Meeting program

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* the program session titles, content and presenters are subject to change.


Thursday 17 October 2024

TIMESESSION
PRESENTER
7.45amREGISTRATION - WELCOME TEA AND COFFEE
8.30amCONFERENCE OPENING


Official welcome Andrew Savery
WA Country Health Service - Broome

Welcome to CountryNyamba Buru Yawuru (NBY)
9.00am
Opening Plenary
Marurra U (to embrace with love and care) a Community Led Response to Complex Community Concerns 
Sue Thomas
Jadnah Davies
Marninwarntikura Women’s Resource Centre
9.50am - 10.55amCONCURRENT SESSIONS - DURACK ROOM
9.50am
News from the regions
Kimberley, Cairns, Mt Isa, Darwin, Torres and Cape, Alice Springs, Pilbara

9:50am - 10.55amCONCURRENT SESSIONS - ARGYLE ROOM

PAEDS UPDATE
9.50amPhysiotherapy PearlsNicola Hanlin
Perth Children's Hospital
Sarah Thomason
WA Country Health Service - Kimberley
10.25am
A Jab Well Done - How to Reduce Pain and Stress for Kids During Illness and ProceduresAnnie Juengling
WA Country Health Service - Kimberley
11.00amMORNING TEA
11.25am - 12.50pmPLENARY - DURACK ROOM
11.25amHealthy Skin GuidelinesAsha Bowen
The Kids Research Institute Australia
11.55amFASD UpdateGavin Cleland
Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service
Natasha Reid
Child Health Research Centre
12.25pmGenetics for Paediatricians Kaitlin McGinnis 
Genetic Health WA
12.55pm - 1.40pmLUNCH
1.45 - 2.00pmCase Study: A Diagnostic Dilemma in Derby Danielle Scoones
WA Country Health Service - Broome
2.05pm - 3.15pmCONCURRENT SESSIONS - DURACK ROOM

HOT TOPICS
2.05pmBalloon Eustachian Tube Dilation as a Treatment for Eustachian Tube Dysfunction * (VC SESSION)
Jafri Kuthubutheen
University of Western Australia
2.30pmRSV Immunisation in the KimberleyNikki Perry
WA Country Health Service - Broome
2.55pmAnother Neurodiversity to Consider Melanie Thompson 
WA Country Health Service - Broome
2.05pm - 3.15pmCONCURRENT SESSIONS - ARGYLE ROOM

HOT TOPICS
2.05pmPaediatric Sepsis - What's Happening up North?Scott Stokes
WA Country Health Service - Broome
2.30pmHaematuria* (VC SESSION)Dhanusya Sivananthan
Women's and Children Hospital (Adelaide)
2.55pmEars – Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Diagnosis and Management of Ear Disease*
(VC SESSION)
Jafri Kuthubutheen
University of Western Australia
3.20pm - 3.40pmAFTERNOON TEA 
3.45pm - 4:30pmPLENARY - DURACK ROOM
3.45pmCulturally Safe Supervision - brief talk in absence of Kimberley Male Gavin Cleland

Paediatrics Involvement in the NT Environmental Sustainability Annie Whybourne, Pallas Mareyo, Annie Scanlon
4.30pmCLOSE OF DAY ONE

5.30pmSocial Program Sundowner
15 minute presentation from Miga


Friday 18 October 2024

TIMESESSION
PRESENTER
7:00am-7:45amSocial Program Body Balance 
8.30amWELCOME TEA AND COFFEE
8:45am - 9:50amPLENARY - DURACK ROOM


HOT TOPICS IN CARDIOLOGY 
8:45amHandheld Echocardiography James Marangou
Menzies School of Health Research 
Royal Perth Hospital
9:20amTREAT-SC. A Randomised Controlled Trial for the Treatment of Sydenham’s Chorea in Children 
Kathryn Roberts
Royal Darwin Hospital &
Menzies School of Health Research
9.55amCase Study: ADHD in Breastfeeding MumsAnna Robson
WA Country Health Service - Kimberley
10:15amMORNING TEA
10.40am - 12.05pmCONCURRENT SESSIONS - DURACK ROOM

NARPM
10:40amKimberley Flavour 
James Iboro
WA Country Health Service
11:25amHelping to Create Safe Spaces for LGBTQIA+ Aboriginal Children and Young PeopleIngrid Cumming
TBC
10.40am - 12:05pmCONCURRENT SESSIONS - ARGYLE ROOM

PAEDS UPDATE
10:40amPaediatric ED PearlsColin Parker
Perth Children's Hospital
11:10amADHD for Primary CareStephanie Greeff
Perth Children's Hospital
11:40amOptimising Developmental Assessment and Referral in Primary Care
Katie Pilkington 
Torres And Cape Hospital And Health Service
Alison Harris
Torres And Cape Hospital And Health Service
12:10pm - 12:50pmLUNCH
12:55PM - 1:40PMPLENARY - DURACK ROOM
12:55pmTrauma Informed Care - What Does It Actually Mean?Leanne Newland
Perth Children's Hospital 
1:45pm - 2:55pmPLENARY - DURACK ROOM

HOT TOPICS
1:45pmCan The Fairy Tale Of “The Neonatal Airway in The Kingdom of Far Far Away” Have A Happy Ending? Rina Van Zyl
WA Country Health Service - Broome
2:10pmCongenital Syphilis Targeted Toward the Primary Health/Non-Paediatric Specialist Setting
Pippa May
WA Country Health Service - Kimberley
2:35pmPaediatric Ophthalmology Aksh Handa
Lions Outback Vision
Yachana Shah
3:00pmAFTERNOON TEA
3:20pm - 4:20pmPLENARY - DURACK ROOM

RURAL IS SEXY!
3:20pmWorkshop on rural and remote workforce, training and leadership sustainability 
4:25pmCLOSING ADDRESS AND EVALUATIONAndrew Savery
WA Country Health Service - Broome
5:30pm Social Program: Family Friendly Dinner