Lights and Sirens - endocrine emergencies, acute sepsis, cardiac crises, safety & quality

Topics to be discussed include:

• Safety2 - a New Approach to Safety & Quality – Dr Romesh Singam, Emergency Physician
• Diabetic & endocrine emergencies - Dr Imran Badshah, Consultant Physician & Endocrinologist
• Acute sepsis in the ED - Dr Clay Golledge, Infectious Diseases Specialist
• The stars in our sky – following the journey of an ER patient with cardiac issues – Dr Bruce Campbell, Emergency Physician

Learning Outcomes

• Address  safety and quality measures in your practice
• Identify diabetic and other endocrine emergencies.
• Describe management of acute sepsis
• Outline ED management of someone with an acute cardiac problem

Gastroenterology Masterclass 2022

Gastroenterology GP Masterclass 

Dr Niroshan Muwanwella, Chair of Hollywood Private Hospital's Gastroenterology Craft Group, hosts an all-day event at UWA's University Club – New date - Saturday Sept 17, 2022. 

The following topics will be covered on the day. 

• Session 1: Paediatrics, IBS & IBD - Dr Ajay Sharma, Dr Claire Gordon, Dr Kannan Venugopal
• Session 2: Oesophageal Motility Disorders - Dr Niroshan Muwanwella, Dr Spiro Raftopoulos, Prof Krish Ragunath
• Session 3: Endoscopy procedures & Hepatology - Dr Puraskar Pateria, Dr Ian Yusoff, Dr Lindsay Mollison 
• Session 4: Oncology & Cancer Surveillance - Assoc Prof. Matthew Zimmerman, Dr Samarth Rao

Ramsay Health WA GP Education Event - GPEE 22

Reframe, Refresh, Renew

This event offers GPs the educational topics they have asked for, presented in interactive formats by local specialists from Hollywood Private Hospital, Glengarry Private Hospital, Joondalup Health Campus and Attadale Rehabilitation Hospital.

This full day of education is offered in four streams, across the topics of GP Bread 'n Butter, Lifestyle Issues, Aged Care and Cardiac Health. (Please note a separate day of Women's Health education is available at Rendezvous Scarborough on 26 March, entitled Fertile Ground)

Speakers and topics include:

• Dr Alireza Feizerfan - Case studies in chronic pain
• Dr Stefan Ponosh - Updates in the management of venous disease
• Dr Sekaran Gana - Common cardiac arrhythmias and how to treat
• Dr Barry Vieira - Parkinson's Disease management 
• Dr Kevin Kwan - Pragmatic approaches to dementia diagnosis & management
• Dr Stephen Richards - Renal update
• Dr Shivanthe Senaratne - Metabolic disease in diabetes
• Dr Jonathan Chambers - Infectious disease update
• Allied Health teams - practical skills workshops for GPs

Please click to register you interest for this event and a full program will be sent to you as soon as it becomes available.

Presenters

All Heart@UWA - Cardiology & Cardiothoracic GP Masterclass

Prof Rukshen Weerasooriya, Chair of Hollywood Private Hospital's Cardiovascular Craft Group, hosted an all day event at UWA's Uni Club on September 18, 2021. The following topics were covered on the day:

• Sleep Studies & Cardiovascular Health - Dr Phil Currie
• Interventional Cardiology - Aortic Stenosis - Dr Bharat Khialani
• Cardiac Imaging - CT Coronary angiograms - Dr Justin Teng
• Cardiac screening in the weekend warrior - should everyone have a calcium score? Dr Richard Alcock
• Looking beyond the angiogram - chest pain & coronary microvascular dysfunction - Dr Jon Spiro
• Patient outcomes using prehab, rehab cardiac services - Samantha Mendes
• Cardiac Radiology - Dr Mark Teh - Consultant Radiologist
• Ablation & pacemakers - Dr Kushwin Rajamani
• AF Intervention - Improvements in catheter ablation, HyCASA, Atriclip - Dr Rukshen Weerasooriya
• Minimally invasive cardiac surgery - Mr Pragnesh Joshi
• Minimally invasive lung surgery - Mr Lucas Sanders

Cardiology & cardiothoracic surgery - On-demand GP education webinars

Hollywood Private Hospital invites all healthcare practitioners to access our on-demand webinars delivered by our leading medical and surgical specialists.

• Advancing aortic aneurysm outcomes - diagnosis, surgical repair, post-operative surveillance – Mr Pragnesh Joshi
• Cardiac matters and murmurs
  • Aortic stenosis – Dr Bharat Khialani
  • CTCA, calcium scores, CV risk stratification – Dr Justin Teng
• Women at risk - CV disease management in pregnancy – Dr Jon Spiro
• AF management – from the basics to the cutting edge – Prof Ruksen Weerasooriya
• Common cardiac arrythmias and how to treat – Dr Manali Jain
• Stoke prevention for complex patients – Dr Joseph Hanna
• Advances in stent technology and future directions – Dr Richard Alcock
• Management of anti-platelet and anti-coagulation medications – Dr Jon Spiro
• General Updates: CCF,  pulmonary hypertension, CAD,  arrhythmias, hypertension, anticoagulation, preventative care, valvular heart disease – Dr Sekaran Gana

Endocrinology - On-demand GP education webinars

Hollywood Private Hospital invites all healthcare practitioners to access our on-demand webinars delivered by our leading medical specialists.

• Men’s health & testosterone, interpreting TFTs – Dr Imran Badshah
• Surgical options for diabetic patients – Dr Stephen Watson

Gastroenterology Series - On-demand GP education webinars

Hollywood Private Hospital invites all healthcare practitioners to access our on-demand webinars delivered by our leading medical and surgical specialists.

• Update on bowel cancer screening - Dr Samarth Rao
• Hard to swallow - Barrett’s Oesophagus - screening, management, ongoing surveillance - Prof Krish Ragunath
• Chronic diarrhoea & changes to the Medicare system: What GPs need to know! - Dr Anurag Goel
• Gastro grabs for GPs - IBD, hepatocellular carcinoma, GORD and H. Pylori 
  • IBD - Dr Claire Gordon
  • GORD and H. Pylori Dr Samarth Rao
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma Dr Duy Pham

General Surgery - On-demand GP education webinars

Hollywood Private Hospital invites all healthcare practitioners to access our on-demand webinars delivered by our leading medical and surgical specialists.

• Cut or paste? Hiatus hernia - how to treat & when to refer – Dr Jonathan Foo
• An overview of Gastric & Oesophageal Cancers – Dr Jonathan Foo
• Acute surgery for appendicitis in pregnancy - what you need to know – Dr Rajesh Singh
• Incidental Pancreatic Cysts - Risk Assessment, diagnostic imaging pathways, referrals – Dr Laurie Webber
• Complex Gallbladder Problems: Surgical Options, patient presentations in general practice, common vs complex issues – Dr Laurie Webber
• Bariatric surgery - options, pre op work up, post op support - Dr Kevin Dolan, Bariatric/General Surgeon

Gynaecology - On-demand GP education webinars

Hollywood Private Hospital invites all healthcare practitioners to access our on-demand webinars delivered by our leading medical specialists.

• Women at Risk! National action plan for endometriosis – Dr Jennifer Pontre
• Women at risk -  CV disease management in pregnancy – Dr Jon Spiro
• Heavy & unusual bleeding – How to manage and when to refer in general practice – Dr Jennifer Pontre

Gynaecology Update@UWA - GP Masterclass - March 7, 2021

Topics include

• Section 1: Oncology - Dr Raj Mohan
• Section 2: Endo, adeno & troublesome flow - Dr Jennifer Pontré, A/Prof Krish Karthigasu, Dr Bernadette McElhiney
• Section 3: Reproductive gynaecology - Dr Roger Hart, Dr Tamara Hunter, Dr Lesley Ramage
• Section 4: What's up down under? - Dr Robyn Leake, Dr Sally Murray, Dr Cathy Brooker
• Section 5: Pee + Poo - Dr Todd Ladanchuk, Dr Jessica Yin, Dr Andrew Finlayson
• Section 6: Pelvic masses & pain - Dr Mini Zachariah, Dr Phil Kriel, Louise Gabrovec
• Meeting Chair: Dr Simon Turner

Neurology - On Demand GP education webinars

Hollywood Private Hospital invites all healthcare practitioners to access our on-demand webinars delivered by our leading medical and surgical specialists.

• Switching off Parkinson’s Disease: the Dawn of Device Assisted Therapies (DATs) - Dr Julian Rodrigues 
• A GPs guide to essential tremor and treatments - Dr Julian Rodrigues 

Oncology/Haematology - On-demand GP education webinars

Hollywood Private Hospital invites all healthcare practitioners to access our on-demand webinars delivered by our leading medical and surgical specialists.

• Cancer Immunotherapy- GP update on success rates, patient selection, outcomes and adverse effects – Dr Azim Khan
• Renal cancers - Update and management strategies – Dr Manny Saluja
• Lung Cancer: Overview, assessment and management guide for GP's. Does a spot on the lung mean cancer? – Dr Hilman Harryanto
• Overview of Brain Tumours  - Dr Arul Bala
• An overview of Gastric & Oesophageal Cancers – Dr Jonathan Foo
• Update on Lymphoproliferative disorders – Dr Chan Cheah

Orthopaedic - On-demand GP education webinars

Hollywood Private Hospital invites all healthcare practitioners to access our on-demand webinars delivered by our leading medical specialists.

A GP’s guide to management of knee pain - from ACLs to TKRs  – Dr Ross Radic

Pain Management - On-demand GP education webinars

Hollywood Private Hospital invites all healthcare practitioners to access our on-demand webinars delivered by our leading medical specialists.

Pain & Palpitations: Interventional procedures in pain management – Dr Brian Lee

Urology - On Demand GP Education Webinars

Hollywood Private Hospital invites all healthcare practitioners to access our on-demand webinars delivered by our leading medical and surgical specialists.

• Renal Cancers – an update and management strategies - 1CPD Point - Dr Manny Saluja
• Below the belt - Surgical management of BPH - 3CPD Points – Dr Trenton Barratt, Dr Andrew Tan
• Management of LUTS in General Practice - 2CPD Points - Dr Tom Shannon
• How to use PSA consensus guidelines in general practice - 2CPD Points - Dr Tom Shannon

Vascular Surgery - On-demand GP education webinars

Hollywood Private Hospital invites all healthcare practitioners to access our on-demand webinars delivered by our leading medical specialists.

• Rhythm and (aortic) blues - Aortic aneurysms – Dr Nishath Altaf  
• PAD UP! Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease – Dr Nishath Altaf  
• Follow the footpath - Chronic foot ulcers, diabetic feet, PVD in T2D – a MDT approach  
  • Chronic Ulcers Don’t Need to Be - An Update on the Vascular Wound Management - Dr Stefan Ponosh
  • The infectious disease aspect of diabetic lower limb infections - Dr Clay Golledge
  • Primary and Secondary Prevention of PVD in T2DM - Dr Imran Badshah