1. Acute Medicine Conference
HVDHB & CCDHB proudly present
the 5th annual
Acute Medicine Conference
7th & 8th August 2014
Day 1 - Thursday 7th August 2014
Day 2 - Friday 8th August 2014
Registration
Introduction and Housekeeping
“Teaching on the Post Take Ward Round”
Dr Tim Wilkinson
“Breathless on the Acute Take: Pearls from the Respiratory Physician”
Dr Justin Travers
Morning Tea
“Psychiatric Emergencies in the Medical Ward”
Dr Charles Hornabrook
“Perspectives from a Small Hospital”
Dr Denise Aitken
“Unwell with a Rash”
Dr Amanda Oakley
Lunch
“Managing Seizures and Status Epicepticus”
Dr Ian Rosemergy
“When Do I Need a Neurosurgeon”
Andrew Parker
Afternoon Tea
“Acute Renal Failure”
Dr Bruce King
End of day One – Conference Dinner 1900
Welcome Back
“Why Medical Patients Breach in the Emergency Department”
Dr Lucille Wilkinson
“The Interface between Acute Medicine and Palliative Care”
Dr Marion Leighton
Morning Tea
“Getting the Best Out of Your Radiology Department”
Dr Nick Humphries
“Getting the Best Our of Your Micro Lab”
Dr Michelle Balm
“Faint and Funny Turns: How to Investigate Transient Loss of Consciousness”
Dr Dave Jardine
Lunch
“The Positive Blood Culture”
Dr Matthew Kelly
“Sugar Mumma: Top Tips for Glucose on the Acute Take”
Dr Michelle Downey
Feedback & close
Registration: $400 (Conference Dinner Included)
Early Bird Registration: $300 (if received by 27th June 2014)
Venue: Hutt Hospital, High Street, Lower Hutt
Your contact for this event is:
Linda Wilson
Ph: