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Annual General Practitioners Conference

GP-conf.jpg Venue: Ashanti Wine Estate 

Dates: 27-30 May 2025


​Early Bird (before 11 Apr 2025)
​Cost (after 11 Apr 2025)
​Full course registration with Abdominal Ultrasound 27-30 May 2025​
​R6 900.00
​R7 300.00
​3-Day registration without abdominal Ultrasound 28-30 May 2025
​R4 800.00
​R5 200.00
​Only Abdominal Ultrasound 27 May 2025
​R2 900.00
​One day registration
​R2 200.00
​3-Day course Virtual (MS Teams) 28-30 May 2025
​R3 200.00
​One Day Virtual
​R1 500.00

Contact Curtly for enquiries on registration. 


CPD:  ±20 General & ±2 Ethics CEUs​​

​​​​Programme

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Tuesday 27 May 2025 ​
07:30 – 08:00
Registration & Coffee 
08:00 – 08:15
Welcome by Prof Baatjes 
08:15 – 08:45Abdominal and Pelvic AnatomyKerri Keet
08:45 – 09:30Introduction to Abdominal Ultrasound
Lalitha Pillay/Jackie Karels
09:30 – 10:00Physical principles Abdominal Ultrasound imagingMark Marais
10:00 – 10:15Video: Fundamentals of Ultrasound PhysicsMark Marais
10:15 – 10:30Tea & Refreshments 
10:30 – 11:00Introduction to the Ultrasound machineLalitha Pillay/Jackie Karels
11:00 – 11:30Physical principles Ultrasound imaging (Resolution, attenuation and artefacts)Mark Marais
11:30 – 12:30Scanning of the Abdomen & how to optimize abdominal imaging (Live demonstration)Lalitha Pillay/Jackie Karels
12:30 – 13:30Lunch 
13:30 – 14:15Pathology of the Abdomen & PelvisTBC
14:15 – 15:15Introduction to Abdominal UltrasoundMark Marais
15:15 – 16:00How to optimize Doppler imaging (Live demonstration) 
16:00 – 17:00Clinical Practice – hands-on session on Abdomen Ultrasound Technique with Doppler ​


Wednesday 28 May 2025 ​​​​
08:55 – 09:15
Long COVID: An approach to clinical assessment and management in primary careJantjie Taljaard
09:15 – 10:15
Obesity and Weight ManagementValentine Khumalo
10:15 – 10:30Tea & Refreshments 
10:30 – 11:20Disorders in early pregnancy i.e. Ectopic pregnancy, Hyperemesis gravidarum and Recurrent miscarriage 
11:20 – 12:15Treatment for Menopause symptomsDept of Obs & Gynae
12:15 – 13:15Candida auris - including symptoms, treatment and preventionDept of Obs & Gynae
13:15 – 14:00Lunch
 
14:00 – 14:45Common symptoms of undiagnosed diabetes and managementDept of Endocrinology
14:45 – 16:00The updated Diabetes GuidelinesDept of Endocrinology
Thursday 29 May 2025 ​ ​
08:00 – 09:00How to diagnose dizziness and imbalance in the ElderlyDept of Cardiology
09:00 – 09:45Diagnosis and treatment for Hepatobiliary diseaseDept of Gastroenterology
09:45 – 10:00Tea & Refreshments 
10:00 – 11:15Types of Headaches and how to treat themDept of Neurology
11:15 – 12:15Concussion: Symptoms and causesDept of Neurology
12:15 – 13:00Epilepsy information for GPsDept of Neurology
13:00 – 14:00Lunch 
14:00 – 15:00Management of recurrent Tonsillitis
Dept of ENT
15:00 – 16:00Management of chronic rhinosinusitis
Dept of ENT​

​Friday 30 May 2025​​ ​ ​
08:00 – 09:00
A primary care approach to osteoarthritis
Dept of Rheumatology
09:00 – 10:00Management of Scleroderma: A systemic diseaseDept of Rheumatology
10:00 – 10:15Tea & Refreshments
 
10:15 – 11:15Rheumatoid arthritis: Diagnosis and management
Dept of Rheumatology
11:15 – 13:00Depression management for GPs in practice 

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