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SEE YOU AT RMA23! 🤩
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATIONS OPEN

Together with our co-hosts, the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM), we CANNOT WAIT to welcome you to nipaluna, lutruwita (Hobart, Tasmania) from 18-21 October 2023 for our annual Rural Medicine Australia conference (RMA23)!

This year's conference is a pre-WONCA event, which makes it even more exciting!

RMA has fast become a ⭐️ MUST ATTEND ⭐️ event on the calendar of so many rural doctors, rural health professionals, medical students and others - and in such a beautiful location this year, we are sure RMA23 will be no different.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Rego here - https://rma.acrrm.org.au

World Organization of Family Doctors - WONCA

Calling all medical students! 📢

Don't miss your chance to apply for the RMA23 President's Prize! This incredible opportunity awards two promising students an all-expenses paid trip to RMA23, including:

☑️ Flights and transfers
☑️ Three nights' accommodation
☑️ Tickets to all social events
☑️ Meet and greet with the ACRRM President

One prize is open to all students (excluding international students), and the other is open to all Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students. Hurry - applications close on May 29!

Apply now ➡️ https://rma.acrrm.org.au/get-involved/future-rural-doctors

Hey guys! FUSS NT has been resurrected so we have decided to kick things off with... a Suture Night! This is a great opportunity for Year 1s and 2s to learn some clinical skills early, while it could be a great refresher for the Year 3s and 4s.

Surgical Registrars will be with us on the night, who will help us every step of the way. Food will be provided which is also another reason to come! Either way it'll be a fun event to learn and socialise with friends and peers from other cohorts!

National Asthma Council Australia (NAC) Take a Breath – Asthma/COPD Medications & Devices Webinar

In this 1.5 hour session presenter, Rhona MacDonald, will update health professionals on the latest asthma and COPD medications and devices.

This session includes a demonstration of the correct technique for each device and highlights the benefits of correct device use in maintaining medication management for those with respiratory conditions.

Date: Feb 09
Time: ACST 6-7:30pm
Location: online

Sign up with NTPHN via this link:

National Asthma Council Australia (NAC) Take a Breath - Asthma/COPD Medications & Devices Webinar - Northern Territory PHN This series covers the essentials of best-practice asthma and respiratory management for primary care health professionals.

Visit Alice Springs! Embarking on study or a placement in the NT can offer a unique, challenging and rewarding experience.

Background:
This study set out to investigate whether artificial sweeteners have ​a negative effect on cardiovascular health.

Study population:
- 103,388 adults (mean age 42.2±14.4, 79.8% female), recruited via the Étude NutriNet-Santé website
- Individuals with cardiovascular disease (CVD) or preexisting diabetes were excluded.

Methods:
- Population-based prospective cohort study (2009–2021)
- 24-hour dietary records obtained at baseline and every six months thereafter.
- Median follow-up was 9.0 years.

Main results:
📌 37.1% of participants consumed artificial sweeteners.
📌 Higher total artificial sweetener intake (independent of other CVD risk factors) was associated with an increased risk of:
- Cardiovascular disease (HR 1.09; 95% CI 1.01–1.18)
- Cerebrovascular disease (HR 1.18; 1.06–1.31)

Limitations include:
- Observational design: Causality cannot be established.
- Generalizability: Nearly 80% of participants were female; individuals with preexisting diabetes or CVD were excluded.
- Classification bias: Consumption was self-reported.

🏡 The take-home message?
With mounting evidence of the harmful health effects of added sugars, the food industry and consumers have increasingly turned to artificial sweeteners as an alternative. However, results from this prospective cohort study show that intake of artificial sweeteners is associated with higher cardiovascular disease risk, adding to the growing evidence that sugar-free products are not necessarily risk-free.

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Today's case focuses on a 37-year-old woman who has had multiple episodes of dizziness lasting between 20 minutes to several hours. These episodes are associated with ringing in the left ear. Can you figure it out?

Guess the answer in the comments and then see if you got it correct on the Osmosis blog: https://osms.it/meniere-dis-fb

Big thanks to Northern Territory PHN for giving us this amazing opportunity to hold a Teddy Bear hospital 🧸🏥 in Nhulunbuy. And big thanks to StARRH - Students Association for Rural and Remote Health for inviting us along to the adventure. We would also like to thank all the volunteers and staff who helped with the planning of this trip 👏👏👏

Northern Territory Primary Health Network (NT PHN) and Flinders Rural and Remote Health NT are partnering to deliver a webinar series about rural and remote allied health. Join them for this webinar on podiatry to hear from the panel who will be sharing personal stories of their experiences of rural and remote Australia and the opportunities it provided personally and professionally. Register here - https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3525396443271367949?source=Flinders

We would like to thank everyone that attended our Physical Exam Practice Afternoon we held on Tuesday (23/08)!!!

Several 1st and 2nd Year Medical students were able to practice their clinical skills through practice and peer teaching at the event.

Hope you all enjoyed and learned lots. See you at the next event!! 🥳 👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️🧑‍⚕️🩺