Upcoming Medical Conferences in Auckland

Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Workshop is organized by Cardiac Skills Australia and will be held from Nov 16 - 17, 2019 at Rydges Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. Who can attend: Intensivists, Emergency Physicians, Anaesthetics, Rural GPs & Cardiology Trainees Aim: The aim of the course is to provide physicians with all the necessary skills to become proficient in the performance and diagnosis of the focused echo exam. Their experienced echocardiography educators will simplify the echo exam through their proven step-by-step approach and comprehensive hands-on component. Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.

AOCMF Course - Principles in Craniomaxillofacial Fracture Management for ORP is organized by AOCMF and will be held from Nov 16 - 17, 2019 at Auckland, New Zealand. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU) Course is organized by The University of Auckland and will be held on Nov 19, 2019 at Simulation Centre for Patient Safety - The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. Description:- This will be a joint initiative between qualified ACLS/BLS instructors and working PACU nurses utilizing skills and immersion scenarios with an emphasis on team work skills and crisis management. This is a chance to refresh your BLS/ACLS skills and engage with other nurses from around the country to improve nursing practice and confidence. At the end of the course participants should be able to discuss a structured approach to initial management of critical airway/CVS events and verbalise teamwork behaviours they can implement in their work place. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

The Exceptional Patient Experience is organized by Prime Practice and will be held on Nov 27, 2019 at Rydges Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. This Conference has been approved for a maximum of 07 CPD hours. Target Audience: Principal Dentist, Practice Manager Description: Driving the patient experience to continually higher levels requires a patient-centered culture and an engaged practice. Bring together your team to create a vision for what “exceptional” looks like and discover how your team can create a roadmap for collectively working together to deliver it. Empower and motivate your team and learn: The fundamental shift between patient-centric vs practice centric: • How your Patient Experience (PX) can become your practice’s competitive advantage. • Identify any gaps in your patient experience and get tools and tips on how to plug these. • Align the team for success! How to create systems to cater to different demographics: • Different groups have different needs. Learn how to identify the different needs of your patients and how to provide great service to each group. • This includes a close look at the aging population and how to ensure your team is providing appropriate care to this group at each touch point in the patient journey. • What are the key drivers of loyalty: Keeping patients returning to your practice is becoming more critical in the competitive dental landscape. How do you create patients for life? Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

2019 Australian and New Zealand Society of the History of Medicine Conference (ANZSHM) is organized by The University of Auckland and will be held on Dec 03 - 07, 2019 at University of Auckland Science Centre, Auckland, New Zealand. Theme: “Beyond Borders: Health and Medicine in Historical Context” Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

New Zealand Anaesthesia Part 3 Course is organized by New Zealand Society of Anaesthetists (NZSA) and would be held on Dec 05, 2019 at Auckland, New Zealand. Course Description: The NZ Anaesthesia Part 3 Course is a one-day event with CV/interview workshops and interactive plenary sessions covering a range of topics and issues of interest to new anaesthesia consultants. It is aimed at provisional fellows and senior trainees who will be making the transition to SMOs in the near future. Places are limited to 24 participants to maintain the personal and interactive nature of this course and you are advised to register early. Speakers are drawn from nationwide so the course will offer insights into the working lives of anaesthetists around New Zealand with authenticity and authority. The course also offers an excellent opportunity for trainees to meet and network in a casual, supportive environment with other trainees and consultants from throughout New Zealand. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

New Zealand & Australia Discovery: Custom Land Program Down Under | Healthcare Perspectives from Down Under is organized by Professional Education Society (PES) and will be held from Jan10 - 26, 2020 at Auckland, New Zealand. Healthcare Perspectives from Down Under CME/CE Lecture Seminars for Medical, Dental, Nursing and Allied Healthcare Professionals Accreditation: Physicians: Programs are reviewed by the American Academy of Family Physicians for a minimum of 15 Prescribed Credit Hours. AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) toward the AMA Physician Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1. The Professional Education Society designates this activity for a minimum of 15 continuing education credits. Nurses: The Professional Education Society is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 5428, for up to 15 contact hours. Although the California Board of Registered Nursing does not approve individual continuing education courses, providers are required by law to be approved by the Board. Reciprocity for continuing education hours for nurses is available in most states. Please check with your regulation board regarding requirements. Seminar Overview/Statement of Purpose: PES is fortunate to have dental and medical practitioners representing a variety of specialties participating in the CME/CE sessions. PES understands the importance of offering inter-professional healthcare education, allowing colleagues to gain cross-specialty perspectives and updates in the treatment and prevention of disease. The need to adapt best practice models in the context of emerging healthcare reforms impacting patient care delivery and access to care is an important issue for all healthcare practitioners. Changing population demographics and increasing chronic disease patterns are key factors impacting primary healthcare practice and delivery in the Pacific Rim area. Confronting the challenges of delivering quality patient care in the face of these emerging changes is fast becoming a global issue for medical practitioners. Family Practice physicians in the US, Australia and New Zealand share these challenges. Community healthcare development in both areas reflects the need to establish new best practice protocols dealing with the increasing longevity of human populations and the growth of geriatric and palliative care needs. In addition, providing better prevention and treatment strategies addressing obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer is a continuing challenge for both areas. Now, more than ever, it is important for medical professionals to collaborate with colleagues and global counterparts to gain cross-cultural perspectives and updates in the treatment and prevention of disease. By design, this program offers opportunities for professionals to compare and contrast current best practices to provide quality patient care and outcomes in their own professional setting. Planned In Country Healthcare Topics Include: • Changing Demographics & Chronic Disease Patterns in the Pacific: Impact on Healthcare Practice • From the Aborigines to the Maori: Healthcare Demands in Indigenous Cultures • From Treatment to Prevention: The Upside from Down Under • Overview of the Healthcare Systems of New Zealand & Australia • Emerging Medical & Dental Issues: Treatment & Prevention • Medical/Dental Focus on Preventative Care • Updates in Medicine and Dentistry Educational Goals: Our goal is to provide unparalleled CME/CE travel opportunities for healthcare professionals that combine their most passionate destination desires with their educational goals, fostering exceptional learning experiences, friendships and connections with national and international colleagues. • Conduct educational healthcare programs to learn about best practice models reflecting current approaches in medicine and healthcare across different cultures for providing quality patient outcomes • Provide professional educational exchanges with international colleagues, healthcare educational organizations and clinics to gain cross-cultural perspectives and updates in the treatment and prevention of disease • Allow medical/healthcare professionals to compare and contrast current best practices in medical/healthcare delivery to provide quality patient outcomes in their own professional setting Learning Objectives: Keep abreast of rapid expansion of medical knowledge and current best practice models on multiple topics to facilitate change and thus provide continually excellent patient care. By design, this program permits medical experts to collaborate with colleagues and international counterparts to realize cross cultural view points and updates within the treatment and prevention of disease and offers opportunities to compare and contrast current best practices to supply quality patient care and outcomes in their own professional setting. New Zealand & Australia Discovery: Custom Land Program Down Under Join PES on an exclusive 14-night custom land program showcasing the vast wonders of the Down Under! Marvel at the spectacular and diverse scenery, wildlife, and native cultures of New Zealand & Australia. Discover Kiwi & Aussie Splendors – from luminous glowworm caves to geothermal hot spots, iconic monoliths & snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef! Custom Land Program Highlights: • Discover a moment of magic on a boat ride through the glowworm grotto in Waitomo, marvel at gigantic stalactites and stalagmites in this network of underground caverns • Explore Rotorua, a center of Maori culture as well as a geothermal wonderland with hot springs, bubbling mud pools, and geysers • Explore local vineyards, a historic mining town, and take a thrilling jet ride through the Shotover River Canyon in Queenstown, set on the shores of a pristine lake and surrounded by alpine mountains • Explore the cosmopolitan city of Melbourne, often dubbed the most ‘European’ of Australian cities and recognized for world-class street art, restaurants, and bars • Visit Phillip Island to see the nightly ritual of the beloved fairy penguins waddling from the ocean to their burrows in the sand • Journey to the Outback and see Ayers Rock, a massive sandstone rock formation and a sacred site to the indigenous Australians • Discover where Australia begins at Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park and experience the rich and ancient cultures unique to Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people • Swim alongside fascinating marine wildlife at the Great Barrier Reef • Uncover Sydney on a city tour, stop at the famous Bondi Beach, and take in views of the iconic Opera House and Harbour Bridge from a lunch cruise in Sydney Harbor Program Inclusions: 14 nights accommodation, daily breakfast, Wi-Fi, 3 lunches, 6 dinners, custom itinerary including all entrance fees, experienced guides, transportation, airport transfers, porterage, all gratuities, taxes, fees, and PES group host.

Primespeak Seminar is organized by Prime Practice and will be held from Jan 22 - 23, 2020 at Rydges Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 14 Hours CPD. 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.

Australasian Extracellular Vesicles Conference 2020 is organized by ASN Events and will be held from Feb 12 - 14, 2020 at Auckland, New Zealand. Description: Topics covered at the meeting will examine aspects of EV research ranging from the cell biology surrounding their biogenesis, to their functional roles in inter-cellular communication, physiology and pathology and advances in diagnostics and therapeutics. Select topics will include:  • Physiological insights and roles of EVs • Biogenesis and Intercellular Communication • EVs: Heterogeneity, Isolation, Purification and Characterisation • Understanding the composition of EVs • Fungal and Parasite-host interactions • Regenerative medicine & EVs • Diagnostic Therapeutic Development • Extracellular Nucleic Acids (lnc, nc) Objectives: • Provide an unsurpassed, world-class scientific program of that focuses on advances in Australasian extracellular vesicle biology and technology, with broad impact and specific interest to delegates and Industry partners; • Initiate development of the Australasian Extracellular Vesicle Network, to build networks between researchers, academic, clinicians, and industry; • Deliver a collegial program and social atmosphere to facilitate interactions amongst researchers and Industry, and the development of students and early-career researchers; • Maximise delegate interactions with Industry via the scientific program; • Support an inclusive environment that provides equal opportunity for all delegates Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

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.