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Host: WA PIC
Venue: Online
Time: WA 8:00am - 1.00pm
QLD 10:00am - 3:00pm
NSW/VIC 11:00am - 4:00pm
NZ 1:00pm - 6:00pm
Host: QLD PIC
Venue: QLD Children's Hospital
Time: 9:30am - 3.00pm (AEST)
Program - 23 February
| AEDT | AWST | Topic/Activity | Speaker |
| 11:00 | 8:00 | Acknowledgement of country and welcome by chair | |
| 11:05 | 8:05 | TAPNA President | Dr Adam Pomerleau |
| 11:10 | 8:10 | Fever Pitch A case of DNP ingestion with rapid deterioration. | Dr Sarah Buller, Auckland City Hospital |
| 11:30 | 8:30 | Tiny Patient, Big Risk: Local anaesthetic systemic toxicity. A discussion of local anaesthetic use and current regulations. | Dr Bash Jagarlamudi Prince of Wales Hospital |
| 11:50 | 8:50 | Arrested Development. Propanolol ingestion with OHCA and ECMO. | Dr Earl Butler, Nepean Hospital |
| 12:10 | 9:10 | A tale from the Toxicology Techscape. Impact of commencing a Virtual Toxicology Service. | Dr Iain McNeillPrincess Alexandra Hospital |
| 12:30 | 9:30 | 2 verapamil overdoses. 2 outcomes. Did ECMO make the difference? 2 cases of verapamil overdose with 2 very different outcomes. Discussion on VA-ECMO and other options. | Dr Hwee Min Lee Monash Health |
| 12:50 | 9:50 | A novel presentation of methaemoglobinaemia secondary to an occupational inhaled nitric acid exposure. This talk outlines the presentation of two patients developing methaemoglobinaemia after an occupational exposure to inhaled nitric acid and hydrofluoric acid. | Dr James Colalillo,Fiona Stanley Hospital |
| 1:10 | 10:10 | Break | |
| 1:55 | 10:55 | Real world delays in antivenom administration: Patient, snake or hospital factors (ASP-33). Antivenom has been shown to be more effective if given within hours of the bite. However, currently there are delays in the administration of antivenom. | Dr Geoff Isbister, University of Newcastle |
| 2:15 | 11:15 | Antivenom Surveillance: An audit of antivenom stock within South Australia. An audit of antivenom stock within South Australian health services was conducted and results compared with those recommended in the current published snakebite and spider bite guideline. The audit found that despite gross overstocking of antivenom, at considerable cost, up to 25% of health services do not carry enough stock to deliver effective treatment for one or more envenoming instances. | Dr David Stibbs, Flinders Medical Centre |
| 2:35 | 11:35 | Stonefish envenoming: Stonefish antivenom administration efficacy for pain and localised tissue damage prevention. 2 Case presentations. Stonefish Antivenom- to be or not to be? When the benefit outweighs the risk. Specific indications and benefits learned in a tropical medicine setting. | Dr Shannon Baso, Cairns Hospital |
| 2:55 | 11:55 | A Fish out of Water. Tetrodotoxin poisoning from puffer fish ingestion. | Dr Alastair Ward, Royal Adelaide Hospital |
| 3:15 | 12:15 | A Snaky Dilemma: Management issues in taipan envenoming with delayed presentation. A 64yo man transferred from Cape York is envenomed by a taipan, but the bite occurred 14 hrs ago. We discuss some of the dilemmas of snake envenoming management in rural Australia. | Dr Mark Little, Cairns Hospital |
| 3:35 | 12:35 | Not your grandma's opium. Case report of prolonged opioid toxidrome with recurrent toxicity related to recreational use of an insufflated novel opioid. | Dr Tim Cook, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital |
| 3:55 | 12:55 | Closing Remarks |
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TAPNA Member: FREE
Non Member: In Person: $120 | Zoom: $60
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