The programme below is presented in local Sydney, Australia time and is still in draft form.
We are still busy confirming an exciting line-up of speakers and the programme will be updated over the coming months.

Wednesday, 3 November 2021

9.00am - 5.00pmRegistration Open
10.00 - 5.00pmIMSANZ Trainee Workshop 

Meet the ATC

Heads of Department Meeting ( by invitation only)

Thursday, 4 November 2021

TimeTopicSpeaker
7.30am - 5.00pmRegistration Open
8.30am - 9.00amWelcome to Country
Welcome to 2021 IMSANZ Australia Conference
9.00am – 10.30am
Session 1: Indigenous Health & Workforce 
10.30am – 11.00am
Morning Tea
11.00am - 12.30pm
Session 2: Respiratory Medicine Update 


Occupational Lung Disease
Dr Susan Miles
Calvary Mater Newcastle
                                                            Advances In The Treatment of Non-Small
Cell Lung Cancer                                                   
Prof Michael Boyer
Chris O’Brien Lifehouse                    

Interstitial Lung Disease In 2021
Dr Lauren Troy 
RPA Hospital

12.30pm - 1.30pmLunch

1.30pm – 3.00pm
Session 3: Ramesh Nagappan Memorial Award 
3.00pm – 3.30pm
Afternoon Tea

3.30pm - 5.00pmSession 4: Neurology Update

 I’m Dizzy Doctor
Dr Tom Welling
Hunter New England Hospital

Headaches – A Practical Approach  
Dr James Hughes
University of New England

Epilepsy 
An Update for the General Physician
Dr Ian Rosemergy
Capital & Coast 
District Health Board
5.00pm - 7.00pmWelcome Reception

Friday, 5 November 2021

TimeTopicSpeaker
7.00am – 5.00pm
Registration Open

7.15am – 8.45am
IMSANZ Trainee Breakfast ( in person only ) 

RACP CPD Information Session ( optional ) 

9.00am – 10.30am
Session 5: Obstetric Medicine

Current management of Hypertension in Pregnancy
Dr Franziska Pettit
University of NSW

Diabetes in Pregnancy 
Dr Glynis Ross
RPA Hospital

Renal Disease In Pregnancy
A/Prof Annabel Martin
Border Physicians Group
10.30am – 11.00am
Morning Tea

11.00am – 12.30pm
Session 6: Adolescent Medicine – The Transitioning Adolescent 

Transgender Health / Gender Reassignment
Dr Katie Wynne 
Hunter New England Health

Congenital Heart Disease
Dr Rachel Cordina
RPA Hospital

Survivors of Childhood Cancer
Dr Frank Alvaro
John Hunter Hospital
12.30pm – 2.00pm
Lunch
1.30pm – 2.00pm
IMSANZ Board Meeting
2.00pm – 5.30pm
IMSANZ Poster Award Presentations 


Free Paper Presentations
6.30pm – 11.00pm
Conference Dinner ( TBC


Saturday, 6 November 2021

TimeTopicSpeaker
8.30am – 3.00pm
Registration Open
9.00am – 10.30am
Session 9: Health System Adaptations - COVID Learnings

Pandemic Preparedness
A/ Prof Craig Dalton    
University of Newcastle  

Reflections from the Public Hospital Perspective
Dr Nicole Hancock
The Alfred Melbourne

Lessons from a Medical Education Perspective
Prof Jenny May
University of Newcastle 

Panel discussion
10.30am – 11.30am
Brunch 

11.30am – 12.30pm
Session 10: Perioperative Medicine


Frailty in Perioperative Decision Making 


Perioperative Curriculum Update   
Dr Rajni Lal
Ryde Hospital
12.30pm – 2.00pm
Session 11: Doctor Wellbeing 


'MDs not OK'. Doctor Burnout: 
What is it, why we should care, and what are we doing about it?
Dr Bethan Richards 
RPA Hospital 

Junior Consultants Wellbeing
Dr Damien Jackel 
University of Newcastle

“Midlife – crisis or flourish?” 
Dr John Gommans
Hawke’s Bay
District Health Board

End of Career 
Dr Chanaka Wijeratne
Prince of Wales Hospital 

Panel discussion

2.00pm – 2.30pm 
Afternoon Tea

2.30pm – 3.30pm
Session 12: Palliative Medicine 


Voluntary Assisted Dying and the Physician
Dr Frank Brennan 
St George Hospital  

Palliative Care and the Indigenous Peoples 

3.30pmConference Concludes

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