Programme

Wednesday 26 February 2020

8.30am
9.00am - 5.00pm

2.00pm - 5.00pm

5.00pm - 7.00pm

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IMSANZ Advanced Trainee Workshop
Victoria Room, Christchurch Town Hall

Clinical Directors Meeting
Samoan Room, Christchurch Town Hall

Welcome Reception & Registration
Limes Room, Christchurch Town Hall

Thursday 27 February 2020

7.30am -5.00pm

8.00am - 8.15am

8.15am - 10.15am

10.15am - 10.45am

10.45am - 12.15pm

12.15pm - 1.00pm

1.00pm - 1.15pm

1.15pm - 2.30pm

2.30pm - 3.00pm

3.00pm - 5.00pm

6.30pm - late

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Mihi Whakatau Welcome
Welcome to IMSANZ NZ 2020 Conference, Jenny Butler, Canterbury DHB

Session 1: I've Got Chills, They're Multiplying (Infectious Diseases)
Session Chair: Jen Butler
8.15am - 8.45am: Leptospirosis: A Re-Emerging Threat In New Zealand, Michael Maze, University of Otago
8.45am - 9.15am: 2019–nCov: Update On An Emerging Epidemic, Alan Pithie, Canterbury DHB
9.15am - 9.45am: Can Vitamin Supplementation Improve Outcomes From Infection? Stephen Chambers, Canterbury DHB
9.45am - 10.15am: The Social World Of Antimicrobial Use, Jennifer Broom, Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service and the University of Queensland

Morning Tea

Session 2: Caught In A Trap (Traps For Generalists)
Session Chair: Dave Jardine
10.45am - 11.15am: Talking BETs In Cardiac Diagnosis, Iain Melton, Canterbury DHB
11.15am - 11.45am: Respiratory Traps That We All Fall Into, Michael Epton, Canterbury DHB
11.45am - 12.15pm: Neurology Traps, Roderick Duncan, Canterbury DHB

Lunch & Poster Viewing
(Presenters will stand beside their posters from 12.30pm - 1.00pm to answer questions).

Music Break - all attendees are invited to watch this special performance

Session 3: Free Paper And Trainee Presentations
Session Chair: David Cole
1.15pm - 1.30pm: Are Procurement Renal Biopsies Essential For Older Deceased Donors? Kate O'Mahony, Auckland City Hospital
1.30pm - 1.45pm: Enhancing Care For Surgical Inpatients Referred To Medicine With Acute Medical Problems, Mahmoud Amer, Southland Hospital
1.45pm - 2.00pm: The Challenges Of Introducing An Electronic Inpatient Notes Programme To A Large General Medicine Department, Sean Duncan, Canterbury DHB
2.00pm - 2.15pm: Neurosyphilis: A Clinical Guideline For Diagnosis And Management, Johanna Birrell, Northland DHB
2.15pm - 2.30pm: Electronic Prescription Template Doubles Rates Of Oxygen Prescribing, Josie McCabe, Canterbury DHB

Afternoon Tea

Session 4: Knocking On Heaven's Door (Palliative Care)
Session Chair: Heather Isenman
3.00pm - 3.30pm: Deactivation Of Cardiac Devices, Tamara Brodie, Canterbury DHB
3.30pm - 4.00pm: Physiology Of Dying, Amanda Landers, Otago Medical School
4.00pm - 4.30pm: Palliative Care And Respiratory Medicine, Rachel Wiseman, Christchurch Hospital
4.30pm - 5.00pm: Improving Quality In Care At The End Of Life, Kate Grundy, Canterbury Integrated Palliative Care Services and the University of Otago

Conference Dinner at the Tannery
3 Garlands Road, Woolston, Christchurch
Buses will depart the Conference Hotels at 6.00pm and return at 10.30pm and 11.30pm

Friday 28 February 2020

7.30am - 3.30pm

8.00am - 10.00am

10.00am - 10.30am

10.30am - 12.30pm

12.30pm - 1.15pm

1.15pm - 1.30pm

1.30pm - 3.30pm

3.30pm

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Session 5: Dem Bones (Rheumatology)
Session Chair: Jenny Butler
8.00am - 8.30am: Autoantibodies In Nerve And Muscle Diseases: Utility And Casual Inference Confirmed, John O'Donnell, Christchurch Hospital and Canterbury Health Laboratories
8.30am - 9.00am: Management Of Gout In 2020 Whats Hot And Whats Not, Lisa Stamp, Christchurch Hospital and The University of Otago
9.00am - 9.30am: Why And What Does A General Physician Need To Know About MAbs? Chris Cameron, Capital & Coast DHB
9.30am - 10.00am: Navigating Modern Multiple Sclerosis Treatments, Deborah Mason, Canterbury DHB

Morning Tea

Session 6: Hormonally Yours (Endocrinology)
Session Chair: Anne Roche
10.30am - 11.00am: Hijacking Checkpoints: How Cancer Treatment Is Triggering An Avalanche Of Endocrine Disease And Why You Need To Know About It, David Cole, Canterbury DHB
11.00am - 11.30am: The Pursuit Of Primary Aldosteronism – Pearls And Pitfalls, Steven Soule, Christchurch Hospital and The University of Otago Medical School
11.30am - 12.00pm: Gender Controversies In Elite Sport, Penny Hunt, Christchurch Hospital and The University of Otago
12.00pm - 12.30pm: “Finishing School”; An Evolving Teaching Program For General Medicine Advanced Trainees, Maran Kumarasamy, Capital & Coast and Wairarapa DHB

Lunch

Music Break - all attendees are invited to watch this special performance

Session 7: Changes (Interface With Other Specialties)
Session Chair: David Cole
1.30pm - 2.00pm: The Green, Green Grass Of Home, Anne Roche, Canterbury DHB
2.00pm - 2.30pm: General Medical Services and Cognitive Impairment. Change, Maybe? Matthew Croucher, Canterbury DHB
2.30pm - 3.00pm: Spiders From Mars - Integrated Webs, Michael Ardagh, Canterbury DHB
3.00pm - 3.30pm: MARS: Colour X- Rays For Medicine, Anthony Butler, MARS Bioimaging Ltd/Canterbury DHB

Conference Close