The 2010 Free Public Health Talks will be held on the 16th October, 2010

at the Robina Community Centre, Robina Town Centre Drive, Robina

Watch this space for further updates.

at the Robina Community Centre on Saturday October 10.

The Seminars were delivered by leading Gold Coast Specialist Doctors,

with exhibits by Gold Coast Hospital groups and leading medical service providers.

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Enquiries phone 07 5575 7054.

Exhibits by:

  It was not all serious business for members and their partners who attended the Annual General Meeting at the Southport Golf Club

  on March 19. While the GCMA members were busy electing their new executive for 2009, the other guests were entertained by

  nationally-acclaimed magicia, Matt Hollywood.

  Sponsored by QML Pathology, South Coast Radiology and Godfrey Pembroke Financial Consultants, the evening featured some light

  entertainment, magic illusion wonders, fine food and wine and some sound business advice over dinner by guest speaker, Mr Terry

  Morris, chairman and founder of Sirromet Wines and managing director of the Gold Coast based Morris International Group of

  Companies. His address 'Keeping the entrepreneurial spirit alive' was opportune for the current difficult business environment.

  On the more serious side of the evening, the executive members; Drs Philip Morris, Geoffrey Adsett, Brian Mullins, John Kearney,

  Stephen Weinstein and David Chan, were all re-elected for the 2009 year and will be joined by a new member of the executive,

  Anaethetist, Dr Peter McLaren. As immediate past-chairman, Dr David Lindsay will remain as a member of the executive.

and visitors at this year's GCMA Health Expo

held on October 4 for the first time at the Robina Community Centre.

 Medical talks were presented throughout the day to members of the public on a range

 of topics including Healthy Ageing; the latest advances in Knee Arthritis management;

 Cancer detection, prevention and treatment; Eyes through the ages; Bypass surgery

 & Stents; Sleep disorders; Obesity; Stroke & Carotid Artery Disease; Bipolar Disorder

 and Memory Problems, Computer Navigation& Tissue preservation in Joint Replacement,

 and Dementia.

 Numbers were well up on previous years with some sessions attracting up to 100.  Many

 visitors stayed throughout the day moving from one talk to the next or taking time to

 meet with exhibitors including South Coast Radiology; Pindara Private Hospital; Living

 Health; Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology; Respiratory & Sleep Specialists; Solstice-Mind

 Matters, Premion First in Cancer Care; John Flynn Hospital; the Gold Coast Medical

 Receptionists Association; Breastscreen and Bowel Cancer services; the Eye Clinic and

 Spendelove House.

 A special thanks to the presenters who gave up their time on the day - Drs Christopher

 Vertullo; Michael Johnson; Benjamin Chen; Daniel De Viana; Dilip Gahankari; John

 Kearney; John Tan; Geoffrey Adsett; Maurice Heiner; Claire Campbell; John Paul

 Bennett; Max Williams; Philip Morris; David Liu; Ann Rudden and Dietitian, Julie Albrecht, 

 Thanks also to the Gold Coast Medical Receptionists Association for making members of 

 the public so welcome with tea, coffee and sandwiches throughout the day.

 Meanwhile, a booking has been made to stage the event again next year at the same

 venue on Saturday October 10, a date to put in your diary.