MSASA Day Conference Program

Venue: Epworth Private Hospital, Melbourne Victoria, 
Date and time: Saturday 30^th March 2019, All day.

 

0700	Registration opens
0700 - 0730	Breakfast (Epworth Auditorium)
0730 - 0830	Plenary session 1
0830 - 0945	Morning Breakout Session (Resuscitation workshop, Economics, Operating Room emergencies)
0945 - 1000	Morning tea break (Epworth Auditorium)
1000 - 1130	Plenary session 2 MIGA
1130 - 1145	Plenary session 3 Medicare Review Update
1145 - 1230	Plenary session 4 Plastics
1230 - 1300	Lunch break (Epworth Auditorium)/em>
1300 - 1430	Afternoon breakout session (Ortho, Plastics, Da Vinci)
1430 - 1545	Plenary session 5 Safety in the OR
1545 - 1600	Afternoon break (Epworth Auditorium)
1600 - 1645	Plenary session 6 AGM
1800 - 1830	Pre-dinner drinks - Park Hyatt Melbourne
1830 – 2130	Dinner – Trilogy Room, Ground floor, Park Hyatt Melbourne

Plenary session 1  
0730-0830  Epworth Auditorium

0730	Intro and welcome	Dr Nigel Munday
0735	Blood “thinners” – when is it safe to operate?	Dr Craig Barnett
0750	Antibiotic prophylaxis – when can we go without?	Dr Andrew Fuller
0805	CPD for MSAs – future directions of the MBA	tba

Morning Breakout Session:
0830-0945   Option A – (Combined) Epw Auditorium

0830	Practice Economics – Billing for assistants	Dr Nigel Munday
0900	Common emergencies in the Operating Room	Dr Simon Reilly
0930	Questions

0830-0945   Option B – (CPR Update) Epw Education Centre

0830

Certificate course in CPR, RACGP certified for CME

(Max 40 participants)

Plenary Session 2
1000-1130 Medico-legal session by MIGA Epw Auditorium

1000

Claims trends, Doctors’ Health, Ageing doctors and Mandatory reporting.

Mr Tim Bowen

(Also qualifies for points under MIGA’s annual risk management program.)

Plenary Session 3
1130-1145 Epworth Auditorium

1130	Update on the Medicare Review	Mr Stephen Milgate
1140	Questions

Plenary Session 4
1145-1230 (Plastic Surgery) Epworth Auditorium

1145	Wound closure and the art of suturing	Mr Hamish Farrow/Dr Jane Dodd
1200	What dressing should I use?	Mr Hamish Farrow/Dr Jane Dodd
1215	Dealing with infected wounds.	Mr Hamish Farrow/Dr Jane Dodd

Afternoon Breakout Session:
1300-1430 Option A – (Ortho) Epw Auditorium

1300	Navigation in orthopaedics (+ Stryker Mako robot)	Mr Andrew Tang
1345	Spinal Sagittal Balance	Mr John Cunningham

1300-1430   Option B (Gen, Urol, Gynae, Card) Epw Theatres

1300

Certified Da Vinci Robot training course.

(Max 9 participants)

1300-1430   Option C (Plastics and General) Epw Educ Centre

1300

Suturing workshop. Materials via RACS (David Lawrence) and Ethicon Includes alternative closure systems – meshes, glues, tapes.

(Max 32 participants)

Plenary Session 5
1430 -1545 MSAs and Safety

1430	The role of the Medical Surgical Assistant	Dr Tim Fischer
1445	Safety in the OR – lessons from the aviation industry	Dr Nigel Munday
1510	Patient positioning – avoiding unnecessary injury	Dr John Whishaw
1525	Skin preparation – what can go wrong?	Mr Gerard Powell
1535	Questions and Panel Discussion	Above plus: Dr Eleanor Babcock

Plenary Session 6
1600 -1645 MSASA AGM

1600

MSASA AGM

Dr N Munday to Chair

Dinner
1800 – 2130 Park Hyatt Melbourne

1 Parliament Square, Melbourne

Note: Partners may attend with purchased ticket @$107