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The Westmead Association PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME 2021 HOSPITAL WEEK AUGUST 25th 26th & 27th Castaldi/Little Oration – Dr. Michael Skinner 1978 - 2021 DAYth 1 Wednesday 25 August 09.00 - 17.00 Diabetes Symposium 09.00 - 12.00 Dystonia Symposium Chairperson: Professor Jenny Gunton Chairperson: Dr. Florence Chang (Chair of Medicine, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital) Introduction and Welcome Welcome Dr. Florence Chang (Neurologist/ Movement Disorder Specialist, Westmead Hospital) Mr. Graeme Loy (Chief Executive, Western Sydney Local Health District) Phenomenology of dystonia Dr. Laura Williams Pre-pregnancy management of diabetes and obesity (Movement Disorder Fellow, Westmead Hospital) Professor Dharmintra Pasupathy (Chair of Feto-Maternal Medicine, Westmead Hospital) Genetic test yield in dystonia patients and who should be tested? Dr. Kishore Kumar Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Time for a paradigm shift? (Neurologist, Concord Hospital) Professor David Simmons (Distinguished Professor, School of Medicine | Director, Diabetes Treatment of dystonia Obesity and Metabolism Translational Research Unit, Dr. Sophie Waller Campbelltown Hospital) (Movement Disorder Fellow, Westmead Hospital) History of botulinum injection treatment at Westmead Hospital Continuous glucose monitoring: tips and tricks for Dr. Victor Fung pregnancy management (Director of Neurology and Head of Movement Disorder Unit, Westmead Hospital) Dr. Suja Padmanathan (Staff Specialist, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Westmead Hospital) Questions from the audience Using text messaging and activity monitors Chairperson: Dr. Victor Fung to reduce diabetes risk after gestational diabetes Professor Wah Cheung The role of physiotherapy for dystonia (Head of Department, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Westmead Hospital) Melanie Boyce (Physiotherapist, Westmead Hospital) Tips and tricks for managing diabetes (diet will be discussed at 4.30pm) Deep brain stimulation therapy for dystonia Dr. Neil Mahant Ms. Lauren Stonehill (Neurologist/Movement Disorder Specialist, Westmead Hospital) (CDE, Westmead Hospital) Westmead Hospital’s research contribution for dystonia Pancreas Transplant – When “No” becomes “Yes” Dr. Florence Chang Ms. Fifi Hazzouri (Pancreas Transplant Recipient) Questions from the audience Pancreas transplantation; indications and outcomes Professor Henry Pleass 09.00 - 12.30 Emergency Medicine Symposium (Professor of Surgery, Transplant, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgeon, Westmead Hospital) Chairperson: Dr. Kavita Varshney (Deputy Director, Emergency Department, Westmead Hospital) Xenotransplantation – What do we need for prime-time? Professor Wayne Hawthorne Code Ecmo (Department of Surgery, Westmead Hospital) Dr. Andrew Coggins (Staff Specialist, Emergency Department, Westmead Hospital) Glucose management options in diabetes – The old and the new Professor Jenny Gunton CBR Dr. Farnaz Omidi Diet and diabetes – Trends, tips and real-life (Staff Specialist, Emergency Department, Westmead Hospital) Professor Vicki Flood Code Black (Chair of Allied Health, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital) Dr. Margaret Murphy (Clinical Nurse Consultant, Emergency Department, Westmead Hospital) Dr. Joanna Koryzna (Staff Specialist, Emergency Department, Westmead Hospital) 13.00 - 14.00 Critical Analysis and Problem Solving of a Complex Problem – Music Festivals Dr. Satish Mitter (Staff Specialist, Emergency Department, Westmead Hospital) Castaldi/Little Oration Redevelopment – What did we learn? Dr. Kavita Varshney, Dr. Margaret Murphy Dr. Michael Skinner Podcast (Registrars, Emergency Department, Westmead Hospital) Kit Rowe, Caroline Tyers, Shreyas Lyer, Samoda Mudalige DAYth 1 Wednesday 25 August 09.00 - 12.00 Haematology Symposium 14.00 - 17.00 Medication Safety Symposium CELL THERAPIES SYMPOSIUM Chairperson: Ms. Lorraine Koller (Deputy Director of Pharmacy) Chairperson: Associate Professor Jenny Curnow (Director of Clinical Haematology, WSLHD) WHO Medication Safety Challenge: Blood stem cell transplant and T cells for immune reconstitution Medication without harm Professor David Gottlieb – Where are we now? (Program Director, Blood Transplant and Cell Therapies, Haematologist, WMH) Optimising medication review for older inpatients Redirecting T cells to attack tumours – How is it done? Professor Sarah Hilmer Dr. Ken Micklethwaite (Head of Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Senior Staff (Medical Director, Blood Transplant and Cell Therapies Laboratory, Haematologist, WMH) Specialist Aged Care, Royal North Shore Hospital. T cells for Blood Cancer – Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells Conjoint Professor of Geriatric Pharmacology (a) Westmead Immune Effector Cell Service The University of Sydney Northern Clinical School Faculty (b) CARs of today - what can we give patients now? of Medicine and Health) Associate Professor Emily Blyth (Clinical Lead Immune Effector Cell Service, Haematologist WMH) Using digital data to optimise anticoagulation Professor Michael Barras Caring for patients undergoing CAR T therapy (A/Prof, School of Pharmacy - The University of Queensland Sr. Karen Maddock A/Director Pharmacy - Princess Alexandra Hospital Queensland) (Blood Transplant and Cell Therapies Nurse Practitioner, WMH) | CARs of tomorrow (the next cab off the rank) Balancing the Tightrope – myeloma and other targets in late phase trials - Managing Pain and Upholding Opioid Stewardship Dr. Shafqat Inam (Blood Transplant and Cell Therapies Fellow, WMH) Mr. Geoff Wills (Surgical Service Pharmacist, Department of Pharmacy, CARs on Campus – local research on Westmead Hospital) gene modified cell therapies Panel Discussion/Questions New technologies in gene modified cell therapies Professor Patrick Schlegel (Professor and Head of Cellular Cancer Therapeutics, School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney) Beyond CARs – strategies to target myeloid tumours Dr. Kavi Gowrishankar (Post-doctoral Research Fellow, WIMR) 14.00 - 17.00 Interventional Radiology Symposium CARs for solid tumours – challenges and optimism Chairperson: Dr. Luke Baker Dr. Rosemary Habib (Oncologist, PhD Candidate University of Sydney) (Senior Staff Specialist and Section Head, Interventional Radiology, Westmead Hospital) Conclusion and Questions Catheter Directed Intervention for Pulmonary Emboli and the Westmead Hospital PERT experience 14.00 - 17.00 Brain Injury Symposium Dr. Luke Baker Chairperson: Dr. Joe Gurka (Head of Department Brain Injury Rehabilitation, An Audit of microwave Ablation at Westmead Hospital Director of Rehabilitation Medicine, Westmead Hospital) for Liver Tumours Dr. Ismail Goolam Pathophysiology and Recovery following Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) (Interventional Radiology Fellow, Westmead Hospital) Dr. Joe Gurka Outcomes following TBI – A Client Journey The Role of Interventional Radiology in Trauma Dr. Stephanie Lam and a TBI client Dr. Jane Li (Rehabilitation specialist, Westmead Hospital) (Senior Staff Specialist, Interventional Radiology, Westmead Hospital) Physical Rehabilitation following TBI Dr. Rafid Al-Asady A/Professor Ian Baguley (Senior Staff Specialist, Interventional Radiology, Westmead Hospital) (Brain Injury Research Team Leader, Westmead Hospital) Dr. Hannah Barden Introduction of Quick Start Peritoneal Dialysis at Westmead and (Clinical Research Officer, Westmead Hospital) Blacktown Hospitals Concussion and the Adolescent Brain Dr. Luke Baker Professor Gary J Browne Dr. John Swinnen (Staff Specialist Sports Medicine, Westmead Children’s Hospital) (Vascular Access Surgeon, Westmead Hospital) Brain Injury Psychiatry Program Professor Leanne Togher History of Interventional Radiology at Westmead Hospital (Professor of Communication Disorders Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Dr. Kai Ping Wong School of Health Sciences, University of Sydney) (Interventional Radiologist, Westmead Hospital) Ms. Melinda Lyne (Project Manager, iCare Brain Injury Psychiatry Program) DAYth 1 DAYth 2 Wednesday 25 August Thursday 26 August 14.00 - 17.00 Cystic Fibrosis Symposium 08.30 - 16.40 Dietetics Symposium Chairpersons: Dr. Odette Erskine Practical Counselling Skills for Dietitians (Staff Specialist, CF Service, Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Westmead Hospital) Chairperson: Mr. Peter Talbot (Head, Dietetics and Nutrition, Westmead Hospital) Professor Peter Middleton (Director, CF Service, Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Westmead Hospital) Practical Counselling Skills for Dietitians – Part 1 Ms. Stephanie Notaras CF through the ages (Dietitian, APD, Master of Social Health and Counselling, Creator of the Dietitian Counselling Skills Program) Welcome and introduction Dr. Odette Erskine Practical Counselling Skills for Dietitians – Part 2 Ms. Stephanie Notaras CF in the 20th Century – paediatrics Dr. Peter Cooper Medico-legal Aspects of Treating a patient with Anorexia Nervosa (Previous Director, CF Centre, Children’s Hospital Westmead) Dr. Fran Wilson (Psychiatrist, Westmead Hospital) Transition Ms. Sharon Hunt Dietitian Counselling including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (Co-Director & Clinical Nurse Consultant, CF Centre, for Patients with Eating Disorders Part 1 Children’s Hospital Westmead) Ms. Mellisa Ashley (Clinical Dietitian, APD, Eating Disorders Treatment Service, Adult interventions Westmead Hospital) Dr. Jimmy Chien (Senior Staff Specialist, CF Service, Dept Respiratory & Sleep Medicine, Dietitian Counselling including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Westmead Hospital) for Patients with Eating Disorders Part 2 Physiotherapy Ms. Mellisa Ashley Ms. Raynuka
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