seminars
Open That Mouth!
18-August-2008
Location: Duxton Hotel, Wellington
Facilitators: The Director for the day will be Jacqui Virtue, and speakers will be from a variety of fields including pharmacy, dental and ENT.
A deeper look inside the mouth:
- what systemic conditions present their clues in the mouth?
- normal and abnormal dentition through the ages, which patients and what conditions to focus on?
- what minor surgery needs doing?
- and much more...
Audience: GPs, Practice Nurses and Pharmacists
Sleep Problems and Mental Health Issues (FULL)
05-September-2008
Location: Duxton Hotel, Wellington
Facilitators: Bruce Arroll, Professor and Head of Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care at the University of Auckland and Director of the PHARMAC Seminar Series will facilitate the seminar. Dr Tony Fernando, an award winning psychiatrist from the University of Auckland, will be the resource person for the day.
THIS SEMINAR IS NOW FULL.
This seminar will be a mixture of lectures and case based teaching on common mental health conditions.
The common causes of sleep disorders will be discussed. These include depression, anxiety, sleep apnea, primary insomnia and restless legs syndrome. The treatments for these conditions will be discussed.
The common mental health conditions will also be discussed. This includes depression, anxiety and drug and alcohol disorders and somatoform disorders. Issues such as treatment resistant depression and anxiety will be discussed. Participants are welcome to bring cases they are having difficulty with.
Audience: Applicants should be those who work with patients who present with sleep problems and mental health problems and ideally be nurses, doctors, pharmacists, midwives but other disciplines are welcome to attend.
Current Themes in Cardiology
16-September-2008
Location: Duxton Hotel, Wellington
Facilitators: Professor Norman Sharpe, Medical Director of the National Heart Foundation and Director of the PHARMAC Seminar Series, and cardiology colleagues will present an update for clinicians on current themes in cardiology.
This seminar will provide an update on the management of common cardiovascular conditions including CV risk (primary and secondary prevention), hypertension and lipids, acute coronary syndromes, arrhythmias and heart failure.
Delegates are encourages to bring their own brief case studies for discussion.
Audience: This seminar is intended for primary and secondary care physicians.
Pre-eclampsia, Diabetes and Other Pregnancy Complications (FULL)
26-September-2008
Location: Duxton Hotel, Wellington
Facilitators: The director for the day is Marion Hunter, Midwifery Lecturer at AUT, LMC Midwife and Director of the PHARMAC Seminar Series.
THIS SEMINAR IS NOW FULL
A research specialist will present the evidence to date re pre-eclampsia including:
-identifying the risk factors for pre-eclampsia;
-laboratory investigations;
-best practice re antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum management.
Diabetes and pregnancy will be reviewed in relation to BMI, maternal age and the 'cut off' levels currently used in New Zealand. Is diabetes in pregnancy under-diagnosed by the NZ guidelines?
Other medical conditions affecting pregnancy will be addressed and participants are invited to bring their questions from practice.
Audience: LMCs, GPs and Midwives
Update on STIs (Sexually Transmitted Infections), Including During Pregnancy
30-September-2008
Location: Copthorne Hotel, Wellington
Facilitators: The director for the day is Sue Pullon. Speakers will include experts from sexual health, public health and pregnancy care fields.
Sexually transmitted infections are common in New Zealand, and the incidence is increasing. The highest rates of STIs occur in young people, including those who are pregnant, but people of all ages in new and changing relationships are also at risk.
Most people with STIs present to primary care services, not only with possible symptoms, as contacts of those with symptoms, or requesting STI check ups, but also with apparently unrelated concerns. Primary care services are also in an excellent position to provide STI education and pro-actively offer screening where appropriate.
This workshop will provide the opportunity for nurses, doctors and midwives working in the community to:
• review and update in best practice for the diagnosis and management of the common STIs, including during pregnancy and post partum;
• consider the issues and current policies around STI screening, especially for Chlamydia, and HIV in early pregnancy; and
• consider the diagnosis and management of STIs in relation to contraception, unplanned and/or unwanted pregnancy.
Audience: GPs, Primary care nurses, midwives and other health professionals, especially those who work with young people.
Medicines Management Update
14-October-2008
Location: Duxton Hotel, Wellington
Facilitators: The seminar will be facilitated by Chris Budgen - President of the Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand and Director of the PHARMAC Seminar Series.
The safe and effective use of medicines is a principle goal for primary health care providers. The importance of this has been recognised in the Primary Health Care Strategy and more recently in the National Medicines Strategy.
This seminar covers the National Framework of pharmacy medicine management services and deals with practical aspects and case studies from such services. It also demonstrates an on-line method for outcomes recording.
Audience: Pharmacists, GPs, PHO Staff and Nurses
Medicines for Diabetes - When To Use and What To Use
10-November-2008
Location: Duxton Hotel, Wellington
Facilitators: The director for the day is Jacqui Virtue. Speakers will be from pharmacy and endocrinology fields.
A case based challenging update on diabetes management based on the evidence.
Audience: GPs, Pharmacists and Nurse Practitioners
CVD Risk Update
24-November-2008
Location: Duxton Hotel, Wellington
Facilitators: Norman Sharpe and Margaret Horsburgh
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DATE OF THIS SEMINAR HAS BEEN MOVED FROM 25 NOVEMBER TO 24 NOVEMBER. APOLOGIES FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS HAS CAUSED.
This seminar is intended for nurses and other clinicians who are participating in primary care CV risk programmes.
The seminar will focus on :
- An update of the CV Risk Guidelines
- An update on CV Risk Management
Participants will have an opportunity to contribute to a workshop on managing and evaluating a CV Risk reduction programme with nurse leadership.
Please come with questions!
Audience: Primary care nurses (practice nurses) working with CV risk reduction.
News and Information
Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Capability Assessment
13-March-2008
PHARMAC will be running a two day workshop over 13-14 March on...