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	1. Insulin initiation, titration and escalation: A practical guide for busy clinicians, with Dr Carl Peters. (Sponsored by Sanofi) 2. Let’s get ‘real’ about Asthma Guidelines, with Dr Andrew Corin (sponsored by GSK)
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 STIs 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 ADHD from adolescence to adulthood - James Gardiner 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 adolescents: When to worry Melanie Woodfield
	General 1	Contraception update Orna McGinn
	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: 'Acute oncology' and pearls to optimise early management and the patient experience Rosalie Stephens
	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 primary care - 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: Muscle sparing approaches in hip replacement Plus: Tips and tricks for dealing with sporting knee injuries Shaneel Deo
	MercyAscot	Bariatric essentials: Patient selection criteria and post-surgery management Grant Beban, Nicholas Evennett, Emily McRae, Liz Goodall
	Lifestyle Medicine	Health coaching: the engine room of clinical practice Simon Matthews
	Clinics	How to use neuroscience to explain behaviour and bias - Graham Desborough The quirky lens: A new way of looking at bright and creative people in distress - Maggie Brown Communication through art - Samantha Murton Discovering the possibilities of digital mental health tools - Anne Elders, Sally Merry Common breastfeeding issues - Abby Baskett
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	Coronavirus disease – understanding it better, and practical skills for next Monday Bryan Betty and Helen Petousis-Harris
	RNZCUC	Urgent Care topic: Biliary pain - A practical guide to management in primary care. 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 How to manage patients requesting a PSA - Simon Van Rij, Madhu Koya, Andrew Williams, Jason Du, Remy Lim Does healthcare need changing? An introduction to clinical leadership - Sophie Ball, Orna McGinn Repeat prescribing - Liza Lack Tricky cases in insulin management - Brandon Orr-Walker
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	Chronic fatigue syndrome: diagnosis and management Rosamund Vallings
	RNZCUC	Acute visual loss Logan Robinson
	MercyAscot	No sweat: treating hyperhidrosis and facial blushing Indran Ramanathan
	Lifestyle Medicine	Coaching health behaviour change in clinical practice: experiential workshop Shivaun Conn
	Clinics	UTIs: from pyelonephritis to balanitis - Andrew Williams, Madhu Koya, Andrew Lienert, Eva Fong Recurrent thrush and BV - when the going gets tough - Min Lo Eczema through the ages - Paul Jarrett Challenging conversations - Liza Lack Ultrasound guided MSK injections; see what you're missing - Zaid Matti
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, with Dr Patrick Kay, Interventional Cardiologist (Sponsored by Bayer) 2. Why are we weighting? Let’s start treating obesity, with Dr Rinki Murphy (Sponsored by Radiant Health)
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	Immunotherapy for cancer: the new wave - what you need to know 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 Persuasive therapeutic communication - Edmond Otis The ageing spine: What helps - Patrick Schweder Supporting health and wellbeing of gender diverse children and adolescents and their families - Rachel Johnson, Ester Vallero Joint injections: Injecting with confidence - Chris Hanna
10.25-10.55	Morning tea
11.05-11.55	Updates	Tackling vacine mythology Helen Petousis-Harris
	General 1	ACC: Accident, Cover, Certification – conversations made easy - Michael Austen, John Robson, Penelope Warring
	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: risk assessment and red flags 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 in the midst of daily clinical life: a model and a practice - Ingo Lambrecht Tips and traps of buying into a medical practice - Leicester Gouwland 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 How do I get my patients exercising? - Chloe Trevor Dysfunctional breathing - Sarah Mooney Compassion workshop (CONT) - Ingo Lambrecht Sleep - open forum on insomnia - Tony Fernando
1.00-1.55	Lunch
2.05-2.55	Updates	Shall we use aspirin as primary prevention? Linda Bryant, Vanessa Selak
	General 1	Sleep disorders Tony Fernando
	General 2	Common childhood infections Emma Best
	General 3	Modern cancer treatments and how to manage your patient 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	Reducing risk of AKI in primary care using quality improvement tools - Sarah Hartnall Confidence with conflict - Fiona Moir, Renske van den Brink Treatment resistant depression - Nicolas Hoeh Good quacks and bad quacks - Andrew Stacey Simplifying the management of concussion - Dan Exeter
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