Upcoming Medical Conferences in Auckland

13th Asia Pacific Travel Health Conference (APTHC) is organized by Asia Pacific Travel Health Society (APTHS) and will be held from Mar 18 - 21, 2020 at Aotea Centre, Auckland, New Zealand. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Workshop is organized by Cardiac Skills Australia and will be held from Mar 21 - 22, 2020 at Rydges Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. Topics Covered: 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 Learner Outcomes: • 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 information is available.

WONCA Asia Pacific Regional Conference 2020 is organized by Conference Innovators and will be held from Apr 23 - 26, 2020 at Aotea Centre, Auckland, New Zealand. The target audience for this medical event is above a thousand GPs. Health professionals are set to assemble in Auckland for this educational and inspirational event. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Emergency Trauma Management (ETM) Course is organized by Emergency Trauma Management (ETM) and will be held from May 01 - 03, 2020 at Clinical Skills Centre, Auckland, New Zealand. This course has been approved for a maximum of 22.5 CME points. Who is the course for? ETM Course is targeted at Australian and New Zealand Senior Emergency Registrars and Consultants, however a wide range of specialities have attended and are welcome at the course, including: • Rural GP’s • Anaesthetic trainees • ICU trainees • Surgical trainees • Trauma Registrars (adult and paediatric) Description: ETM is a 3-day face-to-face course that teaches trauma reception and resuscitation from the Australasian Emergency Medicine perspective, with a focus on practical trauma resuscitation, trauma team-leading and trauma team-member skills. Our course has a strong focus on communication in particular resuscitation room management, the shared mental model and closed loop communication. We are relevant to nursing and medical staff who work in trauma centres, metropolitan, regional and remote environments. Course Features: Short, focused lectures, simulation scenarios and small group interactive sessions including: • RRM: Resus Room Management - modern ED team leading/team member skills • Airway: Standard/difficult/failed intubation, cricothyroidotomy • Chest: Decompression – needle/finger/tube thoracostomy • Vascular access: Rapid Infuser Catheter (RIC) line and intraosseous needle (EZ-IO) insertion • Orthopaedic: Spinal immobilisation, pelvic binder, CT-6 femoral traction splint application • Other procedures: CAT/SOF tourniquet application, lateral canthotomy • Management: Management of traumatic cardiac arrest • Radiology: Trauma x-ray, CT and FAST scan interpretation • Transport: Transport and retrieval of the trauma patient

21st Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) of the Australasian College of Phlebology (ACP) is organized by The Australasian College of Phlebology (ACP) and will be held from May 02 - 05, 2020 at Pullman Auckland Hotel, Auckland, New Zealand. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Primespeak Seminar is organized by Prime Practice and will be held from May 21 - 22, 2020 at Rydges Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of Up to 14 CPD Hours. Target Audience: This course is designed for dental clinicians (dentists, dental specialists, dental hygienists, dental and oral health therapists). However, clinicians may choose to bring along team members who work closely with them Description: Learn how to present treatment options and get your patients to make informed decisions while building trust and long lasting relationships. Learn: • The rules of ethical dentistry. • How to remove any perception of sales pressure. • How to become rejection proof. • Key trust busters and trust breakers. •A step by step sequence for the new patient exam. • How to overcome objections and deal with “I’ll think about it”. • Tools and techniques to deepen patient ownership of their dental conditions. Primespeak Seminar’s success has been due to its ability to support participants to: • remove any perception of sales pressure • increase patient ownership of their dental conditions • bridge the gap between what a patient thinks they need and what you think they need • take the stress out of communicating with patients • NEVER be rejected • ALWAYS maintain trust and rapport with patients. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

ARRR Pirate Seminar (Acute Respiratory, Renal and Rhythms) is organized by ECT4Health and will be held from May 28 - 29, 2020 at Auckland, New Zealand. This Course has been approved for a maximum of 14 CPD Points. Description: Are you a nurse working in an acute medical unit, and want to sharpen up your knowledge and skills in assessment and management of the cardiac and respiratory patient? Our Pirate Seminar (Acute Respiratory, Renal and Rhythms) refreshes a heap of core business like cardiac risk factors, anatomy and physiology and telemetry rhythm interpretation just to name a few topics. We look into sepsis, and where chest infection meets pneumonia, and we look at acute lung presentations like asthma and acute exacerbation of COPD. This seminar is perfect for Nursing Students, Registered Nurses and Enrolled Nurses to increase their assessment knowledge of common cardiac and respiratory presentations. Good for ED, PHC and Community GP/medical centre nurses to polish up recognition of acute deterioration nursing skills. If all you wanted to get out of it was Rhythm Interpretation, consider attending just Day one. Content Includes: • Cardiac Rhythm interpretation – our most popular session. • Heart blocks and life threatening arrhythmia • Cardiac risk factors, oxygen and the cholesterol discussion we had to have • Understanding Heart Failure and antihypertensive drugs • Renal function, Primary (renal) Hypertension and the antihypertensive drugs • Respiratory assessment and some Respiratory / oxygen physiology • Asthma, COPD and chest infection. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

ISBNPA 2020 Annual Meeting is organized by International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) and will be held during Jun 24 - 27, 2020 at Auckland, New Zealand. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Eating Disorder Essentials Course is organized by The Australian Centre for Eating Disorders (ACFED) and will be held from Aug 10 - 14, 2020 at Auckland, New Zealand. Suitability: The Eating Disorder Essentials training course is suitable for anyone who is likely to encounter eating disorders in their work. This might include counsellors, psychologists, psychotherapists, addiction specialists, life coaches, doctors, psychiatrists, nutritionists, nurses and social workers at all levels of experience and qualification. Conference Description: Our 5-Day course provides a solid foundation to enable you to successfully recognise and treat a range of eating disorders. This comprehensive eating disorders course is in line with the latest thinking from a range of psychological approaches. You will learn practical and effective skills that will enable you to engage with clients and offer them constructive help to recover from their eating disorder. You may also contribute your own expertise as this course provides opportunities to share experience and make discoveries. You will learn: • How to distinguish an eating disorder from disordered eating • To understand and motivate people with eating disorders • How to assess and conceptualise each disorder • How to build a comprehensive treatment plan • Prioritising treatment strategies for over and under eaters • How to encourage and sustain change • The effects of dietary chaos on mood and physiology • Micro skills from traditional and newer therapies • How to deal with emotional eating and cravings • How to manage resistance and relapse • Body image, media and historical influences • How eating disorders affect men After the course: • Health professionals who complete the 5-Day course eating disorder training course can become an ACFED approved eating disorder practitioner. • You can choose to be included on our database and receive referrals via our website. • Your work in the field of eating disorders will be in demand, and may increase your profitability if you are in private practice and/or may increase your future employment prospects. • ACFED approved practitioners will be able to use our logo to promote their skills, and they will receive referrals, regular network newsletters and offers. • This course can also be taken in addition to our 3-Day Comprehensive Non-Diet Approach for Clients with Weight Concerns course and our 3-Day Practical Skills for Eating Disorders to elevate you to Silver or Gold ACFED Approved Practitioner status. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

Australian & New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine (ANZPM) 2020 Biennial Conference is organized by HeartShare Training Services Inc and will be held from Sep 17 - 20, 2020 at Pullman Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.