ANZSPM MEDICAL AND SURGICAL UPDATE MEETING program
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| WEDNESDAY 22 NOVEMBER |
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| 1300 - 1700 COMMUNICATION SKILLS WORKSHOP |
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| THURSDAY 23 NOVEMBER |
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| 0800 - 0900 Registration | Arrival tea & coffee |
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0900 - 1700 |
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0900 - 1200 THE SOCIAL LIFE OF DEATH WORKSHOP | ||
1230 - 1715 | ||
| FRIDAY 24 NOVEMBER |
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| 0830 | Registration | Arrival tea & coffee |
| 0900 | Opening Ceremony & Welcome to Country |
| SESSION 1: EMERGING VIRAL ILLNESSES |
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| 0915 | Emerging infectious disease impacts - lessons from COVID and beyond Jodie McVernon, Doherty Epidemiology, Vic |
| 1015 | Morning tea |
| SESSION 2: SPIRITUAL CARE: PERSPECTIVES AND GUIDANCE |
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| 1100 | “Farewell Te Minaora”: Placing Indigenous culture at the centre of paediatric palliative care during COVID-19 Tess Moeke-Maxwell, University of Auckland, NZ |
| 1130 | Reimagining a theology of spiritual care Chris Jacob Vandegeer, St Vincent’s Health Australia, Vic |
| 1200 | Panel discussion |
| 1230 | Lunch |
| 1300 | AChPM Fellows’ Update An update from the Australasian Chapter of Palliative Medicine, including current membership and the recent work of the Chapter |
| SESSION 3: COMMUNICATION |
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| 1340 | RRIPM update Louis Christie, Western NSW LHD, NSW |
| 1345 | What do parents tell us they need when we communicate with them about their children? Nicholas Mills, Paediatric Palliative Care Service, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, SA |
| 1405 | Using the emotion graph as a teaching tool Anne O’Callaghan, Auckland City Hospital, Te Toka Tumai, NZ Robyn Thomas, Palliative Care Service,Tas |
| 1440 | Communication skills training in Australia and New Zealand - a brief history and future directions Amy Waters, St George and Calvary Hospitals, Sydney, NSW |
| 1455 | Panel discussion |
| 1515 | Afternoon tea |
| SESSION 4: PALLIATIVE CARE APPROACH FOR PATIENTS WITH MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE |
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| 1545 | Update on motor neurone disease Susan Mathers, Monash Medical Centre, Vic |
| 1615 | Symptom management and NIV withdrawal in motor neurone disease Peter Allcroft, Southern Adelaide Palliative Services, SA |
| 1645 | Panel discussion |
| 1715 | Close of day |
| 1715 | Welcome Reception Novotel Melbourne on Collins |
| SATURDAY 25 NOVEMBER |
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| 0800 | Registration & arrival tea & coffee |
| 0730 | Annual General Meeting (AGM) with light breakfast served |
| SESSION 5: VIRTUAL CARE AND PALLIATIVE CARE: WHERE ARE WE NOW? | |
| 0830 | VVED Mihaela Marginean, The Northern Hospital, Vic |
| 0900 | Virtual paediatric care Shona Fitzpatrick, Qld Paediatric Service, Qld Jacqui Duc, Western NSW LHD, NSW |
| 0930 | Changing role of the Paramedic Brendan Shannon, Ambulance Victoria, Vic |
| 1000 | Panel discussion |
| 1030 | Morning tea |
| SESSION 6: COMPREHENSIVE GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT AND HOW IT INTERFACES WITH PALLIATIVE CARE |
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| 1100 | The CGA: A Geriatrician’s View of Comprehensive Assessment Rohan Wee, The Northern Geriatric Training Alliance, Vic |
| 1130 | Towards Integrated Care for Older People with Cancer: a palliative care focus Kheng Soo, Eastern Health (Australia), Vic |
| 1200 | Panel discussion |
| 1230 | Lunch |
| SESSION 7: DIABETES IN 2023 |
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| 1315 | Diabetes mellitus and diabetes insipidus in paediatric palliative care patients Anthony Herbert, Children's Health Queensland, Qld |
| 1345 | The modern diabetic; What can they expect as an adult? Fiona Bodey, Alfred Health, Vic |
| 1415 | Panel discussion |
| 1445 | Afternoon tea |
| SESSION 8: PALLIATIVE CARE AND VOLUNTARY ASSISTED DYING: WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED SO FAR? |
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| 1515 | Panel Discussion Fiona Bailey, Wellington Regional and Kenepuru Hospital, NZ Sarah Pickstock, Joondalup Health Campus, WA Nicola Atkin, Melbourne Health – Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Vic |
| 1615 | Closing Remarks & Announcement of AChPM Best Trainee Research Project Award |
| 1630 | Close of Conference |
All times listed are in AEDT. The program is correct at time of publication and is subject to change.