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Programme
Thursday, 17 October
15:00-17:00 ACC GP MRI Training Workshop
Pinnacle has partnered with ProCare (in collaboration with ACC) to deliver the ACC GP MRI programme which allows trained nurse practitioners to refer patients for MRI imaging, reducing the wait time for patients and improving outcomes.
This “hands-on” learning session will introduce those attending to the three pathways, demonstrate a range of clinical assessment skills and enable them to practice these on patient models.
Note: Session to be booked through the registration process. Limited to 20 people. This training is intended for clinicians working in general practice.
17:00-19:00 Registration Open
17:00-19:00 Cocktails, networking, and exhibition open
Friday, 18 October
7:00-8:00 Registration Open
8:00-8:15 Opening Ceremony
8:15-8:20 Housekeeping | STEVE CHADWICK (MC)
8:20-8:30 Welcome Address | CHELSEA WILLMOTT, NPNZ CHAIR
8:30-9:00 Message from Chief Nurses
NADINE GRAY, CNO TE AKA WHAI ORA (15 mins)
LORRAINE HETARAKA, CNO MANATŪ HAUORA (15 mins)
9:00-9:30 Managing complaints, complaints trends and Professional indemnity | KATE WESTON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, COLLEGE OF NURSES
9:30-10:00 ”Distress” in MH & A Patients | PROF BRUCE ARROLL
10:00-10:30 Morning Tea & Exhibition Open
10:30-11:30 Keynote Address: Nurse Practitioner leadership in the current and future health system in Aotearoa New Zealand | SIR ASHLEY BLOOMFIELD
11:30-12:30 Kindness in healthcare: Risks, returns, and investment in human experience and social capital | NICKI MACKLIN
12:30-13:15 Lunch
13:15-14:15 Assisted Dying | JO SCOTT JONES
14:15-15:15 Quickfire Session
1) Hard to Reach Patient | SUE VAN MIERLO
2) Finding Healthcare in Our Place | SERENA MORAN, BRONWYN BOELE VAN HENSBROEK-MILLER & REBECCA ZONNEVELD
3) Critical Care Nurse Practitioner | KATE SMITH
4) NP Work in Custody | SARAH BARKLEY
15:15-15:45 Afternoon Tea & Exhibition Open
15:45-16:15 Concurrent Sessions
1) Addictions | SARAH BARKLEY
2) Propelling the Women’s Health Strategy | ELIZABETH ZIZK
3) Are we ready for a culturally diverse aging population and workforce? The role of NPs | LUNA WHITEHEAD
16:20-16:50 Concurrent Sessions
1) Reimagining the Delivery of Primary Mental Health Care | ANNA ELDERS
2) Implementing Models of Care in Primary Health Care | KAREN HOARE
3) Collaborating for Quality: A Framework for Clinical Governance | CAROLINE TILAH
16:50-17:00 Closing
18:30 Evening Dinner at Stratosphere Restaurant
Saturday, 19 October
7:30-8:45 Sponsored Breakfast by ASTRAZENECA
Speaker: Nicola Corna
Topic: The A to Z of Asthma: From Primary to Secondary Care
Nicola Corna NP - has worked as part of the Respiratory team at Counties Manukau DHB for 20 years achieving NP status in2019. Nicola was part of the team that developed the first national COPD Guidelines and is currently on the NZ Asthma and Respiratory Foundation Scientific Advisory Board and Vaping Expert Advisory Boards.
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7:30-8:45 Sponsored Breakfast by ABBVIE
Speaker: Dr Alex Lampen-Smith
Topic: Liver Health
Alex is a Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist for Bay of Plenty District Health Board. Her current role is Medical Services Medical Leader.
9:00-9:15 Welcome | STEVIE CHADWICK (MC)
9:15-10:15 Keynote Address: The Liberation of Nursing in New Zealand | SIR RAY AVERY
10:45-11:15 Concurrent Sessions
1) All of Urology in 30 Minutes | MR JIM DUTHIE
2) Optimising the Role of the NP in NZ | DR ISABELLA WRIGHT
3) Cyclone Gabrielle: NP Making a Difference | SHARON PAYNE
11:20-11:50 Concurrent Sessions
1) Improving Prostate Cancer Outcomes | JACOB VINCENT
2) Model of Care in Residential Care | SHIRLEY ROSS
3) Strategy to Improve Māori Health Outcomes | DEAN COWLES
11:55-12:25 Concurrent Sessions
1) Case Study: EOL and Diabetes | KATE SMALLMAN
2) Grief and Dementia | ANNEKE BARKWITH
3) Ko Wai Au | TANIA KEMP
12:30-13:00 Concurrent Sessions
1) Paediatric Eczema | HELEN AUGUST
2) No Bricks or Mortar | RACHEL HALE
3) Recovery at Work | MERIAN GRAHAM