ANZSGM Annual Scientific Meeting 2011
Preliminary Programme

 

Wednesday 4th May 2011

9.00am – 9.30am  Powhiri and Welcome
Housekeeping Maree Todd
9.30am – 10.30am Thinking, Moving, Feeling: Investigation And Management Of Coexisting Disorders Of Cognition Mobility And Mood,
Professor Stephanie Studenski, University Of Pittsburgh
10.30am – 11.00am Morning Tea
11.00am – 11.45pm Learning How To Learn And Teach In The Workplace, Professor Tim Wilkinson, Princess Margaret Hospital/University Of Otago
11.45pm – 12.30pm Population Ageing And Life Expectancy, Professor Alistair Woodward, University Of Auckland
12.30pm – 1.30pm Lunch
1.30pm – 3.00pm

Session 1a: General (Advanced Trainees)

Fluid Overload Is A Key Factor Of Postoperative Oliguria In Older Patients With  Hip Fracture, Dr Sasikala Selvadurai (034)

Risk And Prevention Of Venous Thromboembolism In Psychogeriatric Inpatients, Dr Frank Liu (020)

Serum 25(OH)D And PTH In Elderly Patients With Fragility Hip Fracture, Dr Elena Klestov (016)

Outcomes Of Cervical Spine Immobilisation Post Fracture In Older People, Dr Chris Moran (024)

Introduction Of A Modified Medical Emergency Team (MET) At A Subacute Aged Care And Rehabilitation Hospital, Dr Christine Ng Tang Fui  (O26)

Prospective Validation Of Fall Risk Assessment Scoring System (FRASS) In Patients Admitted To Sub-Acute Aged Care Wards In Caulfield Hospital (CH), Dr Kim Siong Tew (O48)

Session 1b: Education

e-Ageing: A Geriatric Medicine Resource for Generation Y,
Ms Natasha Watson (041)

Improving Knowledge, Behaviour And Compression Use Among Older People With Venous Leg Ulcers. Results From A Pre And Post Intervention Study, Assoc Professor Michael Woodward (013)

Encouraging Advanced Training In Non-Metropolitan Settings, Dr Jenny Schwarz (033)

Attendance At A State-Wide Advanced Training Program In Geriatric Medicine, Assoc Professor Benny Katz (014)

Implementation Of The “Four Hour Rule” Improves Access To Care For Older Patients Admitted To Royal Perth Hospital,
Dr Hannah Seymour (035)

Urinary Incontinence - Are Medicines Contributing To The Problem? Assoc Professor Michael Woodward (044)

3.00pm – 3.30pm Afternoon Tea
3.30pm – 5.00pm

Session 2a: General (Advanced Trainees)
 
Does An Educational Program For 4th Year Medical Students (4YMS) Change Attitudes To Older People Measured Using University Of California Los Angeles Geriatric Attitudes Scale (GAS)1? Dr Penny Webster (042)

Advance Care Planning: Attitude And Knowledge Of Hospital Staff, Dr Khin Swe Ohn (027)

An Audit In The Care Of The Dying, Dr En Ong (028)

Readmissions From Subacute Wards To Acute Facilities In Southern Health, Dr Zoran Peric (029)

Clinical Audit: Improving Delirium Screening On Acute Medical Wards, Dr Tamsin Santos (032)

Session 2b: The Brain

Advanced Glycation, Cognitive Function And Cortical Atrophy In Ageing, Assoc Professor Velandai Srikanth (O36)

Physiological Risk Factors For Falls In People With And Without Cognitive Impairment - A Case Control Study,
Assoc Professor Jacqueline Close (O7)

Insulin Resistance, Dyslipidemia And The Risk Of Alzheimer’s Disease: A Case Control Study, Assoc Professor George Razay (O30)

Effect Of Vitamin D Supplementation On Cognitive Function In Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment – A Randomized Trial, Professor Leon Flicker (O9)

MMSE 25-28 Provides A Robust Definition Of MCI Over One Year As Measured By Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA), Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Assessment (ACE-R), Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB), Instrumental ADL (IADL) And Support Level, Dr Paul Regal (O31)

Changes In Reproductive Hormone Concentrations Predict The Prevalence And Progression Of The Frailty Syndrome In Older Men: CHAMP Study, Dr Vasi Naganathan (O39)

5.00pm – 6.00pm Supervisors Meeting
6.00pm – 7.00pm Welcome Reception


 

Thursday 5th May 2011 

8.00am – 8.45am Early Bird Workshop
Managing Gout In Frail Renally Impaired People
Dr Nicola Dalbeth,
University Of Auckland
Early Bird Workshop
Use Of Humanities And Literature In Medical Student Teaching
Dr Sue Ogle,
University Of Sydney
Early Bird Workshop
The Pelvic Floor And  Faecal Continence New Insights And Management
Mr Rowan Collinson, Auckland City Hospital
9.00am – 10.00am Moving The Boundaries: The Role Of General Practice In The Diagnosis And Management Of Dementia,
Professor Steve Iliffe, University College Of London
10.00am – 10.30am Posters
10.30am – 11.00am Morning Tea
11.00am – 12.00pm

Session 3a: General(Advanced Trainees)

Cerebral Microhaemorrhages And Brain Aβ In Ageing And Alzheimer’s Disease, Dr Paul Yates (O46)

Cerebral Silent Infarcts And Microbleeds Modify The Effect Of White Matter Lesions On Gait And Stability In Older People, Dr Phillip Choi (O06)

A Retrospective Audit On The Clinical Utility Of Cardiac Meta-Iodobenzylguanidine Scintigraphy In Extrapyramidal Disorders,
Dr Kevin Kwan (O17)

Uptake Of A Prothrombin Complex Concentrate Anticoagulation Reversal Protocol For Warfarin-Related Intracerebral Haemorrhage,
Dr Michele Lee (O19)

Session 3b: Falls

Gait, Intra-Individual Gait Variability And The Risk Of Multiple Incident Falls In Older People – A Population-Based Study, Dr Michele Callisaya (O5)

Comparing The Characteristics Of Demented And Non Demented Fallers In An Acute Care Hospital,
Dr Kaysar Mamun (O23)

Fast Pace Walking Patterns Increase The Risk Of Multiple Incident Falls In Older People – The TASCOG Study,
Dr Michele Callisaya (O4)

Life And Living To Advanced Age (LILACS NZ): Functional Status,
Professor Ngaire Kerse (O15)

Session 3c: General

Decision Making In Aged Care Facilities: Staff Perspectives, Dr Heather Lane (O18)

Factors Associated With Cardiovascular Disease In Those Living To Advanced Age, Ms Ruth Teh (O37)

Frailty Predicts Poor Outcomes In An Australian Geriatric Oncology Program, Dr Timothy To (O38)

Reduced Vitamin D and Secondary Hyperparathyroidism are Associated with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis,
Dr Piumali Gunawardene(O10)

12.00pm – 1.00pm Annual General Meeting
1.00pm – 2.00pm Lunch/Poster Session
2.00pm – 3.00pm Are Geriatricians Failing Residential Aged Care?
What Does Residential Aged Care Need From Geriatricians And The Specialist MDT?
Ngaire Kerse,  Professor Of General Practice, University Of Auckland
Leon Flicker, Professor Of Geriatric Medicine, University of Western Australia
Dr Dwayne Crombie,  CEO Bupa
Steve Iliffe, Professor of Primary Care for Older People, University College Of London
3.00pm – 3.30pm Afternoon Tea
3.30pm – 5.00pm

Session 4a: General (Advanced Trainees)

Development Of The REACH (Recognize End Of Life And Care Holistically) Out In Dementia Toolkit,
Dr Ramesh Fernando (O8)

North Shore Hospital Stroke Audit: 12 Month Post Rapid Improvement Event, Dr Catherine Yan (O45)

Outcomes Of Geriatric Evaluation And Management Unit On Functional Improvement Immortality, And Readmission Among Frail Older Patients At The Modbury Hospital,
Dr Bianca Wong (O43)

Audit Of The Urogeriatric Service At Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Dr Florence Loh (O21)

A Retrospective Analysis Of The Course And Natural History Of Patients With Polymyalgia Rheumatica,
Dr Dung Do–Nguyen (O12)

Session 4b: Aged Care

Impact On Residents Of Frequent Death In Aged Care Facilities, Professor Barbara Workman (O29)

The Cumulative Illness Rating Scale (CIRS) Is Superior To Charlson Score For Predicting Mortality In Institutionalized Asian Elderly, Dr Han Ye Neo (O25)

Comparisons Of Dependency Of Residents Of Residential Aged Care Facilities In UK, Spain, Australia And New Zealand (1998-2009), Dr Michal Boyd (O2)

Where Do People Die? An International Comparison Of Utilisation Of The Residential Aged Care Sector,
Dr Joanna Broad (O3)

Development And Evaluation Of An Educational Intervention For General Practitioners And Staff Caring For People With Dementia Living In Residential Facilities,
Assoc Professor Christopher Beer (O9)

7.00pm Conference Dinner

 

Friday 6th May 2011 

8.00am – 8.45am Early Bird Workshop
For Registrars: Tips On Teaching Your Juniors
Professor Tim Wilkinson, Princess Margaret Hospital/University Of Otago
Early Bird Workshop
Bop To The Beat: Music And The Brain, Ajay Castelino,
Counties Manukau DHB
Early Bird Workshop
New Models Of Palliative Care For Older People
Professor Merryn Gott,
University Of Auckland
9.00am – 10.00am Keeping Upright: Falls, Balance And Novel Exercise, Prof Stephanie Studenski, University Of Pittsburgh
10.00am – 10.30am

Session 5: Falls & Exercise
Mild Cognitive Impairment As A Predictor Of Falls In Community-Dwelling Older People, Professor Stephen Lord (O22)

A Community-Based Exercise Program To Improve Functioning In People With Alzheimer’s Disease: A Randomised Controlled Trial, Assoc Professor George Razay (O40)

10.30am – 11.00am

Morning Tea

11.00am – 12.30pm Practice Changing Issues
Transforming Clinical Practice, Dr Michal Boyd, Waitemata DHB

The Clinical Conundrum Of Vitamin D, Calcium And Osteoporosis, Assoc Professor Andrew Grey, University Of Auckland

What’s New In Stroke, Professor Alan Barber, Auckland DHB
12.30pm – 12.40pm Conference Close, Louise Baird ASM 2012 Sydney, Robert Prowse, Mihi Mutunga
12.40pm – 1.30pm Lunch
1.30pm – 3.00pm Supervisors Training RACP

 

Posters

P1

The Effect Of Patient Manual Dexterity On The Framework Design; A Clinical Report, Dr Mohammad Alamri

 

P9

Improving The Identification Rate Of Delirium: Using The Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) On The Acute Admissions Unit,
Mr Michael Johnston

 

P11

Efficacy Of  Il-6 Inhibitor (Tocilizumab) In A Case Of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Induced Reactive Arthritis That Failed Conventional Therapy, Dr Kevin Kwan

 

P2

Orthogeriatrics : The Effect Of A Focussed Liaison Service On The Management Of Patients Admitted With A Hip Fracture, Dr Pazhvoor Shibu 

 

P10

Case Report: The Utility Of Neuropsychological Testing And Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Imaging In Confirming A Diagnosis Of Posterior Cortical Atrophy, Dr Kevin Kwan

 

P22

Evaluation Of Southern Health’s Rehabilitation And Aged Liaison Service (The RALS), Professor Barbara Workman

 

P15

Profile And Impact Of A Central Northern Adelaide Health Service (CNAHS) Falls Assessment Clinic, Dr Katherine Lucero

 

P4

A New Model Of Delirium Care In The Acute Geriatric Setting: Geriatric Monitoring Unit, Sin Ee Jasmine Kang

 

P6

Designing A New Care For The Elderly And Rehabilitation Service At Kenepuru Hospital - Who Are Our Patients? Prof Colin Feek

 

P16

Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Of Elderly Patients In The Community, Dr Brendan Ng

 

P3

Staff Education To Improve Care Of Confused Older Acute Medical Inpatients, Ms Natasha Watson

 

P5

Shared Ortho-Geriatric Care For Elderly Patients With Hip Fractures – A Comparison Of Outcomes With Those Of Patients Treated In A Traditional Orthopaedic Unit, Dr Elizabeth Dapiran

 

P21

Acute Hospital-Nursing Home Care Decision Making, Dr Paul Goldstraw

 

P20

The Impact Of Self-Reported Cognitive Impairment In An Australian Geriatric Oncology Program, Dr Timothy To

 

P18

Haemodynamic Instability (HI) In Older Fallers Presenting To Falls And Fracture Prevention Clinic, Dr Ruth Teh

 

P13

Hospitalisation Of High Level Care Residents Of Aged Care Facilities: Are Goals Of Care Discussed? Dr Heather Lane

 

P8

Geri-Orthopaedics: An Improved Model Of Care? Dr Thomas James William Hutchinson

 

P17

Reducing Emergency Presentations Of Older People - RE POP, Dr Anita Sharma

 

P7

The Prescription Of Cholinesterase Inhibitors In An Australian Memory Disorder Clinic, Dr Timothy To

 

P14

Acute Delirium In Older Adults In Acute Orthopaedic Wards: Assessment Of Feasibility Of Routine Use Of Confusion Assessment Method (CAM), Dr Sunita Paul 

 

 

 Important Dates:

Call for Abstracts Opens
30th September 2010

Registration Opens
17th December 2010

Call for Abstracts Closes
28th January 2011

 

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