations and discussion

Obesity Management: Injections versus Resection - diet, pharmacotherapy, surgery

Dr Vytauras Kuzinkovas, Bariatric Surgeon

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Outline GPs role as part of a MDT approach to obesity management

• Describe current medications used to aid weight loss

• Identify short/long term complications post weight loss surgery.

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On the nose! Common inherited and acquired nasal and sinus conditions

This meeting was recorded as a live webinar on 7th August, 2023.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Identify the pathophysiology of rhinitis and rhinosinusitis
• Describe initial management of allergic rhinitis
• Outline how to investigate/manage chronic rhinosinusitis

Presenter Dr Marina Cavada, ENT

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