Symposium | Goodfellow Unit

March 2023 Programme

Our close partners, the Royal NZ College of GPs, MercyAscot, the Royal NZ College of Urgent Care and the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine, have helped create a strong programme for the weekend.

There are also four pre-Symposium workshops. We hope you enjoy the variety and scope provided for the weekend.

Pre-Symposium Workshops

Friday 24 March 2023

10am-5pm	Skin Lesion and Dermatoscopy
9.00am - 12.00pm	Update on the Management of Type 2 Diabetes
1.00pm - 4.00pm	Complex Diabetes Management Case Discussion
9.00am - 4pm.	Contraception and Abnormal Uterine Bleeding Management

Programme Day 1 (Saturday 25 March 2023)

7.30 - 8.15am	Breakfast with David Lim: The management of acne vulgaris: Impact on quality of life and best practice Breakfast with Rob Young: Simplifying COPD Treatment
8.30	Welcome and housekeeping
8.45-9.25	Keynote presentation	Prioritising Practitioners Wellbeing (As Well As Everything Else) Fiona Moir
9.35-10.25	Update	Gastroenterology – the guts and bolts of it Adele Melton
	Update	Modern menopause management Sasha Nair
	Update	Managing Two Common Dermatology GP Presentations: Melasma and Seborrhoeic Dermatitis AJ Seine
	RNZCUC	The Rise and Rise of Urgent Care Clinics in Australia John Adie & Andrew Cohen
	MercyAscot	Commonly Missed Knee Conditions; What Matters? Ivan Spika
	Update	How to Support Trans and Non-Binary Patients Jove (Joe) Horton
	Clinics	Spinal pain over the ages: The journey from disc prolapse to spinal stenosis - Giresh Kanji Stress, the hidden epidemic - Marissa Kelaher, Taisia Cech Common hand conditions and their treatment - Katarzyna Mackenzie Optimising ageing - Ngaire Kerse Dexa and difficult bone cases - Ian Reid The mouth and teeth - Muammar Abu-Serriah
10.25-10.55	Morning tea
11.05-11.55	Updates	Hyperandrogenism - PCOS or something else? Susannah O'Sullivan
	Update	Update on Osteoporosis Ian Reid
	Update	What you need to know about RED-s Megan Oglivie and Dane Baker
	RNZCUC	Recognising Sepsis Paul Huggan
	MercyAscot	Managing Patients with Erectile Dysfunction John Tuckey
	Update	Initiating Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy Rona Carroll
	Clinics	Lifestyle medicine case studies and practical tips - Liz Williams Combining the functional and aesthetic in plastic surgery - Katarzyna Mackenzie Dementia prevention across the life-course - Ngaire Kerse Fibromyalgia: The myths and gospel - Giresh Kanji Basic skin surgery tips - Rajan Patel (Part 1 of 2)
12.05-12.55	Update	Headache Barry Snow
	Update	Breathing Dysfunction: Just breathe: how hard can it be? Scott Pierce
	Update	Repeat Prescribing of Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy Rona Carroll
	RNZCUC	Escalated Care Pathways Duncan Reid, Mark Clatworthy, Alexis Stewart
	MercyAscot	The Incidental Liver Lesion: How to Assess and Manage Treatment? Adam Bartlett
	Update	What The Ferritin?.. and other blood test abnormalities Anna Elinder
	Clinics	Getting patients motivated in the 15min appointment - Liz Williams What we learnt from our first 20,000 patients - Anna Elders General Practitioners, Heal thyself! The role of advocacy for preparing us to deliver care in the future - Marcia Walker, Buzz Burrell Understanding the impact of female pelvic health - Samantha Newman Thriving in the golden years - Helen Kenealy Basic skin surgery tips - Rajan Patel (Part 2 of 2)
1.00-1.55	Lunch	Lunch with Kim Robb: Meningococcal B vaccination (Bexsero) to help prevent Meningococcal disease in NZ
2.05-2.55	Update	Interpreting Rheumatology Test Results Nicola Dalbeth
	Update	GP Liaison Psychiatrist Hot Topics Cheryl Buhay
	Update	Frailty - We all know it when we see it Helen Kenealy
	RNZCUC	At the Pointy End of Chest Pain Rory Miller
	MercyAscot	Assessment and Management of Adult Spine Presentations Anand Segar, Rohil Chauhan
	Update	Supporting Gender Diverse Children, Youth and Their Families Rachel Johnson
	Clinics	Lifestyle medicine for heart health - Marissa Kelaher, Taisia Cech, Lily Henderson Dispatches from the PrEP trenches - Massimo Giola Preparing for perimenopause - Samantha Newman Connection through LEGO - Elen Nathan Neurology tips and tricks - Barry Snow Obesity: We can do better - Peter Carr-Boyd, Kylie Russell
3.05-3.55	Update	Working with Suicidal Patients: Re-Thinking Risk Stratification and Practical Safety Planning Justin Doran
	Update	Womens Mental Health: the Effect of Reproductive Hormones Nosheen Sheikh
	Update	Paediatric Eye: Key Conditions and How to Manage Them in Babies Sarah Hull
	RNZCUC	Cradle to Grave Hip and Knee Conditions Haemish Crawford
	MercyAscot	The Approach to Common Shoulder Presentations Adam Durrant
	Update	Blood Donation among Gay and Bisexual Men Peter Saxton
	Clinics	Lifestyle medicine for busy GPs - Marissa Kelaher, Taisia Cech Breastfeeding “Bits and Bobs” - Yvonne LeFort Connection through LEGO - Elen Nathan (REPEAT) Why don’t things work better - and what can I do about it? - Orna McGinn Assuming rapport - Edmond Otis Brain tumours- how serious are they? - Patrick Schweder
3.55-4.30	Afternoon tea
4.40-5.30	Update	STIs – what the T stands for Massimo Giola
	Update	Premature Ovarian Insufficiency: Updating Guidelines for Primary Care Stella Milsom
	Update	General health care for trans and non-binary folks Jeannie Oliphant
	RNZCUC	The future of Triage: Mitigating the Risk to Patients Presenting for Episodic Care Shell Piercy
	MercyAscot	Assessment and Management of the Blocked Nose Nick Lilic
	Update	Cervical Screening Update: From July, it's all about HPV Deralie Flower
	Clinics	Healthy dietary patterns: How to empower patients through lifestyle - Lily Henderson Tongue tie: Fact or fad - Yvonne LeFort Introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - Justin Doran Stay in your lane or showcase your skills? The case for special interest GPs - Orna McGinn An approach to ocular floaters, urgency of referral, and treatment options available - Riyaz Bhikoo Otology topics; from ear canal to tinnitus - Julian Holland and Nigel Sallis
5.30-7.00pm	Networking with canapes and drinks

Programme Day 2 (Sunday 26 March 2023)

07.30-08.15	Breakfast with Gerry Devlin: Success for the failing heart across the ejection fraction spectrum Breakfast with Karl Cole and Kylie Julian: COVID-19 to a COVID 111 - Avoiding Serious Outcomes
08.30-09.25	Keynote presentation	Unwinding Anxiety: Insights on How We View and Treat Anxiety Jud Brewer
09.35-10.25	Update	Adult Atopic Dermatitis- No Longer Forgotten? Paul Jarrett
	Update	Adult eye disease Rachael Niederer
	Update	Child Health - A Checklist for Equity Christine McIntosh
	RNZCUC	Management of Sports Trauma Simon Young
	MercyAscot	My Patient Still has Pain after Surgery for Endometriosis - What Now? Fiona Connell
	Update	Palliative Care in 2023 James Jap
	Clinics	Lightning Process® and chronic and mystery illnesses - Jenny Oliver Using all our intelligences to facilitate change - Suzanne Henwood The crying patient: What to do - Chelsea Wilmott Can we treat concussion/mTBI better? Mark Fulcher, Katherine Forch How to look after yourself first: Tools to live well, lead well and work well - Alexandra Muthu How to examine the foot - Rupesh Puna
10.25-10.55	Morning tea
11.05-11.55	Update	The Visibility of Men and Invisibility of Men-as-Men Peter Adams
	Update	Digital CBT for Depressed and Anxious Patients Anna Elders
	Update	Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Sophie Mace
	RNZCUC	Management of Common Paediatric Injuries Mark Fulcher
	MercyAscot	Prostate issues Jason Du, Andrew Williams, Simon van Rij, Maria Pearse
	Update	Working with Polyvagal Theory in Practice Suzanne Henwood
	Clinics	Finding hope in the lived experience of psychosis - Patte Randall Youth vaping: What you need to know - Colette Muir Breaking barriers by bus - Juliet Tay, Rebecca Fenn Symptom management at the end of life - James Jap Early detection of lung cancer and the role of lung cancer screening - Indran Ramanathan Addressing sleep disorders - Alex Bartle
12.05-12.55	Update	Diabetes Pearls Rinki Murphy
	Update	Embracing Equity in Primary Care Jason Gurney
	Update	Child and Adolescent Sleep Alex Bartle
	Update	Tips and Tricks for Fitness for Work Certificates and Return to Work Planning Alexandra Muthu
	MercyAscot	Adult Flatfoot, and the Treatment of Ankle Arthritis Rupesh Puna
	Update	ADHD, ASD and Disability: Tips and Tricks Colette Muir
	Clinics	Lifting child vaccination rates - IMAC team Staying away from hospital – what’s best for baby? - Karen Hoare Erectile dysfunction: prescribing viagra well, and what to do when it's not working - Alistair Somerville Managing incontinence and pelvic prolapse in general practice - Eva Fong, Sum Sum Lo Management of sexual harm disclosures - Katie McCullough What should I do with that painful knee? Mark Fulcher, Simon Young
1.00-1.55	Lunch
2.05-2.55	Update	Weight Management Rinki Murphy
	Update	How to Manage Substance Withdrawal and Avoid Cold Turkey Vicki Macfarlane
	Update	Atopic Dermatitis in Children Yena Kim
	Update	Medical Management of Eating Disorders Radika Moonesinghe, Matthew Kay
	MercyAscot	Will Fibroids Affect my Fertility? Amelia Ryan
	Update	Be the Best Health Professional Advocate for your Pacific Patients Api Talemaitoga
	Clinics	Statins: 30 years of Start? Stop? Target? – where are we now? - Linda Bryant Infant mental health and the first 1000 days: what the heck is it? - Sophie Mace Mobile health and social care from a campervan: Learn the skills of engagement for next Monday - Rebecca Fenn Retirement; a bright beacon or an oncoming train? - Sue Stewart Thriving after breast cancer plus advances in breast cancer surgery - Rachael Flanagan
3.05-3.55	Update	Prescribing Update Linda Bryant, Bruce Arroll

This programme is subject to change