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Program

Program is subject to change. Session details are added as they are confirmed.

Pre-ASM Workshops — Sunday 22 November

Time	Meeting Room 1	Meeting Room 2	Meeting Room 3	River View Room 4
0900	New Fellows Workshop 0900–1230 Workshop facilitator: Purnasankar (PS) Bhowmik, George Braitberg, Jacqueline Mills, Amal Mattu, Barb West, Tatum Bond, Elizabeth Ahern Flynn, Jennifer Jamieson, Golda Signal View workshop — New Fellows Workshop	Later Career Workshop 0900–1700 Workshop facilitator: Liz Swinburn, Yuresh Naidoo, Golda Signal View workshop — Later Career Workshop	NeoSTARS: Neonatal Stabilisation and Transport Readiness 0900–1230 Workshop facilitator: Kylie McDonald, Sarah Clarke View workshop — NeoSTARS: Neonatal Stabilisation and Transport Readiness	ECG Masterclass with Amal Mattu 0900–1230 Workshop facilitator: Amal Mattu View workshop — ECG Masterclass with Amal Mattu
1330–1700			Acute Paediatric Updates and Skills Workshop Workshop facilitator: Christine Brabyn, Tristan Harding, Dominique Madden, Meredith Borland, Geoff Hawking, Paul Sander View workshop — Acute Paediatric Updates and Skills Workshop	RAINED: US-Guided Regional Anaesthesia in Emergency Medicine A Hands-On Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Block Workshop Workshop facilitator: Ash Mukherjee, David Carter, Adrian Goudie, Salman Naeem, Ramy Abdelkader View workshop — RAINED: US-Guided Regional Anaesthesia in Emergency Medicine A Hands-On Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Block Workshop
1800–2000	Welcome Reception View more information — Welcome Reception

Day 1 — Monday 23 November

Time	Riverside Theatre	Meeting Room 1	Meeting Room 2	Riverview Room 4	Meeting Room 3
0900–1015	Opening Plenary Human Factors Matter PoemAmelia Toffoli Ministers AddressMeredith Hammat Shifting Times in Emergency MedicineMeredith Borland
1015–1030	ACEM AGM
1030–1100	Monday Morning Tea
1040–1100	The Workforce Crisis: What Needs to Change, and Who’s Going to Do It?
Time	Riverside Theatre	Meeting Room 1	Meeting Room 2	Riverview Room 4	Meeting Room 3
1100–1230	Paediatric Critical Care Chairperson: Paul Sander Respiratory EmergenciesRob Lethbridge SepsisBernard McCarthy Procedural Sedation in ChildrenTristan Harding Study of tranexamic acid on post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage (STOP) pilot trialKate Wheadon	Clinical Impact of Ultrasound in Emergency Medicine Chairperson: Leesa Equid IntroductionTony Mattick POCUS in the ED. Past, present, futureTony Mattick Ultrasound Guided Vascular Access: Evidence + Practical PearlsJames Rippey Scan with soft eyesKylie Baker Interactive Emergency Ultrasound CasesAdrian Goudie ED POCUS in The PittDaithi De Baroid	AI & Digital Transformation in Healthcare Chairperson: Andrew Moffat iIMPROVE ED Care: Reducing low-value Care through implementation science and a Digital HubDiana Egerton-Warburton AI in Emergency Medicine – clinical uses (ECG interpretation, integration), administrative, and non-clinical uses (Exam preparation, research)Hamed Akhlaghi AI modelling in predicting hospital admissionEthan Williams AI-Augmented Practice — Build Something You’ll Use on Monday (Diagnostic Prompts, Clinical Documentation, Patient Communication and Workflow)Rajan Kailainathan	Free Papers: Cardiology Care Single-sample troponin threshold for risk stratification for myocardial infarction with a new point-of-care troponin assayLaura Joyce STEMI-negative occlusive myocardial infarction: burden, phenotype and prognosis in a 20,323-patient Asian acute myocardial infarction angiography cohortDe Rong Loh A retrospective validation study of the HEARTRISK6 scale for acute heart failure presentations in a Cardiac Emergency DepartmentJoe Anthony Rotella PRIME – Prevention of Reperfusion Injury in Myocardial Infarction in EDAdrian Owen A Retrospective Audit of Atrial Fibrillation Presentations to The Victorian Heart Hospital Cardiac EmergencyJoe Anthony Rotella Reviewing a Streamlined Emergency Department approach to Moderate Risk Chest Pain in Patients with No Pre-existing Coronary Artery Disease: 3 years on.Christopher Jones	Free Papers: Models of Care The UK National Triage Project : why the old ways don’t work any moreTom Hughes Emergency Department Implementation of Care Models for Individuals Experiencing Domestic ViolenceAnna-Katarina Hicks Four years on: What value does an Advanced Practice Physiotherapy led Emergency Department musculoskeletal diversion service provide?Piers Truter Effectiveness of a virtual hospital model of care for patients with back pain presenting to emergency departments (Back@Home)Gustavo Machado Apparent reversibility of the access block effect on inpatient length of stayDrew Richardson An Equity-Focused Kaupapa-Māori-led Follow-up Initiative for Emergency Department Patients who Leave Without Being Seen.Laura Joyce
1230–1330	Monday Lunch
1240–1320	Monday Lunch Fireside Chat
Time	Riverside Theatre	Meeting Room 1	Meeting Room 2	Riverview Room 4	Meeting Room 3
1330–1500	Emergency Cardiology + Resuscitation Chairperson: Christopher Armstrong Unrecognised killers in emergency electrocardiographyAmal Mattu Emergency Cardiology Update : The Articles you’ve Got to KnowAmal Mattu ECMOChris Nickson ECHOAsh Mukherjee Cardiac Arrest UpdateLeesa Equid	Workforce, Training + Supervision Menopause – it matters to ALL of us – patients, clinicians, the workforceKrupa Mehta IMGs in WorkforcePurnasankar (PS) Bhowmik Neurodivergence in Emergency Medicine – supporting colleagues + departmental strategiesJocelyn Howell Rural Training RequirementStephen Gourley	Diversity, Equity, Inclusion + Addressing Racism in the ED FACEMs and Associates with Disability Working in Emergency DepartmentsBarb West, Diana Egerton-Warburton, Shantha Raghwan, Ajay Venkatesh, Michael Lovegrove, Jocelyn Howell, Tariq Nehvi Disrupting Racism in Emergency Medicine: What to do when racism happens on your shiftHaddy Hughes Unboxing bias – how bias shapes emergency care panel discussionKrupa Mehta, Shantha Raghwan, Haddy Hughes, Jocelyn Howell	Free Papers: Paediatric Care Chairperson: Valerie Astle Agreement between clinician and parental severity assessment and the Paediatric Respiratory Assessment Measure (PRAM) in children with acute wheeze / asthma receiving initial bronchodilator therapy.Charmaine Gray Vital Sign Thresholds in Australian Paediatric Early Warning Scores for Predicting ICU Admission from a Paediatric Emergency DepartmentLogetha Nanthakumaran Femoral nerve blockade for pediatric femoral fractures: A snap – shot of Australian contemporary practice.Kate Wheadon Personalised Multidisciplinary Treatment for Paediatric Persisting Post-concussion Symptoms: A Randomised Clinical TrialVanessa Rausa	Free Papers: Care Above the Diaphragm Suspected Pulmonary Embolism Exclusion with D-dimers in Emergency Departments: Pregnancy (SPEED ED Pregnancy)Colin Banks Suspected Pulmonary Embolism Exclusion with D-dimers in Emergency Departments (SPEED-ED)Colin Banks CTPA is no substitute for clinical reasoning, especially in regional EDsDon Liew Non-Fatal Strangulation and the Incidence of Bony, Soft Tissue and Vascular Injury On CT Angiogram: A 10-year Multi-Centre Retrospective Analysis of Adults in Western AustraliaKatherine Ferguson Sphenopalatine ganglion block reduces pain intensity in emergency department patients with headache: a systematic review and meta-analysisPatrick Owen
1500–1530	Monday Afternoon Tea
1510–1530	Ask us anything!
1530–1630	Plenary Session: Leadership Journey Panel Chairperson: Belinda Hibble
1630–1730	ACEM Foundation: Joseph Epstein Lecture IntroductionJohn Bonning Title pendingEsperanza Martinez
1730–1830	Exhibition Networking Function View more information — Exhibition Networking Function

Day 2 — Tuesday 24 November

Time	Riverside Theatre	Meeting Room 1	Meeting Room 2	Meeting Room 3	River View Room 4
0700–0800	Industry Partnered Breakfast by Gilead Sciences View session information — Industry Partnered Breakfast by Gilead Sciences Gilead Sciences			Industry Partnered Breakfast by QuidelOrtho View session information — Industry Partnered Breakfast by QuidelOrtho QuidelOrtho
0830–0915	Best Paper by a Fellow 1 The prevalence and impacts of occupational violence and aggression on emergency department healthcare workersElyssia Bourke Are We Measuring Emergency Department Noise Correctly? Personal Noise Dosimetry Reveals Hidden Differences in Staff Acoustic ExposureAnna Mysliborski Intramuscular Olanzapine or Droperidol for Acute Behavioural Disturbance in Children and Adolescents: the PEAChY-M Randomised Controlled TrialElyssia Bourke
0900–1000	Plenary Session 1 Title pendingAmal Mattu
1000–1030	President’s Half Hour
1030–1100	Tuesday Morning Tea
1040–1100	Beyond the ED: Opportunities in Global Emergency Care
Time	Riverside Theatre	Meeting Room 1	Meeting Room 2	Meeting Room 3	River View Room 4
1100–1230	Indigenous Health + Models of Care Chairperson: Bethan Owen Minimum triage category model – challenges + successes with implementationRachel Goh Many WaysCharley Greentree, Ryan Dashwood Picture This: Design and Implementation of the Powerful Pictures Model of Care – A New Pathway for First Nations Australians with Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome.Louise CullenQ	Research Panel: Coast to Coast…to Coast to Coast: How can we Connect Data to Improve Care with a binational Australia Aotearoa New Zealand Registry for Emergency CarePeter Jones Translating Research to Clinical Practice – the EDNA experienceDaniel Fatovich	FACEM Longevity: Off the beaten track careers HyperbaricNeil Banham Management/ Executive LeadershipBelinda Hibble Home HospitalJudith Murphy Where will your FACEM ticket take you?Katie Perram Event Doctor – when horseriders fallKelly Brown RetrievalNicole Ghedina	Free Papers – Best Paper by A Trainee A review of high flow nasal oxygen during aeromedical retrieval by LifeFlightColin Mak Outcomes Following Implementation of an Emergency Department Geriatric Evaluation (EDGE) Service: A Descriptive Analysis of the EDGE ServiceAnnabel Chong Family and domestic violence (FDV) screening in a tertiary paediatric ED: A pilot studyAharon Friedland Staff perceptions and usability of a wearable hands-free communication system in an emergency department: a pre-post studyEibhlin McCarthy Comparison of patient and process of care outcomes in older major trauma patients injured by low-energy falls vs high energy mechanismsThomas Shanahan Quality and concordance of international paediatric sepsis guidelines: a cross-sectional appraisal from the SENTINEL International studyTom Solan	Trauma + Critical Care Chairperson: Stephen Dunjey New treatment approaches in standardized case management of mass casualty burnsDavid Bradt Improving decision making in managing critically ill patientsPourya Pouryahya ARISE UpdateStephen Macdonald The Missed Murmur: Mechanical Complications of MI and the Critical Role of Early ED EchoAsh Mukherjee
1230–1330	Tuesday Lunch
1230–1330	Industry Partnered Educational Lunch by Medical Developments International View session information — Industry Partnered Educational Lunch by Medical Developments International Medical Developments International
1240–1320	Tuesday Lunch Fireside Chat
Time	Riverside Theatre	Meeting Room 1	Meeting Room 2	Meeting Room 3	River View Room 4
1330–1500	Genocide in the Wildflower State + Panel Discussion Documentary ScreeningGenocide in the Wildflower State Documentary panel discussionMelanie Robinson	Sustainability in Action Chairperson: John Bonning The Fourth Pillar in Practice: Embedding Sustainability into Emergency DepartmentsHelen Willcock Addressing Healthcares inconvenient truth: It’s Not Rocket Science But It does Take Implementation ScienceDiana Egerton-Warburton Choosing Wisely – Successes + ChallengesMatt Anstey SQuDs-ED (VIC)Husna Begum, Simon Judkins Green ED’sMatthew Knox	Geriatric Care Not Built for Frailty: Redesigning ED Care for Older AdultsColleen Taylor Emergency GeriatricsFiona Connelly Acute Coronary Syndromes in the Elderly: Where Traditional Teaching Falls ShortAmal Mattu Age Positive LanguageNemat Alsaba	ACEM Foundation Global Emergency Care Session Challenges and Opportunity to develop a solid emergency care in Timor Leste: from an “S4” perspectiveSidonio Joao da Silva Pereira Title pendingBandana Priya Prasad	WHAT WOULD YOU DO NEXT? —> Seven cases. Real decisions. No hindsight Chairperson: Ash Mukherjee
1500–1530	Tuesday Afternoon Tea
Time	Riverside Theatre	Meeting Room 1	Meeting Room 2	Meeting Room 3	River View Room 4
1530–1700	Education in Emergency Medicine Teaching on the Run in ED: Successful Teaching in a Busy SettingAmal Mattu Teaching reflections from a long careerStephen Dunjey Game on: Learner Perceptions of Gamified Simulation in Emergency MedicineJana Alexander Artificial Intelligence – what can it teach us? An evaluation of AI generated podcasts as an educational tool for the ED clinician.Martha Whitefoord	Access block + Innovation Access Block: What are the options?Michele Genevieve The Australasian Access Block Point Prevalence Survey 2026: Evolution and AdvocacyKendall Bein Debate: Access block can be solved – FORMichele Genevieve, Belinda Hibble, Peter Allely Debate: Access block can be solved – AGAINSTStephen Gourley, Colleen Taylor, Peter Jones	Inclusive Care Barriers to being believed: equity in identifying non -fatal strangulation, concussion and risk in FDV panel discussionEve Foreman Queering the Way: 10 Steps to Improving LGBTQIA+ ITSB Inclusivity in your EDVerity Watt Barriers to being believed: equity in identifying non -fatal strangulation, concussion and risk in FDVKirsti Kilbane, Katherine Ferguson, Helen Rhodes Gender Equity Is an Emergency: Addressing FGM/C in Emergency MedicineiHaddy Hughes	Rural, Regional, Remote & Retrieval Quality Care Despite Distance Chairperson: Lauren Sharp WA Emergency Rescue Helicopter Service (ERHS) Interprofessional Team – From enquiry to implementationFred English, Ace Choo Perspectives from the PacificJohn Junior McKup, Katie Perram Retrieval ChallengesChristopher Armstrong Retrieval Transfusion Procedure – Bringing blood far forward to rural and remote communitiesChristopher Denny	Paediatric Updates Chairperson: Meredith Borland Study of Paediatric Appendicitis Scores and Management StrategiesWei Hao Lee CASPER – Asthma/ WheezeCharmaine Gray Accuracy of NEXUS, Canadian C-spine Rule and PECARN neck injury decision rules in children: The SONIC multicentre prospective studyNatalie Phillips Studies in the pipelineSimon Craig
1830–2030	Queer EM Networking Function: From Visibility to Action! View more information — Queer EM Networking Function: From Visibility to Action!			Trainee Networking Function View more information — Trainee Networking Function
1930–2230	Global Emergency Care Dinner View more information — Global Emergency Care Dinner

Day 3 — Wednesday 25 November

Time	Riverside Theatre	Meeting Room 1	Meeting Room 2	Riverview Room 4	Meeting Room 3
0700–0800	Industry Partnered Breakfast by Becton Dickinson View session information — Industry Partnered Breakfast by Becton Dickinson Becton Dickinson
0830–0915	Best Paper by a Fellow 2 Acute Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate Intoxication: Patterns of Presentation and Clinical Outcomes: An 11-year retrospective studyFelicia Aulia Predictors of successful diversion from an ED waiting room using the Victorian Virtual ED: a retrospective cohort studyAnton Musiienko Immediate weight-bearing in a functional brace for non-operative management of Achilles tendon rupture: a randomised controlled trialAlice Rogan
0915–1030	Plenary Session 2 Beginner’s Mind and the sins of expertnessChristopher Denny Title pendingHelen Milroy
1030–1100	Wednesday Morning Tea
1040–1100	The Anatomy of a Win: Making Sure Advocacy Actually Works
Time	Riverside Theatre	Meeting Room 1	Meeting Room 2	Riverview Room 4	Meeting Room 3
1100–1230	The Future of Emergency Medicine + Panel Emergency Medicine is Eating ItselfSally McCarthy The future of ED: A trainee perspectiveSylvia Rienks Smart ED – What does the future look like?Hamed Akhlaghi The future of Emergency Medicine – can we stem the bleeding?Michele Genevieve, Stephen Dunjey, Belinda Hibble, Peter Allely, Sylvia Rienks, Jeremy Rogers	Specialty Updates (Toxicology / Hyperbaric/ Anaesthetics/ Immunology) Nitrous OxideJessamine Soderstrom Hyperbaric UpdateNeil Banham It seems to be toxicologyOwen McWilliam New Avenues to Explore: Highlights in Allergy + AnaphylaxisKristina Rueter Anaesthetic UpdateRachelle Augustes	Complex Care + Behavioural Emergencies Emergency Management of Behavourial Disturbance (EMBeD) CourseKym Moiler, Jane Vickery, Kirsty Skinner Pharmacological Emergency Management of Agitation in Children + Young PeopleElyssia Bourke	ACEM Foundation Grant session \| Free Papers Developing a paediatric emergency medication book for Sri LankaSimon Craig Impact of the World Health Organization – International Committee of the Red Cross – International Federation for Emergency Medicine Basic Emergency Care course on emergency care capacity in Pacific Island Countries and TerritoriesRob Mitchell Basic Emergency Care Course Implementation in the Pacific: A regional case studyJennifer Jamieson Exploring Emergency Department Staff Perceptions of Gender-Based Violence Care at the Colonial War Memorial Emergency Department, Fiji: A Qualitative StudyBandana Priya Prasad Setting global research priorities for paediatric sepsis: the top ten from a James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership delivered through the PASSPORT networkTom Solan	Free Papers: Diagnostic, Rural and Consumer Care Trial of physiotherapist-led care in the emergency department for musculoskeletal conditions (RESHAP-ED)Gustavo Machado Enduring Responsibility without Power: Exploring Grey Leadership in Emergency MedicineKate Jutsum Addressing the Postcode Lottery: Soaring Acuity and Evolving Virtual Models of Care for Regional Emergency DepartmentsTatiana Lowe Scoping WA Access – Regional, Rural and Remote Training Requirement (RRR)Cassandra Host MyED: Innovation to improve ED performance, and patient outcomes and experience for five complex consumer cohortsRobyn Clay-williams
1230–1330	Wednesday Lunch
1240–1320	Wednesday Lunch Fireside Chat
Time	Riverside Theatre	Meeting Room 1	Meeting Room 2	Riverview Room 4	Meeting Room 3
1330–1500	Specialty Updates ENTAnton Hinton-Bayre Plastics (hands/finger injuries)Sharon Chu BurnsHelen Douglas Opthalmology (Lions Eye Institute)Hessom Razavi Orthopaedics – Emergency management of severe limb traumaNick Kovac Respiratory (COPD + Asthma +/- PE)Dylan Beinart	Disaster Care Panel facilitator: Ian Norton Care in the Chaos: Connecting When Disaster DisconnectsKim Hansen, Loren Sher, Justin Yeung The Perimeter Paradox: Balancing Scene Security and Civilian Trauma Care in Christchurch and BondiGeorge Braitberg	Workplace Culture + Wellbeing Workplace Wellbeing + Burnout : what can we do?Mike Nicholls High-performing teams: The art + science of swarmingChristopher Denny Developing a wellbeing cultureDaithi De Baroid Juggle Street + Everyday LeadershipBelinda Hibble Women in Medicine – The Quiet Weight of InequitySophie Brock	Free Papers: Geriatric Care Chairperson: Colleen Taylor What older people living with frailty and/or dementia really want from emergency careAmy Sweeny Front Door Frailty Identification and Management Reduces Acute Admissions and Length of Stay in the EDAlisha Spiteri An Australian inventory of models of care that provide emergency treatment for older peopleAmy Sweeny Age Matters: time to care disparities between adult and geriatric major trauma patients – a 12 year retrospective reviewRebecca Brown The first generation of EM was all about injury, the second generation of EM was medical care. The third generation will be about frailty Unpublished evidence from the NHS in England sheds light on both the scale of the challenge, and the opportunity for improving the care for patients with the highest levels of frailty.Tom Hughes Improving the Patient and Carer’s Last Chapter of Life: A Qualitative StudyThomas Georgeson	Free Papers: Ultrasound and Toxicology Care Emergency Department Point-of-Care Echocardiography in Acute Aortic Dissection: Association with Diagnostic Workflow and Time to Computed Tomography AngiographyHannah Latta Ratio of optic nerve sheath diameter to eyeball transverse diameter by ultrasound in predicting increased intracranial pressure in patients with traumatic brain injuryPiyachat Sasipattarapong Parenteral Local Anaesthetic Exposures: A Retrospective Review of Poisons Centre CallsFelicia Aulia Illicit and novel drug detections in Australian emergency departments: findings from the first two years of the Emerging Drugs Network of AustraliaDaniel Fatovich Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) intoxication in Australian Emergency Departments: is there an association between blood GHB levels and coma?Julius Edwards
1500–1530	Wednesday Afternoon Tea
1530–1700	Closing Plenary Manaaki Mana presentationMax Raos
1900–2330	Black Swan Ball \| ASM Gala View more information — Black Swan Ball \| ASM Gala

Post-ASM Workshops — Thursday 26 November

Time	Meeting Room 2	Meeting Room 3	River View Room 4	OFFSITE
0900	Focused Echocardiography (FELS) A High-Intensity Hands-On Emergency Department Workshop 0900–1700 Workshop facilitator: Ash Mukherjee View workshop — Focused Echocardiography (FELS) A High-Intensity Hands-On Emergency Department Workshop	Sustainability in Action:Connected Leadership in Emergency Medicine 0900–1230 Workshop facilitator: Tadeusz Davenport, Matthew Knox, Helen Willcock, Michael Connelly View workshop — Sustainability in Action:Connected Leadership in Emergency Medicine	Emergency Medicine Masterclass for Registrars 0900–1230 View workshop — Emergency Medicine Masterclass for Registrars	Toxicology Workshop 0900–1700 Workshop facilitator: Jason Armstrong, Sinead Taylor, Ovidiu Pascu, Timothy Cook View workshop — Toxicology Workshop
1330–1700		Using Existing Data for Quality Improvement and Research: Let’s Extract and Link Together! View workshop — Using Existing Data for Quality Improvement and Research: Let’s Extract and Link Together!	Ventilation Masterclass Workshop facilitator: Tom Burbidge-King, John Currie View workshop — Ventilation Masterclass