Saturday, October 24, 2015

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Riverbank 6A

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Details

The session will be a case based discussion by a panel of experts/specialists covering relevant atrial fibrillation (AF) and venous thromboembolism (VTE). Cases will be presented to the panel for debate on patient management in the rural sector. The expert panel will offer practical advice in managing everyday AF and VTE patients in the rural sector, to foster confidence in the use & management of non-VKA oral anticoagulants (NOACs) in the rural sector. Panel Members: Dr Bill Nimorakiotakis, Deputy Director, Emergency Med, Epworth Richmond; Dr Lawrie McArthur, Director of Medical Education & Training, Adelaide to Outback GP training; AProf Andrew Lee, AProf Neurology. Director Calvary Centre for Neuroscience, Flinders Uni School of Medicine; Dr Douglas Coghlan, Thrombosis haematologist, Flinders Medical Center; Dr Rajiv Mahajan, Lecturer & Cardiologist, The Centre of Heart Rhythm Disorders, University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital.