Managing COVID positive patients within Primary Care

Date
27 Oct 2020
06:30 PM - 08:00 PM

Cost
Free

Available to
General Practice
Practice Nurses
Practice Managers
General Practitioners
Practice Staff

Continuing Professional Development

CPD Points unavailable

Webinar

Don't miss the last session in the series being held this year. These webinars have been designed to support primary care in the NWMPHN region to confidently manage COVID Positive Patients. GPs and clinical staff are encouraged to attend each session to hear the latest COVID updates, clinical information, COVID related case discussions and to access question and answer time with our presenters

This session will pivot the focus towards Long COVID, Long isolation. The panel will contextualise these issues in case studies and provide ample opportunity for question and answer.

Speakers:

  • Kate Graham- Clinical editor, Healthpathways 
  • Karen Aarons- GP Specialist, Djerriwarrh Health Services
  • Catherine Orr- GP, Cohealth

Learning outcomes:

By the end of this session you will be able to:

  • Manage your COVID positive patients in accordance with DHHS guidelines
  • Demonstrate understanding of which symptoms need to be monitored
  • Analyse what makes a patient particularly vulnerable to COVID
  • Discuss the discharge process and post COVID care