Respiratory and sleep

Prof Andrew Chan
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Jaw advancement splints offering an effective alternative to those who cannot use or tolerate a CPAP device, with two-thirds of patients deriving complete or partial resolution of OSA, The importance of referring to a multidisciplinary care team comprising of a GP, a sleep physician and a dentist for the best results

Prof Nicholas Zwar
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How Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is common and causes QOL issues, increases morbidity and risks for CVD, heart failure, CKD and accidents. How the pathways to diagnosis and treatment are complex and muddied by commercial interests

Prof Vanessa McDonald
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How a lifetime cumulative dose of oral corticosteroids greater than 1gm is associated with significantly increased side effects that include infections, DVTs and cardiovascular disease (apart from skeletal ones)

Ben Falkenmire
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While GPs are familiar with triple therapy treatment for COPD, many are not considering the treatment for asthma patients.

Expert/s: Ben Falkenmire
Dr Anup Desai
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The role of the sleep psychologist, Insomnia - learn how to take a detailed history and how this can lead us toward a nuanced diagnosis, and therefore a more appropriate management plan. Additionally, how CBT is the first line treatment for insomnia, and it is far more than sleep hygiene

Dr Linda Calabresi
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One of the most common treatments for restless legs syndrome can, in about a third of cases, wind up making the symptoms worse, warns respiratory and sleep physician Professor Brendon Yee from Sydney.

Ben Falkenmire
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The pandemic saw many GPs shelve their spirometers because of concerns around the aerosolisation of COVID-19 in their practices.

Expert/s: Ben Falkenmire
Prof Brendon Yee
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How is Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) diagnosed, what other conditions need to be excluded, when should you treat RLS and what with, and when should you refer

Dr Anup Desai
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How to interpret a sleep study more effectively, why you should not skip the sleep physician's conclusions, and how to understand the graphs and hypnograms

Expert/s: Dr Anup Desai
Dr Anup Desai
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A structured approach to assessing sleep disorders in primary care, and how taking a good sleep history is crucial

Expert/s: Dr Anup Desai
Dr Aajuli Shukla
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Many more asthma sufferers stand to benefit from biologics but have not yet been put into the right referral pathways.

Prof Sinthia Bosnic-Anticevich
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The availability of SABAs over-the-counter means that GPs and local pharmacists need to communicate more, and an overview of current management