It's a great time to learn

Long-format lectures allow in-depth exploration of current key issues in emergency medicine, with ample time for discussion at the end of each session. During the afternoon, enjoy the beach or one of the many activities in and around Noosa, or attend one of our workshops. It's the perfect way to enhance your education and earn CPD points.

Provisional Program

Expand your academic horizons and enjoy complimentary refreshments at 11am each day. 

 

Friday, APRIL 11

8AM

Registration

9AM

Advances in anaphylaxis

10AM

Opioid abuse in teenagers

11AM

Break

11:45AM

Coronial inquests: a medico-legal perspective

6-8PM

Welcome Reception

 

SaTURDAY, APRIL 12

8AM

Registration

9AM

Imaging rules in paediatric trauma

10AM

Oxygen delivery

11AM

Break

11:45AM

Closed head injury

2PM

Difficult airway workshop

 

SUNDAY, APRIL 13

8AM

Registration

9AM

Rethinking transfusion thresholds

10AM

Paediatric burns

11AM

Break

11:45AM

The collapsed neonate

DIFFICULT AIRWAY WORKSHOP

Enhance your hands-on skills and fulfil ACEM procedural CPD requirements. Strictly limited numbers ensure you get the opportunity to sharpen your skills. The workshop covers a variety of approaches required to manage the patient with a difficult airway including video-assisted laryngoscopy, endoscopic and percutaneous surgical techniques.

 

The Welcome Reception.

Your weekend in Noosa starts here. Network with colleagues and meet our faculty, while enjoying complimentary drinks and canapés at Peppers Noosa. 

6 - 8 pm, Friday April 11, Pre-Conference Terrace, Peppers

Accreditation

 
 

College of Intensive Care Medicine, 1 point per hour.

 
 
 

Australasian College of Emergency Medicine, 12 hours conference.

 
 
 

Australian College of Rural & Remote Medicine: 12 CPD hours ID#27936

A world-class faculty

Our faculty comprises senior practitioners in emergency medicine, critical care, anaesthesia, medicine and surgery from Australia's leading teaching hospitals. 

 

Craig Walker

Adult and paediatric intensivist and the foundation director of Paediatric ICU at Monash Medical Centre. Interests include all aspects of physiology, the ethics and philosophy of medicine, and bio-statistics.

Oliver Flower

Intensivist at RNSH with a special interest in neuro-intensive care. Oli has been a pioneer in web-based education, and was a cofounder of SMACC, intensivecarenetwork.com and codachange.org.

Christine Bowles

Trauma and emergency physician at RNSH and senior lecturer in trauma at University of Sydney. Interests include patient safety, human factors and the use of VR and lightweight SIM trainers in trauma education.

 

Brynn Wainstein

Paediatric immunologist and allergist in public and private practice in Sydney. Clinical interests include allergic disease, immune deficiency and inflammatory disorders. Brynn holds a PhD from UNSW on diagnostic testing for anaphylaxis.

Greta Palmer

Paediatric anaesthetist and pain specialist at RCH Melbourne and a research associate at MCRI. Greta’s research interests include acute and chronic pain management, pharmacokinetics and holistic care.

Franz Babl

Senior emergency physician at RCH Melbourne. Franz is a co-founder of the Paediatric Research in Emergency Departments International Collaborative (PREDICT) Network and has led numerous multi-centre trials.

 

Marie-Clare Elder

A partner at Wotton+Kearney, Marie-Clare has extensive experience in health, medical negligence and personal injury litigation. She has practiced in Australia and the UK in senior in-house roles and is a former ICU clinical nurse specialist.

Phil Black

Anaesthetist at Prince of Wales Hospital with expertise in critical airway management and simulation. Phil is an instructor at the Sydney Clinical Skills & Simulation Centre and has run our airway workshops since 2015.

Meredith Ward

Senior neonatologist at the Royal Hospital for Women and the Prince of Wales Private Hospital. Research interests include the study of endogenous neural stem cells as a potential therapy for newborn brain injury.

 

Andrew Numa

Senior paediatric intensivist and respiratory physician at Sydney Children’s Hospital and director of the SCH PICU from 2008-2023. Research interests include acute respiratory pathophysiology, epidemiological studies from large critical care databases, and optimising the efficiency of intra-hospital communications.