Full Programme updated 18 January

The "The Changing Face of Rural Health" event has been endorsed by The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) and has been approved for up to 24 hours CME for General Practice Educational Programme Stage 2 (GPEP2) and Maintenance of Professional Standards (MOPS) purposes.

 Wednesday 7th March
 7.00pm - 8.00pm     Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa NZ
 
Thursday 8 March
8.30am - 5.30pm Conference registration and information desk open
8.30pm - 12.30pm ACLS Level 5 (for conference delegates only)
8.30pm - 5.30pm ACLS Level 7 (for conference delegates only)
9.00am - 4.00pm NZ Rural Hospital Network Forum  sponsored by Mecidines New Zealand
9.00am - 5.00pm RNZCGP Board Meeting
9.00pm - 6.00pm Division of Rural Hospital Medicine Training Programme Workshop
10.30am - 12.30pm State Contracts Committee Meeting
12.00pm - 6.00pm PGGP teaching workshop (John Pearson)
1.00pm - 5.00pm Insulin workshop - sponsored by Sanofi Aventis
1.00pm - 5.30pm Nurses Forum
1.30pm - 5.00pm NZRGPN, RNZCGP, GPNC combined Board Meeting
4.30pm Rural Hospital Medicine AGM
5.00pm NZRGPN Board Meeting
5.30pm NZ Rural Hospital Network AGM
 
7.00pm Rural doctors dinner & rural nurses dinner at Skyline Restaurant
 

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Friday 9 March
7.30am Conference registration and information desk open
8.15am - 5.30pm Childrens' programme meet at children and partners' area
8.25am  Session call for powhiri 
9.00am Official conference opening
9.15am Keynote session:  Australian rural education service - Paul Worley
10.15am Morning tea amongst the industry exhibition
10.45am Keynote session: Political Session with Associate Minister of Health Jo Goodhew
Chaired by Jo Scott-Jones
11.30am Keynote session: Rural immersion programme
12.30pm Lunch amongst the industry exhibition
1.30pm Keynote session: Multi-disciplinary training panel -
Eileen McKinlay, Ross Lawrenson and Tim Malloy
2.30pm Concurrent session 1
Social Media
Session
Sean Barklie
Rural Health
Research
(call for abstracts)
Clinical Sessions
Dr Amanda Landers

The Development of Specialist Palliative Care Services on the West Coast of New Zealand
Sponsored by ACC

Clinical Session
Peter Christmas
Dentistry and Maxial Facial Update
Other Sessions
Ruth Ballweg

Physician Assistants:  Partners in Rural Health

Sponsored by Health Workforce NZ 
3.45pm Afternoon tea amongst the industry exhibition
4.15pm Concurrent session 2
Communciation Session
Kerri Bolton-Oetzel and John Oetzel

Engaging rural community members around health: Evidence-based suggestions for health care workers

Rural Health Research
(call for abstracts)
Clinical Session
Denis Bunbury
Lifeline Aotearoa and New Zealand Suicide Preventation Strategy
Clinical Session
Dr Belinda Green
ACS - (acute coronary syndromes), the whys and the wherefores and the ones to worry about

Sponsored by The Heart Foundation
Other Sessions
Dr John McMenamin
Health Target: Better help for smokers to quit
Dr Belinda Scott
All about Breasts in 2012 and beyond
5.45pm - 7.15pm Welcome cocktail function
Peter Snow, fellowship and life membership awards
 7.00pm Consultation on RNZCGP draft Rural Strategy Outline

Saturday 10 March
6.30am 5km fun run/walk - waterfront
7.30am - 5.00pm Conference registration information desk open 
8.00am  Breakfast workshop:
Clark Taylor, Otago  BNZ  
Finance               
Sponsored by BNZ      
                                                                                      
Breakfast workshop: 
Barbara Docherty
How changing our language can transform the Diabetes consultation
Sponsored by PHARMAC
8.15am - 5.00pm Childrens' programme meet in children and partners' suite
10.00am - 4.00pm Ultrasound workshop - Millennium Hotel
9.00am Keynote session: Leanne Te Kura -
Te Ara ki Whaiora Maori - Do the greatest gains in Maori well-being currently lie in the optimal treatment of gout?
9.40am  Keynote session: Dr Lisa Whitehead -

Using technology to shift the balance of care: The Advanced Symptom Management System  (ASyMS©)

10.20am Keynote session: Kirsty Murrell-McMillan
11.00am Morning tea amongst industry exhibition
11.30am Keynote session: John McMenamin  -
Alcohol made simple - An ABC approach  sponsored by ALAC
12.10pm Lunch amongst industry exhibition 
1.00pm - 5.00pm The RAM Course - Rural Airway Management 
1.10pm Concurrent sessions 3
Maori health
Francie Diver
Rural health research
(call for abstracts)
Clinical sessions
Dr Matthew Strack
Dermoscopy and skin related
Self care
Dr Alan Doris
Ensuring Healthy Doctors and Healthy Workplaces
2.10pm Afternoon tea amongst the industry exhibition
2.40pm Keynote session: wrap up forum with panel presiding - looking forward to 2020
3.50pm  Conference close
4.30pm  NZRGPN AGM
6.30pm  Conference Gala Dinner combined with the Pat Farry Education Trust Wine and Art Auction

Sunday 11 March
 9.00am - 11.00am    Network Breakfast Forum