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Scientific Program

Friday 25 May

1400 - 1600	Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists “Open Afternoon”					Location: ANZCA House
1700 - 1900	Early Registration and Welcome Reception					Location: You Yangs Exhibition Hall

Saturday 26 May

0715 - 0800	Arrival Refreshments and Coffee in the HCI Area					Location: You Yangs Exhibition Hall
0815 - 0830	Opening of Meeting					Room: John Batman Theatre
	President, ANZCA (Dr Walter Thompson), Dean, FPM (Dr Roger Goucke), Dean, JFICM (Dr Richard Lee), Convenor (Dr Rowan Thomas)
830 - 1000	Plenary Session 1					Room: John Batman Theatre
	Chair: President, ANZCA, Dr Walter Thompson; Dean, FPM, Dr Roger Goucke Ellis Gillespie Lecture, delivered by the ANZCA Foundation Visitor Prof Bruce Spiess Blood Transfusion and Outcome Michael Cousins Lecture, delivered by the FPM Foundation Visitor Prof Martin Koltzenburg How Science is Informing the Management of Pain HCI Welcome President, ANZCA, Dr Walter Thompson and Health Care Industry Liaison Representative Chris Chappell
1000 - 1030	Morning Tea and Health Care Industry Exhibition					Location: You Yangs Exhibition Hall
	Concurrent Session 1 Continuing Professional Development	Concurrent Session 2 Ultrasound Beyond TOE	Concurrent Session 3 Free Papers 1	Faculty of Pain Medicine Delivery of Pain Management	Workshops	PBLDs
	Chair: Dr Frank Moloney	Chair: Dr Michael Barrington	Chair: Dr Annabel Orr	Chair: Dr Malcolm Hogg
	Room: John Batman Theatre Prof Garry Phillips History of MOS/ MOPS Dr Leona Wilson Jurisdictional and Other Stakeholder Expectations of CPD Programs Prof Teik Oh ANZCA Old MOPS, New CPD Dr Megan Robertson CPD in Intensive Care Practice Dr Frank Moloney Rural Practice CPD	Room: Latrobe Theatre A/Prof Colin Royse Understanding the Echocardiography Report Dr Michael Veltman Transthoracic Echocardiography in Anaesthesia Dr Peter Hebbard Ultrasound Guided Procedures	Room: Corryong 1 & 2 Dr Anna Lee Stimulation of the Wrist P6 Acupoint to Prevent Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting: An Update Dr Andrew Davidson The EEG During Anaesthesia in Infants and Children Dr Ian Wong Effect of Prophylactic Subcutaneous Single Injection of Naloxone on Prevention of Intrathecal Morphineinduced Pruritus in Post Caesarean Patients Dr Niamh Hayes Delayed Complications of Obstetric Regional Anaesthesia Dr Richard Halliwell An Observational Multicentre Study to Analyse the Safety and Effectiveness of Epidural Analgesia in Labour Dr Cameron Main Buprenorphine and Methadone in Pregnancy: Peripartim Analgesia and Anaesthesia	Room: Corryong 3, 4 & 5 Dr Penny Briscoe Dr Susie Lord and Dr Andrew Muir Problem-Based Case Studies	W1 Dr Chris Bain and Dr Joel Symons The Diffi cult Airway Room: Howqua 3 W2 Prof Russell Jones Supervisor of Training and Module Supervisor Workshops Room: Otway 2	PBLD1 Dr Pierre Bradley Trauma Cases in the OR Room: Press Room PBLD2 Dr Tim Costello Problems in the Management of Patients Presenting with Subarachnoid Haemorrhage Room: Howqua 1 PBLD3 Dr Thomas Tan Anaesthesia for the Patient with Renal Failure Room: Howqua 4
1200 - 1330	Lunch and Health Care Industry Exhibition Location: You Yangs Exhibition Hall					PBLD4 Dr Alan Strunin Anaesthesia for Cataract Surgery with a Morbidly Obese Claustrophobic Patient Room: Press Room PBLD5 Dr Annabel Orr Initial Anaesthesia Management for the Burns Patient Room: Howqua 1 PBLD6 Dr Jenny Carden Anaesthesia for Bariatric Surgery Room: Howqua 4
1215 - 1315	College Ceremony Rehearsal Location: John Batman Theatre

1330 - 1500	Intensive Care Medicine The Dirt Behind the Guidelines - Evidence Based ALS	Concurrent Session Welfare of Anaesthetists SIG	Faculty of Pain Medicine Psychosocial Barriers to Rehabilitation	Workshops	PBLDs
	Chair: Dr Andrew Gardner	Chair: Dr Di Khursandi	Chair: Dr Frank New	Workshops	PBLDs
	Room: Latrobe Theatre Dr Michael Parr All that Arrests is Not Cardiac: Pre-Arrest Care Dr Peter Morley Re-Evaluation of Priorities: Good CPR vs Defi brillation Dr Julian Hunt-Smith Drugs and ALS: Is it True that Nothing Works?	Room: Corryong 1 & 2 A/Prof Sandy Garden New Research on Fatigue and Performance Dr Jack Warhaft A Personal Journey of Recovery Prof Alan Merry What Kills Anaesthetists?	Room: Corryong 3, 4 & 5 Dr Grant Duncan Pain and the Workers Compensation System Prof George Mendelson The Influence of Compensation on Pain Treatment Outcome Dr Hilary Flavell Locus of Control and Self-effi cacy: The Implications of Both a Stable and Situational Psychological Variable for People with Chronic Pain Ms Helen Butterworth Return to Work - Which Workers Make It, Despite	W3 Dr Chris Bain and Dr Joel Symons The Diffi cult Airway Room: Howqua 3 W4 Prof Russell Jones Supervisor of Training and Module Supervisor Workshops Room: Otway 2 W5 (off-site) 1400 - 1700 Dr Kandasamy Vijayakumar Anatomy Refresher for Anaesthetists Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology Location: Clayton Campus, Monash University	PBLD7 Dr Mark MacLennan Problems in Urological Anaesthesia Room: Howqua 1 PBLD8 Dr Stuart Marshall After the Critical Incident Room: Press Room PBLD9 Dr David Skewes Anaesthesia for Oesophagectomy Room: Howqua 4 Quality Assurance Session 1 Dr Mark Langley Room: Howqua 2
1500 - 1530	Afternoon Tea and Health Care Industry Exhibition Location: You Yangs Exhibition Hall
1530 - 1700	Concurrent Session 1 Evidence to Answer Difficult Paediatric Questions	Concurrent Session 2 Free Papers 2	Faculty of Pain Medicine Investigating Neuropathic Pain	Workshops	PBLDs
	Chair: Dr Damien Castanelli	Chair: Dr Mark Reeves	Chair: Prof Edward Shipton	Workshops	PBLDs
	Room: Latrobe Theatre Dr Andrew Davidson Anaesthesia and Brain Development: What do We Know? Dr Noel Roberts Caudal Anaesthesia: Is it Safe? Dr Michael Clifford Paediatric (and Neonatal) Resuscitation: What has Changed and Why?	Room: Corryong 1 & 2 A/Prof Philip Peyton The Second Gas Effect: Not a Second Rate Business Dr Russell Clarke Anaesthesia Trainees Exposure to Airway Management in a Tertiary Adult Teaching Hospital A/Prof Marcus Skinner Paramedic Endotracheal Intubation using the Intubating Laryngeal Mask Airway Dr Adrian Regli Impact of Trendelenburg Positioning on Functional Residual Capacity and Ventilation Homogeneity in Anaesthetised Children Ms Lis Evered A Comparison of Methods to Identify Pre-existing Cognitive Impairment in Patients Presenting for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Dr Richard French The Use of Epidural Analgesia Pre and Post MASTER Study in a New Zealand Tertiary Hospital	Room: Corryong 3, 4 & 5 Prof Martin Koltzenburg Investigations for the Diagnosis of Painful Neuropathies Prof Robert Helme Assessment of Post-Stroke Pain Dr Emma Pun Diagnostic Imaging for Neuropathic Pain in the Cancer Patient: Common Presentations		PBLD10 Dr John Moloney Anaesthetic Management for Severe Facial Trauma Room: Howqua 1 PBLD11 Dr Clive Rachbuch Anaphylaxis Case Scenarios Room: Press Room PBLD12 Dr Simon Tomlinson Conservative Management - Cancelling Inappropriate Operations Room: Howqua 4
1800-2200	College Ceremony and Reception Location: John Batman Theatre

Sunday 27 May

0700 – 0815	Breakfast Session	Room: Bellarine 6	Breakfast Session	Room: Bellarine 2 & 3
	Session and breakfast sponsored by Pharmatel Fresenius Kabi Dr Linda Murdoch Maximising Infusion Technology in 21st Century Medicine Prof Hengo Haljamae Voluven: A New Choice in Volume Therapy		Session and breakfast sponsored by Pfizer Australia Prof Stephan Schug The Changing Role of Gabanoids in Acute and Chronic Pain Management
0730 - 0815	Arrival Refreshments and Coffee in the HCI Area Location: You Yangs Exhibition Hall
0830 - 1000	Concurrent Prize Session 1	Room: John Batman Theatre	Concurrent Prize Session 2	Room: Corryong 3, 4 & 5
	Gilbert Brown Prize Session Chair: A/Prof Kate Leslie Dr Mark Reeves A Pharmacologic Study of Oxycodone in Lactating Mothers after Caesarean Section Dr Vivian Yuen Comparing Intranasal Dexmedetomidine and Oral Midazolam as Premedication in Paediatric Anaesthesia - A Double-Blind Randomised Control Trial Dr Greta Palmer Successful Reduction of PONV In Paediatric Inpatients Through Multi-phased Evidence Based Intervention and Audit Dr Sui Cheung Yu Cost Effectiveness of Intrathecal Morphine for Postoperative Analgesia after Caesarean Section: A Randomised Controlled Trial Dr Nolan McDonnell The Australasian Obstetric General Anaesthesia for Caesarean Section Survey Dr Michael Fredrickson 300 Prospective Ultrasound (US) Assisted Interscalene Catheters for Ambulatory Shoulder Surgery		FPM Dean’s Prize Session/Free Papers Chair: Dr Geoff Booth Dr Brenda Lau Persistent Pain after Breast Cancer Surgery Mr Anton Kolosov Synergistic Interactions between a KCNQ Channel Opener and an Opioid: Flupirtine and Morphine in Rat Pain Models including Neuropathic Pain Ms Joanne Nelson Synergistic Interactions between a KCNQ Channel Opener and Opioids: Open Label Dose finding Phase 2 Trial of Flupirtine in the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain Associated with Cancer Dr Guy Bashford Controlled Release Morphine for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain-Multiple Nof1Trials Dr Allyson Browne A Prospective Clinical Evaluation of Treatment Effectiveness and Patient Satisfaction Following Usual Care Intervention at a Multidisciplinary Pain Centre Mr David Lee Endosomal pH Determines Ligand-Specifi c Endocytic Sorting of the Mu-Opioid Receptor by Morphine A/Prof Milton Cohen Beyond Biopsychosocial: A New Framework for Pain Medicine
1000 - 1030	Morning Tea and Health Care Industry Exhibition Location: You Yangs Exhibition Hall

1030 - 1200	Concurrent Session 1 Trauma Controversies - What is the Evidence?	Concurrent Session 2 Rural SIG Perioperative Medicine: Rural and Regional Challenges	Faculty of Pain Medicine Expectations and Experience	Workshops	PBLDs
	Chair: Dr John Moloney	Chair: Dr Craig Mitchell	Chair: Dr Barrie Tait	Workshops	PBLDs
	Room: John Batman Theatre Dr Ken Harrison Prehospital Procedures - Just Because We Can, Does That Mean We Should? Dr Andrew Silvers Massive Transfusion in Trauma Prof Jamie Cooper Which Fluid for Resuscitation in Traumatic Brain Injury?	Room: Corryong 1 & 2 Dr Brett Knight Pre-Operative Assessment In Rural Patients Practical Challenges and Solutions Dr Mark Tuck How to Make QA Work in Private Practice Dr Frank Moloney Morbidity and Mortality in the Rural Setting - When to Say No	Room: Corryong 3, 4 & 5 Prof Martin Koltzenburg The Role of Expectation in the Measurement and Management of Pain Dr Kerrie Benfield Patient Experiences of Chronic Pain Management FPM Annual General Meeting	W6 Dr Chris Bain and Dr Joel Symons The Diffi cult Airway Room: Howqua 3 W7 (off-site) 0900 - 1200 Dr Kandasamy Vijayakumar Anatomy Refresher for Anaesthetists Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology Location: Clayton Campus, Monash University	PBLD13 Dr Andrew Davidson Paediatric Case Scenarios Room: Howqua 1 PBLD14 Dr Richard Smith Thoracic Anaesthesia Case Scenarios Room: Howqua 4
1200 - 1330	Lunch and Health Care Industry Exhibition Location: You Yangs Exhibition Hall				Hall PBLD15 Dr Rob Dawson My Patient Won’t Wake Up Room: Press Room PBLD16 Dr Rod Tayler and Dr Simon Bradfield Can’t Intubate or Ventilate - Airway Case Scenarios Room: Howqua 1 PBLD17 Dr Maggie Wong Managing the Jehovah's Witness Patient with Placenta Praevia
1330 - 1500	Concurrent Session 1 Dealing with Sticky Obstetric Situations	Concurrent Session 2 Cardiothoracic, Vascular and Perfusion SIG	Faculty of Pain Medicine Insights into Pain Interventions (FPM1) Sponsored by Medtronic, Pfizer Australia and Medtel	Workshops	PBLDs
	Chair: Dr Mark Anderson	Chair: Dr Roman Kluger	Chair: Dr Diarmuid McCoy	Workshops	PBLDs
	Room: John Batman Theatre Dr Andrew Buettner Can I Use a Block? Dr Andrew Robinson Lessons from the Simulator A/Prof Steven Ellen Psychological Stress and Acute Clinical Interventions	Room: Corryong 1 & 2 Prof Bruce Spiess Heparin: HIT/T and Lesser Known Facts Prof Alan Merry Towards Balanced Anticoagulation Prof Paul Myles Antifi brinolytics in Cardiac Surgery: Compelling, Conflicting and Controversial	(off-site) 1400 - 1700 FPM Workshop Dr Diarmuid McCoy Insights into Pain Interventions Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Location: RACS Outcome Measures Dr Geoff Booth and Dr Chris Hayes Determining Key Outcome Indicators for Chronic Pain: Is it Possible? Location: RACS, Lecture Theatre Neurosurgical Interventions Prof Peter Teddy Cordotomy, Sacral Nerve Stimulation and Denervation, Trigeminal Injection Mr Richard Bittar Deep Brain and Motor Cortex Stimulation Location: RACS, Skills Laboratory Other Pain Assessment and Treatment Ms Suzi Monaghan and Mr Paul Silk Physiotherapy Assessment Dr Myles Conroy Ultrasound Guided Approach to the Brachial Plexus Dr Malcolm Hogg and Dr Diarmiud McCoy Spinal Pumps and Catheter Systems Dr Tony Weaver and Dr Peter Courtney Radiofrequency for Chronic Pain Dr Mark Schutz Evidence of Epidural Steroids Location: RACS Operating Theatre and Adjacent Rooms	W8 Dr Chris Bain and Dr Joel Symons The Diffi cult Airway Room: Howqua 3 W9 (off-site) 1400 - 1700 Dr Kandasamy Vijayakumar Anatomy Refresher for Anaesthetists Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology Location: Clayton Campus, Monash University W10 Dr John Moloney Resuscitation Refresher Room: Otway 1	PBLD18 Dr Barbara Chia Coagulopathy in Obstetric Anaesthesia Room: Howqua 4 PBLD19 Dr Jack Warhaft Recognising and Assisting Colleagues with Difficulties Room: Howqua 1 Quality Assurance Session 2 Dr Kerryn Martin Room: Howqua 2
1500 - 1530	Afternoon Tea and Health Care Industry Exhibition			Location: You Yangs Exhibition Hall
1530 - 1700	Concurrent Session 1 Education	Concurrent Session 2 Blood Matters		Workshops	PBLDs
	Chair: Dr Craig Noonan	Chair: A/Prof Larry McNicol		Workshops	PBLDs
	Room: John Batman Theatre Dr Craig Noonan Why the Primary is What it is Prof Russell Jones The Future Potential of Examinations - A Personal Perspective Dr Peter Gibson Whither the Part 2 Exam?	Room: Corryong 1 & 2 Prof James Isbister Putting the Patient at the Centre of Transfusion Medicine Prof Bruce Spiess The Development of a Blood Conservation Program Dr Peter McCall Optimal Perioperative Coagulation Management		W11 Dr John Moloney Resuscitation Refresher Room: Otway 1	PBLD20 Dr John Crowhurst Combined Spinal Epidural in Obstetrics Room: Press Room PBLD21 Dr Bronwen Evans Managing Multiple Fractured Ribs Room: Howqua 1
1700 - 1900	Health Care Industry Cocktail Reception Location: You Yangs Exhibition Hall

Monday 28 May

0700 – 0815	Breakfast Session	Room: Bellarine 6	Breakfast Session	Room: Bellarine 2 & 3
	Session and breakfast sponsored by Novo Nordisk Dr Claire McLintock Control of Critical Bleeding in Obstetrics		Session and breakfast sponsored by Pfizer Australia Prof Stephan Schug NSAIDs, Coxibs and Cardiovascular Risk - The Story in 2007
0730 - 0815	Arrival Refreshments and Coffee in the HCI Area Location: You Yangs Exhibition Hall
0830 - 1000	Plenary Session 2			Room: John Batman Theatre
	Chair: President, ANZCA, Dr Walter Thompson Australasian Visitor’s Lecture, delivered by Australasian Visitor Prof Alan Merry The Prodigal Sim Mary Burnell Lecture, delivered by Victorian Visitor (Anaesthesia) Prof Dan Sessler Perioperative Thermoregulation
1000 - 1030	Morning Tea and Health Care Industry Exhibition Location: You Yangs Exhibition Hall

1030 - 1200	Concurrent Session 1 The Liver	Concurrent Session 2 Formal Project Prize Session	Workshop 1	Workshop 2	PBLDs
	Chair: Dr Nicholas Scurrah	Chair: Dr Di Khursandi
	Room: John Batman Theatre Prof Peter Angus Hepatitis C - Where Are We Now? Prof Christopher Christophi Marginal Liver Function and Surgery Dr Andrew Watts Anaesthesia for Liver Resection	Room: Corryong 1 & 2 Dr Wing Sze Ho Base Excess in Intensive Care Unit Patients with Emergency Abdominal Operations Dr Kylie King 5 U Bolus Oxytocin at Caesarean Section in Women at Risk of Atony Dr Toby Bown The Effect of Communication on Pain during Venous Cannulation: A Double Blind Randomised Controlled Trial Dr Dane Blackford Wound Catheter Infusion of Local Anaesthetic for Upper Abdominal Laparotomy Dr Peik Fei Yau Passive Observation of High Fidelity Simulation Does Not Improve Performance by Medical Students in a Cardiac Arrest Scenario Dr Mark Schutze Caesarean Section Regional Anaesthesia Block Effectiveness Assessment Using Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation: The BEAUT Study	W12 (off-site) 1030 - 1300 Dr Rod Westhorpe and Dr Christine Ball History of Anaesthesia and Resuscitation SIG Workshop and Museum Launch Location: ANZCA House, St Kilda Road, Melbourne	W13 (off-site) 0900 - 1200 Dr Leah Bradbury Veterinary Anaesthesia Location: University of Melbourne, Veterinary Hospital, Werribee W14 Mr David Broadbent Anaesthesia, Media and Government Room: Howqua 2 W15 Dr Stephanie Davies Searching the Web for Evidence Room: Otway 1 W16 (off-site) 0800 - 1230 Dr Rowan Molnar Simulation Location: St Vincent’s Simulation Centre, St Vincent’s Hospital, Fitzroy W17 Dr Mark O’Brien Dealing with Challenging Patients and Difficult Situations Room: Otway 2 W18 (off-site) 0900 - 1200 Dr Helen McCracken and Dr Kevin Moriarty Zoo Anaesthesia Location: Melbourne Zoo	PBLD22 Dr Matt Acheson Anaesthesia for CS - Emergency, Obesity and Multiple Pregnancy Scenarios Room: Press Room PBLD23 Dr Steven Fowler Anaesthesia and Analgesia for Total Knee Replacement Room: Howqua 1 PBLD24 Dr Diarmuid McCoy Postoperative Management of Patients with Chronic Pain Room: Howqua 4
1200 - 1330	Lunch and Health Care Industry Exhibition Location: You Yangs Exhibition Hall				PBLD25 Dr Deborah Moore Anaesthesia and Thrombophilia Room: Press Room PBLD26 Dr Paul Rozental and Dr Lia Freestone Anaesthesia Management for Vascular Surgery Room: Howqua 1 PBLD27 Dr Peter Seal The ICU Patient in the OT Room: Howqua 4
1330 - 1500	Concurrent Session 1 Perioperative Medicine	Concurrent Session 2 Free Papers 3	Concurrent Session 3 Medical Education SIG	Workshops	PBLDs
	Chair: Dr Su-Jen Yap	Chair: Dr Phil Peyton	Chair: Dr Karen Smith
	Room: John Batman Theatre Prof Alan Merry Safety, Quality and Perioperative Medicine Dr Susan Steele Anaesthesia Leadership for Day-Only Surgery and Procedures Dr Vanessa Beavis Barriers to Perioperative Medicine - The ANZCA Perioperative Medicine Task Force Report	Room: Corryong 1 & 2 Dr Andrew Braun Patients Knowledge of the Qualifications and Roles of Anaesthetists Dr Raymond Hu Proximal Femoral Fracture Fanagement Dr Peggy Yip Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Induction of Anaesthesia in Children: A Systematic Review Dr Edwin Seet Predictors of Preoperative Anxiety in Children undergoing General Anaesthesia and Surgery Dr Amanda Young Understanding Ourselves: Issues Confronting Registrars and How They Cope Dr David Bramley The Ability of Anaesthetists to Identify Generic Medications from Trade Names	Room: Corryong 3 & 4 A/Prof Jennifer Weller Trainee Assessment Using Mini-CEX Dr Karl Alexander Review of Medical Student Anaesthetic Research Electives Dr Natalie Smith A Training Programme for Novice Anaesthetists	W19 Dr Mike Clifford and Dr Rob McDougall Paediatric and Neonatal Resuscitation Room: Otway 1 W20 Dr Liz Prentice Ultrasound for Regional Anaesthesia Room: Howqua 3 W21 Dr Mark O’Brien Effectively Handling Adverse Outcomes Room: Otway 2	PBLD28 Dr Amanda Baric and Dr David Pescod Management of the Difficult Airway in Developing Countries Room: Press Room Quality Assurance Session 3 Dr Alex Babarczy Room: Howqua 2
1500 - 1530	Afternoon Tea and Health Care Industry Exhibition Location: You Yangs Exhibition Hall
1530 - 1700	Concurrent Session 1 ‘The Propofol Games’ - Running, Jumping and Banned Substances	Concurrent Session 2 Free Papers 4	Concurrent Session 3 Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine SIG	Workshops	PBLDs
	Chair: Dr Geoff Steele	Chair: Dr Terry Loughnan	Chair: Dr Margaret Walker
	Room: John Batman Theatre A/Prof Kate Leslie TCI versus Manually Controlled Infusion: A Systematic Review Dr Belinda Schramm Propofol and Movement Disorders Dr Timothy Short Propofol Toxicity	Room: Corryong 1 & 2 Prof Bill Runciman AIMS Anaesthesia: A Comparative Analysis of the First 2000 and the Most Recent 1000 Incident Reports Dr Ross MacPherson The Price of Optimising Rational Pathology Test Ordering is Eternal Vigilance Dr Brendan Silbert Pre-existing Cognitive Impairment in Patients for Elective Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Adjunct Prof Paul Older Is Stair Climbing a Valid Test of Aerobic Function for Preoperative Evaluation of Risk Dr Ross Kennedy The Effect of ASA Status and the Magnitude of Surgery on Long Term Survival in the Absence of Malignancy A/Prof Jennifer Weller The Impact of Trained Anaesthesia Assistance on Error Rates in Anaesthesia	Room: Corryong 3 & 4 Dr Simon Mitchell Treatment of Decompression Illness in the 21st Century Prof Bruce Spiess Progress in the Utilisation of Perfluorocarbon Emulsions in the Treatment/Prevention of Decompression Sickness (DCS) Dr Glen Hawkins The Outcome of Chronic Wounds Following Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: A Prospective Cohort Study - The Second Year Interim Report A/Prof David Smart What is the Evidence that Transcutaneous Oximetry Contributes to Hypoxic Wound Care Outcomes?	W22 Prof Russell Jones Primary Examiners Question Writing Workshop Room: Corryong 5 W23 Dr Mike Clifford and Dr Rob McDougall Paediatric and Neonatal Resuscitation Room: Otway 1 W24 Dr Liz Prentice Ultrasound for Regional Anaesthesia Room: Howqua 3 W25 Dr Mark O’Brien Dealing with Challenging Patients and Difficult Situations Room: Otway 2 W26 Dr John Reeves Pre-Operative Dilemmas: An Update on Pre-Operative Investigations and Examination Room: Howqua 2	PBLD29 Dr Matt Acheson Anaesthesia for CS - Emergency, Obesity and Multiple Pregnancy Scenarios Room: Press Room PBLD30 Dr Damian Castanelli Consent and the Uncooperative Teenager Room: Howqua 4 PBLD31 Dr Alex Konstantatos Complex Acute Pain Syndromes Room: Howqua 1
1700	ANZCA Annual General Meeting			Room: John Batman Theatre
1900 - 2400	College Dinner			Location: The Function Centre, Melbourne Park

Tuesday 29 May

0700 - 0815	Breakfast Session				Room: Bellarine 6
0700 - 0815	Session and breakfast sponsored by Aspect Medical A/Prof Kate Leslie and Prof Guy Ludbrook Triaging a Limited Resource - Which Patient Gets the Depth of Anaesthesia Monitor?				Room: Bellarine 6
0730 - 0815	Arrival Refreshments and Coffee in the HCI Area Location: You Yangs Exhibition Hall
0830 - 1000	Plenary Session 3				Room: John Batman Theatre
	Chair: A/Prof Kate Leslie Gwen Wilson Memorial Lecture Dr Rod Westhorpe Status Anaestheticus The Great Debate: Oxygen versus Nitrous Oxide Prof Dan Sessler versus Prof Paul Myles
1000 - 1030	Morning Tea and Health Care Industry Exhibition Location: You Yangs Exhibition Hall
1030 - 1200	Concurrent Session 1 Regional Anaesthesia	Concurrent Session 2 Anaesthetists in Management SIG: From Corridor Gossip to Commission of Enquiry	Concurrent Session 3 Simulation and Skills Training SIG: Steps to Successful Simulation - Considerations for Learning in the Synthetic Environment	Workshops	PBLDs
	Chair: Dr Des McGlade	Chair: Dr Martin Lum	Chair: Dr Brendan Flanagan	Workshops	PBLDs
	Room: John Batman Theatre A/Prof Michael Davies Epidural Anaesthesia and Analgesia - A Reappraisal of its Role Dr Susan Steele Advanced Regional Anaesthesia for Ambulatory Surgery Dr Michael Barrington Postoperative Analgesia Following Total Knee Replacement	Room: Corryong 1 & 2 A panel of leading clinicians will lead the audience through a hypothetical discussion that begins with the corridor conversations about the performance of a colleague. The panel will provide a diverse perspective that takes into account the experiences and expectations of trainees and peers, clinical leaders and managers, through to regulatory authorities. The scenario is designed to engage the audience in discussion about the management of professional performance. Aspects of peers support, credentialing, quality and safety, and public accountability will be explored through this interactive forum.	Room: Corryong 3 & 4 Interactive discussion forum	W27 Dr Peter Hebbard Ultrasound for Vascular Access Room: Howqua 3 W28 Dr Roman Kluger Introduction to Transoesophageal Echocardiography Room: Otway 2 W29 Dr Angela Mackenzie and Dr Allan Cyna An Introduction to Hypnosis Techniques for the Anaesthetist Room: Howqua 2	PBLD32 Dr Derek Browell Analgesia in Labour Room: Howqua 1 PBLD33 Dr Linda Cass and Dr Michael Boykett Reducing Risk with Eye Blocks Room: Press Room PBLD34 Dr Debra Devonshire Anaesthesia for ERCP Room: Howqua 4
1200 - 1330	Lunch and Health Care Industry Exhibition. Location: You Yangs Exhibition Hall				PBLD35 Dr Roger Claydon Anaesthesia Issues with Major Intra-Abdominal Surgery Room: Press Room PBLD36 Dr Alex Evans Coronary Heart Disease, Clopidogrel and Non Cardiac Surgery Room: Howqua 1 PBLD37 Dr Frank Parker Posterior Spinal Fusion for a Patient with a Fractured Cervical Spine and Ankylosing Spondylitis Room: Howqua 4
1330 - 1500	Concurrent Session 1 Neurological Disease	Concurrent Session 2 Free Papers 5	Concurrent Session 3 Obstetric Anaesthesia SIG	Workshops	PBLDs
	Chair: Dr Dean Cowie	Chair: Dr Dishnan Chandrasekara	Chair: Dr John Crowhurst	Workshops	PBLDs
	Room: John Batman Theatre Dr Helmut Butzkueven Multiple Sclerosis Update Prof David Ames New Developments in Understanding and Managing Alzheimer’s Disease Dr Andrew Evans Perioperative Management of Parkinson’s Disease	Room: Corryong 1 & 2 Dr Keat Lee Perioperative Temperature Audit in the Tropics Dr Vasanth Rao Kadam Relative Efficiency of Warming Devices during Laporoscopic Cholecystectomy Dr Peter McCall The Haemostasis Registry - Australian and New Zealand Experience with rFVIIa Dr David Beilby Serious Transfusion Incident Reporting: A Pilot Study Dr Sandy Zalstein Haemostatic Resuscitation: Recent Advances Learned from Treating Combat Trauma Patients in The Middle East Dr Dharshi Karalapillai Inadvertent Hypothermia and the Postoperative Intensive Care Patient	Room: Corryong 3 & 4 Dr Alicia Dennis Combined Spinal-Epidural versus Epidural Analgesia in Labour Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2007 Dr Philip Popham Code Green Caesarean Sections Audits Dr Allan Cyna Application of Hypnotic Principles in Obstetric Anaesthesia Dr Scott Simmons Classifying Clinical Urgency in Obstetrics	W30 Dr Peter Hebbard Ultrasound for Vascular Access Room: Howqua 3 W31 Dr Roman Kluger Introduction to Transoesophageal Echocardiography Room: Otway 2 W32 Ms Louise Thompson Introduction to PowerPoint Room: Corryong 5 W33 Ms Linda Cockle Advanced PowerPoint Room: Otway 1	PBLD38 Dr Sathi Seevanyagam and Dr Michael Chong Post Op Nausea and Vomiting Room: Press Room PBLD39 Dr Daryl Williams Management Issues in the OT Room: Howqua 4 Quality Assurance Session 4 Dr Rod Tayler Room: Howqua 2
1500 - 1530	Afternoon Tea and Health Care Industry Exhibition Location: You Yangs Exhibition Hall
1530 - 1700	Concurrent Session 1 Cardiac Optimisation in Non-Cardiac Surgical Patients: The Evidence	Concurrent Session 2 Evidence Based Perioperative Medicine	Concurrent Session 3 Anaesthesia and Critical Care in Unusual and Transport Environments SIG	Workshops	PBLDs
	Chair: A/Prof Kate Leslie	Chair: Ms Ornella Clavisi	Chair: Dr Sean Beehan	Workshops	PBLDs
	Room: John Batman Theatre A/Prof Kate Leslie Perioperative Beta Blockade Dr David Eccleston Preoperative Cardiac Intervention Dr Mark Priestley Optimisation of Cardiac Failure Management	Room: Corryong 1 & 2 Prof Tony Gin Persistent Problems with EBM and Systematic Reviews A/Prof Sally Green The Cochrane Collaboration: Meeting the Challenges of Evidence-Based Practice Dr Gordon Doig The Relative Effectiveness of Practice Change Interventions in Overcoming Common Barriers to Change: A Survey of 14 Hospitals with Experience Implementing Evidence- Based Guidelines	Room: Corryong 3 & 4 Wing Commander Allan MacKillop Overview of Military Anaesthesia Dr Michael Cooper Anaesthesia Aid to Developing Countries Dr Blair Munford Prehospital Rapid Sequence Induction: Controversy and Evidence Dr Mace Ramsay Anaesthetists in Disaster Responses	W34 Dr Angela Mackenzie and Dr Allan Cyna An Introduction to Hypnosis Techniques for the Anaesthetist Room: Howqua 2 W35 Ms Louise Thompson Introduction to PowerPoint Room: Corryong 5 W36 Ms Linda Cockle Advanced PowerPoint Room: Otway 1	PBLD40 Dr Derek Browell Analgesia in Labour Room: Howqua 1
1700 - 1710	Close of Meeting Dr Walter Thompson				Location: John Batman Theatre

Wednesday 30 May

	Off-site Workshops
0900 - 1200	W37 Dr Leah Bradbury Veterinary Anaesthesia	Location: University of Melbourne, Veterinary Hospital, Werribee
0800 - 1230	W38 Dr Rohan Molnar Simulation	Location: St Vincent’s Simulation Centre, St Vincent’s Hospital, Fitzroy