WEDNESDAY program

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WEDNESDAY 25 OCTOBER
0900 - 1800	Registration open
EPIC COURSE
1000 - 1800	Places are limited. Cost: Medical practitioner A$400 \| Trainee/Nursing/allied health A$250 EPIC is the SPANZA special interest group for SPANZA Members with an interest in reducing peri-procedural anxiety and distress. The EPIC workshops teach these techniques to help health professionals engage with children and their families and enhance their ability to manage medical procedures.
1200 - 1800	Speaker Prep
OPEN FORUMS All welcome and included with registration fee
1300	Pain open forum Complex pain, acute on chronic pain and, pain not responsive to standard treatments may result in inpatient admission. As key members of acute pain services, anaesthetists are considered the local experts in paediatric pain throughout Aotearoa/New Zealand/Australia. This forum aims to facilitate discussion of the current situation, highlight what optimal treatment looks like and, share ideas about how to achieve the best care in our environment. Dr Jordan Wood, Specialist Pain Medicine Physician and Anaesthetist at Christchurch Hospital & Dr Charlotte Hill, Specialist Pain Medicine Physician and Anaesthetist, Dunedin Hospital
1430	Break
1445	Research open forum "Big Databases”: SPRUCE FOREST, PEDI, WEBAIRS and more. This session aims to look at recent and upcoming databases and examine their strengths and weaknesses. We would like to encourage HODs, deputy directors and those interested in quality improvement as well as research to attend. Dr Fiona Taverner, Anaesthetist, Flinders Medical Centre
1615	Break
1630	Cardiac open forum "Triumphs and Disasters!" The Paediatric Cardiac Anaesthesia Forum is an informal discussion of cases from around Australasia. 3 cases will be presented. There will be a 5-minute presentation of each case, followed by 15 minutes of discussion. All interested parties are most welcome to attend. Thirsts will be quenched shortly afterwards at the SPANZA Welcome Reception. We look forward to seeing you there. Dr Chris Smit, Starship Children's Hospital, New Zealand
1800 - 2000	Welcome Reception: Level 1 Foyer, Te Pae Convention Centre Dress code: smart casual Tickets: included with a full registration. Additional tickets can be purchased for A$95 (inc GST) Welcome to Christchurch! Join us to catch up with friends and colleagues whilst enjoying a relaxing drink or two and some canapés at Te Pae Convention Centre.