Autumn 2019 Brisbane Program

Wednesday 5 June 2019

Time Topic Speaker
9:00 Atrial Fibrillation A/Prof David Colquhoun
9:30 Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Primary Care Setting Dr Peter Moore
10:00 Break
10:20 Ischemic Heart Disease – Prevention and Diagnosis Dr Karam Kostner
10:50 New Lipid Lowering Drugs Dr Karam Kostner
11:20 Heart Failure Management Dr Vagish Singh
11:50 Lunch
13:10 Tourettes Syndrome Prof Peter Silburn
13:40 Parkinson’s Disease – Diagnosis and Treatment Dr Alex Lehn
14:10 Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease Dr Richard Baer
14:40 Break
15:10 Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Dr Samuel Kim
15:40 Asthma Dr Samuel Kim
16:10 Community Acquired Pneumonia Dr Samuel Kim
16:40 Lung Cancer Dr Samuel Kim
17:15 End of Program

Thursday 6 June 2019

Time Topic Speaker
9:00 Drug Therapy During Pregnancy Dr Lisa Harris
9:30 Managing Menopause Prof Hayden Homer
10:00 Break
10:20 Depression Dr Tarun Sehgal
10:50 Rheumatic Diseases: General Update Sumant Kevat
11:20 Treatment of Chronic Pain Sumant Kevat
11:50 Lunch
13:10 Rheumatoid Arthritis A/Prof Philip Robinson
13:40 Rheumatoid Arthritis A/Prof Philip Robinson
14:10 Early Palliative Care: Practicing Medicine On the Front Foot Prof Geoff Mitchell
14:40 Break
15:10 Antibiotic Stewardship and Frequently Encountered Infections Dr Meryta May
15:40 Investigation of Infectious Diarrhoea – Which Test When and What to Do About It Dr Meryta May
16:10 Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Pt.1 Dr Mariko Howlett
16:40 Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Pt.2 Dr Mariko Howlett
17:15 End of Program

Wednesday 7 June 2019

Time Topic Speaker
9:00 The Management of Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease Prof Andrew Barbour
9:30 Update on Oesophageal and Pancreatic Cancer Prof Andrew Barbour
10:00 Break
10:20 The Management of Primary Melanoma and The Role of Sentinel Node Biopsy in 2019 Prof Andrew Barbour
10:50 Advances in Imuno- Oncology (Pt.1) Prof Riccardo Dolcetti
11:20 Advances in Imuno- Oncology (Pt.2) Prof Riccardo Dolcetti
11:50 Lunch
13:10 The Role of Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Skin Cancer Dr Gail Tsang
13:40 Type 2 Diabetes – Effective Management Dr Winnifred Lee
14:10 Thyroid Disorders Dr Cynthia Ong
14:40 Break
15:10 Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetic Complications Dr Andrew Cotterill
15:40 Technology for Management of Type 1 Diabetes – Pumps and CGM Dr Andrew Cotterill
16:10 Psoriasis and Other Rashes Dr Sandeep Kumar
16:40 Fungal Skin Infections Dr Sandeep Kumar
17:15 End of Program

Thursday 8 June 2019

Time Topic Speaker
09:00 Common ECG Disorders in the Medical Clinic Dr Robert Perel
10:30 Break
11:00 Pulmonary Function Testing in Everyday Practice Dr Jennifer Coller
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Urinalysis in Everyday Practice Dr Menaan Palamuthusingam
15:00 Break
15:30 Lab Tests: Differential Diagnosis of Common Diseases in the Primary Care Setting Prof Elizabeth Powell
17:00 End of Program


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