Previous GP Conferences

2009 Conference Presentations & Notes

OPHTHALMOLOGY GP CONFERENCE - 10 November 2009: San Day Surgery Hornsby

  • The Red Eye & Ocular Emergencies: Diagnosis & Management - Dr Anil Arora MBBS, MMed, FRANZCO, FRACS
  • Cataract Surgery Complications Secondary to Tamsulosin (Flomaxtra) - Dr Shish Lal MBBS, FRANZCO
  • Age Related Macular Degeneration - Dr Shish Lal MBBS, FRANZCO
  • Lacrimal Surgery - Dr Simon Taylor MBBS, FRANCO, FRACS

GASTROENTEROLOGY GP CONFERENCE - 8 September 2009

  • Barrett's & Oesophageal Cancer: Another Casualty of the Obesity Epidemic - Professor Brian Jones MBBS, MD, FRACP, FRCP (Lond), FACG
  • Coeliac Disease - Dr Chhaya Tangirala MBBS, FRACGP, FRACP
  • Advances in Endoscopy: Endoscopic Therapy for Mucosal Neoplasia - Dr Michael Bourke MBBS, FRACP

EMERGENCY CARE GP CONFERENCE - 29 July 2009

  • The Unconscious Patient - Dr Greg McDonald MBBS, FACEM
  • The Child With a Limp - Dr Jeffrey Chaitow MBBCh, FRACP
  • Developmental Delay in Children: Is This an Emergency? - Dr Neil Ginsberg MBBCh, FRACP, MMed (Paeds)

CARDIAC GP CONFERENCE - 30 June 2009

  • Arrhythmia Diagnosis, Management & Treatment - Dr Graham Tanswell MBBS, FRACP, FCSANZ
  • Heart Failure - Dr Charles Nelson MPhil, FRACP, FCSANZ
  • Hypertension - Hypocontrolled - Dr James Wong MBBS, FRACP, FCSANZ
  • Angina & Acute Coronary Syndromes - Diagnosis & Management - Dr Christopher Flood BMedSc, MBBS (Hons), FRACP

DIAGNOSTICS GP CONFERENCE - 2 June 2009

  • Quantiferon-TB Gold (QFT): A Diagnostic Advancement for the Detection of Myobacterium Tuberculosis Infection - Mrs Nola Hitchick MPhil, BSc (Biomed), Bsc (Food Tech)(Hons)
  • Lymphocyte Markers by Flow Cytometry in Clinical Practice - Dr Jennifer Posen MBBS, FRACP, FRCPA & Mr Dennis Hokin BAppSci, COP (NZ), MAIMS
  • Digital Mammography & Breast Intervention - Dr Martin Davis MBChB, DipObst, FRANZCR, MBA
  • What's New in Breast MRI - Dr Andrew Stuart MBBCh, FFRad(D) SA, FRCR, FRANZR

UROLOGY GP CONFERENCE -  31 March 2009

  • Assessment & Management Options of BPH- Dr Michael Wines BMed, FRACS
  • Erectile Dysfunction - Dr Max Dias MBBS, BSc (Med), FRACS (Urology)
  • Male Stress Urinary Incontinence - Dr Audrey Wang MBBS, FRACS (Urology)

2008 Conference Presentations & Notes

WOMEN'S HEALTH GP CONFERENCE - 4 November 2008

  • Trends in Childbirth: Caesarean Section Versus Vaginal Delivery - Dr Norman Blumenthal FRANZCOG, MRCOG, FCOG (SA)
  • Management of Menopause & Postmenopausal Osteoporosis- Dr Margaret Bridgman MBBS, FRACP
  • The Art & Science of Perinatal Depression: Risk Factors, Identification & Management- Dr Robert Woodfield BA (Hons), MClinPsych, PhD, MAPS
  • Update on the Management of Early Breast Cancer - Recent Changes to the Clinical Practice Guidelines - Dr T. Michael Hughes MBBS (Hons), FRACS

ORTHOPAEDIC GP CONFERENCE - 19 August 2008

  • Fasciitis, Bursitis & Tendonitis- Dr Hagop Kiyork MBBS, FRACS, FAOrthA
  • Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Surgery & Dupuytren's Contractures- Dr Stuart Kirkham MBBS, FRACS, FAOrthA
  • Management of Common Hip, Knee & Ankle Injuries - Dr Nigel Hope MBBS, PhD, FRACS, FAOrthA