ANZCA Bulletin June 2011 - Australian and New Zealand College of ...

New horizons at the NZ
Anaesthesia ASM 2011
Online registration is open for the New
Zealand Anaesthesia Annual Scientific
Meeting 2011 being held in Auckland
from November 2 to 5. Earlybird
registration is available until
September 30.
Abstract submission is also open with
authors invited to submit until August
26. They will be notified about their
success by September 14.
The ASM jointly hosted by ANZCA’s
New Zealand National Committee and
the New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists
(NZSA) with the organising committee
coming from the Department of
Anaesthesiology and Perioperative
Medicine at Waitemata District Health
Board (North Shore Hospital), led by
FANZCA Dr Michal Kluger.
Keynote speakers have been asked
to explore innovation and new thinking
in anaesthesia in line with the meeting
theme, “new horizons”.
Speakers include clinical psychologist
and TV personality Nigel Latta and New
Zealander of the Year 2010 Ray Avery.
The faculty also boasts Dr David
Bogod (UK), a former editor of
Anaesthesia, along with Dr Ross Kerridge
(Australia) and Professor Guy Ludbrook
(Australia), who will look at innovative
models of care and new models of drug
delivery.
Professor John Myburgh (Australia)
will look at innovations in intensive
care medicine, while Professor Ken
Whyte (NZ) will bring a physician’s
perspective to topics such as sleep
apnoea, pulmonary hypertension and
sleep medicine.
The NZSA Invited Speaker is Professor
Alan Merry, who will discuss safety,
improving outcome strategies and
media issues.
Workshops will cover cardiac exercise
testing using the CPX methodology,
peripheral nerve ultrasound techniques,
transthoracic cardiac echocardiography
and sessions on the new WebAIRS online
web-based incident recording system.
Dr Kluger says that the workshops will
be interactive, with participant numbers
limited to ensure as much exposure to
each topic as possible. World leaders in
their fields will facilitate the workshops.
There will be an emphasis on
research at the ASM with the Ritchie
Prize and trainee free paper being given
a combined session and a free poster
session under the new horizons theme.
The best poster (trainee or specialist) will
receive a $500 prize. There will also be
plenty of networking opportunities.
The social program includes an
evening in the Maritime Museum on
Auckland’s waterfront, a M*A*S*Hthemed
bar where participants can
relive the world of Hawkeye, Hot
Lips and Klinger and a spectacular
conference dinner.
The meeting has attracted strong
support from the industry with all
exhibition space sold and exhibitors
undertaking to work within the new
horizons theme.
The ASM’s main sponsors are
Covidien and Baxter Healthcare.
For further information or to register,
visit www.nzaasm2011.co.nz.
35th ANNUAL QUEENSLAND ANZCA/ASA
Combined Continuing Medical Education Conference
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