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

People and eventsAirway Management SIG MeetingObstetric Anaesthesia SpecialInterest Group meetingThe third Airway Management SIG Meeting was held at the MantraErskine Beach Resort in Lorne, Victoria from March 9-11. Thetheme of the meeting was “Everything airways: Airway problemsoutside the OT” and the international guest speakers wereDr Josef Holzki (Germany) and Dr Paul Phrampus (US). Theconvenor was Dr Chris Acott and the co-convenors were Dr ZoeLagana and Dr Louisa Heard. More than 250 delegates attendedlecture sessions and workshops with 20 companies from thehealthcare industry supporting the meeting. The next AirwayManagement SIG meeting will be held in 2014.Trauma & ACCuTE SpecialInterest Group ConferenceThe joint one day Trauma and Anaesthesia and Critical Care inUnusual and Transport Environments (ACCUTE) SIG Meetingwas held at the Parmelia Hilton Perth on Friday May 11, 2012.The meeting was well attended and covered a wide variety oftopics under the general theme of “Mass casualty- burns”. Guestspeakers included Professor Fiona Wood, Mr John Kelleher,Professor Geoffrey Dobson and Lieutenant Colonel Michael Reade.The next meeting of the Trauma SIG will be held in conjunction withthe Airway Management SIG in Melbourne, June 2013.Associate Professor John MoloneyDr Allan MacKillopJoint ConvenorsThe 3rd Quadrennial Obstetric Anaesthesia Special InterestGroup meeting was held at the Quay West Resort, BunkerBay, following the 2012 ANZCA Annual Scientific Meeting.The location was on the edge of the renowned Margaret RiverWine region and gave the delegates the opportunity to unwindafter the ASM.The theme of the meeting was ‘high risk obstetricanaesthesia’ and speakers included well-known anaesthetistsfrom around Australia and New Zealand. Invited speakersincluded Dr Luke Torre (intensivist), Dr Nicole Staples(haematologist), Dr Andrew Miller (lawyer and anaesthetist)and Professor Yee Leung (gynaeoncologist). The programincluded a number of interactive sessions, workshops andPBLDs, which included practical tips and tricks for delegates.There was a welcome reception at the resort and a winetour, which visited well-known vineyards in the Margaret River.The social program also included a conference dinner at theWise Vineyard.Meeting delegates raised more than $1000 for the Lifeboxproject through a series of raffles supported by the sponsors,adding to the success of this initiative from the ASM.The meeting attracted 120 delegates and six healthcareindustry representatives, all of whom took away new ideas andnew friends and colleagues.Thank you to all the delegates, speakers and workshop andPBLD facilitators for attending and contributing to the successof the meeting, a number of whom travelled a long way. Aspecial thank you to Kirsty O’Connor from ANZCA, for her helpwith organising the meeting.Dr Nolan McDonnellConvenerAbove clockwise from top left: Dr Paul Phrampus (US) and Dr JosefHolzki (Germany); Dr Andrew Heard, Dr Pierre Bradley and Dr RichardSemenov; Delegates at the 3rd Quadrennial Obstetric AnaesthesiaSpecial Interest Group meeting; Professor Fiona Wood and Dr KylieHall; Lieutenant Colonel Michael Reade and Co-Convenor AssociateProfessor John Moloney.67