Scientific Programme
(Updated 22 December 2009)
How meets Why: Your clinical practice & the science behind it
Anaesthesia Programme Highlights
We are fortunate to have a fantastic range of major invited speakers from Australasia, England and the United States. Our programme’s emphasis will be on practically relevant sessions that look at what we do as clinical anaesthetists and the science that supports our practice. We are proud to present a programme that is relevant, varied and offers something for anaesthetists of all interests.
To list but a few of the possibilities..
Delegates will be able to:
- Discover what you can do to make ‘Fast Track Surgery’ work and gain insight into how to change an institution’s (old) mindset
- Learn from practical experts “How to make your department hum”
- Find out from an international authority “Whatever happened to Bird ‘flu”
- Revisit the ever-relevant issue of substance abuse amongst anaesthetists
- Get an “eyeful” – with talks on laser refractive surgery, sub-tenon’s block and peri-operative blindness
- Pick the brains of world-renowned academic anaesthetists about how they became “Big Names” and why you should want to become one too
- Gain an understanding about what shoulder surgeons are really up to while you are completing the cryptic crossword
- Meet world experts on TIVA and learn how & why they use TIVA
- Find out “Why bad things happen to good people”
- See just how much the human body can take in our “Extreme Physiology” session
- Be taught how to transform their anaesthetic practice from “basic sustenance to a gourmet meal”.
- Hear the latest on Acute and Chronic Pain Management from Local and International Experts. The FPM's ASM programme will include something for everyone - from cutting edge research to clinical pearls from the 'coal face' to complement the content of the FPM refresher course.
Click Here to download the full ASM Program (PDF)
(See also SCHED* below for an interactive program)
Please note the following program changes:
| Original Details | Amended to: | Change: |
| P7: Saturday 1 May, 1530-1700 A gynaecological patient, PONV and a mobile surgical bus |
P7: Sunday 2 May, 1330-1500 A gynaecological patient, PONV and a mobile surgical bus |
(date and timing change) |
| W40: Tuesday 4 May, 1330-1530 Debriefing after simulation: difficult group dynamics |
W40: Tuesday 4 May, 1530-1700 Debriefing after simulation: difficult group dynamics |
(timing change only) |
New Session |
P32: Saturday 1 May, 1330-1500 The patient with cardiac failure requiring a laparotomy Facilitator: Dr Andrew Gardner |
New session |
Workshops & PBLDs
In addition to a large number of topical and thought-provoking PBLD’s, workshops will cover a wide range of skills. These include an introduction to trans-thoracic echo, neonatal resuscitation, anaesthesia skills for the developing world and even “Zen & the art of mountain-bike maintenance”.
Click Here to download the Workshop Program (PDF)
Click Here to download the PBLD Program (PDF)
Moderated Poster Sessions
In keeping with North American & European meetings we will be raising the profile of posters at the 2010 ASM with moderated sessions allowing the author to present their work to keynote speakers and senior ANZCA fellows. A major prize will be offered for the “best in show” poster. These sessions will replace “Free Papers” for our meeting.
SCHED*
The 2010 Meeting will offer delegates an exciting new option to view both the scientific and social program online. SCHED* is interactive program calendar allowing Meeting delegates the option of creating their own personal program whilst in Christchurch. SCHED offers so many benefits for delegates and some of these are noted below:
• The meeting program is clearly categorised by colour
• Detailed session information is revealed by hovering over any of the color coded rectangles
• Delegates are able to narrow the program down to specific lecture sessions, workshops, PBLDS or social functions
• The program can be filtered in a variety of ways including by date and venue to assist you in creating your personalised program
• Delegates can export the entire program to calendar programs or print the schedule and bring it with you
• An iPhone application is also available for the Meeting. The iPhone application offers delegates access to the schedule even when a mobile or wi-fi signal is not available
• SCHED* is also mobile ready with specially formatted versions for iPhone, Blackberry and Palm Pre mobile browsers
How to use SCHED:
A feature of Sched* is the ability to individualise your timetable and then import it to your electronic diary. Whilst Sched* describes this as an iCal schedule it does work with many other diary programs. After setting up your schedule, click the iCal icon on Sched* and an "ics" calendar file will be downloaded to your computer. To avoid events being scheduled for the wrong days ensure the time zone is correctly set on your computer. If you are not in New Zealand and use iCal you may need to turn off "Time Zone Support" in iCal preferences to get the items to load into the appropriate dates and times. Then double- click to open the file and it will load itself into your calendar program. If you have several such programs you may need to right-click the file to open it with your preferred program.
Click here to enter SCHED*