New Zealand Respiratory Conference

The Asthma Foundation would like to thank the following sponsors: (Platinum) Pharmac, Wattyl Interior Design, (Gold) Boehringer Ingelheim, GSK, (Bronze) Dyson.

The New Zealand Respiratory Conference

Starts tomorrow!

You can register here.

The programme is here.

We are now just a week out from the from conference – it's not too late to register and there is still accommodation available in Wellington.

Are you interested in nurse prescribing? Dr Helen Snell, Nurse Practitioner, Chair Nurse Practitioner Advisory Committee of NZ (NPAC-NZ),  Project Leader Health Workforce NZ Diabetes Nurse Prescribing Project 2011, Marina Lambert NP Respiratory and Victoria Perry, Nurse Practitioner, Respiratory have offered to present this exciting development in a special lunch time meeting for all who are interested. These are exciting times for specialist health professionals.

The Medicines Act has recently been amended to enable Register Nurses to prescribe in diabetes.  The Minister of Health has signaled that further amendments are following to allow “other health professionals” to prescribe.

A brief presentation and discussion will be held regarding the diabetes nurse prescribing project to date including the background work which needs to occur in partnership with our medical colleagues once the regulatory changes are made and the Nursing Council of NZ determines the process.

 

Following this we will discuss “where to from here” for Respiratory Nurses."

"Influenza vaccination – time to step up."   Why are the rates of influenza immunisation among health care workers in New Zealand and internationally so low?  Professor Richard Beasley will discuss the rationale and evidence for patient protection through the immunisation of health care workers.  He will also cover barriers to uptake, interventions to reduce them and the controversial suggestion to make influenza immunisation compulsory for health care workers.

Link into The Asthma Foundation New Zealand Facebook page for all the latest information -http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Asthma-Foundation-New-Zealand/138365

The conference is New Zealand’s premier event for health professionals with patients with respiratory conditions or a research interest in this area.

Asthma is the leading cause of hospitalisations of children under 5 in New Zealand and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is the leading cause of  hospitalisations among New Zealanders 65 and older.

Presentations will include:

The latest research from New Zealand and internationally.

Professor Innes Asher (Auckland University) – latest data from the biggest worldwide collaborative research project ever, with 2 million children from 100 countries participating – ISAAC.

Professor Kathleen Liberty (Canterbury University) – the link between asthma and lower reading achievements in young children - Children's Learning Study.

Dr Teuila Percival (Auckland University) – respiratory health and Pacific children.

Dr Phillip Bardin (Monash University, Melbourne) – voice box asthma and immune suppression in asthma.

 

Education and respiratory best practice:

  • spirometry
  • polypharmacy.

Health initiatives

  • Anton Venter (Healthcare New Zealand). Telehealth, the way of the future.
  • Sharon Ponniah (Pharmac). Waitemata pilot to improve asthma management among pre-schoolers.

Booking early will allow attendees more options in terms of cheap flights.

Call for posters.

Beginners guide to posters.If you would like to follow the Asthma Foundation on Twitter to get conference updates our Twitter page is here. www.twitter.com/asthmaFndation

If you are a presenter, poster presenter or trade exhibitor, click here.

Any queries please email: conference@asthmafoundation.org.nz