R Kennedy1,3, L Roberts1,2,4, A Henry1,2 1. School of Women’s and Children’s Health, UNSW Medicine, Sydney Australia2. Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, St George Hospital, Sydney, Australia  3. St George and Sutherland Clinical School, UNSW Medicine, Sydney, Australia  4. Faculty of Health, University...

Meleseini Tai-Roche, Gabriel Sanchez Clinical Case Geriatric medicine can be an eclectic mix of pathology coupled with a complex social context. We present a case report which poses the similarities of Frontal Lobe Dementia and Depression in the older patient who presents with features...

Emma Thomas, Dr Denbigh Symond, Dr Nicholas Williams, Dr Alexa Seal, Dr Richard Harrison  Background Health-related quality of life outcomes are used to assess the effectiveness of bariatric surgery. Current studies focused on patients in major cities, despite the high prevalence of obesity...

Caterina Klasen, Claudia Suttie,Isabella Suttie, Daniel Tardo Abstract Australian Bat Lyssavirus (ABLV) is found in 1-7% of flying foxes, fruit bats and microbat species in Australia. ABLV is the only lyssavirus endemic to Australia and has caused at least 3 deaths since its identification...

Dr Gabriel Atan Sanchez, Dr William Macfaul, Dr Steven Schlichtemeier Summary A 49-year-old female with a background of stage IV diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and subsequent graft-versus-host disease from a bone marrow transplant.  Presented to a rural referral hospital in New South Wales, Australia...

Timothy Bemand, Mandy Kaur, Catherine Mannering, Ryan Cater, A/Prof Joseph Suttie Background Liquorice, whilst used for centuries as a traditional medicine in a range of cultures, is associated with a range of adverse effects. There is a well described association with the syndrome of...

Caterina M. Klasen, Evelyn C.R. Wilkins, Claudia Suttie, Isabella Suttie,Dr Daniel T. Tardo Abstract Pigeon fancier’s lung is a leading cause of hypersensitivity pneumonitis which remains under-diagnosed worldwide. It is an IgE mediated lung disease which occurs when a susceptible individual is repeatedly exposed...

Timothy Bemand, Sarah Thomas,Paul Finucane Objectives Polypharmacy in the elderly is associated with adverse outcomes including cognitive decline, falls, and even death. Falls risk increasing drugs (FRIDs) include those with anti-hypertensive, psychotropic and anti-cholinergic properties. We sought to describe the extent of polypharmacy and...

George Mallat, Dr Maria Quartararo, Jonathan Larach Background In women undergoing hysterectomy for benign gynaecological conditions, prophylactic bilateral salpingectomy (BS) and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BS) may significantly reduce future ovarian cancer risk. In light of this evidence, rates of opportunistic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO) have been...

Antonia Ross, Dr Richard Chatoor, Dr Taylor Scott, Professor Paul Finucane Background Friedreich ataxia is a rare autosomal recessive disease within the group of hereditary ataxias. It is commonly caused by a mutation of the frataxin encoding gene, which results in the repeat expansion...