8.00am - Registration Desk opens
8.30am - Welcome & Introduction -
Dr Milton Sales , HPMI Program Committee Chair
8.40 AM
Plenary - OTITIS MEDIA AND YOUR CASES
Professor Kelvin Kong, Paediatric & Adult Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgeon (Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon), Hunter ENT Broadmeadow
or
10.00 AM
URGENT CARE - OFFLOADING THE ED
Dr Tim Stewart
Emergency Medicine Physician and CEO and Medical Director of Heal Specialist Urgent Care Newcastle West
Session Sponsored by
10.00 AM
MILD COGNITIVE IMPARIMENT
Dr Sudeshi Wijethilaka
Staff Specialist Geriatric Medicine, John Hunter Hospital
or
11.00 AM MORNING TEA BREAK & TRADE DISPLAYS
11.40 AM
VASCULAR EMERGENCIES INC VTE
Dr Senthil Kumar
Vascular Surgeon, Newcastle Vascular, Gateshead
11.40 AM
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN MEDICINE
Dr Steven Bollipo
Director of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, John Hunter Hospital
or
12.45 PM
BABIES AND VOMITING - WHEN TO WORRY
Dr Mark Lee
Paediatrician and Emergency Physician, Director of ED, Lake Macquarie Private Hospital & Director Paediatric Training JHH ED
12.45 PM
ENDOCRINOLOGY UPDATE
Dr Chris Rowe
Staff Specialist Endocrinologist, John Hunter hospital
or
8.30 AM - 11.30AM
DEALING WITH DIFFICULT PATIENTS
Dr Simon Gould
Principal Instructor,
Medics for Life
11.30 AM MORNING TEA BREAK
11.40 AM
ADMINISTRATIVE RISKS
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Identifying risk - administrative, clinical, and financial responsibilities within your practice
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Mitigating risk - Practical solutions, strategies, and processes
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Managing risk - Opportunities to enhance your business, turning negative into positive
Heidi Avery
Primary Care Improvement Officer, Hunter New England Central Coast Primary Health Network, Broadmeadow
Donna Block
Primary Care Improvement Officer, Hunter New England Central Coast Primary Health Network, Tamworth
1.45 PM LUNCH BREAK & TRADE DISPLAYS
2.30 PM (2 HOUR SESSION)
PAEDIATRIC RESPIRATORY
INTERACTIVE CASE PRESENTATION AND PANEL DISCUSSION
Chair - Dr Ehsan Mozafari, HPMI Medical Education Co-ordinator & General Practitioner, Family Circle Medical Practice, Hamilton
Dr Tim Stewart, Emergency Medicine Physician and CEO and Medical Director of Heal Specialist Urgent Care, Newcastle West
Dr Mark Lee, Paediatrician and Emergency Physician, Director of ED, Lake Macquarie Private Hospital & Director Paediatric Training JHH ED
2.30 PM (2 Hour Session)
THE TIRED PATIENT
INTERACTIVE CASE PRESENTATION AND PANEL DISCUSSION
Dr Shyamala Pradeepan, Senior Staff Specialist, Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital and Sleep Medicine Medical Practice, Charlestown,
Dr Kirsten Murray, Endocrinologist, Hunter Endocrinology,Adamstown,
Dr Kate Rankin, Staff Specialist Haematologist, Calvary Mater Hospital Newcastle, and NSW Health Pathology(JHH)
Dr Tony Saltis, General Practitioner, Bunker Road General Practice
or
2.30 PM
(2.5 Hour Session)
CPR
Dr Simon Gould
Principal Instructor,
Medics for Life
or
MEETING CLOSE
SUNDAY 6 AUGUST 2023
8.15am - Registration Desk opens
8.50 AM
(2 HOUR SESSION)
HEADACHES
INTERACTIVE CASE PRESENTATION AND PANEL DISCUSSION
Dr Saif Alkadhi, HPMI Medical Education Co-ordinator & General Practitioner, Family Circle Medical Practice, Hamilton
Dr Elizabeth Pepper, Director of Neurology and Neurology Staff Specialist JHH
Dr John Prickett, Specialist Pain Management Physician, Northern Integrated Pain management, Charlestown
Dr Ehsan Mozafari, HPMI Medical Education Co-ordinator & General Practitioner, Family Circle Medical Practice, Hamilton
or
8.50 AM
(2 HOUR SESSION)
HAEMATOLOGY
Karan Makhija, Haematologist, Hunter Valley Haematology, Cooks Hill
Dr Milton Sales, General Practitioner, Brunker Road General Practice, Adamstown
11.00 AM MORNING TEA BREAK & TRADE DISPLAYS
11.40 AM
(2 HOUR SESSION)
FRACTURE MANAGEMENT
INTERACTIVE CASE PRESENTATION AND PANEL DISCUSSION
Dr Tim Stewart, Emergency Medicine Physician and CEO and Medical Director of Heal Specialist Urgent Care, Newcastle West
Chris Morton, Physiotherapist, Ethos Health Wickham
Dr Seth Tarrant, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Cooks Hill
Dr Ehsan Mozafari, HPMI Medical Education Co-ordinator & General Practitioner, Family Circle Medical Practice, Hamilton
or
11.40 AM
(2 HOUR SESSION)
HEART FAILURE
Dr Heather Cooke, Specialist Cardiologist, Newcastle Heart, Hamilton and Staff Specialist Cardiologist John Hunter Hospital
Gayleen Stephens, Cardiology Nurse Practitioner, Lingard Private Hospital
Dr Milton Sales, General Practitioner, Brunker Road General Practice, Adamstown
1.45 PM LUNCH BREAK & TRADE DISPLAYS
2.30 PM
(2 HOUR SESSION)
VOLUNTARY ASSISTED DYING
INTERACTIVE CASE PRESENTATION AND PANEL DISCUSSION ON PALLIATIVE CARE ISSUES
Dr Rachel Hughes, Director of Palliative Care, Calvary Mater Newcastle
Dr Fiona Boyd, General Practitioner and Palliative Care VMO
Jeanette Lacey, End of Life Nurse Practitioner, John Hunter Hospital
Dr Milton Sales, General Practitioner, Brunker Road General Practice, Adamstown