Interactive Program

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Wednesday 10th May
7:45 AM – 9:00 AM BREAKFAST SESSION 1
Clinical Update: Wounds
Dr Michelle Gibb
BREAKFAST SESSION 2
Clinical Update: Sexual Health
Dr Fabiola Martin
BREAKFAST SESSION 3
Clinical Update: Palliative Care
Dr Stacey Naughton
Dr Bill Lukin
9:00 AM – 9:20 AM Welcome to Country – Convenor and President’s Welcome
9:20 AM – 10:30 AM
Plenary Session (1)
Can geriatrics save medicine?
Kenneth Rockwood

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Plenary Session (2) – A. John Campbell Memorial Address
Targeting Optimal Ageing with Evidence-Based Exercise and Nutritional Prescriptions
Maria Fiatarone Singh

12:00 PM – 1:45 PM CONCURRENT SESSION 1 CONCURRENT SESSION 2 CONCURRENT SESSION 3
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM Lunch
1:55 PM - 2:40 PM Lunchtime Symposium
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
Plenary Session (3) – Debate
Dementia is the problem; is pharmacotherapy the answer?

Chairperson:
Sue Kurrle
Affirmative:
Michael Woodward & Stephanie Ward
Negative:
Richard Linley & Natasha Spalding

3:45 PM – 5:30 PM CONCURRENT SESSION 1 CONCURRENT SESSION 2 CONCURRENT SESSION 3
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM Supervisor/Supervisee Session
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Welcome Reception

Skeleton program published on 04/04/2023 and is subject to change

Thursday 11th May
7:45 AM – 9:00 AM BREAKFAST SESSION 1
Clinical Update: Vestibular Dysfunction and Falls
Dr Anne Rahman
BREAKFAST SESSION 2
Vision and Hearing Impairment
Dr Barbara Timmer
Dr Diana Conrad
BREAKFAST SESSION 3
Clinical Update: Malnutrition
Dr Adrienne Young
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM




10:00AM - 10:30AM

Plenary Session (4) – Derek Prinsley Memorial Address

Brain failure: Dementia and delirium

Kenneth Rockwood

Changes in sleep with ageing and approaches to common sleep disorders in older adults
Claire Ellender

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Plenary Session (5)
Successes and Failures: Healthcare innovations and ageing research

Elizabeth Whiting
Emma Losco
Vasi Naganathan
Len Gray

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ANZSGM AGM
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Lunch
1:10 PM - 1:55 PM
Lunchtime Symposium
The Arts: Ageing, Health and Well being

Genevieve Dingle
Melissa Gill
Paul Boyd
Debbie Britain

2:00 PM – 3:45 PM CONCURRENT SESSION 1 CONCURRENT SESSION 2 CONCURRENT SESSION 3
3:45 PM – 4:15 PM Afternoon Tea
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
Plenary Session (6)
Success and Failures in Indigenous Aged Care

Oliver Menzies
Eddy Strivens
Kirsten Jacklin

7:00 PM – 11:00 PM Conference Dinner
Friday 12th May
9:00 AM – 9:45 AM
Plenary Session (7)
Clinical Updates: Heart and Kidney Failure

Scott Mackenzie
Ross Francis

9:45 AM – 10:30 AM
Plenary Session (8)
Controversies in Geriatric Pharmacology

Sarah Hilmer

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning Tea
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
Plenary Session (9)
Beyond Deprescribing: Recognising and Responding to Interactions of Drugs, Nutrients, and Physical Activity Patterns

Maria Fiatarone Singh

11:45 AM – 12:00 PM Conference Close
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Lunch
Tuesday 9th May
1:30 PM – 5:00 PM The Perioperative Special Interest Group Workshop
The Perioperative Special Interest Group will be holding its first ever meeting at our ASM. It will be a bumper packed session which will highlight progress within the SIG including the development of a minimum common data set for perioperative care in older people. We will also be updating people on progress with the Perioperative Medicine Diploma being developed by ANZCA and providing an update on important research in the field.
Friday 12th May
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Succeeding in Academic Writing Workshop
Panel discussion with leading academics

Have you ever undertaken a research project or clinical service improvement and wondered how to publish your results? Or have you already published papers but now seeking higher impact journals for your work? For the first time, our ASM will host a panel discussion with leading academics who hold senior positions with geriatric medicine and gerontology journals. This dynamic and interactive session is designed to provide practical tips and advice about how to succeed in academic writing. Finish your conference with new skills and replenished inspiration!