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Aortic stenosis – The latest in TAVI and what this means for your patients

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) has revolutionised treatment of AS- there has been a recent update in intermediate risk private reimbursement that will make this procedure available to many more patients.

Management of COPD exacerbations

Treat exacerbations early, use antibiotics if you suspect an infection, add prednisolone to shorten the duration of exacerbation- for those recently hospitalised for COPD exacerbation, ensure you send to a cardiologist for full cardiac workup to exclude heart failure, ischaemia and arrhythmia.

Easy to miss red flags for ADHD and other neurodevelopment disorders

The diagnosis of a neurodevelopmental disorder is just the beginning of management

Haemochromatosis – Diagnosis and management

Whom should you suspect and whom should we screen for this common condition?

Diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson’s

Recognising and managing the non-motor symptoms is an increasingly difficult challenge

The role of GPs in dementia care

Dementia presents with quite variable signs and mimics many other conditions

Introduction to Parkinson’s disease

Parkinson's disease affects the patients not just neurologically, but socially, mentally and emotionally

What can a neuropsychologist do for my stroke patients?

50% of those who survive a stroke have significant cognitive, emotional or behavioural issues

Myasthenia gravis is on the rise

Whilst rare, Myasthenia gravis incidence has increased 3-fold since the 1950s

Pertussis vaccination is unfunded but still important

With the COVID vaccinations taking centre stage many vaccines have been overlooked particularly the privately funded ones.

Reporting medicinal cannabis adverse events to the TGA

Medicinal cannabis is an unregistered medication that is widely prescribed and used

Adult concussion management

80% of people with mild traumatic brain injury will recover within 12 weeks

Clinical Takeaway

Aortic stenosis – The latest in TAVI and what this means for your patients

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) has revolutionised treatment of AS- there has been a recent update in intermediate risk private reimbursement that will make this procedure available to many more patients.

Management of COPD exacerbations

Treat exacerbations early, use antibiotics if you suspect an infection, add prednisolone to shorten the duration of exacerbation- for those recently hospitalised for COPD exacerbation, ensure you send to a cardiologist for full cardiac workup to exclude heart failure, ischaemia and arrhythmia.

Easy to miss red flags for ADHD and other neurodevelopment disorders

The diagnosis of a neurodevelopmental disorder is just the beginning of management

Haemochromatosis – Diagnosis and management

Whom should you suspect and whom should we screen for this common condition?

Diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson’s

Recognising and managing the non-motor symptoms is an increasingly difficult challenge

The role of GPs in dementia care

Dementia presents with quite variable signs and mimics many other conditions

Introduction to Parkinson’s disease

Parkinson's disease affects the patients not just neurologically, but socially, mentally and emotionally

What can a neuropsychologist do for my stroke patients?

50% of those who survive a stroke have significant cognitive, emotional or behavioural issues

Myasthenia gravis is on the rise

Whilst rare, Myasthenia gravis incidence has increased 3-fold since the 1950s

Pertussis vaccination is unfunded but still important

With the COVID vaccinations taking centre stage many vaccines have been overlooked particularly the privately funded ones.

Reporting medicinal cannabis adverse events to the TGA

Medicinal cannabis is an unregistered medication that is widely prescribed and used

Adult concussion management

80% of people with mild traumatic brain injury will recover within 12 weeks

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Clinical Takeaway

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) has revolutionised treatment of AS- there has been a recent update in intermediate risk private reimbursement that will make this procedure available to many more patients.

Treat exacerbations early, use antibiotics if you suspect an infection, add prednisolone to shorten the duration of exacerbation- for those recently hospitalised for COPD exacerbation, ensure you send to a cardiologist for full cardiac workup to exclude heart failure, ischaemia and arrhythmia.

The diagnosis of a neurodevelopmental disorder is just the beginning of management

Whom should you suspect and whom should we screen for this common condition?

Recognising and managing the non-motor symptoms is an increasingly difficult challenge

Dementia presents with quite variable signs and mimics many other conditions

Parkinson's disease affects the patients not just neurologically, but socially, mentally and emotionally

50% of those who survive a stroke have significant cognitive, emotional or behavioural issues

Whilst rare, Myasthenia gravis incidence has increased 3-fold since the 1950s

With the COVID vaccinations taking centre stage many vaccines have been overlooked particularly the privately funded ones.

Medicinal cannabis is an unregistered medication that is widely prescribed and used

80% of people with mild traumatic brain injury will recover within 12 weeks

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