8a. Rapid Fire 9 | Cardiovascular Health & Aging
Track 1
Friday, November 22, 2024 |
3:05 PM - 3:50 PM |
Riverside Theatre |
Details
4 x 15min Research Rapid Fire - Coronary artery calcium scoring in Australian general practice | Do SMS messages sent before consultations increase screening for colorectal cancer? | Inter-practice variability in registrar consultations with older patients (65+ years)
Speaker
Mr Stephan Groombridge
National Manager
RACGP
Session chair
Biography
Dr Shaddy Hanna
Academic GP Registrar and Associate Lecturer (Teaching and Research)
University Of Sydney
Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring in Australian General Practice: How do we feel?
3:05 PM - 3:20 PMBiography
Dr Shaddy Hanna is an Academic General Practice (GP) Registrar in his final year of GP training. He completed medical school at the University of New South Wales, graduating with a Bachelor of Medicine and Doctor of Medicine in 2020. During his studies, he was involved in research alongside a wonderful team of Academic GPs which established his interest in academia.
After finishing his internship and residency in the Northern Sydney Local Health District, Shaddy entered GP training. He was accepted into an Academic Post during his first year of training and has recently commenced this position at the University of Sydney General Practice Clinical School where he is involved in medical education and research. His current research interests are cardiovascular disease prevention, primary care, and digital health.
Outside of work, he loves going to the beach, being with family, and tinkering with his coffee machines or bike!
Dr Oliver Frank
University Senior Resarch Fellow
University Of Adelaide
Do SMS messages sent before consultations increase screening for colorectal cancer?
3:20 PM - 3:35 PMBiography
Oliver Frank MBBS PhD FRACGP FAIDH is a specialist general practitioner at Oakden Medical Centre at Hillcrest in the inner north eastern suburbs of Adelaide, and a University Senior Research Fellow in the Discipline of General Practice at the University of Adelaide.
Dr. Frank’s interests are in prevention, quality care, clinical informatics and health services. He serves on local, State and national committees in these areas, including the Adelaide GP Council, the RACGP Expert Committee - Practice Technology and Management, the CSIRO Sparked FHIR Accelerator and the Services Australia Stakeholder Consultative Group.
With Australians under 60 years making an average of four visits and Australians over 60 years making an average of eight visits to general practice annually, Dr. Frank has a particular interest in maximising the value of these visits through automated opportunistic reminders to patients and to GPs about care that is indicated and due for the patient.
Ms Adele Kincses
Research Assistant
RACGP
Inter-practice variability in registrar consultations with older patients (aged 65+ years)
3:35 PM - 3:50 PMBiography
Adele Kincses is a research assistant for GP Training Research at the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. She graduated from Monash University with a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Biomedical Science (First Class Honours) in 2022. She is currently undertaking her Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine through James Cook University. Her research interest is in ensuring health equity for disadvantaged populations.
