The programme below is presented in New Zealand time  (NZT).

Wednesday 24 March 2021

8.30am
​9.00am - 5.00pm

​2.00pm - 5.00pm

5.00pm - 7.00pm

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IMSANZ Advanced Trainee Workshop

Clinical Directors Meeting

Welcome Reception & Registration
Energy Events Centre, Rotorua

Thursday 25 March 2021

7.30am -5.00pm

8.40am - 9.15am


​9.15am - 10.45am

​10.45am - 11.15am

11.15am - 12.45pm

12.45pm - 1.45pm
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1.45pm - 3.30pm​

3.30pm - 4.00pm

4.00pm - 5.00pm​

6.30pm - late

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Mihi Whakatau Welcome
Welcome to 2021 IMSANZ NZ Conference
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Session 1
Amyloidosis In 2021 – Old Principles And New Treatments, Hugh Goodman, Waikato DHB
Management Of Atrial Fibrillation In The Era Of Ablation, Martin Stiles, Waikato DHB
Proteinuria, Gerald Waters, Waikato DHB

Morning Tea

Session 2
Multi- Drug Resistant TB - A Physicians Guide, Kate Grimwade, BOP DHB
Peripheral Neuropathy, When And When Not To Order Nerve Conduction Studies, James Cleland, BOP DHB
Practical Tips To Improve Our Ability To Address Lifestyle Issues For The General Physician, Hayden Mc Robbie, Lakes DHB

Lunch & Poster Viewing
(Presenters will stand beside their posters from 1.15pm - 1.45pm to answer questions).

Session 3
Māori Health Equity – If Equity Is The New Black, What Shade Are You?, Jade Tamatea, Waikato DHB
Giant Cell Arteritis In The Modern Era And At Waikato DHB, Vicki Quincey, Waikato DHB
Whānau Experience Of Patients’ Deaths In Wellington Hospital During COVID-19 Pandemic Level 3 and 4, Sinead Donnelly, Capital & Coast DHB/Otago University
Dependency, Health Outcomes And Resource Demand, Tim Frendin, Hawkes Bay DHB
The Differentiation Of Central And Peripheral Causes Of Vertigo, Ashley Anderson, Canterbury DHB

Afternoon Tea

Session 4: De Zoysa Award Presentations
Impact Of Electronic Health Records And COVID-19 On Adult Goals Of Care Completion And Revision In Hospitalised General Medical Patients, Claire Curtis, Monash Health
Where Have All The Patients Gone? Effects Of COVID-19 On ED Presentations And Medical Admissions In Redland Hospital,  Blanaid Canavan, Queensland Health
Antibiotic Use In Palliative Care Patients: A Retrospective Observational Study In Prevalence And Effectiveness Of Antibiotic Use, Henna Ansari, Counties Manukau DHB
Epidemiology, Characteristics And Impact Of Infective Endocarditis In Northland, New Zealand, Johanna Birrell, Northland DHB

Conference Dinner

Friday 26 March 2021

8.30am - 3.30pm

9.00am - 10.00am

10.00am - 10.30am

10.30am - 12.30pm

12.30pm - 1.30pm

1.30pm - 3.30pm

3.30pm

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Session 5
Pulmonary Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterium Infection: The Waikato Experience 2010-2017, Oliver Howlett, Waikato DHB 
An Audit Of Heart Failure Management In A Private Hospital: Are The Latest Therapies Being Utilised?, Thisuri Jayawardena, St John of God Subiaco Hospital
ACTION – A Retrospective Audit Of Medication Errors, Nikki How, Fiona Stanley Hospital
Enabling First And Second Year Doctors To Negotiate Ethical Challenges In End Of Life Care: A Qualitative Study, Sinead Donnelly, Capital & Coast DHB/Otago University

Morning Tea

Session 6
The Origins Of The AIDS Pandemic, Charlie Richardson, Lakes DHB
Easing Wheezing With IL-Teasing - Asthma Update 2021, Cat Chang, Waikato DHB
COVID-19 Vaccines – A Race Between Injections And Infections, Massimo Giola, Lakes DHB
Using The New Diabetes Medications, Nic Crook, Lakes DHB

​Lunch

Session 7
LEGO SERIOUS PLAY – Using LEGO Bricks In Medical Education – A Platform For The Future, Scott Crawford, Bay of Plenty DHB ​
Wilderness Medicine, Geoff Clover
End-of-Life Care Act: Challenges And Opportunities, David Menkes, Waikato DHB

Conference Close