AQUA

Past Meetings

Below are the programmes of the previous AQUA meetings, with links to the abstracts (where permission has been given by the author; all work remains the property of the author) –

2011
2010
2009

Friday, 26th August 2011

Session 1

1. Drug-induced respiratory depression in acute pain management – the sleeping challenge

A/Prof David Scott

2. The (clinical) trials and tribulations of dabigatran – management of surgical and bleeding patients

Laura Young

3. Update on paediatric emergency medicine

Richard Aickin

4. Early management of severe trauma

Tony Smith

Session 2

1. Better safe than sorry – checklists, intuition and beyond

Prof Alan Merry

2. A whiter shade of pale – managing perioperative anaemia

Kerry Gunn

3. The anaesthetic machine – the next generation

Andrew Love

Saturday, 27st August 2011

Session 3

1. Updates and future directions in vascular surgery and anaesthesia

A/Prof David Scott

2. Current controversies in traumatic brain injury

Hamish Gray

3. Acute pain management – an update

Jim Olson

4. Achieving systems change – reducing drug errors

Prof Alan Merry

Session 4

1. The Christchurch Earthquake – the ED story and lessons learned

Prof Mike Ardagh

2. Creativity beyond the confines (of the operating theatre)

Roger Wandless

Friday, 20th August 2010

Opening Presentation

Evidence that’s NOT good enough to change your practice

Professor Tony Gin

Session 1 – Update Your Algorithms

1. ACLS / Simulation in anaesthesia

Jane Torrie

2. Perioperative anaphylaxis update

Anne Wills

3. Difficult airway management

Paul Baker

Session 2 – Subspecialty Synopsis I

1. What's new in regional anaesthesia?

David Scott

2. Cardiac surgery for the non cardiac anaesthetist

Gary Hopgood

3. Anaesthesia for burns

Grant Waters

4. ICU Update for the anaesthetist

Paul Gardiner

Saturday, 21st August 2010

Session 3 – Subspecialty Synopsis II

1. Clinical pharmacology on display

Professor Tony Gin

2. What you should be doing with blood

Richard Seigne

3. Mechanisms of anaesthesia – Clinical implications

Doug Campbell

4. Trauma anaesthesia – Lessons from the battlefield

David Scott

Session 4 – The Beginning of the End

1. Legal issues in anaesthesia

Ron Paterson

2. Crisis management on the high seas

Charles Bradfield

Friday, 21st August 2009

Opening Presentation

Evidence that’s good enough to change your practice

Professor Paul Myles

Session 1 – Update Your Algorithms

1. Human Factors in ACLS

Sandy Garden

2. Resus goals in trauma

Kerry Gunn

3. Airway equipment update

Craig Birch

Session 2 – Subspecialty Synopsis

1. Obstetric opinions

Tim Skinner

2. Recent trends in paediatric anaesthesia

Hugh Douglas

3. Medical matters - Sticky stents

Jeremy Cooper

4. Intensive care - Goal directed therapy

Rachael Glew

Saturday, 22nd August 2009

Session 3 – Anaesthesia Advances

1. Depth of anaesthesia monitoring

Professor Paul Myles

2. Muscle relaxant pharmacology update

Malcolm Futter

3. MH management

Neil Pollock

4. Anaesthesia equipment update

Ross Kennedy

Session 4 – Future Horizons

1. Surviving your career

Rob Fry

2. Pursuing CPD points

Leona Wilson

3. Tales from the deep…

Simon Mitchell

Annual Queenstown Update in Anaesthesia

Past Meetings

Session 1

Session 2

Session 3

Session 4

Opening Presentation

Session 1 – Update Your Algorithms

Session 2 – Subspecialty Synopsis I

Session 3 – Subspecialty Synopsis II

Session 4 – The Beginning of the End

Opening Presentation

Session 1 – Update Your Algorithms

Session 2 – Subspecialty Synopsis

Session 3 – Anaesthesia Advances

Session 4 – Future Horizons