CPD Calendar 2005
| Date | Speaker | Topic | Sponsor | Pres. |
| February 8th | Nikki Mangum - Professional Development Officer RACGP | "Maximising your approach to CPD" (Vital information about the new triennium) Practice Managers Invited |
Pfizer |  366kb |
| February 15th | Dr. Bishakha Rajagopalan - Dermatologist | "Psoriasis - the basics" | CSL | |
| February 22nd | Dr. Ross Andrews - Senior Epidemiologist,Centre for International Child Health, University of Melbourne, Department of Paediatrics | "Pneumococcal Vaccines for Infants & the Elderly" Practice Nurses Invited |
Wyeth Australia | 504kb |
| March 1st | Mr. Simon Ellis - Physiotherapist | "Back Pain - the good, the bad, the ugly" | Novartis | |
| March 8th | Dr. James Hurley - Consultant Physician | "Influenza, It's Coming" Practice Nurses Invited |
CSL | 964kb |
| March 15th | Dr. Andrew Dean - Director of Emergency Medicine, St. John of God Hospital | "Managing Common Emergencies in General Practice" Practice Nurses & Practice Managers Invited |
GlaxoSmithKline | 530kb |
| March 22nd | Dr. Phillip Hall - Gynaecologist | "The Pelvic Floor - revisited" | Dorevitch Pathology | |
| March 29th | Dr. Luis Vitetta - Director of Research, Graduate School of Integrative Medicine | "Use of Probiotics in Clinical Practice" | AstraZeneca | 4093kb |
| April 1st - April 17th | SCHOOL HOLIDAYS | |||
| April 19th | Dr. Tony Weaver - Clinical Director of Surgical Services for Barwon Health & Director of the Pain Management Clinic | "Chronic Pain Management" | Boehringer Ingelheim | 189kb 406kb |
| April 26th | Dr. Anna Rogers - Obstetrician / Gynaecologist | "Shared Care - AnteNatal" | Schering | |
| May 3rd | Mr. David Mitchell - Orthopaedic Surgeon | "Minimally Invasive Joint Replacement Surgery" | Amrad Pharmaceuticals | 3313kb |
| May 10th | A Panel of Professionals will present this model & discuss implications | "Impacts of the new Family Violence Court" | Servier Laboratories | 55kb |
| May 17th | Dr. Troy Browning - Chief Operative Officer for Medical Indemnity Protection Society | "Medicolegal Case Presentation" Practice Managers Invited | Aventis Pharma | 70kb |
| May 24th | Dr. Hemant Chaudhary - Consultant Physician & Cardiologist | "Managing the Ageing Valve" | Merk Sharp & Dohme | 1810kb |
| May 31st | Dr. Sue Weigal - Consultant Psychiatrist, Royal Melbourne Hospital | "Disordered Eating" | Sanofi-Synthelabo | 163kb |
| June 7th | Dr. Rosie Shea - Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine
Contact details: Medical Admin, QEC 102 Ascot St Sth Ballarat, PH: 5320 3704, email: rosies@bhs.org.au, or to book an appointment for continence issues phone 5320 3795 |
"Staying dry in the front & keeping going behind - Continence issues" Practice Nurses Invited |
Boehringer Ingelheim | 74kb |
| June 14th | Dr. Austin Kent - Visiting Consultant, St. John of God Hospital | "Update on Nuclear Medicine" | Altana Pharma | |
| June 21st | Dr. John Richmond - General Physician / Nephrologist | "Hypertension - Who to Investigate/ What to Treat" | Pfizer | 315kb |
| June 24th - July 10th | SCHOOL HOLIDAYS | |||
| July 12th | Mr. Steve Csongvay - Orthopaedic Surgeon | "Dupuytren's & Other Hand Surgery" | St. John of God Pathology | |
| July 19th | Dr. Chris Gore - GP Clinical Director, Clockwork - Young People's Health Service - Geelong | "The Challenging Work - In Dealing With Young People" Practice Nurses Invited |
Lundbeck Australia | |
| July 26th | Dr. Stella Heley - Victorian Cytology Service | "Update on Sexually Transmitted Diseases" Practice Nurses Invited |
Novartis | |
| August 2nd | Dr. Adrian Dunlop - Director of Clinical Services, Turning Point Alcohol & Drug Centre | "Cannabis & Schizophrenia" | Janssen-Cilag | |
| August 9th | Dr. Heather Cleland - Director of the Burns Unit, Alfred Hospital | "Modern Methods of Treating Burns" Practice Nurses Invited |
Bristol-Myers Squibb | |
| August 16th | Dr. Abdul Khalid - Director of Clinical Services, Grampians Psychiatric Services | "Post Natal Depression" | Wyeth Australia | |
| August 23rd | Communicable Diseases - Department of Human Services | "Disease Notification - What you Need to Know & Gastroenteritis - All is revealed" | Pharmacia | |
| August 30th | Dr. Karen McLean - Paediatrician Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Childrens Hospital | "Common Parental Concerns in Infancy" | Bayer Pharmaceuticals | |
| September 6th | Mr. Michael Condous - Vascular Surgeon Sr. Ruth Wise - Central Highlands Ulcer Management Service | "Management of Chronic Leg Ulcers" "Assesment & Nursing Management of Leg Ulcers" Practice Nurses Invited |
Aventis Pharma | |
| September 13th | Dr. David McKnight - Ophthalmologist | "Common Eye Problems in General Practice" | Amrad Pharmaceuticals | |
| Sep 16th - Oct 2nd | SCHOOL HOLIDAYS | |||
| October 4th | Dr. Kate Hamilton - Staff Medical Oncologist | "Breast Cancer - A Chemotherapy Update" | Dorevitch Pathology | |
| October 11th | Dr. Christopher Allada - Consultant Cardiologist | "Acute Management of AMI" | Pharmacia | |
| October 18th | Dr. Deepika Monga - Obstetrician / Gynaecologist | "Perimenopausal Bleeding" | Schering | |
| October 25th | Dr. Mark Yates - Physician in Geriatric Medicine & MDAV - Claims Executive | "Benefits for Patients, Risks for Doctors - Enduring Power of Attorney" | Merk Sharp & Dohme | |
| November 1st | MELBOURNE CUP | |||
| November 8th | Associate Professor Tony Catto-Smith Director, Department of Gastroenterology & Clinical Nutrition, Royal Children's Hospital | "Coeliac Disease" | Altana Pharma | |
| November 15th | Erica Echstein - Senior Psychologist Pomegranate House, Community Psychology Services | "Psychology Intervention in a Community Setting" | Lundbeck Australia | |
| November 22nd | Sue Eaton - Senior Physiotherapist Ballarat Health Services | "Lymphoedema: Diagnosis, Management & Ballarat Health Services Experience" Practice Nurses Invited |
Sanofi-Synthelabo | |
| November 29th | Dr. Malcolm Dobbin - Senior Medical Advisor, Drugs Policy & Services Department of Human Services | "Prescription Drug Abuse" | Bristol-Myers Squibb | |
