WA State Trauma Conference 2022

Abstracts are invited for the WA State Trauma Conference 2022 until 5:00pm (WST) on Friday 16 September 2022.

Abstracts may only be submitted via email to the State Trauma Office – statetraumaoffice@health.wa.gov.au

All submissions will be reviewed by the WA State Trauma Conference Scientific Committee. All abstract submitters will be notified of acceptance via email in early September 2022.

Submission should specify the preferred presentation option (oral, poster or both).

Abstract Awards

All oral and poster submissions presented, by the primary author, will be eligible for the best presentation award. The best paper by a medical investigator "Bill Beresford Prize" and best paper by a Non-Medical presenter (nurses, allied health, paramedics, students) as the "Patricia Tibbett Prize" will be announced and presented at the conference gala dinner, Saturday 26 November 2022.All oral and poster presentations will be eligible for the best presentation award that will be announced and presented at the conference gala dinner, Saturday 26 November 2022.

Abstracts must:

• not exceed 250 words, excluding titles, authors and affiliations
• include the first name, surname and affiliations of all authors separately, specifying the presenting author
• include a succinct overview of the intent and purpose of the presentation
• not include any tables or figures
• include a biography of less than 150 words for the presenting author. This is not included in the abstract word count.

Important

All authors accepted to deliver a presentation or present a poster must register for the conference and pay the applicable registration fees.

Total time allocated for an oral presentation is 10 minutes (7 minutes for the presentation and 3 minutes question time).

It is expected that the author will be present at the poster location during the specified presentation time(s) to discuss the contents with the conference delegates.

Download the abstracts brochure (PDF 2MB) for more information.

We would like to invite you to participate in the upcoming WA State Trauma Conference. The event will be held at the Westin Hotel, 480 Hay Street, Perth.

The WA State Trauma Conference has been a very successful multidisciplinary educational activity for the trauma care providers in Western Australia and is the only significant Trauma conference of its kind in the state.

Historically, the event has attracted approximately 220 participants each year, including people from WA country regions and interstate.

The 2022 conference will be over the weekend of 26 and 27 November 2022.

This multidisciplinary event will provide an insightful overview of current trauma prevention strategies, pre-hospital and acute management, and the future focus.

The Organising and Scientific Committees are working hard to build a program that will attract an even blend of medical practitioners, allied health professionals, researchers both established and emerging, nurses, paramedics and injury prevention experts.

Download the Trade and sponsorship prospectus (PDF 2MB).

Rural Scholarship applications now open.

The Trauma Service at Royal Perth Hospital values the enormous contribution made by rural medical, nursing, allied health and pre-hospital to the outcome of trauma patients.

Difficulties and expenses faced in travelling WA's vast distances in order to attend educational activities such as this are also acknowledged.

We would therefore like to offer 3 individual conference registration scholarships, to attend the WA State Trauma Conference 2022 – Prevent, Provide, Progress.

The scholarship will provide delegate registration to the conference on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 November 2022 (value $210).

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, applicants must be health care professionals who reside more than 100kms from the Perth CBD.

The following application form must be completed and received by email no later than 31 July 2022. Forward completed application to statetraumaoffice@health.wa.gov.au.

Successful and non-successful applicants will be notified in time for the early bird registration deadline of 9 October 2022.

Download the application form (PDF 840KB).

This year's programme includes an impressive array of local experts as well as our invited speakers from across the country.

Our keynote speakers Professor Michael Reade, Dr Gayle Christie and Mr Iain Cameron will provide their own perspective on the current practice and delivery of trauma care, innovations and future planning.

Prevention is a focal point of the conference encompassing education, technological advances and individual responsibility.

Keynote Speaker

Professor Michael Reade

Doctor of Medical Science, The University of Sydney; Fellowship- College of Intensive Care Medicine; Master of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh; Fellowship Aus and New Zealand College of Anaesthe, ANZCA; Doctor of Philosophy, Oxf.; Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, The University of Sydney; Bachelor of Science (Medical), The University of Sydney

Professor Reade is an intensive care physician and anaesthetist and was appointed to the University of Queensland (UQ)as the first Professor of Military Medicine and Surgery in 2011 by Joint Health Command of the Australian Defence Force (ADF).

He holds a DPhil in applied molecular biology from the University of Oxford, and his postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh focused on clinical trials and the analysis of observational datasets. In 2021 he was appointed the Mayne Professor of Critical Care at UQ, with oversight of teaching and research in anaesthetics, intensive care and emergency medicine.

He continues to lead the expanding ADF trauma research program based at UQ. His research covers trauma systems design, blood and fluid resuscitation in trauma, and traumatic brain injury. His frozen platelet trial program, conducted with Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, aims to improve worldwide access to this vital component of trauma resuscitation.

As a Brigadier in the Australian Army, Professor Reade is currently the Director General Health Reserve, with oversight of specialist clinical personnel and capability development.

Speaker

Dr Gayle Andrea Christie

MBChB, BSc (hons), FRCEM, FACEM, FIMC, FAoME, DRTM, PGDipMedTox, MScClinEd, PGDipMedAdmin
Medical Director, St John Ambulance Western Australia

UK trained FACEM with dual accreditation in Emergency and Pre-hospital Medicine.

Previous background in Psychology prior to studying medicine. I have post graduate qualifications in Toxicology, Clinical Education, Pre-hospital and Retrieval Medicine, Medical administration and Trauma Sciences.

My passion has always been pre-hospital care and I have over 16-years experience working with HEMS services in the UK, as well as motorsport medicine and road-based rapid response vehicles before moving to Australia in 2011 and spending 7 years with RFDS part-time whilst maintaining a substantive role as an ED Consultant at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital in Perth.

I took up the post as Deputy Medical Director with SJAWA in 2020 working with and developing the Critical Care Paramedic group.

This includes the introduction of multiple new medications, skills and equipment, standardizing prehospital anaesthesia practice, introducing clinical care bundles for major haemorrhage and TBI, developing a bespoke 2-year internship training program and introducing human factors training specific to the demands of the CCP group.

In 2022 I took up the role as Medical Director and will continue to strive for excellence in training, education and clinical practice across the board. I play as hard as I work – competing in ultramarathons in my ‘spare time’ and doting on my rescue dog.

Speaker

Iain Cameron

MPH, BPE, DipEd, GAICD, FACRS
Chair, Towards Zero Foundation (UK); Independent Director, Australasian New Car Assessment Program; Former Chair, WA Road Safety Council ; Member, Queen Elizabeth II, Medical Centre Trust; Managing Director, Department of Transport Western Australia

Iain is the Managing Director of the Western Australian Department of Transport. He was Commissioner of Road Safety in 2017-18 and Executive Director of the WA Office of Road Safety from 2000 to 2015. Iain Chaired the WA Road Safety Council from 2017 to 2022 providing advice to the Minister for Road Safety for initiatives to reduce road trauma.

The Council lead the development and implementation of the Driving Change road safety strategy for WA 2020-2030 following the Towards Zero Strategy 2008-2020 which achieved its aim to reduce serious road trauma by 40%.

Iain is an Independent Director on the Board of the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) and Chair and a Trustee of the Towards Zero Foundation (UK charity) which includes Global NCAP. He is currently co-chair of the Commonwealth Road Safety Initiative.

Iain has worked in diverse public-sector roles with policy, strategy and leadership experience in community, tertiary and school education, public health, drug strategy, transport, roads and road safety.

Nationally, Iain has chaired policy, strategy and research initiatives in road safety. Internationally, Iain has chaired and contributed to OECD/International Transport Forum working groups including the current ITF working group on Advancing the Safe System and he has participated in country peer reviews for road safety and community education.

Iain seeks to achieve outcomes through a focus on people, engagement, values and collaboration for results to make a difference for communities locally and globally ensuring no-one is left behind.

In 2014 Iain was awarded as a Fellow of the Australasian College of Road Safety by the Australian Governor-General and in 2016 Iain was awarded a Prince Michael of Kent International Award for Road Safety.

Friday 25 November 2022

Pain management – Multidisciplinary – 2 hour workshop / $60 p/delegate

Evidence-based approached to acute and chronic pain.

This multidisciplinary workshop will present information on management of acute and chronic pain from the perspective of physiotherapy, clinical psychology and anaesthetics. Featuring clinicians from Royal Perth Hospital’s Multidisciplinary Pain Management Centre, information will be provided on the biopsychosocial model of pain, key factors to consider in the assessment of acute and chronic pain, and current evidence-based practice for pain management.

Disaster scenario workshop – 3 hour workshop / $80 p/delegate

Registrants will participate in a three hour multi-agency, mass casualty management Emergo-train exercise, facilitated by Royal Perth Hospital’s Emergency Department in partnership with St John of God Health Care. This will be completed in conjunction with the Department of Health’s Disaster Preparedness and Management Unit and other senior instructors from across WA.

The interactive workshop will provide an overview of the context and structured approach to planning, response, definitive care and recovery phases of major incidents. In addition, participants will workshop key clinical roles and practical elements such as triage and communication.

In order to appreciate the team concept and provide insight into the challenges of a disaster situation, participants will be allocated into roles they may or may not normally perform.

Emergency Airway Management – 2 hour workshop / $60 p/delegate

This multidisciplinary team-focused interactive workshop aims to provide an overview of the tips and skills essential to recognise and deal with difficult and failed airways. This workshop will focus on assessment and decision making, utilising systematic rescue strategies and devices. Registrants will be exposed to a range of patient scenarios and given guidance on the appropriate devices and techniques required to manage these clinical challenges.

Resuscitation and Damage Control – 2 hour workshop / $60 p/delegate

This multidisciplinary workshop will explore the concepts of the initial Emergency Department phase of damage control resuscitation in a severely injured patient. This workshop will focus on key decision making approaches and techniques, which aim to avoid exacerbation of the lethal triad of hypothermia, coagulopathy and acidosis, or excessively stimulate the immune-inflammatory response.

Trauma Radiology Workshop  – 2 hour workshop / $60 p/delegate

Small group environment with an experienced Trauma Radiologist (Interventional and Diagnostic) from RPH.

Increase your knowledge and confidence of interpreting Trauma Diagnostic Radiology from Plain Radiology to CT scans including the different types of contrast protocol (Split bolus vs Arterial vs Delayed). The workshop will use real cases from Perth as teaching material and cover Head, Spine, Chest, Abdomen and Pelvic Trauma.

Sunday 27 November 8am - 8:45am

Masterclass in ROTEM – 45 minute workshop

Workshop convenors: Dr Ross Baker
Sunday 27 November 45-minute breakfast workshop at the Westin Ballroom
Learn from an expert and a national leader in Clinical Haematologist – Dr Ross Baker
Dr Baker will run through the basics of Viscoelastography and use real cases of trauma haemorrhage to discuss how a clinician can interpret the ROTEM output with confidence. Werfen will provide a Point of Care machine for practical demonstration and use of the machine.

Coming soon.