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Exploring effective approaches to managing low back pain in general practice and updates on disorders of cerebrospinal fluid Members login for free access About RACGP online events

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Type: On-demand
Recorded: 17 Oct 2023

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Email: NSW&ACT Faculty
Call: 02 9886 4700

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Exploring effective approaches to managing low back pain in general practice and updates on disorders of cerebrospinal fluid

On-demand recorded 17 Oct 2023

Join us for this informative webinar on managing low back pain. Improve your knowledge in addressing one of the most prevalent and impactful health concerns, ultimately ensuring better outcomes for your patients. You will gain insights into the latest diagnostic techniques, treatment strategies, and effective multidisciplinary collaboration. 

Experts will also provide important updates on disorders of cerebrospinal fluid including how to identify the clinical presentation of different CSF disorders and how to understand the goals of surgery.

This is a unique opportunity to enhance your clinical skills and stay up to date with the latest evidence-based approaches.

Learning outcomes

  1. Discuss how to triage low back pain in general practice
  2. Discuss assessment, relevant imaging, and appropriate referral
  3. Identify the clinical presentation of different CSF disorders
  4. Describe the outcomes of surgery for CSF disorders

Facilitator

Dr Tim Senior
MBBS, FRACGP

Dr Tim Senior is a GP at the Tharawal Aboriginal Corporation in South West Sydney. He is Medical Advisor to the RACGP in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and is a clinical senior lecturer in general practice and Indigenous Health at the University of Western Sydney.

Presenters

Dr Santhosh George Thomas
Neurosurgeon and Spine Surgeon

Dr George Thomas is a highly trained and well-regarded Australian Neurosurgeon and Spine Surgeon, with several years of experience in the management of brain, spine, and peripheral nerve conditions. He went on to complete multiple post graduate neurosurgical fellowships at the prestigious Royal North Shore Hospital where he undertook further training in cerebrovascular surgery, neuro-oncology, and spine surgery, before he gained the Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in Neurosurgery. He also holds a Master of Advanced Surgery from Macquarie University.

Professor Marcus Stoodley
Academic Neurosurgeon

Professor Stoodley graduated with honours from the University of Queensland Medical School. After completing neurosurgery training in Australia, he undertook further subspecialty training in vascular neurosurgery at Stanford University and the University of Chicago in the United States. Prior to joining Macquarie University, he worked at the Prince of Wales Hospital and the University of New South Wales. In addition to his neurovascular expertise, Professor Stoodley is recognised internationally for clinical management of Chiari malformation and syringomyelia. Professor Stoodley heads the neurosurgery research team at Macquarie University. This is one of the largest neurosurgery research groups in Australasia, with world-leading research efforts in syringomyelia and CSF physiology, and in the development of new treatments for brain AVMs.

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