Learning outcomes

Question 1

What are red flags of non specific GI complaints?

Answer 1

1. PR bleeding
2. change in bowel habit
3. Anaemia
4. Weight loss

Question 2

How do you write an prescription what information details etc need to be on it?

Answer 2

Must be written in indelible form or computer generated on standard PBS prescription or paper approx. 18x12cm

• Original and duplicate must be legible
• Must record the prescribers name, address and number
• Completely identify the pharmaceutical benefit by detailing: 
• Item
• Dose
• Form
• Strength
• Quantity
• Instructions
• Indicate were brand substitution is not permitted
• Signed by prescriber and dated

writing a prescription

• Must be for the tx of the person named on the script May only be written for the tx of one person
• No more than one script for the same pharmaceutical benefit for the same person on the same day
• Up to 3 PBS items may be included on a single script
• PBS and non-PBS items shouldn’t be listed together on the script
• If a PBS item has a particular manner of administration it can’t be written as administered in any other way
• If an item is restricted, but the patient is not suffering form one of the specified conditions, it cannot be prescribed as a PBS item e.g. celebrex
• Required to include prescribernumbers on non-personalised PBS prescriptions

Question 3

Chronic Disease management COPD- X

Question 4

What are the general principles of chronic disease managment?

Answer 4

Question 5

HTN Diabetes Cholesterol

Answer 5

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Listed below are the learning outcomes and the links to resources from yesterday’s tutorial from Dr Poolman.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this session you will have :

Improved awareness of management of the conditions that impact the vascular tree

Hypertension

Diabetes

Cholesterol

Chronic Kidney Disease

The ability to make use of Evidence Based Guidelines to direct management of above conditions

Resources :

RACGP Red Book https://www.racgp.org.au/download/Documents/Guidelines/Redbook9/17048-Red-Book-9th-Edition.pdf

Management of Type 2 Diabetes : A Handbook for General Practice

https://www.racgp.org.au/getattachment/41fee8dc-7f97-4f87-9d90-b7af337af778/Management-of-type-2-diabetes-A-handbook-for-general-practice.aspx

Australian Absolute Cardiovascular Risk Calculator https://www.cvdcheck.org.au/ and https://qrisk.org/three/

National Guide to preventative health assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People

https://www.racgp.org.au/clinical-resources/clinical-guidelines/key-racgp-guidelines/national-guide

Calcium Score :

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1443950617305012?via%3Dihub

https://www1.racgp.org.au/ajgp/2020/august/coronary-artery-calcium-in-primary-prevention

Secondary Hypertension

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/1001/p453.html

Question 6

Mens womens health - Focus on sexual health and reproductive health

Reproductive, pre, peri-natal, post natal care and check ups.

Answer 6

Learning out comes

After today’s session you should

Have an understanding of the health needs of differing groups of male patients

Know how to take a sexual history

Understand the role of Chaperones in General practice

Develop resources to guide management of an STI

Understand the importance of confidentiality when treating patients and families

Have an approach to Amenorrhoea in GP

Have an approach to Pre-pregnancy counselling in GP

Have an approach to post natal check up in GP

Resources used :

Amenorrhoea:

Therapeutic Guidelines. Amenorrhoea. Therapeutic Guidelines. Published 2020. Accessed May 2021.

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0701/p39.html

The pre pregnancy check up

https://townsville.communityhealthpathways.org/43477.htm

Why men come to the GP and the different needs in different groups

https://www.aihw.gov.au/getmedia/a18e3efa-20de-432b-8e0b-65eaf7b4f706/13506.pdf.aspx?inline=true

specific issues of First Nations Men

https://equityhealthj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12939-018-0902-1

Missing ? The needs of the LGBTIQ+ community

https://www.lgbtiqhealth.org.au/statistics

Taking a Sexual History – tips

https://youtu.be/Dbtwj33N5pQ

Issues related to Chaperones:

https://www.racgp.org.au/FSDEDEV/media/documents/Running%20a%20practice/Practice%20standards/5th%20edition/The-use-of-chaperones-and-observers-in-general-practice.pdf

STI Guidelines

http://www.sti.guidelines.org.au/

PostNatal Check :

https://townsville.communityhealthpathways.org/86642.htm