Upcoming Medical Conferences in Cairns

2019 Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand (USANZ) Northern Section Meeting is organized by Taylored Images, Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand (USANZ) and will be held from Sep 27 - 29, 2019 at Hilton Cairns, Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Windows to the Heart: Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Workshop is organized by Cardiac Skills Australia and will be held from Oct 05 - 06, 2019 at Cairns Sheridan Hotel, Cairns, Queensland, Australia. The target audience for this medical event is intensivists, emergency physicians, anaesthetics, rural GPs & cardiology trainees. Conference Description: The aim of the conference is to provide physicians with all the necessary skills to become proficient in the performance and diagnosis of the focused echo exam. Our experienced echocardiography educators will simplify the echo exam through our proven step-by-step approach and comprehensive hands-on component Conference Topics: Echo Applications - Echo Acoustic Windows & Image Orientation • Valvular Assessment • LV/RV Function & Filling Status • Haemodynamic Assessment & Calculations • Basic Echo in Life Support • Rapid Cardiac Echo ​Echo Features of Cardiac Pathologies - Pericardial Disease • Cardiac Tamponade • AMI • Aortic Dissection • Shock • Pulmonary Embolus • Pneumothorax Conference Objectives: • To appreciate heart anatomy • Understand acoustic windows and imaging planes used in echo • Outline common pathologies associated with the heart • Describe how echo is used to measure cardiac output, stoke volume, ejection fraction, aortic valve area etc. • Appreciate echo as a tool to assess left and right systolic function • Understand echo image orientation • Understand the basic principles of Doppler haemodynamics • Provide delegates with tutor assisted 'hands-on' echo practice • Appreciate normal values in an echo examination • Understand the limitations of the Doppler technique • Understand the components of a focused echo examination • Outline the role of echo in life support • Appreciate the use of rapid cardiac echo in the critically ill • Identify common ultrasound artifacts Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

AAAHP 4th National Conference is organized by Australian Anaesthesia Allied Health Practitioners (AAAHP) and will be held from Oct 18 - 20, 2019 at Hilton Cairns, Cairns, Queensland, Australia. The conference is designed for Anaesthetic Technicians, Anaesthetic Nurses, and any other health care workers interested in Anaesthesia. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 12 CPD (Continuing Professional Development) hours for attending the 2-day conference! Australian Anaesthesia Allied Health Practitioners aims to promote the professional status and recognition of its members through: • Regular exchange of knowledge and further education for Anaesthesia Technicians/ Technologists/APOs and Assistants to the Anaesthetists • Working towards statutory registration • Promoting a code of ethics for the wellbeing and safety of patients • Enabling us to represent our profession as a major stakeholder in peri-operative issues nationally • Development of a standardised scope of practice throughout Australia. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Rural Emergency Skills Training (REST) is organized by Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) and will be held from Nov 02 - 03, 2019 at Pullman Reef Hotel Casino, Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Accreditation: Total contact hours: 20.00 PDP points: • 10 ALS • 30 PRPD MOPS points: 30 Emergency Medicine 2 Surgery 1 Anaesthetics (Emergency Response) Course Description: This two-day emergency medicine course covers many of the common emergencies in rural practice that are relevant to the pre-hospital, small rural hospital and private rural practice environment. The Rural Emergency Skills Training (REST) program is conducted by trained emergency medicine instructors experienced in rural general practice.  Learning objective: • Improve participants’ knowledge and confidence of emergency presentations. • To enhance specific skills related to the initial assessment and stabilization of emergency presentations. • Learn manual skills applicable to the management of emergency presentations. • Rehearse the critical thinking required for the structured approach to the critically ill or injured patient. • Bring about a change in their attitude and approach to emergency presentations in their practice. • Identify ways that they can continue to practice and prepare for future emergency presentations. • To generate confidence in the use of principles and skills in emergency care by use of simulation scenarios. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Cairns Nurses' Conference is organized by Ausmed Education Pty Ltd and will be held from Dec 05 - 06, 2019 at Cairns, Queensland, Australia. The target audience for this medical event is Nurses. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 11.00 CPD Hours. Conference Overview: Every year Ausmed Education holds a nurses’ conference specifically designed for your location and aimed at assisting you to get rapidly up-to-date on current nursing topics. Attend this local nurses’ conference to gain a broad range of clinical and professional updates relevant to your practice. Take time out and network with like-minded colleagues. Find out: • What are some of the health priorities that you need to know about? • What nursing interventions make a difference, especially to those with chronic conditions? • Why is evidence so important to the way you practice? • What is the latest information about a range of current treatments? Need for Program: In regard to the nursing care you provide, the need to continually seek new information is a given no matter where you work. Nursing safety and quality are essential and both are directly linked to knowledge. This is a time when: • Healthcare budgets are under increased stress • The community purse is shrinking • Quality outcomes are now the goal of all care Now more than ever, if safe, quality outcomes are to be achieved, it is important that you take a leadership role in providing outcome  focused  high-value care. This can be done by addressing emerging gaps in your knowledge through up-to-date information. Purpose of Program: This program provides you with current knowledge relating to a range of professional and clinical practice topics that will improve how you provide holistic nursing care. Learning Objectives: • People with health risks will receive preventative nursing action in your care to avoid illness • Better patient outcomes will be achieved through the application of up-to-date knowledge related to specific nursing interventions • The interprofessional collaboration will be optimized to enhance patient outcomes • Patient outcomes will be underpinned by evidence-based practice, recognized standards, and guidelines  

International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS) 2021 Workshop is organized by International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery (ISMICS) and will be held from Nov 11 - 13, 2021 at Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.