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Rural Health Webinar Series – Managing envenomation and anaphylaxis in rural practice Members login for free access About RACGP online events

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Type: Webinar
27 Aug, 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM (AEST)

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Email: RACGP Rural
Call: 1800 636 764

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Rural Health Webinar Series – Managing envenomation and anaphylaxis in rural practice

Webinar 27 Aug, 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM (AEST)

Envenomation and anaphylaxis are time-critical emergencies that rural GPs may encounter in both community and hospital settings. Early recognition, accurate assessment and timely treatment can significantly improve patient outcomes, particularly where access to specialist services may be limited.

This webinar will provide an update on the assessment and management of snake bites and other medically significant envenomations, including the role of clinical assessment, pathology testing, snake venom detection kits (SVDKs) and antivenom selection. Participants will also review current approaches to recognising and managing anaphylaxis, including the use of adrenaline devices and emerging treatment options.

Learning outcomes

  1. Recognise and assess patients with suspected snake bite and other envenomations, including when to investigate, monitor and escalate care.
  2. Apply appropriate treatment strategies for snake bite and other envenomations, including the use of antivenoms and referral pathways.
  3. Identify and manage anaphylaxis in community and hospital settings, including the correct use of adrenaline devices.
Educational Activities
1.0
hours

This event is part of Rural Health Webinar Series. Events in this series are:

Speakers

Dr Geordie Beath
Specialist Rural GP Anaesthetist, FRACGP (RACGP), FARGP (RACGP), GP Anaes. (JCCA), DCH (U. Syd), CWH (RANZCOG)

Dr Geordie Beath is a Rural GP Anaesthetist based in Clare, South Australia, with extensive experience across general practice, anaesthesia, emergency medicine, and pre-hospital emergency care. Passionate about rural healthcare and medical education, Dr Beath has a strong interest in trauma management, emergency response, and supporting clinicians in regional and remote settings. Dr Beath has also contributed to the development of the RACGP’s new Emergency and Trauma Curriculum, helping to shape the future training of Australian GPs in emergency and trauma care.

Dr William Davies

Dr William Davies is an Emergency Physician and currently serves as the Clinical Director of Emergency Medicine for the Clarence Valley in Northern New South Wales. His diverse medical career has taken him to some of the world’s most challenging and remote environments. Dr Davies has worked as a medical officer at ski fields in New Zealand and the Indian Himalayas, led a pre-hospital combat crash rescue team in Afghanistan, provided medical support in Northern Iraq during the ISIS conflict, spent five years practising in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, and worked across intensive care, retrieval medicine and emergency medicine in Central Australia. Dr Davies holds postgraduate qualifications in Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine, as well as High Altitude and Mountain Medicine. He is a Fellow of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine and an Honorary Fellow of the Australian Venom Research Unit.

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