SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

 

07:45 – 08:00 WELCOME
08:00 – 10:30 SESSION 1: DISASTERS AND MASS CASUALTIES…
PLENARY SESSION
Grand Ballroom		 Chair: 
08:00 – 08:15 An Active Shooter in the Hospital         
08:15 – 08:30 The War in Gaza
08:30 – 08:45 Preparing for the Inevitable
08:45 – 09:00 Not Business As Usual
09:00 – 09:15 Communication is the Key
09:15 – 09:30 Pearls of Humanitarian Wisdom
09:30 – 09:45 The Australian Defence Force
09:45 – 10:00 Question Time with the Panel
10:00 – 10:30 CASE SCENARIO Chair: 
     
10:30 – 11:00 MORNING TEA
   
11:00 – 12:30 SESSION 2A: TRAUMA HARD TALK
CONCURRENT SESSION
Ballroom 1		 Chair: 
11:00 – 11:15 When Angioembolisation Goes Wrong
11:15 – 11:30 Less Lethal Weapon Injuries – Taser, OC Spray
11:30 – 11:45 Pelvic Binders, Preperitoneal Packing, Other Controversies
11:45 – 12:00 Patient Reported Outcomes
12:00 – 12:15 Forensic Pathology – PMCT vs Open Autopsy
12:15 – 12:30 Question Time with the Panel
11:00 – 12:30 SESSION 2B: ALL THINGS SEPSIS
CONCURRENT SESSION
Ballroom 2
 Chair: 
11:00 – 11:15 Complicated Empyema Management
11:15 – 11:30 Anaesthetics in Severe Sepsis
11:30 – 11:45 Severe Complicated Intraabdominal Sepsis
11:45 – 12:00 Infected Orthopaedic Hardware
12:00 – 12:15 Vascular Prosthetic Infection
12:15 – 12:30 Question Time with the Panel
12:30 – 13:30 LUNCH
   
13:30 – 15:00 SESSION 3A: UPDATES AND ADVANCES
CONCURRENT SESSION
Ballroom 1		 Chair: 
13:30 – 13:45 Haemorrhagic Shock
13:45 – 14:00 Paediatric Trauma Care
14:00 – 14:15 Damage Control Anaesthetics
14:15 – 14:30 Prehospital Trauma Care
14:30 – 14:45 Verify You Are Not a Robot
14:45 – 15:00 Question Time with the Panel
   
13:30 – 15:00 SESSION 3B: BILIARY POT POURRI
CONCURRENT SESSION
Ballroom 2		 Chair:  
13:30 – 13:45 Predictors of Complicated Pancreatitis
13:45 – 14:00 The Problems with Perc. Cholecystostomy
14:00 – 14:15 Point-of-care Biliary Ultrasound in the ED
14:15 – 14:30 When ERCP Fails
14:30 – 14:45 Life After Cholecystectomy
14:45 – 15:00 Question Time with the Panel
   
15:00 – 15:30 AFTERNOON TEA
   
15:30 – 16:45 SESSION 4A: QUALITY CARE
CONCURRENT SESSION
Ballroom 1		 Chair:  
15:30 – 15:45 Death by Protocol and Guidelines
15:45 – 16:00 Trauma Quality Improvement Initiatives
16:00 – 16:15 The Big Five
16:15 – 16:30 Trauma Team Activation Criteria
16:30 – 16:45 Question Time with the Panel
15:30 – 16:45 SESSION 4B: CHAT WITH OUR PANEL OF EXPERTS
CONCURRENT SESSION
Ballroom 2		 Chair: 
15:30 – 15:45 Verification
15:45 – 16:00 Venous thromboembolism in Trauma
16:00 – 16:15 Prehospital Thoracotomy
16:15 – 16:30 Post Splenectomy Antibiotics / Post Embolisation Vaccines
16:10 – 16:45 The Importance of Non-technical skills
16:45 CLOSE FIRST DAY

 

 

 

 

 

07:00 – 08:00

08:30 – 10:00

BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM BALLROOM 1
BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM BALLROOM 2

SESSION 1: ROAD SAFETY – PART 2                           

PLENARY SESSION                                                         
Grand Ballroom

 

 

 

Chair:
08:30 – 08:45 How Do You Make a Difference?
08:45 – 09:00 Why is the Road Toll Increasing?
09:00 – 09:15 Updates in Road Safety Initiatives
09:15 – 09:30 New Zealand Road Safety Strategies
09:30 – 09:45 E everything is Dangerous
09:45 – 10:00 It’s a Crash, Not an Accident
10:00 – 10:30 Question Time with the Panel
 
10:30 – 11:00 MORNING TEA
   
11:00 – 12:30 SESSION 2A: GERIATRIC TRAUMA CARE
CONCURRENT SESSION
Ballroom 1		 Chair: 
11:00 – 11:15 All Things Frailty
11:15 – 11:30 Geriatric Models of Care
11:30 – 11:45 Improving Outcomes in Elderly Trauma
11:45 – 12:00 The Importance of a Trauma Dedicated Geriatrician
12:00 – 12:15 Intensive Geriatric Care
12:15 – 12:30 Question Time with the Panel
   
11:00 – 12:30 SESSION 2B: ACUTE CARE SURGERY HARDTALK      CONCURRENT SESSION                                                  Ballroom 2 Chair: 
11:00 – 11:15 Factors Predicting Complicated Appendicitis
11:15 – 11:30 Updates in Managing Complicated Diverticulitis
11:30 – 11:45 Acute Care Surgery in Pregnancy
11:45 – 12:00 What is an Acute Care Surgeon?
12:00 – 12:15 Great Cases
12:15 – 12:30 Question Time with the Panel
   
12:30 – 13:30 LUNCH
   
13:30 – 15:00 SESSION 3A: TRAUMA CARE COMPLEXITIES
CONCURRENT SESSION
Ballroom 1		 Chair: 
13:30 – 13:45 TXA – Safe and Effective?
13:45 – 14:00 The Question of IVC Filters
14:00 – 14:15 Senior Decision Making 
14:15 – 14:30 Human Factors and Trauma 
14:30 – 14:45 The Ideal Trauma System 
14:45 – 15:00 Question Time with the Panel
   
13:30 – 15:00 SESSION 3B: HOW I DO IT  – BEST OPERATIVE APPROACH
CONCURRENT SESSION
Ballroom 2		 Chair: 
13:30 – 13:45 Penetrating Neck Injuries – the No Zone Approach 
13:45 – 14:00 ER Thoracotomies
14:00 – 14:15 Traumatic Hernia Repairs
14:15 – 14:30 Major Diaphragmatic Injuries             
14:30 – 14:45 The Difficult Duodenal Ulcer
14:45 – 15:00 Question Time with the Panel
   
15:00 – 15:30 AFTERNOON TEA
   
15:30 – 17:00 SESSION 4: CASE SCENARIO / MARIA SEGER KEYNOTE
PLENARY SESSION
Grand Ballroom		 Chair:  
15:30 – 16:30 EXPERT CASE SCENARIO – EXPERT PANEL
16:30 – 16:50 MARIA SEGER KEYNOTE ADDRESS                                    30 Years of SWAN
16:50 – 17:00 PRIZES and CLOSE

 

 

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