Australasian College of Paramedicine International Conference (ACPIC 2022)
ACPIC 2022 delivered a wide range of clinical and research sessions from experts and leaders in paramedicine. Hosted in Brisbane (September 2022) the program was designed to inspire, educate and broaden horizons.
Conference theme: Embracing Strengths | Shaping Futures
The Shocked Neonate
Sick and injured neonates can be one of the most challenging groups to care for. This session will challenge you to consider your assessment skills and relevant interventions and the potential differential diagnosis for this group.
Biography: Oliver Hoelscher
Oliver has been a Registered Nurse and Registered Paramedic for over eight years. Six years working in the paediatric intensive care unit at the Queensland Children's Hospital, becoming an advanced paediatric life support instructor. More recently, he has been at the Royal Brisbane and Women's hospital in the Emergency and trauma centre, where he's been one of the department's clinical facilitators and has acted as a Nurse educator for the Medical emergency response team. Oliver has continued prehospital exposure as a private Paramedic working in event space, covering festivals and high-risk sporting events. Oliver is currently halfway through his Midwifery training.
Moderator: Lucy Oatley, ACPIC organising committee chair and Intensive Care Paramedic, Ambulance Tasmania
The College is the peak professional body representing and supporting paramedics and student paramedics across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand since 1973.
The College acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional custodians of the land and sea in which we live and work, we recognise their continuing connection to land, sea and culture and pay our respects to Elders past, present and future.
The College acknowledges Māori as tangata whenua and Treaty of Waitangi partners in Aotearoa New Zealand.
