Christchurch Shakes 2012

Christchurch, August 3, 2012

The theme for this year’s one-day Christchurch Hospital’s Department of Anaesthesia CPD meeting is “Building Strong Foundations”, with an emphasis on achieving clinical excellence in the fundamental components of anaesthesia. The morning will comprise small group practical learning in workshops and PBLDs at the hospital, while the afternoon will involve lecture presentations at the Commodore Hotel, Russley. Keynote speaker is Professor Kate Leslie, who will then be ANZCA’s immediate past president. Presentation topics include: perioperative thermal management; how earthquakes affect our ability to care for patients; perioperative PONV management; what you can get out of using a Pharmacokinetic Navigator; what Video Laryngoscope? A consumer guide to what is on the market; massive transfusion protocols; dabigatran and new generation anti-platelet agents; and building a paediatric anaesthesia utopia: the new empire. To register, see www.ether-net.co.nz. The day concludes with a dinner, included in the registration fee.

Airway Skills

Auckland, various dates 2012

AirwaySkills courses are full-day courses conducted in Auckland. The course is approved for the ANZCA CPD Program and is a training requirement for anaesthetic registrars in the Auckland anaesthetic training scheme and so approved for full reimbursement by the Northern Clinical Training Network. Places are limited so early registration is advised. Click here for further information and to register.

Beyond the numbers – maternal deaths and neonatal mortality

Wellington, June 14, 2012
A one-day Perinatal & Maternal Mortality Review Committee workshop on improving outcomes for New Zealand mothers and babies. Key speakers are Dr Jeanie Cheong, Honorary Fellow, University of Melbourne; Dr Judith McAra Couper, Lecturer in Midwifery, Auckland University of Technology; and Professor Julie Quinlivan, Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Notre Dame (Australia). Click here to see the programme. Early bird registration closes on May 14. For more information, contact the Health Quality & Safety Commission on (04) 901 6060. The Annual Scientific Meeting of the Perinatal Society of New Zealand will be held on Friday June 15, also In Wellington. Click here to find out more.