Respiratory and sleep

Dr Christopher Worsnop
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Treat exacerbations early, use antibiotics if you suspect an infection, add prednisolone to shorten the duration of exacerbation- for those recently hospitalised for COPD exacerbation, ensure you send to a cardiologist for full cardiac workup to exclude heart failure, ischaemia and arrhythmia.

Healthed
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You can access the series of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) podcast resources for GPs and healthcare professionals below.

Expert/s: Healthed
Prof Christine Jenkins
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COVID is not the only preventable infectious disease - influenza, pertussis, and pneumonia are also very important

Prof Christine Jenkins
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In this Product Explainer, Prof Christine Jenkins, Head of the Respiratory Group at The George Institute for Global Health; and Senior Staff Specialist in Thoracic Medicine at Concord Hospital explains the role of a triple-therapy combination, pressurised meter dose inhaler for adults with moderate to very severe COPD. (4 mins).

Prof Hubertus Jersmann
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In this Product Explainer, Prof Hubertus Jersmann, Respiratory and Sleep Physician at the Royal Adelaide Hospital explains how to prepare and use a reusable soft mist inhaler (5 mins).

Dr Christopher Worsnop
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In this Product Explainer, Dr Christopher Worsnop, Respiratory and Sleep Physician at the Austin Hospital, Melbourne explains how to use a triple-therapy combination preventer inhaler, as well as when and to whom to prescribe to in the maintenance treatment of asthma (5 mins).

Prof Christine Jenkins
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In this Healthed lecture, Prof Christine Jenkins will cover the most current, evidence-based recommendations across all areas of COPD from diagnosis to management and treatment which can help change the trajectory for those patients with severe COPD.

Dr Christopher Worsnop
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In this Healthed webcast, A/Prof Christopher Worsnop outlines a very practical approach for doctors faced with the challenge of treating asthma patients who were prescribed textbook treatments.

A/Prof Greg Katsoulotos
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In this Healthed lecture, Dr Greg Katsoulotos presents a practical guide to new therapies that are now available and where they fit in the treatment algorithm for severe asthma.

Cindy Davenport
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Recognising the ‘red-flags’ in the history of dysmenorrhoea in a young woman

Susan Teerds
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Keeping young children and infants safe at home - injury causes more child deaths than asthma, cancer and infectious disease combined

Expert/s: Susan Teerds
Cindy Davenport
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Understanding SUDI - Sudden and Unexpected Death in Infancy

Upcoming Healthed Webcast

Practical Strategies for Behaviour Management in Dementia

Tuesday 7th July, 7pm - 9pm AEST

Speaker

Dr Chrys Pulle

Geriatrician; Principal Investigator, Internal Medicine and Dementia Research Unit, The Prince Charles Hospital

Dr Chrys Pulle provides practical and evidence-based recommendations on how best these behavioural and psychological symptoms can be assessed and managed.