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ACTIVE LEARNING MODULE

Lung health update – Every breath you take RACGP Western Australia

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Respiratory diseases are a diverse group of conditions that affect millions of Australians and are responsible for approximately 20% of general practice encounters.

Chronic respiratory disease has a significant impact on the mental and physical wellbeing of patients, reducing productivity and disrupting lives.

The two most common chronic respiratory diseases in Australia are COPD and asthma (the prevalence of which is amongst the highest in the world). Other conditions such as interstitial lung disease can have serious consequences, while others are easier to manage and prevent.

It is important for GPs to recognise the risk factors, causes and clinical features of the various forms of respiratory disease, as many of them are preventable and easily managed within general practice.

GPs should aim to improve lung health through prevention and early detection of respiratory disease, so as to reduce the impact and burden of disease on the individual and the community.

This Active Learning Module (ALM) has been designed to enhance participant’s knowledge, skills and confidence in diagnosing and treating respiratory disease, thus optimising patient outcomes.

Learning outcomes

1. Use and interpret spirometry to diagnose and assess patients with chronic respiratory conditions.

2. Identify patients who are ready to quit smoking and develop a comprehensive management plan to assist them.

3. Recognise the role of the GP in the identification and management of obstructive sleep apnoea.

4. Identify, investigate and manage patients with COPD using a stepwise approach to individualised treatment.

5. Optimise asthma control in children using medications, devices, education and motivation.

6. Improve your patient’s asthma symptoms and reduce complications.

7. Identify and assess patients at risk of occupational lung disease.

Date

Saturday 13 April 2019

Time

9.00 am – 5.00 pm Registration 8.30 am Lunch, morning and afternoon tea provided

Venue

RACGP WA College House 34 Harrogate St West Leederville WA 6007

Cost

RACGP member $265 Non-member $329

Contact

RACGP Western Australia Lucille Antonio, Education Officer Tel 08 9489 9555 Email wa.events@racgp.org.au

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Presenters

Bill Smith – Respiratory Scientist and CEO, Respiratory Testing Services

Dr John McLachlan – Respiratory and Sleep Physician, Fiona Stanley Hospital and Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand

Professor Fraser Brims – Consultant Respiratory Physician, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Deputy Director of the Institute for Respiratory Health and Chair of the WA Mesothelioma Registry

Doris Neuwerth – Making Smoking History Community Services Coordinator, Cancer Council WA

Adam Hort – Lead Pharmacist, Cardiovascular and Respiratory Medicine, Fiona Stanley Hospital

Dr Steven Oo – Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Physician, Perth Children’s Hospital, Fiona Stanley Hospital

Rael Rivers – Rural and Remote Health Services Coordinator, Asthma WA

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Workshop program* | Saturday 13 April 2019

8.30 am Registration and arrival coffee

8.55 am Welcome and workshop overview

9.00 am Spirometry – Presented by Bill Smith – Diagnostic applications, optimising usefulness, interpreting results

9.50 am COPD – Presented by Dr John McLachlan – New medications, PBS restrictions on combinations, step-wise approach to dealing with COPD

11.00 am Morning tea

11.15 am Sleep apnoea – Presented by Dr John McLachlan – Identifying those at risk, GP investigations, to whom do you refer to, treatment options, controversies, legal obligations

12.20 pm Occupational lung disease – Presented by Professor Fraser Brims – Identifying and controlling exposure, relationship between exposure and respiratory problems, assessment and management of exposure related conditions

1.15 pm Lunch

1.45 pm Smoking – Presented by Doris Neuwerth and Adam Hort – Pharmacological and non-pharmalogical options, motivational interviewing

2.45 pm Afternoon Tea

3.00 pm Optimisation of asthma in kids – Can we do it better? – Presented by Dr Steven Oo & Rael Rivers The science of spacers, tailoring treatment, changing adherence, motivating families

4.00 pm Asthma practical workshop – Six alternating device stations 10 minutes per station

5.00 pm End of workshop

*Program subject to change

ACTIVE LEARNING MODULE

Lung health update – Every breath you take RACGP Western Australia

racgp.org.au/wa/events

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How to lodge your application You can register and pay online

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Fax 08 9489 9544 RACGP WA PO Box 1065, West Leederville WA 6901

For more information call 08 9489 9555 or email wa.events@racgp.org.au

You must contact the RACGP WA office if you have not received your confirmation email within 5 working days of submitting your registration. The RACGP accepts no responsibility for assumed registrations that have not been confirmed in writing by the RACGP WA office.

Lung health update – Every breath you take | Saturday 13 April

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