Programme

Programme as at 10.10.23

8.00 - 5.40pm	Registration open
8.40 - 8.45am	Karakia
8.45 - 8.50am	Welcome from the CEO of Evolution Healthcare
9.00 - 10.00am	Plenary \| Towards health equity ACC’s Māori Health team share how the organisation is weaving te ao Māori (the Māori worldview) into their services to improve access, experience, and outcomes. Eldon Paea Teremoana Metuamate
10.05 - 10.35am	Concurrent session A Endovascular first approach to diabetic foot disease Mr Kes Wickremesekera	Concurrent session A Weight loss surgery Mr Kusal Wickremesekera	Concurrent session A Stick it to Hep C & GP’s: Update on Hepatitis C Action Plan Dr Rob Hackett
10.40 - 11.00am	Morning tea amongst the exhibition
11.05 - 11.40am	Concurrent session B Endovascular first approach to diabetic foot disease Mr Kes Wickremesekera	Concurrent session B Weight loss surgery Mr Kusal Wickremesekera	Concurrent session B Stick it to Hep C & GP’s: Update on Hepatitis C Action Plan Dr Rob Hackett
11.45 - 12.45pm	Plenary \| Management on Non-responsive Coeliac disease from a dietitians perspective Adele Rostami
12.50 - 1.50pm	Lunch amongst the exhibition
1.55 - 2.55pm	Keynote: How to prescribe Medical Cannabis Dr Graham Gulbransen
3.00 - 3.35pm	Concurrent session C Atrial fibrillation update Dr Darren Hooks	Concurrent session C CT Coronary Artery Calcium Score Dr Rodney Wu	Concurrent session C Gut Foundation - Know your normal and understand change - It could save your life Alice Fitzgerald
3.40 - 4.00pm	Afternoon tea amongst the exhibition
4.05 - 4.40pm	Concurrent session D Atrial fibrillation update Dr Darren Hooks	Concurrent session D CT Coronary Artery Calcium Score Dr Rodney Wu	Concurrent session D Gut Foundation - Know your normal and understand change - It could save your life Alice Fitzgerald
4.45 - 5.40pm	Lightning talks Plastic and reconstructive surgeon \| Dr Heather Greig Melanoma and other skin cancers \| Dr Catherine Barrow
5.45 - 5.50pm	Closing remarks for Day One
5.50 - 7.00pm	Networking function hosted by Evolution Healthcare

7.45 - 5.20pm	Registration open
8.00 - 8.35am	Breakfast session \| What is optimal asthma care - how is New Zealand performing? Professor Richard Beasley Kindly sponsored by AstraZeneca	Breakfast session \| Advancing the dialogue: COPD management in Aotearoa Mahmoud Mahmoud Kindly sponsored by GSK	Breakfast session \| Practical workshop on Mirena and Abnormal Uterine Bleeding Dr Gemma Nightingale Note: this session concludes at 9.40am
8.40 - 8.45am	Welcome day two from the CEO of Evolution Healthcare
8.45 - 9.40am	Plenary \| Leading Change in Healthcare Tony Groves
9.45 - 10.20am	Concurrent session E GP referred spine and knee MRI – What's it all about Nick Kenning	Concurrent session E Case presentation of heart failure and the role of structural cardiac interventions in 2023 Tim O'Meeghan and Philip Matsis	Concurrent session E Abdominal Pain 101 Mr John Groom
10.25 - 11.00am	Morning tea amongst the exhibition
11.05 - 11.40am	Concurrent session F GP referred spine and knee MRI – What's it all about Nick Kenning	Concurrent session F Case presentation of heart failure and the role of structural cardiac interventions in 2023 Tim O'Meeghan and Philip Matsis	Concurrent session F Abdominal Pain 101 Mr John Groom
11.45 - 12.45pm	Keynote \| Plastic surgery tips for primary care Dr Emily Yassaie
12.50 - 1.50pm	Lunch amongst the exhibition
1.55 - 2.55pm	Plenary \| Man and Prostate Dr Omid Yassaie
3.00 - 3.35pm	Concurrent session G Hearing Loss - What you need to Know in 2023 Ryan Johnson-Hunt	Concurrent session G Healthy Ageing - Hearing loss and Dementia Kathleen Bergonia	Concurrent session G Breast Cancer Recurrence Dan Cocker
3.40 - 4.40pm	Plenary \| Myths and Menopause Dr Gemma Nightingale
4.45 - 5.00pm	Prizes drawn and close of conference remarks