REGISTRATION BROCHURE EXHIBITORS Booth Company Gold Sponsor Gold Partner Seqirus ASA NZSA ACE 1 TRUSTMOST 4 InterPharma 5 BOQ Specialist 6 HosPortal 8 Bongiorno 9 MediTrust Educational Sponsors 12 MediPress 16 Baxter (TBC) 19 ANZCA 20 Theatre Caps 21 Diagnostica Stago 24 BTC Health 26 Arcomed 27 Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Karl Storz 28 Endoscopy Australia 29 - 30 Mindray 31 AFT Pharmaceutical Trainee ePoster Prize 35 Vyaire 36 Cutting Edge 40 - 41 Draeger 42 Grimsey 43 - 44 Medtronic 45 Intersurgical 46 - 47 FujiiFilm Sonosite 48 Surgical Specialties 49 Lateral Medical 50 - 51 BD 52 - 53 GE Healthcare 54 - 55 MSD 2 WELCOME INVITATION We have been given the privilege of convening the conjoint ASA NSC/QLD ACE CME meeting in Brisbane, 23–25th July 2021. Dr Peta Lorraway It is exciting to have our committees working together with the common goal of bringing you a great educational event, coupled ASA NSC 2021 with an opportunity to reconnect with colleagues and the many Convenor that support us. No one could have foreseen the challenges our anaesthetic NSC Committee communities would face in 2020, and how we have needed to Peta Lorraway: Convenor adapt and display great flexibility in our working and personal lives. It also highlighted how vital collaborative and continuing education Stephen Bruce: Scientific Convenor is to our profession, our patients, and to society as a whole. Shaun Roberts: Co-Coordinator Workshops We celebrate the 80th anniversary of the NSC this year and Francesca Rawlins: Co-Coordinator Workshops it’s very fitting that the gift for this is the pearl, said to represent Monique Wells: Social Coordinator something endurable and unconquerable, which we think you’ll agree speaks to how we’ve all responded. We are optimistic that Anthony Coorey: Treasurer/Industry Liaison 2021 will allow us to return to some aspects of ‘normal’ life, and Stewart Ure: TMG Representative that we will together continue to shape what this ‘new normal’ David Elliott: ASA Federal Officer will look like. Denyse Robertson: ASA Senior Events Officer Our joint scientific committee continues to work on a programme that will bring you a wealth of knowledge in varied areas, there will be something of interest no matter what aspect of anaesthetics you are involved in. We aim to provide opportunities for participation not only in a great lecture series, but also workshops, discussion groups, Q&A sessions with experts, and quality assurance activities. New for 2021, we are offering a limited hybrid format, opening up the option for delegates to view and interact with program sessions virtually, as well as welcoming you onsite at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. Dr Ed Pilling The Networking Function and Exhibitor Welcome drinks will take QLD ACE Meeting place on the Friday evening, and will be a great opportunity to Convenor meet with industry colleagues, enjoying drinks and canapés in a relaxed setting. Our social function on the Saturday evening is to be held at the Queensland Art Gallery Watermall and will QLD ACE Committee be ticketed separately. We suggest booking early as celebrating Edward Pilling: Convenor together in this fabulous location is sure to be popular. Sarah Bowman: Committee Member So on behalf of the entire organising committee we would like Steven Cook: ASA Representative to extend an invitation to you to be part of this great event. We are hoping that you will be able to embrace the opportunity to Galina Gaidamaka: Committee Member join us in Brisbane, where we show what you can achieve by Adam Keys: Committee Member working together. Phil Lee: Committee Member Leanne Ryan: Committee Member Many thanks, Raman Singh: Committee Member Dr Peta Lorraway and Dr Ed Pilling Julie Donovan: QLD ACE Events Officer Co-convenors ASA NSC & QLD ACE Meeting 3 INVITED SPEAKERS ASA NSC Committee QLD ACE Committee Associate Professor Associate Professor Kerstin Wyssusek Laurence Weinberg Director, Department of Director of Anaesthesia, Anaesthesia and Perioperative Austin Health, A/ Professor Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Anaesthesia, Perioperative Pain Women’s Hospital, Brisbane, Medicine Unit, Melbourne Medical and Associate Professor, School, University of Melbourne. University of Queensland. Honorary Consultant Anaesthetist, Royal Children’s Hospital, VIC. Dr Viren (Vern) Naik Mr Sean Lowry Vice President, Royal College Director, Green Cup Consulting International and Director of Sean is the Principal of Assessment, Royal College Green Cup Consulting and of Physicians and Surgeons, specialises in health system Canada. R.S. McLaughlin reform, hospital performance Professor of Medical improvement,efficiency and Education, University of Ottawa health service commissioning. Dr Jo Rotherham Dr Suzi Nou Director, Pain Service ASA President, VIC. State and Deputy Director, Trauma Case Review Group Department of Anaesthetics, and VIC. DH Health Worker Princess Alexandra Infection Prevention and Hospital, Brisbane. Wellbeing Taskforce, Course Director, Paediatric BASIC, Primary Trauma Care (PTC), Senior EMST Instructor and Kester Brown Lecture ALS instructor. Professor Associate Professor Edward Holmes John Loadsman ARC Australian Laureate Fellow Staff Specialist Anaesthetist, at the University of Sydney, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital with concurrent Professorial and Conjoint Associate appointments in the School Professor, Anaesthesia, Central of Life & Environmental Clinical School, University of Sciences & the School of Sydney, Sydney. Medical Sciences. 4 SOCIAL PROGRAMME Welcome/Exhibitor Reception Date: Friday 23rd July Venue: Great Hall, BCEC Time 1700-1900 Relax and unwind with a cold drink and a catch up chat with old and new friends after a day of workshops and registration and take the time to acknowledge the generous support of our exhibitors and sponsors, before heading out to see what the Brisbane restaurant district has to offer. Cocktail Reception Date: Saturday 24th July Venue: Queensland Art Gallery Time: 1900 –2230 Dress: Cocktail This year the ASA NSC will not be holding its usual Gala Dinner. Instead we look forward to seeing everyone at the Queensland Art Gallery’s WaterMall room for a Cocktail Reception. Please Note: Numbers are limited ( a 9 min walk from the BCEC) PLEASE NOTE: Children under the age of 18 are not permitted to attend the Welcome/Exhibition Reception or the Cocktail Reception. While not official meeting events, our organizing The ASA & Anaesthetic community are proudly associated committee are a pretty active bunch and would like to with philanthropy. In lieu of speaker gifts we will again invite delegates to share some of what we get up to in donate to two very worthwhile charities - Lifebox, which Brisbane with us. Details of meeting points will be updated needs no introduction, and Small Steps 4 Hannah, should you wish to enjoy a city walk, cycle or Mt Cootha a locally established charity supporting victims of hike in the morning, along with details of a local venue that domestic violence. A donation box will also be available we’ll be heading to following closure of the meeting on for unused hotel amenities to support Orange Sky (Covid Sunday afternoon for a final relax & unwind. rules permitting). 5 THINGS TO DO IN BRISBANE 1. Powerhouse Comedy Festival a sense of loyalty among stallholders and shoppers. 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