ANZCA Bulletin June 2012 - final.pdf - Australian and New Zealand ...

ConFIrmed keynote SPEAKERSProfessor Kevin TremperMD, PhD (ANZCA ASM Visitor, USA), University of Michiganand head of the Multicenter Perioperative OutcomesGroup, whose plenary lecture will address the translationof large population outcome study results into decisions forindividual patients under our care.Associate Professor Timothy ShortMB, ChB, MD Otago, FANZCA, FHKCA (Australasian Visitor,New Zealand), current chair of the ANZCA Clinical TrialsGroup, an expert in pharmacological interactions asreflected in response surfaces, as well as the associationbetween depth of anaesthesia and outcomes.Professor Edzard ErnstMD, PhD, F Med Sci, FRCP, FRCP(Ed) (FPM ASM Visitor,UK), the first full professor of complementary medicinein the UK, who has vast experience in bringing scienceand evidence to this often unscientific and largelyunregulated field.Professor Paul WhitePhD, MD, FANZCA (ANZCA Victorian Visitor, USA) fromCedar Sinai Medical Centre, a widely published expert inanaesthesia for ambulatory surgery and section editor forAnaesthesia & Analgesia, who will focus particularly onsome of the myths and science behind anaesthesia for ouraging population.Professor Fabrizio Benedetti,MD (FPM Victorian Visitor, Italy), internationally recognisedfor his research in the neuroscience of placebo and for hisbook The patient’s brain: the neuroscience of the doctorpatientrelationship.Professor Colin Royse,MBBS MD FANZCA (Organising Committee Visitor, Australia),known for his research in cardiac anaesthesia, ultrasoundand echocardiography, who will address the outcomesthat really matter to patients.Register your interestat www.anzca2013.com or via emailat anzca2013@wsm.com.auComing soon...The regional organising committeerecommendations on the top FIVEcoffee houses, bars, bike routesand kick back venues.KeY datesCall for AbstractsOpen September 2012RegistrationOpens November 2012Call for AbstractsClose February 2013Notification to AuthorsEarly March 2013Early Bird RegistrationCloses March 2013ANZCA ASM 2013May 4-8, 201349