Programme

2020 Programme

Thursday 26^th/Friday 27^th | Saturday 28^th | Sunday 29^th

Pre-Symposium Workshops

2-day Symposium Programme

Saturday and Sunday clinics

Surgical skills clinics need to be pre-booked due to equipment restrictions. You can do this on your registration form.

Programme Day 1 (Saturday 28 March 2020)
from 07.00	Registration
07.30-08.15	Breakfast sessions	7.15 am TBC 7.15 am TBC
08.20-09.25	Welcome and Keynote presentation	Compassion in primary care with Professor Paul Gilbert
09.35-10.25	Update	Managing difficult blood pressures Hari Talreja
	General 1	Rising tide of STI's in NZ Massimo Giola
	General 2	Endometriosis takes the blame Simon Edmonds
	RNZCUC	Urgent Care topic: Shoulder injuries Rob Elliott
	MercyAscot	Beyond mesh – I have a mesh, should I be worried? Eva Fong, Sum Sum Lo
	Lifestyle Medicine	Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine: the art and science of the practice of the future John Stevens
	Clinics	The gift box - Patte Randal The quirky lens: A new way of looking at bright and creative people in distress - Maggie Brown Dermal fillers: a tool for good, or evil? - Sam Dunn Financial health; for your practice, your team and you - Lynda Taylor Focussed Acceptance & Commitment Therapy - Bruce Arroll
10.25-10.55	Morning tea
11.05-11.55	Updates	Anxiety in adolescence: When to worry Melanie Woodfield
	General 1	Contraception update Orna McGill
	General 2	Pacific health Aniva Lawrence
	RNZCUC	Urgent Care topic: Cardiology Sarah Fitzsimons
	MercyAscot	Benign prostate problems - beyond the basics Simon Van Rij, Andrew Lienert, Jason Du
	Lifestyle Medicine	Nutrition and exercise science - supporting the lifestyle prescription Cameron McDonald
	Clinics	The gift box (repeat) - Patte Randal What to do with those skin lesions - Rajan Patel Swollen leg - when and where to refer - Venu Bhamidi Basic surgical skills for nurses - Samantha Murton (SEATS ARE LIMITED) Focussed Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (CONT) - Bruce Arroll
11.55-12.05
12.05-12.55	Updates	Menopause - what medications and when Stella Milsom
	General 1	All about eyes; Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus and Refractive Lens Exchange Shanu Subbiah and Divya Perumal
	General 2	Burn management Jonathan Heather
	RNZCUC	Urgent Care topic: Oncological pearls Rosalie Fisher
	MercyAscot	Acute appendicitis: Where are we at now? Ashish Taneja
	Lifestyle Medicine	The need for personalising nutrition and strategies for nutrition counselling Shivaun Conn
	Clinics	PrEP implementation and challenges - Massimo Giola Interpreting rheumatology test results - Nicola Dalbeth Salivary pathology: stones, strictures, tumours and..frogs - Kevin Smith Basic surgical skills for GPs - Samantha Murton (SEATS ARE LIMITED) Focussed Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (CONT) - Bruce Arroll
1.00-1.55	Lunch
2.05-2.55	Updates	Reversing the impact of intergenerational poverty Johan Morreau
	General 1	When is medicinal cannabis appropriate for chronic pain? Girseh Kanji
	General 2	Resetting workplace culture Chelsea Willmott
	RNZCUC	Urgent Care topic: Sports injuries of the lower limbs Shaneel Deo
	MercyAscot	Bariatric essentials: Patient selection criteria and post-surgery management Grant Beban
	Lifestyle Medicine	Health coaching: the engine room of clinical practice Simon Matthews
	Clinics	TBC Eczema through the ages - Paul Jarrett Communication through art - Samantha Murton Discovering the possibilities of digital mental health tools - Anne Elders, Karolina Stasiak TBC
2.55-3.05	Changeover
3.05-3.55	Updates	Psoriasis update Paul Jarrett
	General 1	Grief and the implications for ongoing care Rod MacLeod
	General 2	Evidence for new medications - should GP's look beyond the results? Bryan Betty
	RNZCUC	Urgent Care topic: Acute Upper GI complaints Todd Hore
	MercyAscot	Cartliage problems across the ages (knees) Jacob Munro, Duncan Ferguson, Paul Monk
	Lifestyle Medicine	Nutrition and exercise science - supporting the lifestyle prescription Cameron McDonald
	Clinics	Doctors & Nurse Practitioners: Similar but different - Chelsea Willmott & Lucy O'Hagan TBC How to manage patients requesting a PSA - Simon Van Rij, Madhu Koya, Andrew Williams, Jason Du, Remy Lim Recurrent BV and thrush - what to do when the guidelines do not work - Min Lo Repeat prescriptions - Liza Lack
3.55-4.30	Afternoon tea
4.40-5.30	Updates	Diabetes: one size doesn’t fit all Rinki Murphy
	General 1	Exercise as medicine in oncology Mark Fulcher
	General 2	TBC
	RNZCUC	Urgent Care topic TBC
	MercyAscot	No sweat: treating hyperhidrosis and facial blushing Indran Ramanathan
	Lifestyle Medicine	Coaching health behaviour change in clinical practice: a practical session Shivaun Conn
	Clinics	ADHD from adolescence to adulthood - James Gardiner UTIs: from pyelonephritis to balanitis - Andrew Williams, Madhu Koya, Andrew Lienert, Eva Fong Clinical Leadership: an overview and examples - Sophie Ball and Orna McGinn Red eye - Logan Robinson TBC
5.30-7.00pm	Networking with canapes and drinks
6.00-7.00pm	RNZCUC Annual General Meeting

Programme Day 2 (Sunday 29 March 2020)
07.30-08.15	Breakfast sessions	1. Stroke prevention and anticoagulation in patients with renal impairment: thinking beyond atrial fibrillation - Dr Patrick Kay, Interventional Cardiologist 2. 7.15 am TBC
08.30-09.25	Keynote presentation	Using Behavioural Change to Change Behaviour” – Recommendations for a bold but simple approach for helping people get from “A” to “B”, with Edmond Otis
09.35-10.25	Updates	Looking beneath the surface of problematic pornography use Luke Sniewski
	General 1	How GP's can do better with cancer Gareth Rivalland
	General 2	Anticoagulation: who, when, why and with what? Eileen Merriman
	RNZCUC	Urgent Care topic: Acute psychiatric emergencies Siale Foliaki
	MercyAscot	Shoulder pain across the ages Craig Ball
	Lifestyle Medicine	Health coaching: Does my patient really want to change? Simon Matthews
	Clinics	When is it safe to give NSAIDs - Linda Bryant & Leanne Te Karu Gender affirming care - Ester Vallero, Rachel Johnson Persuasive therapeutic communication - Edmond Otis The ageing spine; what helps - Patrick Schweder TBC
10.25-10.55	Morning tea
11.05-11.55	Updates	Tackling vacine mythology Helen Petousis-Harris
	General 1	TBC
	General 2	Fast track pain clinic - results from an innovative approach to severe acute spinal pain pain Giresh Kanji
	RNZCUC	Urgent Care topic: Overdoses and poisonings Adam Pomerlau
	MercyAscot	Inflammatory bowel disease: Optimising care Maggie Chapman-Ow
	Lifestyle Medicine	Lifestyle Medicine: An ideal platform for the patient-centred model of care Michelle Reiss
	Clinics	Live and let liver - Jodie O'Sullivan What is that in my mouth doctor? - Muammer Abu-Serriah Compassion workshop - Ingo Lambrecht & Anne O'Callaghan TBC Breathwork and meditation: change through stillness - Luke Sniewski
11.55-12.05
12.05-12.55	Updates	Cognitive decline and dementia: seeing it, understanding it and managing it Ngaire Kerse & Kathy Peri
	General 1	Fussy eating – do children need to learn to eat? Cathryn Conlon
	General 2	Rebooting the brain: non traditional treatments for depression Rob Shieff
	General 3	Psychedelics Nicolas Hoeh
	MercyAscot	Brain Tumours- how serious are they? Patrick Schweder
	Lifestyle Medicine	Weight loss and reversing diabetes in clinical practice Glen Davies
	Clinics	Live and let liver (CONT) - Jodie O'Sullivan Reducing harm from AKI - Lisa Eskildsen Dysfunctional breathing - Sarah Mooney Compassion workshop (CONT) - Ingo Lambrecht & Anne O'Callaghan Sleep - open forum on insomnia - Tony Fernando
1.00-1.55	Lunch
2.05-2.55	Updates	Cardiovascular update – aspirin and blood pressure Linda Bryant
	General 1	Sleep disorders Tony Fernando
	General 2	Common childhood infections Emma Best
	General 3	Stage 4 cancer: what does it mean in the age of targeted treatments? Sanjeev Deva
	MercyAscot	Vaping - the trojan horse: Fact vs fiction Kim Gear
	Lifestyle Medicine	Programmed Shared Medical Appointments (PSMAs) for weight loss: A proof of concept trial John Stevens
	Clinics	Equity: Choosing wisely model - Graeme Lindsay Travel advice for the immunocompromised - Joan Ingram Confidence with conflict - Fiona Moir & Renske van den Brink Psychedelics - Nicolas Hoeh Good quacks and bad quacks - Andrew Stacey
2.55-3.05
3.05-3.55	Updates	Prescribing update Linda Bryant, Bruce Arroll

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2020 Programme

Saturday and Sunday clinics