PeMSAA Australasia 8th International Conference

Thank you for your interest in the 8th PeMSAA Australasia Conference – Perth. The conference is scheduled to be held on 7-18th August 2024 at 21 Mounts Bay Rd, Perth WA, Australia.

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Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, 21 Mounts Bay Rd, Perth WA 6000, 17-18th August 2024 Conference Programme
DAY 1 - Saturday 17, August 2024

Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre

7:30 – 8:15 AMRegistration
8:15 – 8:45 AMOfficial Welcome and Opening
Acknowledgement to Country
8:45 – 8:55 AMWelcome address by President PeMSAA Australasia
Dr
8:55 – 9:05 AMAddress by President PeMSAA Sri Lanka
Prof
9:05 – 9:20 AMHow it all began
Dr
9:20 – 10:00 AMKeynote Presentation
Covid – Is this the end of the Pandemic?
A/Prof
Infectious Diseases Physician
Canberra Health Services, ACT
SESSION 1Living with COVID
10:05 – 10:25 AMHaematological manifestation of COVID and VITT
Dr
Senior Staff Specialist in Haematology /NSWHP
Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney
10:25 – 10:45 AMMental health and COVID
Dr
Senior Staff Specialist in Psychiatry
The Canberra Hospital, ACT
10:45 – 11:10 AMMorning Tea
SESSION 2The cutting edge
11:10 – 11:30 AM‘Why Bariatric Surgery?’
Dr
Bariatric and General Surgeon
St John of God Hospital, Bunbury,WA
11:30 – 11:50 AMJudicious use of opioid in perioperative setting, Is it necessary?
Dr
Consultant Anaesthetist
Campbelltown Hospital, Sydney
11:50 – 11:55 AMDiscussion
11:55 – 12:30 PMGuest Presentation
Capacity Building in Toxicology-The SACTRC Story
Prof
Professor, University of Peradeniya
Senior Research Fellow, The University of Sydney
12:30 – 12:45 PMPhotography- secrets of a perfect capture
Expressive landscape photography
Dr
12:45 – 1:30 PMLunch
SESSION 3Insights in to Ageing
1:30 – 1:50 PMStages of cognitive decline
Dr
Consultant Physician and Geriatrician
Nepean Hospital. Sydney
1:50 – 2:10 PMDementia- Is there hope in the horizon?
Dr
Consultant Physician and Geriatrician
Nepean Hospital. Sydney
2:10 – 2:30 PMFrailty
Dr
Senior Staff specialist in Geriatrics and
General /Acute care medicine
Liverpool Hospital, Sydney
2:30 – 2:40 PMDiscussion
SESSION 4
Healthy Living
2:40 – 3:00 PMExercise protocols for healthy living
Dr
Senior Staff Specialist in Rehabilitation Medicine
Nepean Hospital, Sydney
3:00 – 3:30 PMAfternoon tea
3:30 – 4:30 PMThe great debate
Moderator:
Case Presentation: Dr
6:30 – 11:00 PMConference Gala Dinner

Day 2 - Sunday 18, August 2024

Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre

SESSION 5Child and maternal health
08:30 – 09:00 AMBiological clock and its implications in disease
Prof
Dept of Paediatrics, University of Peradeniya
09:00 – 09:20 AMPregnancy and COVID
Dr
Consultant Gynaecologist, Obstetrician
Calvary Hospital, Adelaide
SESSION 6General Practice: The Talking Points
09:20 – 09:40AMGame changer for opioid dependency
Dr
General Practitioner, Vale Medical Practice, Sydney
09:40 – 10:00 AMDermatology in general practice, Alopecia and common skin conditions
Dr
Consultant Dermatologist
Sinclair Dermatology, Melbourne
10:00 – 10:05 AMDiscussion
SESSION 7Management of chronic diseases
10:05 – 10:25 AMBrain health for all-call for action
Prof
Consultant Neurologist
Western Hospital, Melbourne
10:25 – 10:45 AMNew technology in management of DM in pregnancy
Dr
Consultant Endocrinologist and General Physician
Diabetes Centre, Oxford Terrace
Christchurch, New Zealand
10:45 – 10:50 AMDiscussion
10:50 – 11:10 AMMorning tea
SESSION 8Reflections
11:10 – 11:30 AMMedical Education then and now
Dr
11:30 – 11:50 AMProf Channa Ratnatunga in conversation with Dr Shiran Wijerathna
11.50 – 11.55 AMRobarosiya blooming
A stroll down the memory lane; a melodic reminiscence
Dr
11:55 – 12:00 PMClosing of the academic sessions
Vote of thanks
Dr
12:00 – 12:30 PMAnnual General Meeting Team
12:30 – 1:30 PMLunch and Closure