Programme

2019 Programme

Pre-symposium Workshops (Friday 22 March 2019)

9am-12.00

Morning Session

$300 for full day

(Special rate of $120 for nurses, GP registrars and full time students for full day)

Half day: $150

(Special rate of $60 for nurses, GP registrars)

Focussed Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT) Bruce Arroll

The morning session is an introduction to FACT.

1.00-4.30pm

Afternoon Session

Half day: $150

(Special rate of $60 for nurses, GP registrars)

Focussed Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (FACT) Bruce Arroll

This is the follow-on session from the morning and will deal with “beyond the basics”

8.00am -12

Morning Session

$340

Advanced care life support (ACLS) Lvl 5
Geoff Sim & Craige Mayo

CAPACITY = 30

1.00 - 5pm

Afternoon Session

$340

Advanced care life support (ACLS) Lvl 5
Geoff Sim & Craige Mayo

(Repeat of morning session)

CAPACITY = 30

9.00 -10.30am

Morning Session

$200

Cutting session - Stage 1 Beginner
Samantha Murton

CAPACITY = 20

11.00 am - 12.30

Morning Session

$200

Cutting session - Stage 2 Intermediate
Samantha Murton

CAPACITY = 20

1.00 -2.30pm

Afternoon Session

$200

Cutting session - Stage 3 Advanced
Samantha Murton

CAPACITY = 20

9.00am-12.00

Morning Session

$300

Spinal pain: management within GP setting
Giresh Kanji

10:00am-5.00pm

All day

$550 (Friday workshop only)

$500 (if part of full weekend registration)

Skin lesion and dermatoscopy workshop
Amanda Oakley

CAPACITY = 72

1.00-5.00pm

Afternoon Session

$330

Elective skin surgical skills for your practice next Monday
Rajan Patel, Mark Izzard,

CAPACITY = 30

9.00am -12.00

Morning Session

$250

Diabetes - basics and beyond
Steve Miller & Devika Dayal

CAPACITY = 40
supported by Sanofi

1.00-4.00pm

Afternoon Session

$250

Diabetes - advanced insulin usage
Steve Miller & Devika Dayal

CAPACITY = 40
supported by Sanofi

1.00-5.00pm

Afternoon Session

$300

Musculoskeletal examinations
Team from Axis

Saturday and Sunday Clinics

ALL surgical skills clinics need to be pre-booked due to equipment restrictions (clinic limits are shown in programme). You can do this on your registration form.
All other clinics on Saturday and Sunday do not need to be pre-booked, participation will be on first come first served basis.

Programme Day 1 (Saturday 23 March 2019)
from 07.00	Registration
07.30-08.15	Breakfast sessions (please nominate one on your registration form)	Understanding Barriers to Insulin Acceptance and Adherence with Dr Liesje Donkin. Sponsored by Sanofi Simplifying the Challenge of Real-World Asthma Management with Professor Neil Barnes. Sponsored by GSK
08.20-09.25	Welcome and Keynote presentation	Dr Jonathan Simon ONZM FRNZCGP on Primary care - a vision for the future
09.35-10.25	Update	Mens STI update Massimo Giola
	General 1	Neck lumps, red flags and HPV Rajan Patel, Mark Izzard, Kevin Smith
	General 2	Exercise is medicine - Mark Fulcher
	RNZCUC	Urgent what ? (the most common response when I tell people my profession) Sam Bartholomew
	General 3	Managing spinal pain Giresh Kanji
	Clinics	Medicolegal update: Your questions answered - Tim Cookson Assessing common joints - Simon Young, Dan Exeter Diverticular disease management - a medical conundrum! Nagham Al-Mozany Perfecting your flaps in primary care (practical surgical session) (limit 15) - Samantha Murton The focus of POCUS in primary health - Kelvin Ward
10.25-10.55	Morning tea
11.05-11.55	Updates	Finger tip injuries: You thought you were doing it ok? Miriam Martin
	General 1	Doctor, is rectal bleeding serious? Nagham Al-Mozany
	General 2	First aid dental for primary care Muammar Abu-Serriah
	RNZCUC	Emergency department patient redirection to primary care: Is this safe? Prasangi Wimalasena, Natasha Duncan-Sutherland
	General 3	Top ten misconceptions in gynaecology Doug Barclay, Anna Van Der Merwe
	Clinics	Gay mens sexual health - Massimo Giola Assessing common joints - Simon Young, Dan Exeter REPEAT Six techniques to manage stress - Fiona Moir Perfecting your flaps in primary care (practical surgical session) (limit 15) - Samantha Murton REPEAT Basic skin surgery for primary care (part 1, 2 hours) - Rajan Patel, Mark Izzard, Kevin Smith (limit 20)
11.55-12.05
12.05-12.55	Updates	Menopause: Time to lose concerns and take management back into primary care Stella Milsom
	General 1	What's new in joint replacement? Kevin Karpik
	General 2	FACT: Getting big results from brief consultations Bruce Arroll
	RNZCUC	The Oddfellows at Goodfellows Sam Bartholomew, Chris Hill
	General 3	Severe eczema - treatments beyond topical Diana Purvis
	Clinics	Implementing PrEP - challenges and opportunities - Massimo Giola Testicular dilemmas - how to (more) confidently tell the difference between torsion and infection AND Occipital nerve blocks for acute migraines - Miriam Martin Nurse Practitioners in New Zealand: Where we are now - Guy Melrose, Michal Boyd Too sensitive to talk about? ACC Sensitive Claims - Kris Fernando Basic skin surgery for primary care (part 1 continued) - Rajan Patel, Mark Izzard, Kevin Smith (limit 20)
1.00-1.55	Lunch
2.05-2.55	Updates	Cultural competence - doing better on Monday with Maori patients Lily Fraser, Leanne Tekaru, Dougal Thorburn
	General 1	Bullying in general practice Samantha Murton
	General 2	Biologics: Why GP's should be interested Bryan Betty
	General 3	Masterclass in asthma management, importance of biomarkers, inhaler choice, inhaler technique and adherence - Jeff Garrett
	General 4	Early detection of skin cancer Chris Boberg
	Clinics	Planning for retirement - Sue Stewart Hearing loss and healthy ageing: funding options for your patients hearing health - Chatu Nelumdeniya Bioidentical hormones: Fact or fiction - Stella Milsom Maximising every minute in mental health consultations - Sophie Ball, Pamela Hewlett ADVANCED skin surgery for primary care (part 2, 2 hours) - Rajan Patel, Mark Izzard, Kevin Smith (limit 20)
2.55-3.05	Changeover
3.05-3.55	Updates	The Scourge of insomnia Alex Bartle
	General 1	Modern Management of T2DM Steven Miller
	General 2	The intial management of paediatric seizures Stuart Dalziel
	RNZCUC	Patient saftey in urgent care Eleri Crissold
	General 3	Swim between the flags: How to manage spinal conditions Dean Mistry
	Clinics	Managing common oral conditions - Muammar Abu-Serriah Eczema in 15 minutes - Diana Purvis Addiction in 2019 – a case based presentation - Vicki Macfarlane Mastering financial understanding of your practice - Leicester Gouwland ADVANCED skin surgery for primary care (part 2 continued) - Rajan Patel, Mark Izzard, Kevin Smith (limit 20)
3.55-4.30	Afternoon tea
4.40-5.30	Updates	Is a good death a safe death? Implications for practice Rod MacLeod
	General 1	What to do with abdominal symptoms in people not eligible for the screening programme Maggie Chapman-Ow
	General 2	The doctor/nurse game: Have we got it right or are we still playing charades? Chelsea Willmott
	RNZCUC	Achillies tendon rupture and possible complications Stuart Ekdahl
	General 3	Buying into and selling practices - tricks and traps Leicester Gouwland
	Clinics	Bladder pain verses recurrent UTIs: where to start - Anna Lawrence How to manage wheeze, asthma, bronchiolitis and other phenotypes in pre-schoolers- Stuart Dalziel Sleep Apneoa - Alex Bartle Sharing the leadership load - Miriam Lindsay, Andrea Stringfield Managing common knee injuries - Kevin Karpik
5.30-7.00pm	Networking with canapes and drinks
6.00-7.00pm	RNZCUC Annual General Meeting

Programme Day 2 (Sunday 24 March 2019)
07.30-08.15	Breakfast sessions (please nominate one on your registration form)	Sacubitril/Valsartan in heart failure with Associate Professor Gerry Devlin AND Practical strategies for improving T2D control: The role of vildagliptin with Associate Professor Rinki Murphy. Sponsored by Novartis What can I do if my patient asks me about help with weight loss? A solution focused approach to medical weight management with Dr Ole Schmiedel. Sponsored by Radiant Health
08.30-09.25	Keynote presentation	Chris Farrelly, CEO/City Missioner, Auckland City Mission on: Stories behind the lives of homeless people and behind the lives of health care workers who offer care and support for people of high vulnerability
09.35-10.25	Updates	Exploring new paradigms for depression Giresh Kanji
	General 1	Chimneys, drills, drugs & staples - understanding arterial disease treatment options in 2019 Venu Bhamidi
	General 2	New directions in managing the painful adult knee Chris Fougere
	General 3	Shoulder pain - not always what it seems Craig Ball
	General 4	Penises, vaginal mesh and pelvic problems Andrew Lienert, Eva Fong
	Clinics	Nuts and bolts of genetics - Christin Print Gout - Leanne Te Karu Pick a psychiatrist's brain - Rob Shieff Pertinent assessments of an acute eye problem without a slitlamp - Narme Deva
10.25-10.55	Morning tea
11.05-11.55	Updates	Uncertainty; Living with complexity in the world of primary care Tony Dowell, Nikki Turner
	General 1	Ear infections: The runny, the smelly and the dangerous Melanie Collins
	General 2	Patient-focused genomics for primary care physicians Christin Print
	General 3	Depression, anxiety or distress - the first consultation Bruce Arroll
	General 4	Prostates, PSAs & peeing problems Andrew Williams, Simon Van Rij
	Clinics	Lunchtime veins - demonstration of modern varicose veins treatment techniques - Venu Bhamidi New diabetes drugs - Linda Bryant Common paediatric orthopaedic problems and cases - Andrew Graydon Whats new in 2019 in CVD risk management - Gerry Devlin
11.55-12.05
12.05-12.55	Updates	Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) for difficult to treat depression Rob Shieff, Ian Goodwin
	General 1	A new drug for CHF Gerry Devlin
	General 2	Feet turn in, feet turn out - who cares Andrew Graydon
	General 3	Common clinical presentations and imaging correlation of musculoskeletal disorders & neuroradiologists perspective on stroke imaging and interventional treatment Quentin Reeves, Stefan Brew
	RNZCUC	RNZCUC podcast LIVE - CME in the Netflix era Guy Melrose
	Clinics	Toe and flow: How we can eliminate preventable amputations within a generation - Venu Bhamidi The ageing spine: Back/neck pain - Patrick Schweder Common urological problems in women (incontinence, pelvic pain and dysuria) - Part 1 - Eva Fong, M adhu Koya, Jill Wood Brief Therapies - Tony Dowell
1.00-1.55	Lunch
2.05-2.55	Updates	HPV - do you really know what to say to patients? Min Lo
	General 1	ACC and general practice: Doing it differently Graham Dyer
	General 2	Sudden vision loss Taras Papchenko
	RNZCUC	Common paediatric fractures Andrew Graydon
	General 4	How can we manage severe facial pain? Patrick Schweder
	Clinics	Primary care can eliminate hepatitis C from NZ within 10 years - Ed Gane COPD - Linda Bryant, Leanne Te Karu Common urological problem in men ( Erectile dysfunction and testes pain; penile and scrotal lesions; PSA discussions) - Part 2 - Andrew Lienert, Andrew Williams, Simon Van Rij, Jason Du Food Allergies; It's not all nuts - Jan Sinclair
2.55-3.05
3.05-3.55	Updates	Prescriber update Linda Bryant, Bruce Arroll

This programme is subject to change

Clinics

Please note:

ALL surgical skills clinics need to be pre-booked due to equipment restrictions (clinic limits are shown in programme)
All other clinics on Saturday and Sunday do not need to be pre-booked, participation will be on first come first served basis.

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2019 Programme

Saturday and Sunday Clinics