Program
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Registrations open
Tea and Coffee provided
Duration: 30 mins
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
Welcome address
Dr Lachlan Henderson, Group Chief Executive – Epworth HealthCare
Duration: 10 mins
8:40 AM - 10:40 AM
Complexities around cognition in an ageing population
Keynote
- Aged psychiatry and dementia - Emeritus Professor David Ames
Workshops
Participants to rotate through each workshop - 30 minutes per workshop.
- Basic assessment of dementia in primary health settings - Emeritus Professor David Ames
- Treatment Options for Chronic Depression - Dr Leo Chen
- Complex conversations with the patient who can no longer stay at home - Marg Petrie and Dawn Mulhern
Duration: 2 hours
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
Morning tea and sponsor display
Duration: 20 mins
11:00 AM - 1:15 PM
Heart Health
Keynote
- Recognising and managing heart failure in primary health - TBC
Workshops
Participants to rotate through each workshop - 30 minutes per workshop.
- Recognising and Managing Heart Failure - Jo Kevill
- Common cardiac presentations - case studies (participants welcome to bring case studies) - TBC
- Case based evaluation of Non Cardiac Dyspnoea - Dr Michelle Caldecott
Duration: 2.25 hours
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
Lunch and sponsor display
Duration: 45 mins
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The odd couple: orthopaedics and pain management
Keynote
- Clinical updates in osteoarthritis and hip replacement - Mr Harry Tsigaras
Workshops
Participants to rotate through each workshop - 30 minutes per workshop.
- Managing the Challenge that is Chronic Pain - Dr Stephen De Graaff
- the triad of mental health, chronic pain and addiction - Dr John Chow
- the patient journey: prehab, orthopaedic intervention and rehabilitation- Mr Harry Tsigaras and Laura Davidson
Duration: 2 hours
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
Afternoon tea and sponsor display
Duration: 20 mins
4:20 PM - 5:00 PM
Voluntary assisted dying in the context of general practice
Keynote
- Voluntary Assisted Dying in the context of general practice - Associate Professor Luis Prado
Duration: 40 mins
5:00 PM - 5:10 PM
Closing address
Duration: 10 mins