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Classifieds Professor Karin Leder Associate Professor Mike Starr [phone] PRODUCTS & SERVICES This course is suitable for GPs, nurses, infectious disease trainees and others providing pre- and/or post-travel healthcare to travellers. • Vaccines Contact: • Vector-borne risks Short Course Office • Non-infectious risks P: [phone] • High risk travellers • Malaria chemoprophylaxis E: shortcourses.depm @monash.edu • Jet lag and altitude medicine C O Further U _ 2 information: 5 2 9 4 5 _ 1 7 _ 0 7 _ 0 7 - 1 TGA approves reduction in EpiPen ® and EpiPen ® Jr injection time from ten to three seconds COURSES & CONFERENCES The TGA approval also allowed the removal of guidance to massage the site after injection. 1 EpiPen ® is now simpler for patients to administer during an emergency. Simply PULL off blue safety release, PLACE orange end to the outer mid- thigh and PUSH down hard until it clicks and hold for 3 seconds. 1 More information: 1800 274 476 or www.epiclub.com.au 2 0 1 7 - 0 6 - 2 8 T 1 6 : 4 5 : 3 3 + 1 0 : 0 0 References: 1. EpiPen CMI. Nov 2016. 2. Lieberman P. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2011 Sep;107(3):189-90. 3. Data on file. Mylan Australia. http://www.med.monash.edu.au/sphpm/shortcourses/ travel-medicine.html TGA approves reduction in Epipen ® and Epipen ® Jr injection time from ten to three seconds EpiPen ® and EpiPen ® Jr Adrenaline (epinephrine) Auto-Injectors, which are PBS listed for the emergency treatment of anaphylaxis, have received an approval from the TGA to reduce the injection hold time from 10 to 3 seconds. 1 The approval is based on clinical research confirming efficacy and delivery of the full dose of adrenaline within a 3 second delivery window. 2,3 10 - 11 August 2017 Melbourne, Australia RACGP accredited for 40 cat 1 points Topics include: [email protected] Overview and Update in Travel Medicine Short course Talk to us today to advertise here: 42 | Australian Doctor | 7 July 2017 www.australiandoctor.com.au