Women's Health - Spot the Difference

A focus on common conditions that present differently in women and gender-specific management options.

• Pelvic congestion syndrome: When to refer to gynae first, when to get early vascular opinion, when to treat- Dr Rob Tewksbury, Vascular Surgeon
• Heart Valve Disease in Women - Dr Wasing Taggu, Cardiologist
• Surveillance post breast implants - risks for malignancy - Dr Yang Huang, General Surgeon (breast)
• Pain presentations: Gender disparities in pain presentation & management-Dr Raj Menon, Pain Management Physician
• Cervical screening update and follow up protocols - Dr Mike Kamara, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist 
• Ectopic pregnancy - risk factors / prevention, special cases and refresher on management options  - Dr Mat Epee, Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
• Rare but significant women's cancers - Dr Navin David Palayoor, Medical Oncologist
• Eating Disorders Update - Dr Belinda Russell-Smith, Hospital Liaison GP

Presenters

Have a heart

- DAPT-dual antiplatelet therapy, AF, cardiac imaging, best tests

Learning outcomes:

• Describe selection, duration, management of antiplatelet therapy
• Outline current management of AF/ anticoagulation decisions
• Identify how to select most appropriate cardiac test/s and interpret imaging reports

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Pulse check

- arterial disease management in General Practice

Learning outcomes:

• Identify how to assess someone with possible carotid/vertebral artery disease
• Describe role of GP in post stent follow up/ when to refer back to surgeon
• Outline evidence for secondary prevention drugs in someone with existing CV disease

Presenters

Joint Effort - Orthopaedic Update for GPs

Program | 9.00am - 2.00pm 

Why Robotic Assisted Surgery? Meaningful differences between robotic assistance vs navigation vs manual surgery 
Mr Andrew R Wallis, Orthopaedic Surgeon  

Ankle sprains that don't get better 
Mr Nick Kovak, Orthopaedic Surgeon

Acute shoulder trauma and timing of referral
A/ Prof Raj Gunaratne, Orthopaedic Surgeon

Spinal Stenosis - managing the clinical presentation, not the imaging
Mr Anthony Chau, Neurosurgeon

Femoral Acetabular Impingement Syndrome
Mr Tao Shan Lim, Orthopaedic Surgeon

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Men's Health Masterclass

Recordings from Men's Health Masterclass, 1 November 2025

• Suicide in Young Men - Dr Peter Melvill-Smith, Psychiatry                           
• Bowel Cancer - Dr Daniel (En Hsiang) Cheng, Gastroenterology
• Male infertility and subfertility - Dr Jay Natalwala, Gynaecoogy & Fertility   
• CTCA, CTCS + other investigations - Dr Dipen Sankhesara, Interventional Cardiologist
• Sleep Apnoea  - Dr Cheng Lu - Respiratory and Sleep Medicine               

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