Keynote and Invited Speaker Sessions
Plenary Session 1 - Health professional as the patient
Plenary Session 2 - Improving blood without blood - How can pharmacists help?
C1 - Transition between medical and mental health service
C2 - Medicines management in remote areas and dealing with donated medicines
C3 - Transition from paediatric/adolescent to adult health services
C4 - Sports medicine - Medicines management in athletes
C5 (Part 1) - Training / information programs
C5 (Part 2) - Technician panel discussion - Have we progressed?
C6 - Medical risks and outcomes of psychiatric treatment
C7 - Medicines management and improving outcomes in indigenous health
C8 - Medicines management on the inside
C9 - Personal patient blood management / Robotics in cytotoxics / Teamworking
Plenary Session 1
Friday 6 November, 0945 - 1045
Theme: Medicines management - What we know and what we can learn
Health professional as the patient
Learning objectives:
1. To discuss the relationship between the providers & receivers of health care.
2. To examine health care provision & medicines management through the eyes of the consumer.
Presenter:
Professor George Jelinek, Professor of Emergency Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and the University of Western Australia, WA
Plenary Session 2
Friday 6 November, 1600 - 1740
Theme: Taking blood, sweat and tears out of the equation (Patient blood management)
Improving blood without blood - How can pharmacists help?
Learning objectives:
To understand and discuss:
1) morbidity and mortality associated with indiscriminate use of blood products
2) principles of patient blood management and how these can be applied (in hospital and community settings) to reduce unnecessary use of blood products in Australia
3) haemoglobin maximisation using agents such as iron, folic acid, vitamin B12 and ascorbic acid (with or without epoetin)
4) use of thrombostatic agents and eptacog alfa (recombinant Factor VIIa) to control bleeding
5) drugs which may increase bleeding tendency
6) patient care challenges involved in evaluation, monitoring and adjustment of drug regimens to maintain an appropriate balance between coagulation and bleeding, particularly during the perioperative period
7) developing roles for hospital and community pharmacists in anaemia prevention and management, selection of haemoglobin maximisation regimens and blood product stewardship in Australia
Presenters:
Dr Simon Towler, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, WA
Professor James Isbister, Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Sydney; Adjunct Professor, University of Technology, Sydney; Consultant in Haematology and Transfusion Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW
Trudi Gallagher RN, Blood Management Specialist, Providence Regional Medical Center Everett, Washington State, USA
C1
Friday 6 November, 1330 - 1500
Theme: Between mental and physical health
Transition between medical and mental health services
This session will have a non-clinical emphasis focusing on the systems, barriers, communication and process & policy.
Learning objectives:
1. To discuss the diagnosis, and subsequent journey through the health care system for patients who present with an altered mental state
2. To discuss the advantages and disadvantages of treating these patients in general hospitals or within specialised psychiatric health care systems
3. To discuss the challenges of managing patients with mental illness and concurrent substance abuse, across the continuum of care
4. To explore the techniques pharmacists can use to engage with patients with mental illness
Presenters:
Dr Gordon Shymko, Clinical Director, Park Mental Health Service, WA
Dr Simon Byrne, Consultant Psychiatrist, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, WA
Etza Peers, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Alcohol and Drug Service, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, WA
C2
Friday 6 November, 1330 - 1500
Theme: Working beyond our backyard
Medicines management in remote areas and dealing with donated medicines
This session will explore healthcare provision in the third world and beyond, and provide information about career opportunities locally and internationally.
Learning objectives:
1. To appreciate some of the challenges faced by health professionals managing medicines in extreme environments.
2. To explore the professional & career opportunities available for pharmacists who wish to practice beyond Australia’s borders.
3. To discuss the donation of medicines to both developing and disaster-struck countries, including the benefits & challenges faced by health professionals dealing with these medicines when they arrive.
Presenters:
Dr Jo Coldron, General Practitioner, WA
Dr Emma Giles, Anaesthetist, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, WA
Dr Phillip Passmore, Director, P.S.M. International Pty Ltd; Co owner, PT PSM International; Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Curtin University School of Pharmacy, WA
C3
Friday 6 November, 1330 - 1500
Theme: From one system to another
Transition from paediatric/adolescent to adult health services
This session will explore the problems faced when patients turn 18 and their health care providers change overnight.
Learning objectives:
1. To discuss techniques for engaging with adolescent patients with chronic disease, in order to promote optimal medicines management.
2. To explore problems faced by patients when moving from one health system to another.
3. To discuss the current innovations that exist to help the transition from paediatric/adolescent to adult health services, for both the patient and the health professionals involved in their care.
Presenters:
Dr Hilary Le Page, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, WA
Dr Kevin Murray, Paediatric Rheumatologist, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, WA
Dr Simon Towler, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, WA
C4
Friday 6 November, 1330 - 1500
Theme: Illness or wellness
Sports medicine - Medicines management in athletes
This session will explore medicines management in amateur and elite athletes.
Learning objectives:
1. To discuss the differences between wellness management and performance enhancement.
2. To increase awareness of chronic health conditions experienced by professional or elite athletes, that may cause or follow their retirement from athletic careers.
3. To understand the procedures & techniques used by scientists to detect performance enhancing drugs & substances used by athletes
Presenters:
Dr Ken Maguire, Consultant Physician in Rheumatic Diseases and Sports Medicine, Perth Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre, WA
Associate Professor Soo Choon Tan, Doping Control Centre, University Science Malaysia, MALAYSIA
C5 - Part 1
Friday 6 November, 1330 - 1500
Theme: What we know and what we can learn
Training / information programs
Learning Objectives:
1. To discuss the Medication Assistant training within Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council (KAMSC)
2. The role of a Medication Assistant in a Kimberley Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service
3. The role of a pharmacy technician within a TGA approved manufacturing facility
Presenters:
Corina Pesich, Pharmacist, Combined Universities Centre for Rural Health, WA
Aaron O’Connor, Pharmacy Technician, Princess Margaret Hospital, WA
C5 - Part 2
Friday 6 November, 1530 - 1730
Theme: What we know and what we can learn
Technician panel discussion - Have we progressed?
Learning Objectives:
1. To show / discuss our past / present / future role as pharmacy technicians
Presenters:
Vanessa Hollingsworth, Senior Pharmacy Technician, St John of God Hospital, Subiaco, WA
Catherine Angus, Ward Technician, Greenslopes Private Hospital, QLD
Heather Sheldon, Senior Pharmacy Technician, Princess Margaret Hospital, WA
C6
Saturday 7 November, 0900 - 1030
Theme: Between mental and physical health
Medical risks and outcomes of psychiatric treatment
This session will have a predominantly clinical emphasis focusing on disorders and their drug and non-drug treatments.
Learning objectives:
1. To understand the medical risks associated with the use of long-term medication in children, adolescents & adults with mental illness
2. To explore techniques for improving the quality use of medicines for patients with mental illness
3. To discuss the challenges and outcomes of adherence and non-adherence to therapy
Presenters:
Dr Alexander John, Consultant Psychiatrist, Bentley Health Service, WA
Dr Hilary Le Page, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, WA
Deirdre Alderton, Senior Pharmacist, Fremantle Hospital & Health Service, WA
C7
Saturday 7 November, 0900 - 1030
Theme: Healthcare beyond our backyard
Medicines management and improving outcomes in indigenous health
This session will explore healthcare provision & medicines management for indigenous patients.
Learning objectives:
1. To discover what programs exist, and how pharmacists can encourage quality use of medicines in indigenous communities
2. To understand that access to health services differs in rural & remote areas, compared with metropolitan areas.
3. To appreciate that cultural factors play a large part in adherence & quality use of medicines.
Presenters:
Vicki Sheedy, NACCHO QUMAX National Program Manager, Improved Quality Use of Medicines for Aboriginal Peoples, QLD
Corina Pesich, Pharmacist, Combined Universities Centre for Rural Health, WA
Andrew “Robbo” Roberts, Remote Pharmacist, Ngaanyatjarra Health, Jameson Community, WA
C8
Saturday 7 November, 0900 - 1030
Theme: From one system to another
Medicines management on the inside
This session will explore health care challenges and the role of pharmacists within the corrective services setting.
Learning objectives:
1. To discuss the implementation of multi-site information technology infrastructure including electronic prescribing & centralized medicine management.
2. To discuss the management of addiction and substance abuse within the prison population.
3. To discover the role of the pharmacist within this unique healthcare setting.
Presenters:
Dr Ralph Chapman, Director of Health Services, Department of Corrective Services, WA
Danny Kiely, A/Manager Planning, Programs and Policy (MPPP), Health Services, Department of Corrective Services, WA
Geak Chin Ng, Chief Pharmacist, Health Services, Department of Corrective Services, WA
C9
Saturday 7 November, 0900 - 1030
Theme: Taking blood, sweat & tears out of the equation
Personal patient blood management / Robotics in cytotoxics / Teamworking
Personal Patient Blood Management (Shannon Farmer)
To increase awareness of:
1) potential importance of anaemia prevention and patient blood management for you and your family
2) “blood-building” effects of a healthy diet, with appropriate use of iron and other supplements
3) bloodless management options available to the public and how to access them
Robotics in Cytotoxics (Jacqueline Abercrombie)
Jacqueline Abercrombie will be discussing the background as to why i.e. occupational exposure and the instillation and validation process, how effective it is and what the future holds.
Teamwork Without Tears (Trudi Gallagher)
To explore and discuss the importance of teamwork in terms of:
1) international developments in health care over the past few decades
2) “working smarter, not harder” to cope with increasing demand for patient care services
3) traditional versus non-traditional roles for pharmacy technicians and pharmacists
Presenters:
Shannon Farmer, General Secretary, Medical Society for Blood Management, Implementation Board, WA Department of Health, Patient Blood Management Program, WA
Jacqueline Abercrombie, Senior Technician, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC
Trudi Gallagher RN, Blood Management Coordinator, Providence Regional Medical Center Everett, Washington State, USA