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Speakers Biographies
Dr Tony Dowell
Biographies & Sessions
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His academic research career began in the UK following appointment as Lecturer in the Department of
General Practice at Leeds, and he was subsequently Director of the Centre for Research in Primary Care.
His research interests there included clinical studies in haematuria, Helicobacter and Homcysteine, the
development of evidence based practice, health promotion and health professional stress.
Research interests in Wellington have included mental health care in General Practice, Health Service
utilisation, quality in primary care and communication and interaction in the consultation. Current
research includes evaluation studies of mental health models of care, and an RCT of antidepressant
prescribing and the health care interactions of people newly diagnosed with diabetes.
Common Psychological Problems in General Practice - Concurrent Breakout Session Repeated
Friday, 10 June 2011 Start 2:00pm Duration: 60mins Van Gogh
Start 4:00pm Duration: 60mins Van Gogh
Redesigning Diabetic Care - Concurrent Workshop Session Repeated
Saturday, 11 June 2011 Start 11:00am Duration: 55mins Sigma
Start 12:05pm Duration: 55mins Sigma
Redesigning the GP Consultation - Concurrent Workshop Repeated
Saturday, 11 June 2011 Start 2:00pm Duration: 55mins Kandinsky
Start 3:05pm Duration: 55mins Kandinsky
The General Practice Consultation
Sunday, 12 June 2011 Start 11:50am Duration: 25mins Baytrust Forum
Dr Chris Ellis
Chris Ellis is a consultant cardiologist at the Auckland City Hospital and at the Auckland Heart Group and
Mercy Hospital. He trained at both the Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre in Southampton, England and then
at Green Lane Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand. For ten years: 1996 to 2005 he worked fulltime at the
Auckland Public Hospital and the University of Auckland Medical School as a consultant cardiologist and
Senior Lecturer in Cardiology, helping to modernise the cardiology aspect of medical student training.
He believes strongly in the provision of equitable and efficient cardiology care across New Zealand. He
set up and is Chairman of the New Zealand Acute Coronary Syndrome Audit Group, to identify National
patient numbers and their management, in order to improve on patients’ access to modern cardiology
care. He lectures widely in Auckland and further afield, and aims to practice patient-focused medicine.
He is an investigational cardiologist performing coronary angiography, CT cardiac angiography and
echocardiography and has a subspecialist interest in the acute coronary syndromes and in the prevention
of ischaemic heart disease: the management of lipids, cardiovascular risk and hypertension.
Assessment of Cardiac Risk
Friday, 10 June 2011 Start 9:50am Duration: 30mins Baytrust Forum
CT Cardiac Workstations - Concurrent Workshop Session Repeated
Saturday, 11 June 2011 Start 2:00pm Duration: 55mins Monet
Start 3:05pm Duration: 55mins Monet
Interpreting ECGs - Concurrent Workshop Session
Saturday, 11 June 2011 Start 4:30pm Duration: 60mins Van Gogh
Cardiac CT Angiography
Sunday, 12 June 2011 Start 9:50am Duration: 25mins Baytrust Forum
09-12 June 2011 | Energy Events Centre | Rotorua