Program

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Thursday 19th August 2010
6p- 7pm Pre-Registration and Welcome Drinks
Coral Sea Room, Level 1, Orange Ex-Services Club
Collect your name badge and conference satchel before sharing a welcome drink with your industry colleagues.
Sponsored by Tyco Healthcare / Covidien
Program - Day 1 › Friday 20th August 2009
8.00am Registration
Level 1, Orange Ex-Services Club
  Session 1 › Location: Coral Sea Room
Chair:
8.45am Welcome
Vicki Conyers,Rural Critical Care Conference Convenor, GWAHS
9.00am Official Opening
Mr Danny O’Connor, Chief Executive, Greater Western Area Health Service
9.20am Keynote Address: From a Distance the World Looks Blue and Green...
Professor Cliff Hughes, Chief Executive Officer, Clinical Excellence Commission
10.10am Questions
10.20am-
11.00am		 Morning Tea & Trade Exhibition
Location: Ophir and Borneo Rooms
  Session 2 › Location: Coral Sea Room
Chair:
11.00am NSW State-wide Cardiac Strategy Overview
Neil Rickwood, Health Services Performance Improvement Branch, NSW Department of Health
11.20am Improving the Structure and Function of Clinical Handover
Ron Wilson, Nurse Practitioner, CNC, Emergency Services, Campbeltown / Camden Hospitals
11.40am E-Learning - going live with "The Guidelines"
Meg Tuipulotu, CNC, Rural Emergency & Critical Care Services, Greater Western Area Health Service
12.00pm Questions
12.10pm Gold Sponsor Address
Tracey Beacroft, Territory Sales Manager Central NSW, Laerdal Pty Ltd
12.20pm-
1.20pm		 Lunch
Location: Level 1, OESC
  Session 3 › Location: Coral Sea Room
Chair:
1.20pm NSW Critical Care Clinical Service Planning
Brett Abbenbroek, Statewide Coordinator, Critical Care Service Planning, NSW Health
2.00pm Trauma in a non trauma centre
Kate Winston-Smith and Lin Davis, Clinical Nurse Manager, Narrabri District Health Service and Area CNC - Rural Trauma, Hunter New England Area Health Service
2.20pm The enrolled nurse, the helping hand in ED
Jo-Anne Baker, Endorsed Enrolled Nurse, Wagga Wagga Base Hospital
2.40om Questions
2.50pm-
3.20pm		 Afternoon Tea & Trade Exhibition
Location: Ophir and Borneo Rooms
  Session 4 › Location: Coral Sea Room
Chair:
3.20pm They just don’t like to wait
Leanne Wright, Nurse Practitioner, ECCC/ED, NCAHS
3.40pm Between the Flags - the GWAHS Rural Experience
Gabriel Shannon & Lynda McKenzie, Consultant Physician, Orange & Project Officer, GWAHS Clinical Governance Unit
4.00pm Connecting critical care emergency department project
Kerry Spicer, Project Officer, Connecting Critical Care, NCAHS Telehealth
4.20pm Questions
4.30pm Day One Completion
7.00pm Conference Dinner
Location: Coral Sea Room
Theme: 'Christmas in August"
Sponsored by Philips
Program - Day 2 › Saturday 21st August 2010
8.30am Registration for Saturday (1 Day delegates)
Level 1, Orange Ex-Services Club
  Session 5 › Location: Coral Sea Room
Chair:
9.00am Welcome Day 2
Vicki Conyers, Rural Critical Care Conference Convenor, GWAHS
9.10am ‘What’s the problem- tell me exactly what happened?’: Secondary Triage of Ambulance 000 calls Jacqui Burton, CNS, Ambulance Service of NSW
9.30am ASET (Aged Services Emergency Team) in the ED
Andrea Jordan, ASET Nurse, ED, Griffith Base Hospital
9.50am The Introduction of Organ & Tissue Donor Coordinators in NSW Rural Hospitals
Carrie Alvaro, State Donor Nurse Consultant, DonateLife: NSW Organ & Tissue Donation Service
10.10am Questions
10.20am-
10.50am		 Morning Tea & Trade Exhibition
Location: Ophir & Borneo Rooms
  Session 6 › Location: Coral Sea Room
Chair:
10.50am Keynote Address: Critical Care Systems. Where are we?
Dr Tony Burrell, Director, Patient Safety, Clinical Excellence Commission
11.30am Questions and Prizes
11.50am 'A Third Door' Express Community Care Centre and its impact on the delivery of emergency services at Port Macquarie Base Hospital
Alan Forrester, Network Director of Emergency services, Hastings Macleay Network, NCAHS
12.10pm "Will you recognize your heart attack?" Findings from a pilot project conducted in Broken Hill
Cate Ferry, Clinical Issues Manager, National Heart Foundation (NSW Division)
12.30pm Questions
12.40pm-
1.40pm		 Lunch
Location: Level 1, OESC
  Session 7 › Location: Coral Sea Room
Chair:
1.40pm A Report on a Pilot Programme: Trauma Assessment, Resuscitation and Transport (TART) for Rural Health Practitioners
Stephanie O’Regan, Simulation Coordinator, Sydney Clinical Skills & Simulation Centre
2.00pm Resuscitation Trolleys - 'Issues and Solutions'
Barbara Cridland and Vicki Conyers, CNE Emergency, Orange Base Hospital and CNC - Critical Care, Greater Western Area Health Service
2.20pm Biomarkers in and of critical illness - what do they mean and are they useful?
Rand Butcher, CNC ICU & CCU, NCAHS
2.40pm Questions
2.50pm-
3.10pm		 Afternoon Tea
Location: Ophir & Borneo Rooms
  Session 8 › Location: Coral Sea Room
Chair:
3.10pm Nurse Initiated Thrombolysis: A Pilot Study
Robyn Mears & Cheryl Thompson, CNS, Cessnock District Hospital
3.30pm "A still small voice of calm": Support Team for Emergency Response
Leonie White, Pastoral Care Coordinator, Wagga Wagga Base Hospital
3.50pm Managing Acute Coronary Syndromes: Issues in applying national guidelines into rural practices Mark McLennan, CNC Critical Care, NCAHS
4.10pm Questions
4.20pm Rural Critical Care Conference 2011
4.30pm Close of Conference

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Deadline for Abstract Submission
Friday 26th February 2010
Notification to Authors
Friday 16th April 2010
Deadline for Presenters to Register
Friday 18th June 2010
Deadline for "Earlybird" Registration
Friday 18th June 2010

Sponsors

Gold Sponsor

Gold Sponsors,Laerdar

Silver Sponsors

Silver Sponsor, Philips

Silver Sponsor, Tyco Healthcare-Covidien

Contact Us

For further information regarding the 2010 Rural Critical Conference please contact:

Conference Managers
Jane Howorth, Susan Contemprée,
Jayne Hindle,Amy McIntosh
East Coast Conferences
Phone: +61 2 6650 9800 or 1300 368 783
Fax: +61 2 6650 9700
Postal: PO Box 848, Coffs Harbour
NSW 2450, Australia
Email: info@eastcoastconferences.com.au
ABN: 13 421 052 997 (Rural Critical Care Conference)