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Drugs and devices, Geriatric medicine, Infectious diseases, Vaccination

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RSV prevention in adults: NIP listing for older adult RSV vaccine

In this Product Explainer, A/Prof Michael Woodward AM, Geriatrician, outlines NIP eligibility criteria and provides practical guidance on recombinant, adjuvanted RSV vaccination, administration and co-administration in older adults.

Expert/s: A/Prof Michael Woodward AM

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

Ebola may have spread beyond Africa. How are health authorities responding?

The latest Ebola outbreak is showing no signs of slowing.

Expert/s: Healthed

Infectious diseases, Vaccination

Podcasts

Covid-19 infection – What we know now

Dr Peter Lin provides an overview on what is now known about Covid - in particular the pathophysiology of the infection and its systemic effects.

Expert/s: Dr Peter Lin

Infectious diseases

Podcasts

Hantavirus on our doorstep?

In this episode, Consultant Virologist Dr Gary Grohmann joins host Dr David Lim to unpack the recent Hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship and what it means for Australian general practice.

Expert/s: Dr Gary Grohmann

Infectious diseases

Podcasts

COVID-19: Beyond respiratory illness – The role of ACE2

Dr Peter Lin unpacks how SARS CoV 2 uses the ACE2 pathway to turn a respiratory infection into a systemic disease, explaining long COVID, thrombotic events, and severe outcomes in vulnerable patients.

Expert/s: Dr Peter Lin

Infectious diseases, Vaccination

Videos

Current COVID management in primary care: Vaccination, antivirals, and pre-planning work together

In this Product Explainer, Specialty Primary Care Physician Dr Peter Lin explains how COVID’s pathogenesis is primarily mediated via the ACE2 cell receptor. Dr Lin outlines how antivirals are an essential early treatment for vulnerable patients, and emphasises the importance of advance planning in this context.

Expert/s: Dr Peter Lin

Infectious diseases

Podcasts

COVID-19 and the elderly this winter

What if a “flatter” COVID curve isn’t the good news it seems for your older patients? In this episode, epidemiologist Professor Adrian Esterman challenges some comfortable assumptions about COVID in the elderly and outlines a few simple GP led changes that could make a life saving difference this winter.

Expert/s: Prof Adrian Esterman

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

Don’t miss the moment – Why offer COVID & flu vaccines together

Practical tips for setting up systems & reassuring patients...

Expert/s: Angela Newbound

Infectious diseases, Public health

Clinical Articles

Measles resurgence – are your patients at risk?

Global outbreaks and rising Australian cases highlight the need to protect travellers...

Expert/s: Sophia Auld

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

Nasal flu vaccine for kids available this winter

Here's what you need to know about FluMist: how it works, who is eligible, safety, efficacy and more...

Expert/s: Healthed

Infectious diseases, Public health

Clinical Articles

What is Nipah virus? And what makes it so deadly?

An outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in India has put many countries in Asia on high alert, given the fatality rate in humans can be between 40% and 75%.

Expert/s: Prof Allen Cheng

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

First human bird-flu death from H5N5 – what you need to know

H5N1 bird flu has infected growing numbers of people worldwide in recent years, but this week saw something new: the first recorded human case of an H5N5 avian influenza virus. What is this virus and how concerned about it should we be?

Expert/s: Prof Ed Hutchinson

Infectious diseases

RSV prevention in adults: NIP listing for older adult RSV vaccine

In this Product Explainer, A/Prof Michael Woodward AM, Geriatrician, outlines NIP eligibility criteria and provides practical guidance on recombinant, adjuvanted RSV vaccination, administration and co-administration in older adults.

Ebola may have spread beyond Africa. How are health authorities responding?

The latest Ebola outbreak is showing no signs of slowing.

Covid-19 infection – What we know now

Dr Peter Lin provides an overview on what is now known about Covid - in particular the pathophysiology of the infection and its systemic effects.

Hantavirus on our doorstep?

In this episode, Consultant Virologist Dr Gary Grohmann joins host Dr David Lim to unpack the recent Hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship and what it means for Australian general practice.

COVID-19: Beyond respiratory illness – The role of ACE2

Dr Peter Lin unpacks how SARS CoV 2 uses the ACE2 pathway to turn a respiratory infection into a systemic disease, explaining long COVID, thrombotic events, and severe outcomes in vulnerable patients.

Current COVID management in primary care: Vaccination, antivirals, and pre-planning work together

COVID-19 and the elderly this winter

Don’t miss the moment – Why offer COVID & flu vaccines together

Practical tips for setting up systems & reassuring patients...

Measles resurgence – are your patients at risk?

Global outbreaks and rising Australian cases highlight the need to protect travellers...

Nasal flu vaccine for kids available this winter

Here's what you need to know about FluMist: how it works, who is eligible, safety, efficacy and more...

What is Nipah virus? And what makes it so deadly?

An outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in India has put many countries in Asia on high alert, given the fatality rate in humans can be between 40% and 75%.

First human bird-flu death from H5N5 – what you need to know

H5N1 bird flu has infected growing numbers of people worldwide in recent years, but this week saw something new: the first recorded human case of an H5N5 avian influenza virus. What is this virus and how concerned about it should we be?

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Tuesday 9th June, 7pm - 9pm AEST

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Consultant Dermatologist; Founder, DermScreen, Dermatology Junction; Visiting Medical Officer, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney

What does it mean when a facial red rash does not respond to topical steroids and gets worse with the treatment? Dermatologist Dr Philip Tong presents a series of cases with this scenario.

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In this Product Explainer, A/Prof Michael Woodward AM, Geriatrician, outlines NIP eligibility criteria and provides practical guidance on recombinant, adjuvanted RSV vaccination, administration and co-administration in older adults.

The latest Ebola outbreak is showing no signs of slowing.

Dr Peter Lin provides an overview on what is now known about Covid - in particular the pathophysiology of the infection and its systemic effects.

In this episode, Consultant Virologist Dr Gary Grohmann joins host Dr David Lim to unpack the recent Hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship and what it means for Australian general practice.

Dr Peter Lin unpacks how SARS CoV 2 uses the ACE2 pathway to turn a respiratory infection into a systemic disease, explaining long COVID, thrombotic events, and severe outcomes in vulnerable patients.

Practical tips for setting up systems & reassuring patients...

Global outbreaks and rising Australian cases highlight the need to protect travellers...

Here's what you need to know about FluMist: how it works, who is eligible, safety, efficacy and more...

An outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in India has put many countries in Asia on high alert, given the fatality rate in humans can be between 40% and 75%.

H5N1 bird flu has infected growing numbers of people worldwide in recent years, but this week saw something new: the first recorded human case of an H5N5 avian influenza virus. What is this virus and how concerned about it should we be?

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Tune in for "Facial rashes case studies - Practical guide to assessment and management" lecture

Tuesday 9th June, 7pm - 9pm AEST

Speaker

Dr Philip Tong

Consultant Dermatologist; Founder, DermScreen, Dermatology Junction; Visiting Medical Officer, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney

What does it mean when a facial red rash does not respond to topical steroids and gets worse with the treatment? Dermatologist Dr Philip Tong presents a series of cases with this scenario.