Event details:
Title: The Warnie Effect: Navigating Coronary Disease and Primary Prevention in 2022 and beyond.
Event Sponsor: Epworth Medical Imaging
Topics/Presenters:
Topic 1: Diagnostic testing: Who / What / Where / How / Why
Speaker: Presented by Dr Ryan Spencer, Cardiologist
Topic 2: Treatment and Primary prevention of coronary disease
Speaker: Presented by Dr Vishesh Turaga, Cardiologist
Topic 3: CT calcium scores and CT coronary angiography
Speaker: Presented by Matt Morey, Cardiology Radiologist from Epworth Medical Imaging
Date: Wednesday 16 November, 2022
Time: 6.00pm – 9.00pm
Where: Barwon Edge Boat House, 40 Windsor Rd, Newtown, VIC - 3220
Program: Presentations with Q&A
Session Overview
Diagnostic testing: Who / What / Where / How / Why, presented by Dr Ryan Spencer, Cardiologist
- Getting the correct test for each presentation (chest pain / Dyspnoea / palpitation / syncope)
- Testing for symptomatic and silent ischaemia - Why and how -including ISCHAEMIA
- MBS restrictions and requirements
Treatment and Primary prevention of coronary disease, presented by Dr Vishesh Turaga, Cardiologist
- Calcium score and CTCA
- What to do next with abnormal results
- Evidence in primary prevention
- Treatment of established coronary disease (pivotal role of medical therapy)
- GPs role in starting/maintaining therapy
Matt Morey, Cardiology Radiologist from Epworth Medical Imaging will discuss:
- CT calcium scores and CT coronary angiography
Learning Outcomes
- Recognise the relevant diagnostic testing appropriate for different patients and conditions
- Recognise the GPs role in treatment and primary prevention of coronary disease
RACGP
- 3 CPD Activity points
Event Registration
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- First name and surname
- Email address
- RACGP number or ACRRM number
- Practice name
- Practice suburb and postcode
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