Tuesday lunchtime CPD calendar 2010
Held each Tuesday, meet at 12:30pm for lunch, 1:00pm presentation.
The venue is Baxter Theatre in the Education Resource Centre on the ground floor of Ballarat Health Services. [map]
Also videoconferencing to Beaufort Health Services and other remote sites by arrangement.
Program subject to change without notice. Please check this page regularly for any late changes.
Date
February 16th
Speaker
Dr. Greg Rowles (General Practitioner), National Immunisation Committee (AGPN Representative)
Topic
Immunisation – The Latest
Sponsor
CSL Flu Vax
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Presentation: Immunisation update
Date
February 23rd
Speaker
Mr. Mark Guirguis – ENT Surgeon, Head & Neck Surgeon
Topic
The Investigation and Management of Neck Lumps
Sponsor
St John of God Pathology
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Presentation: Neck lump management
Date
March 2nd
Speaker
Dr. Siobhan Burke – Sexual Health Physician, Melbourne Sexual Health, Liaison Physician at Victorian Cytology Service
Topic
Warts and All
Sponsor
Novartis
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Presentation: Warts and all
Date
March 9th
Speaker
Dr. Malcolm Anderson & Janine Rigby (General Practice Liaison Unit, BHS), Dr. Jaycen Cruickshank (A&E Physician, BHS)
Topic
ED to GP… Time For Improvement (+ web site launch)
Sponsor
Ballarat Health Service GP Liaison Unit
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Presentation: BHS GP Liaison Unit
Date
March 16th
Speaker
Royal Children’s Hospital - Refugee Health Presenter
Topic
Vitamin D Clinic for Ballarat
Sponsor
CSL Biotherapies
Date
March 23rd
Speaker
Dr Sam Margis – Perinatal Psychiatrist
Topic
Perinatal Mental Health and Postnatal Depression – The Unwanted Baby Bonus
Sponsor
Allen+Hanburys - Division of GSK
Date
March 29th - April 9th
EASTER & SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
Date
April 13th
Speaker
Dr Paula Mitchell – Sleep Psychologist
Topic
Sleep & Depression
Sponsor
Boehringer Ingelheim
Date
April 20th
Speaker
Dr Tony French - Senior Radiologist
Topic
Which Radiological Technique Does One Use in What Situation
Sponsor
Schering Plough
Date
April 27th
Speaker
Prof. George Kannourakis – Oncologist/Haematologist
Topic
Lymphoma - Current Concepts
Sponsor
Dorevitch Pathology
Date
May 4th
Speaker
Mr Robert Forsyth - Urologist
Topic
Current Management of Erectile Dysfunction
Sponsor
Dorevitch Pathology
Date
May 11th
Speaker
Dr David Brumley - Palliative Care Physician
Topic
Palliative Care Management of Death & the Dying
Sponsor
Novartis
Date
May 18th
Speaker
Dr Alex Wodak - Director of the Alcohol and Drug Service, St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney
Topic
Reducing Risky Drinking
Sponsor
Allen+Hanburys - Division of GSK
Date
May 25th
Speaker
Dr. Alastair Firkin - Senior Radiologist
Topic
Ultrasound Guided Autologous Blood Injections
Sponsor
Alta Healthcare
Date
June 1st
Speaker
Dr Jeanette Lim - Urogynaecologist
Topic
Advances in Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery
Sponsor
GSK
Date
June 8th
Speaker
Dr Ernesto Oqueli - Cardiologist
Topic
Interpreting the ECG – Common Issues for the GP
Sponsor
Servier Laboratories
Date
June 15th
Speaker
Prof. James Hurley - Consultant Physician & Associate Professor, University of Melbourne
Topic
Needle Stick Injury Management
Sponsor
Mundipharma P/L
Date
June 22nd
Speaker
Mr Tony Crocker - Physiotherapist
Topic
Assessment of Sporting Injuries - Knees, Ankles & Shoulders, a Practical Approach
Sponsor
Upjohn - Division of Pfizer Pty Ltd
Date
June 28th - July 9th
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
Date
July 13th
Speaker
Dr Ralph Audehm – Director of Programs and Services, Diabetes Australia
Topic
Diabetes-Initiation of Insulin in Type 2 Diabetes
Sponsor
GSK
Date
July 20th
Speaker
Dr John Watson – Gastroenterologist
Topic
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Sponsor
SIGMA
Date
July 27th
Speaker
Dr Howard Zeimer - Endocrinologist
Topic
New Therapies in Diabetes / Bone Disease
Sponsor
Servier Laboratries
Date
August 3rd
Speaker
Dr Adam Gay - Cardiologist
Topic
Cardiac Assessment - Which Test is Best?
Sponsor
AstraZeneca
Date
August 10th
Speaker
Dr Lydia Johns Putra - Urologist
Topic
Urological Cancers
Sponsor
SIGMA
Date
August 17th
Speaker
Dr Penny Roberts (General Practitioner), Faye Clarke (Practice Nurse for Baarlinjan Clinic) and BDDGP Indigenous Access Program Coordinator
Topic
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Cultural Awareness in General Practice - Why Does it Matter?
Sponsor
Mundipharma P/L
Date
August 24th
Speaker
Dr Louise Du Plessis - Paediatrician
Topic
UTIs in Children & Incontinence
Sponsor
Schering Plough
Date
August 31st
Speaker
Dr Deepika Monga – Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
Topic
Antenatal Update
Sponsor
Wyeth Nutrition
Date
September 7th
Speaker
Dr Brett Knight – Physician/Respiratory/Allergy
Topic
Allergy Testing
Sponsor
AstraZeneca
Date
September 13th - October 1st
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
Date
October 5th
Speaker
Gina Cossans - Practice Manager, Westgate Medical Centre
Topic
A Shared Business Model for using Allied Health in your Practice
Sponsor
CSL Biotherapies
Date
October 12th
Speaker
Dr. Sue Shepherd – Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian, Senior Lecturer – Monash University Department of Medicine
Topic
Dietary Management of IBS - The FODMAP
Sponsor
Roerig Division of Pfizer
Date
October 19th
Speaker
Dr Ben Cowie – Infectious Disease Consultant, Royal Melbourne Hospital
Topic
Community Based Management of Chronic Hep C Infection
Sponsor
Geigy Division of Novartis
Date
October 26th
Speaker
Dr Vanessa Cook - Health Psychologist
Topic
Barriers to Weight Loss in the Bariatric Patient
Sponsor
MERCK SHARP & DOHME
Date
November 2nd
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Melbourne Cup - no lecture today
Date
November 9th
Speaker
Bay Street Productions Presents a Play about Depression
by Alan Hopgood
Topic
My Dog Has Stripes
Sponsor
TBA
Date
November 16th
Speaker
Dr Robert Carson – General Practitioner, Maryborough
Topic
Subdural Haematoma – A Black & Decker Approach
Sponsor
Pfizer Pty Ltd
To request any further information about any of the CPD presentations please contact Belinda Schaefer on (03) 5331 6303 or .
