PROGRAM

TUESDAY 18 JULY 2023 – WORKSHOPS

Toxicology 

Facilitator: Michael Downes

Ultrasound guided vascular access and basic nerve blocks

Facilitator: Darren Moisey

The sick paediatric patient

Facilitator: Victoria Grigor

Toxicology 
(1500 finish)

Facilitator: Michael Downes

Ultrasound finishing school – eFAST, AAA, FELS (Focussed Echo in Life Support)

Facilitator: Darren Moisey

High Repetition, Low Fidelity, Simulation for HIgh Acuity, Low Occurrence Procedures

Facilitator: Emma Davey

Welcome Reception – Honeysuckle Hotel 

WEDNESDAY 19 JULY 2023

Keynote Speakers:

Adjunct Associate Professor Nicola Cunningham

An example of where an ED career may lead you as well as developing a practice changing clinical communique.

Dr Martin Than

Artificial Intelligence in Medicine is coming. Where might this lead and more importantly what are its limitations?

Alternative Careers in EM

FACEM is only a starting point and working clinically in an ED one of a number of career paths. Where else could a FACEM lead you?

Cellulitis In The Emergency Department: A Prospective Cohort Study With Patient-centred Follow-up
Speaker: Rachael Nightingale

Comparison Of 2 Surgical Cricothyrotomy Techniques

Speaker: Ezra Suria

Comparison Of Mechanical Restraint Use In A Metropolitan Ed After System Change; A Before And After Analysis
Speaker: Jaislie Anderson

The Burden Of Sepsis In The Pre-hospital And Emergency Setting In Victoria, Australia: A Retrospective Analysis
Speaker: Praba Sekhar

Speakers:
Martin Than

Dr Sam Vidler

THURSDAY 20 JULY 2023

PLENARY 4: Virtual and Alternative Care in EDs

The COVID pandemic has had a dramatic impact on the workplace. New models of care have developed as a result including virtual care. Are there possibilities for EDs to provide these sorts of care going forward? What about urgent care and its role in providing emergent medical care?

Paediatrics off Piste

A series of talks surrounding off-beat paediatric topics. You will have seen all of these but perhaps not thought about them.

ED Design

Rebuilding, renovating and remodelling EDs is something we all live through at some point. Come and listen to a panel of speakers in varying stages of their rebuilds to learn from their experiences.

Factors That Contribute To Patient Length Of Stay In The Emergency Department: A Time In Motion Observational Study
Speaker: Karlie Payne

An Audit Evaluating The Use Of The ‘buckle Fracture Management – emergency Department’ Standard Operating Practice In The Paediatric Emergency Department At Wyong Hospital

Speaker: Sophie Hawkins

Emergency Learning: A Qualitative Appraisal Of Medical Student Learning In The Emergency Department
Speaker: Alexander Whitfield

Triage Gap?: An Analysis Of Outcomes For Aboriginal Australians Presenting To A Remote Referral Hospital, Stratified By Triage Category
Speaker: Lucinda Parsonage

Practical Pearls: Leadership & Wellbeing

In a busy and fast-paced environment such as the ED, it is often difficult to promote and support wellbeing and leadership. How can we practically achieve this and  thus provide safer workplaces for patients as well as ourselves?

Practical Pearls: Palliative Care

Whilst much of ED care is geared towards aggressive resuscitation, we provide a lot of palliative care with mixed results. Come listen to practical solutions and ideas as to how to improve this care both within and on approach to the ED.

Practical Pearls: Drug and Alcohol

Mental health and Drug and Alcohol patients can often be a challenging group to provide optimal care within a busy ED. How can we practically provide better care for this at-risk group within the ED?

PLENARY 5: Ethics and Law in Emergency Medicine

Emergency medicine is practised in a fast-paced environment with unexpected and novel situations occurring constantly. This occurs under a legal and ethical framework to which we are all apart of. What are these legal and ethical principles and how should we apply them in this series of difficult legal and ethical cases?

Panel Discussion: Tricky Ethical and Legal Cases in EM

Speakers:
Dr Peter Saul
Nicola Cunningham
Yolanda Coleman
Dr Susan Hertzberg

FRIDAY 21 JULY 2023

PLENARY 6: Technology in Emergency Medicine

Technology is invading every space and Emergency Medicine is no exception. How might clinicians be better enabled in this sphere? What may technologies such as virtual reality mean for training and practice in the future?

PLENARY 7: Stop! You’re breaking the law?

Emergency medicine is fast-paced and we often treat first and ask questions later. There is however a whole legal system which governs what we do. How well do you know your responsibilities and legal requirements? Could you be inadvertently breaking the law?

Speaker:
Dr Peter Saul