Program Outline
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This meeting is approved by the RACGP as a Category 1 Activity.
Thursday, 6 October 2011
1300 – 1600 Optional CPR Workshop - Crowne Plaza Newcastle
1500 – 1630 Registration open – Crowne Plaza Newcastle
1700 - 1900 Welcome Reception – Fort Scratchley
Friday, 7 October 2011
0800 - 0900 Registration open – Crowne Plaza Newcastle
Session 1 (Chair - Dr Greig Chaffey):
0900 - 0905 Welcome & Introductions - Dr Greig Chaffey
0905 – 1000 John Lane Oration Dr Raymond Johnston: From pancreas to pilots
1000 – 1030 Dr Bruce King: Changes in atmospheric pressure and insulin pumps
1030 - 1050 Dr Michael Clements: Pancreatic islet cell transplantation: new hope for insulin dependent pilots?
1050 - 1120 Morning refreshments
Session 2 (Chair - Dr Priti Bhatt):
1120 – 1140 Dr Brent Barker: Endocrinopathies in ADF aircrew; a review of ADF’s experience over the last 10 years and an interesting case
1140 - 1200 Professor Mark McLean: The scope and impact of pituitary disorders
1200 - 1245 Dr John Parkes: Administration and interpretation of colour vision testing in aviation
1245 – 1345 Lunch
Session 3 (Chair - Dr Ian Cheng):
1345 – 1355 CASA Presentation 1 - Dr Ian Cheng: CASA DAME Handbook update: Diabetes section and Insulin protocol introduction
1355 - 1415 Mr Jeremy Robertson: A pilot’s perspective of CASA’s protocol for pilots requiring insulin
1415 – 1435 Associate Professor Simon Roger: Complications of diabetes: Nephropathy & anaemia
1435 - 1500 CASA Presentation 2 - Dr Michael Drane: Introduction to fatigue management
1500 – 1530 Afternoon refreshments
Session 4 (Chair - Dr Tracy Smart):
1530 – 1550 Dr Dorothy Coote: An unusual day in the life of a Defence contract health practitioner AVMO
1550 – 1610 Dr Howard Roby: The legal implications of a death in-flight during an international aeromedical evacuation
1610 – 1630 Dr Kylie Hall: Can I go bungee jumping, Doc?
1715 – 1915 Optional Colour Vision Testing & Assessment Workshop (sold out) - Crowne Plaza Newcastle
Saturday, 8 October 2011
0830 – 0900 Registration open – Crowne Plaza Newcastle
Session 5 (Chair - Dr David Powell):
0900 - 0905 Welcome & Introductions - Dr David Powell
0905 - 1000 Patterson Trust Lecture Associate Professor Peter Liu: Hormonal, metabolic and reproductive consequences of disturbed sleep - relevance to pilots
1000 – 1020 Dr Judy Luu: Andogren deprivation therapy – balancing risks and benefits
1020 - 1040 Dr Adrian Zentner: Keeping your eye on the ball – is it time for “T”?
1040 - 1110 Morning refreshments
Session 6 (Chair - Dr Adrian Smith):
1110 – 1130 Dr Raymond Johnston: The aircraft cabin - a breath of fresh air
1130 – 1150 Dr Glenn Pascoe: Evaluation of human centrifuge training for fast jet aircrew
1150 - 1210 Dr Tracy Smart: Ninety; the origin of RAAF Health
1210 – 1230 Dr Andrew Marsden: Accident “black spots”
1230 - 1330 Lunch
Session 7 (Chair - Dr Craig Schramm):
1330 – 1350 Dr Kylie Hall: Therapeutic intraocular gases; when is it safe to fly?
1350 - 1410 Dr Dan Black: Can a pilot with homonymous field defect return to duty?
1410 – 1430 Dr Adrian Smith: Pitfalls and limitations of spectacles in aviation
1430 - 1500 Mr Tony Gibson: Visual fields; do 2 eyes perform better than 1?
1500 - 1530 Dr Celia Chen: Visual field defects; a guide to interpretation & rehabilitation
1530 - 1600 Afternoon refreshments
Session 8 (Chair - Dr Heather Parker):
1600 - 1630 ATSB – Ms Melanie Todd: Factors influencing misaligned take-off occurrences at night
1630 - 1730 Annual General Meeting
1900 - 2330 Conference Dinner – Newcastle Museum (proudly sponsored by ATSB)
Sunday, 9 October 2011
0830 - 0900 Registration open – Crowne Plaza Newcastle
Session 9 (Chair - Dr Barney Cresswell):
0900 – 0930 Dr Rob Paul: Advances in refractive surgery
0930 – 1000 Dr Peter Davies: Modern approach and treatment of eye disorders. Why am I grounded doctor?
1000 - 1030 Morning refreshments
1030 - 1230 CASA Presentation 3 -
Dr David Fitzgerald: A review of recent AAT decisions
Associate Professor Pooshan Navathe: DAME update
1230 Lunch
This meeting is approved by the RACGP as a Category 1 Activity.
This program is correct at time of publication; however the organisers reserve the right to change the topics and presenters if necessary. Any substitutions or alterations will be updated here.
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