Free Monkeypox update for clinicians – RACGP and CDCD

The Communicable Disease Control Directorate (CDCD) has partnered with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) to bring you an update on Monkeypox.

Date: Tuesday 6 September 2022
Time: 7pm to 8pm AWST

Topic
This webinar will focus on key updates relating to monkeypox infection in the primary healthcare setting, and will cover:
• Epidemiology update, public health case and contact management, vaccine update
Dr Jelena Maticevic, Senior Medical Advisor, WA Department of Health
• Specimen collection, testing and infection prevention and control
Dr David Speers, Clinical Microbiologist, PathWest Laboratory Medicine
• Clinical presentations and case management
Dr Belinda Wozencroft, General Practitioner, View Street Medical
• Q&A session

Host: Dr Ramya Raman, RACGP WA Faculty Chair
A link to the webinar recording will be available after the session.

Register for the Zoom link here.

For more information:

RACGP
Email: wa.events@racgp.org.au
Call: 08 9489 9555

CDCD
Email: CDCD.Directorate@health.wa.gov.au
Call: 08 9222 2182