CPD Calendar 2004

Date Speaker Topic Sponsor Presentation

February 10th

Mr. David Mitchell - Orthopaedic Surgeon

"Back Pain"

Merck Sharp & Dohme

 

February 17th

Dr. Jo Molloy - Immunisation Program Manager for Geelong Division & MRH for the City of Greater Geelong

"Immunisation Schedule"
 Practice Nurses Invited

Astra Zeneca

February 24th

Ms. Karen Robinson - Regional Manager, Western Victoria, EW Tipping Foundation - Provider of Disability Services

"Disability Services in Ballarat" 
Practice Nurses Invited

Sanofi Synthelabo

 

March 2nd

Dr. David Brumley - Palliative Care Physician

"GP Palliative Care After Hours"

Aventis

 

March 9th

Dr. Cliff Trotman - Chief Radiologist & Program Director,
Ms. Nola Phelan - Nurse Counsellor, 
Ms. Gillian Hehir - Information/Educator Officer, BreastScreen

"Early Detection and Diagnostic Procedures of Breast Cancer"
Practice Nurses Invited

Bristol - Myers Squibb  

Size 137Kb

March 16th

Dr. Luis Vitetta - Director of Research, Graduate School of Integrative Medicine

"Glucosamine & Chondroitin for Osteoarthritis: the Scientific Evidence"

Sigma Pharmaceuticals  

 

March 23rd

Dr. Christopher Allada - Consultant Cardiologist

"Recent developments in Cardiology"

Fher 

 

March 30th

Department of Health & Ageing

"Update on Medicare Plus"
Practice Nurses & Practice Managers Invited

Pfizer

Size 256Kb

April 2nd -
 April 18th
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

April 20th

Dr. Afaf Haddad - Specialist Histopathologist

"Abnormal Uterine Bleeding"

Bayer

 

April 27th

Dr. Bishakha Rajagopalan - Dermatologist

"Eczema"

Roche   

 

May  4th

Dr. Alex Meakin - Radiologist

"Zen and the Art of MRI"

Pharmacia

 

May 11th

Dr. Hedley Griffiths - Rheumatologist

"Interpretation of Rheumatology Investigations"

Fher

 

May 18th

QUIT Victoria

"A-A-A-A-A" 
The 5As - A Model for GP's to Help Patients Quit Smoking"
Practice Nurses Invited

Allen & Hanburys

 

May 25th

Dr. Brendan McCann - Paediatrician

"Is it really ADHD?"
Practice Nurses Invited

Lundbeck

Size 714Kb

June 1st

Dr. Gabriele Medley - Specialist Cytopathologist

"The Puzzling Pap Report"

Dorevitch Pathology

 

June 8th

Dr. Phillip Hall - Gynaecologist

"A New Method of Contraception"

Organon

 

June 15th

Mr. Steve Csongvay - Orthopaedic Surgeon

"Hands"

Pharmacia  

 

June 22nd

Ms. Melissa McInerney - Community Based Child Protection Worker for the Family Services Program

"New Concepts for Broader Responses in Children's Safety in Families"
Practice Nurses Invited

Novartis  

Size 181Kb

 

June 25th -
 July 11th

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

July 13th

Dr. Jenny Schwarz - Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine

"Falls - Injury Prevention"

Central Highlands Foothold on Safety Project

Size 325Kb   

July 20th

Associate Professor Robert McLachlan - Consultant Andrologist at Monash IVF & Monash Medical Centre

"Androgen Deficiency & Hormone Replacement for Men"

Astra Zeneca

 

July 27th

Dr. Paula Mitchell - Physiologist

"Sleep Solutions"

Boehringer Ingelheim

  

August 3rd

Dr. Brett Knight - Consultant Physician

"Peanut Allergy"

St. John of God Pathology

Size 254Kb 

August 10th

Dr. Mark Levin - Specialist Pathologist in Haematology

"Thrombophillia"

Dorevitch Pathology

Size 871Kb

August 17th

Mr. Bruce Stewart - Colorectal Surgeon

"Bowel Cancer Screening"

Boehringer Ingelheim

Size 308Kb

August 24th

Dr. Vince Russell -  Sports Medicine Physician

"Common Sporting Injuries of the Knee"

Merck Sharp & Dohme

 

August 31st

Dr. Donna Henderson - GP Educator for the Centre for Developmental Disability Health Victoria

"Downs syndrome & Medical Implications for GP's"

Janssen-Cilag

 

September 7th

Dr. Maree Pekin - Gastroenterologist

"Helicobacter"

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals

 

September 14th

Dr. Bernie Hudson - Senior Staff Specialist,Department of Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, Royal North Shore Hospital - Sydney

*** CANCELLED ***

"Travel Medicine Update"

GlaxoSmithKline

 

Sep 17th -
  Oct 3rd

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

October 5th

Mr. Stephen Tobin - General Surgeon

"Screening for Recurrence of Breast Cancer, Screening for Recurrence of Bowel Cancer and also his recent U.K Surgical Experience"

Schering

Size 63

Kb

October 12th

Dr. Michael Hayman - Paediatric Neurologist

"Shake, Rattle and Roll - Benign Movements of Neonates and Infants"

Pfizer

 

October 19th

Dr. Angela Williams - Forensic Physician

"Adult Sexual Assault"

Sanofi Synthelabo

 

October 26th

Dr. David DeLeacy -  Specialist Haematologist

"Autologous Blood"

St. John of God Pathology

Size 565Kb

November 2nd

Melbourne Cup

November 9th

Dr. Howard Zeimer - Endocrinologist

"Thyroid Disease"

Servier Laboratories

Size 236Kb

November 16th

Mr. Jonathan Burdon - President of the Medical Defence Association of Victoria

"Risk Management - Protecting the Doctor"
Practice Nurses & Practice Managers Invited

Aventis

 

November 23rd

Dr. Mark Tuck - Anaesthetist

"Assessing Fitness for Surgery"

Bristol - Myers Squibb

 

November 30th

Dr. Mark Tuck - Anaesthetist & Dr. Ross Breadmore - Radiologist

"Dexa Scan"

Janssen-Cilag

Size 5660Kb