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Time (AEST) (Please note: This schedule is subject to change).
10:00 - 11:30 Air Ambulance Base Tour - RSVP ONLY
12:00 - 13:00 Registration & Welcome Lunch
13:00 - 14:00 Simulation
14:00 - 17:00 Workshops

EFAST

SALAD Airway

Difficult airway and front of neck access

Finger Thoracostomy

Arterial Lines and advanced vascular access

Workshops will be led by a diverse team of critical care educators and clinicians. Facilitators will be announced soon.

17:00 - 18:30 Air Ambulance Base Tour - RSVP ONLY - SOLD OUT
19:00 - 22:00 Conference Dinner

Dinner keynote - Kaitlyn Harrington, Senior Clinical Psychologist, Ambulance Victoria

Eleisha Albert, MICA Flight Paramedic, Ambulance Victoria

Nick Roder, MICA Flight Paramedic, Air Ambulance Victoria

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Time (AEST) (Please note: This schedule is subject to change).
07:30 - 08:00 Arrival Tea and Coffee
08:00 - 08:30 Conference Open

Conference MC: Dr Ben Meadley, Director, Paramedicine Ambulance Victoria

08:30 - 10:00 Session 1: Circulation and perfusion

Advances in Pre-Hospital Blood Product Administration: Biomarkers, Alternatives, and Optimising Use

Presented by: Dr Ben Meadley, Director, Paramedicine Ambulance Victoria

Critical Perfusion Support: Making the Right Decisions in High-Stakes Situations

Presented by: Assoc Prof/Dr Gayle Christie, Medical Director St John Ambulance WA; Emergency Physician Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth

Mastering Cardiogenic Shock: Critical Care Strategies for Better Outcomes

Presented by: Andrew Bishop, MICA Flight Paramedic, Ambulance Victoria

10:00 - 10:30 Circulation and perfusion - Interactive panel discussion

Dr Ben Meadley, Director, Paramedicine Ambulance Victoria

Assoc Prof/Dr Gayle Christie, Medical Director, St John Ambulance WA

Andrew Bishop, MICA Flight Paramedic, Ambulance Victoria

10:30 - 10:45 Morning Tea
10:45 - 11:45 Session 2: Airway

Paediatric prehospital airway management

Presented by: Elliot Long, Emergency consultant, The Royal Children's Hospital

Surgical Airway: Failure or success

Presenter announced soon

11:45 - 12:15 Airway - Interactive panel discussion

Elliot Long, Emergency consultant, The Royal Children's Hospital

More panel discussion presenters announced soon

12:15 - 13:00 Lunch
13:30 - 14:30 Keynote Presentation - Mission Critical Teams

Harry Moffitt, Psychologist and former SAS Team Commander. Managing Director, Stotan Group. Director, Mission Critical Team Institute. Founder and Architect, SAS in-service, Wanderers Education Program

14:30 - 15:00 Breaking Barriers: A Journey from Student to MICA Flight Paramedic

Sarah Hirons, MICA Flight Paramedic, Air Ambulance Victoria

15:00 - 15:15 Afternoon Tea
15:15 - 16:15 Session 3: Ventilation

ECMO – Ventilation without the lungs

Presented by: Assoc. Prof. David Anderson,  Medical Director, Ambulance Victoria; Adjunct Associate Professor, Monash University; Intensivist, Alfred Health

Mastering Ventilation: From BVM to Mechanical Ventilation

Presented by: Nick Roder, MICA Flight Paramedic, Air Ambulance Victoria

16:15 - 16:45 Super Panel

Dr Ben Meadley, Director, Paramedicine Ambulance Victoria

Assoc Prof/Dr Gayle Christie, Medical Director, St John Ambulance WA

Assoc. Prof. David Anderson,  Medical Director, Ambulance Victoria; Adjunct Associate Professor, Monash University; Intensivist, Alfred Health

Sarah Hirons, MICA Flight Paramedic, Ambulance Victoria

Elliot Long, Emergency consultant, The Royal Children's Hospital

Nick Roder, MICA Flight Paramedic, Air Ambulance Victoria

16:45 - 17:00 College Update & Conference Close