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Program

The Hot Topics GP Update Course covers the most pertinent medical literature from the last 12 months, perfectly distilled for today's busy GPs and Nurses; from Cardiovascular Medicine to Women's Health, Paediatrics to Mental Health and everything in between.

Our 2019 program included topics in Women's Health, Respiratory, Paediatrics, Musculoskeletal, Mental Health, Diabetes & Endocrine, Cardiovascular, ENT, Cancer, and Dementia. The list of topics for 2019 are below, a revised list of topics for 2020 will be advised soon:

  • Hypertension - treatment targets, combination therapies, and home monitoring
  • HPV cervical screening - changes to the guidelines
  • Pre-conception consultation - approach
  • Vaginal prolapse mesh repairs - implications for patients
  • e-Mental Health - use in General Practice
  • Depression - including the recent systematic review on antidepressants
  • Inflammatory arthritis - new guidelines on rheumatoid arthritis and new biologic treatments
  • Dementia - assessing fitness to drive
  • Subclinical hypothyroidism - an update on diagnosis, treatment and monitoring
  • Acute hearing loss - management in General Practice
  • COPD exacerbations - when should we use antibiotics and/or steroids?
  • Measles - an update as reported cases rise
  • Children’s cough - treatment of recurrent cough in children
  • Testicular cancer - an update
  • Antiplatelets - the use of antiplatelets for stable angina, Stroke and TIA and PAD
  • Immunisation - the latest guidelines and update on meningococcal
  • STIs - an update on the ‘new’ sexually transmitted infection mycoplasma genitalium

Agenda *

* Exact timings on the day may change at presenter's discretion.

Time Description
08.30 - 09.00 Registration, Tea and Coffee
09.00 - 10.40 Session 1
10.40 - 11.00 Refreshment break
11.00 - 12.30 Session 2
12.30 - 13.15 Lunch
13.15 - 14.30 Session 3
14.30 - 14.55 Refreshment Break
14.55 - 16.30 Session 4
16.30 End Hot Topics
17.00 - 19.00 Optional CPR Workshop in some locations **

Throughout the Hot Topics course, there are discussions about the latest clinical evidence, how this evidence may vary from current practice, what changes this might necessitate in updating patient care and Quality Improvement ideas that you can look at in your practice.

More about the course
COVID-19 Update

Book with confidence as we are monitoring the situation closely, and will follow official guidance to implement necessary precautionary measures at our events.

In the event that a presenter is unable to attend (e.g. due to travel restrictions), either a substitute presenter will be booked or the presenter will attend the course virtually over Zoom.

In the event that a course does not go ahead, we will offer a virtual classroom.

For Basic, Advanced & Paediatric Life Support courses, we will reschedule any practical components at a later date.

If you are looking for online courses please see a list of upcoming webinars:

Location

International Hotel Wagga Wagga
2 Lake Albert Rd Wagga Wagga NSW 2650