HUNTER GERIATRICS
We are thrilled to unveil the highly anticipated program for the 2024 Hunter Geriatrics Conference. This year's conference boasts an impressive lineup of international and national speakers, who are renowned experts in geriatrics and aging-related research. With a diverse range of topics and perspectives, the 2024 Hunter Geriatrics Conference promises to be an invaluable platform for knowledge exchange and collaboration among professionals dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for our aging population.
5-Day International Geriatric
Medicine Conference
22 OCTOBER - 26 OCTOBER 2024
Newcastle Exhibition Centre (NEX), 309 King Street, Newcastle West NSW Australia
THE PROGRAM
TUESDAY, 22 OCTOBER 2024
Giants of Geriatrics
Facilitator: Dr Nihal Nanda
7.15 am
Registration
7.45 am
Urinary Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease - Assessment and Management *
Professor Jalesh N. Panicker Professor of Neurology and Uro-Neurology, University College London,
Clinical Lead in Uro-Neurology, That National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London
8.25 am
Assessment and Management of Continence in Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
Dr Blair Adamczewski Geriatrician, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Royal Hobart Hospital
9.05 am
Q&A
9.15 am
Inauguration Ceremony
10.00 am
MORNING TEA
Facilitator: Professor Vasi Naganathan
10.20 am
PET Scans, Blood Tests and New Treatments for Alzheimer's disease
Professor Chris Rowe Director, Australian Dementia Network, University of Melbourne and Director, Molecular Imaging Research, Austin Health VIC
11.00 am
Healthy Ageing in the Torres Strait
Learnings from the Tropics On
Strength-Based Approaches to Health
Professor Eddy Strivens AM Geriatrician and Clinical Director, Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service, QLD Immediate Past President of the ANZSGM
11.40 am
Q&A
11.55 am
Key Note Lecture
Tackling Unmet Needs in Parkinson’s Disease
Professor Emily Henderson Academic Geriatrician, University of Bristol, UK
12.40 pm
LUNCH
Facilitator: Dr Milton Sales
Felicitation Ceremony
1.25 pm
Professor Alan Hewson Oration -
Stroke Management in the Elderly
Professor Bindu Menon Professor and Head of Department and Senior Consultant Neurologist, Apollo Hospital, Nellore, AP, India
Facilitators: Dr Sudesh Wijethilaka and Dr Rajeswari Radhakrishnan
2.25 pm
Frailty: Geriatric Syndrome or New Cloak of Ageism?
Professor Ruth Hubbard Masonic Chair of Geriatric Medicine, The University of Queensland, and Consultant Geriatrician, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland
3.05 pm
AFTERNOON TEA
3.20 pm
Frailty Risk Stratification in Hospitalised Older Adults
Dr Barbara Helen Rosario Senior Consultant Geriatrician, Changi General Hospital, Clinical Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS, Singapore
4.00 pm
Healthy Ageing - Strategies and Approaches
Dr Rahul Unnikrishnan MD (Geriatrics), DGO, FACP Specialist Geriatrician, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, UAE
4.40 pm
Q&A
NETWORKING EVENT
WEDNESDAY, 23 OCTOBER 2024
Perioperative Geriatrics
7.45 am
SHARED DECISION MAKING WORKSHOP - LIMITED TO 20 PEOPLE
9.00 am
Registration
9.30 am
Delivering Change in Perioperative Care; From Local Practice to Global Dialogue
Professor Jugdeep Dhesi Consultant Geriatrician, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Professor of Geriatric Medicine, Kings College London
10.00 am
Frailty, Multimorbidity, and Delirium in Older Surgical Patients: Findings From the SNAP 3 Study
Dr Tom Poulton Anaesthetist, University of Melbourne, VIC
10.20 am
Education - The Glue of Perioperative Medicine
Associate Professor Joel Symons Specialist Anaesthetist, The Alfred Hospital and Department of Critical Care, University of Melbourne
Chair of Perioperative Medicine Content and Assessment Working Group, ANZCA
10.40 am
Panel Discussion and Q&A
11.10 am
MORNING TEA
11.30 am
Frailty in the Perioperative Setting
Dr Victoria Gibson Consultant in Geriatrics and Internal Medicine, New Zealand
11.50 am
The Geriatrician's Stake in CPET: Understanding the Broader Implications
Dr Angela Baker Anaesthetist, Department of Anaesthesia, John Hunter Hospital, NSW
12.10 am
Advancing Prehabilitation in the Hunter Region
Dr Jennifer Mackney Physiotherapist, John Hunter Hospital, NSW
12.30 pm
Panel Discussion and Q&A
1.00 pm
LUNCH
1.40 pm
Moving Towards a Consumer Engaged Perioperative Environment
Associate Professor Sarah Aitken Vascular Surgeon, Head of the Specialty of Surgery at the University of Sydney, NSW
2.00 pm
Topic TBC
Dr Ranjana Srivastava OAM Medical Oncologist, Monash Health Melbourne, VIC
2.20 pm
Alternative Pain Management Stratergies to Minimize Surgery in Elderly Patients
Dr Mark Davies Anaesthestist, John Hunter Hospital, NSW
2.50 pm
Q&A
3.10 pm
AFTERNOON TEA
3.30 pm
The Older Surgical Patient - The ICU Experience
Dr Jeremy Fernando Anaesthetist and Intensive Care Specialist, Director of Intensive Care and Clinical Lead of the Perioperative Care Service​
St Vincent's Private Hospital, Toowoomba QLD
3.50 pm
Choosing Comfort: Palliative Approaches When Surgery is Not an Option
Dr Aisling Fleury Perioperative Geriatrician, Director of Perioperative Medicine, Logan Hospital and Chair of the QLD Dementia Ageing and Frailty Clinical Network., QLD
4.10 pm
Q&A
NETWORKING EVENT
DINNER CRUISE
4.30 pm
Conclusion
THURSDAY, 24 OCTOBER 2024
Delirium
7.30 am
Registration
8.00 am
Total Delirium: Are We All Singing From the Same Hymn Sheet?
Professor Andrew Teodorczuk Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist, Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, QLD
8.50 am
Preventing And Caring for Delirium in Hospital
Professor Alison MudgeClinical Director Research and Education, Internal Medicine and Aged Care, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Queensland
9.30 am
Advances in the Management of Delirium in Palliative Care
Professor Meera Agar Professor of Palliative Medicine, University of Technology Sydney, NSW
10.10 am
MORNING TEA
10.40 am
Navigating Delirium in Critical Care for the Ageing Population
Dr Heidi Lindroth Senior Associate Consultant and Nurse Scientist, Mayo Clinic, Indiana University
11.20 am
Mechanisms of Postoperative Delirium
Professor Robert Sanders Nuffield Chair of Anaesthetics, Sydney Medical School/Central Clinical School, University of Sydney NSW
12.00 pm
LUNCH
12.40 pm
Delirium Superimposed on Dementia
Associate Professor Gideon Caplan Geriatrician, Director, Post Acute Care Services, Director of Geriatric Medicine at Prince of Wales Hospital
1.20 pm
Pills and Progress: Current and Emerging Drug Therapies for Managing Delirium
Dr Anita Nitchingham Geriatrician, Prince of Wales Hospital, NSW
2.00 pm
Close
NETWORKING EVENT
HUNTER VALLEY
FRIDAY, 25 OCTOBER 2024
Parkinson's Disease
Facilitator: Dr Barbara Rosario
7.15 am
Registration
7.45 am
Not All That Shakes is Parkinson's. Tips and tricks to Help Diagnose Tremor
Associate Professor Jane Alty Associate Professor in Neurology, University of Tasmania & Staff Specialist in Neurology and Stroke, Royal Hobart Hospital, TAS, Australia
8.30 am
Parkinson’s Care in Older Adults: Geriatric Concepts and Perspectives
Professor Emily Henderson Academic Geriatrician, University of Bristol, UK
9.15 am
Update on Parkinson-Plus Syndromes
Professor Shen Yang Lim Professor of Neurology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia
10.00 am
Q&A
10.15 am
MORNING TEA
Facilitator: Dr Indu Subramanian
10.30 am
Alpha Synuclein & TAU Aggregates in the Brain; Friends or Foes?
Professor Glenda Halliday AC Neuroscientist, University of New South Wales, NSW
11.15 am
What Is Parkinson's Disease? Clinical Versus Biological Definitions, Classification and Staging
Professor Victor Fung Director, Movement Disorders Unit, Department of Neurology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia &
President, International Parkinson Disease and Movement Disorder Society (MDS)
12.00 pm
Nonmotor Subtypes and Dashboard Based Assessment of PD
Professor K Ray Chaudhuri Professor of Movement Disorders, Director, Parkinson Foundation Centre of Excellence, Kings College, London
Subtype Specific Care in PD: A Stepped Care Approach
Dr Karolina Poplawska-Domaszewicz Consultant Neurologist and Movement Disorders Senior Researcher (Poland), Faculty Kings College, London
1.00 pm
Q&A
1.15 pm
LUNCH
Facilitator: Dr Venkatesh Krishnamurthy
1.45 pm
Translating Genetic Discoveries into Clinical Trials in Parkinson's Disease
Professor EK Tan Senior Consultant Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute, Duke-Nus Medical School, Singapore
2.30 pm
Advanced Therapies /Device Therapies for Advanced Parkinson's Disease
Dr Stephen Duma Neurologist, St George Hospital, Sydney NSW, and MDSANZ NSW Councillor
3.15 pm
Biomarkers For Parkinson’s Disease
Professor Louis Tan Chew Seng Senior Consultant, Department of Neurology Research Director National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore
4.00 pm
Q&A
Facilitator: Dr Neil Mahant tbc
4.15 pm
Psychosis in Parkinson's Disease and Dementia with Lewy Bodies
Professor Daniel Weintrub Professor of Psychiatry, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, USA
5.00 pm
Treating the Lewy Body Dementias
Professor Simon Lewis Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Sydney
5.45 pm
Q&A
SATURDAY, 26 OCTOBER 2024
Facilitator: A/Prof Jane Alty
7.30 am
Registration
Parkinson's Disease
8.00 am
Clinical Diagnosis of Dementia with Lewy Bodies
Dr Elie Matar Consultant Neurologist and Sleep Physician, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital; Senior Lecturer and Horizon Fellow, University of Sydney
8.45 am
Wellness in Parkinson's Disease
Dr Indu Subramanian Clinical Professor of Neurology UCLA, Director of the South West, Parkinson Disease Research, Education and Clinical Care, California, USA
9.30 am
Levo Dopa Therapy in Older Persons with Parkinson's Disease: Clinical Challenges
Professor Scott Whyte Neurologist and Geriatrician, Central Coast Neurosciences, NSW
10.15 am
Q&A
10.30 am
MORNING TEA BREAK
Bones, Muscle & Joints in Elderly
Facilitator: Dr Krishnan Varikara
10.45 am
Giants of Geriatrics: Where Osteoporosis, Dementia and Frailty Meet
Professor Charles Inderjeeth Clinical Epidemiologist and Consultant Physician in Rheumatology and Geriatric Medicine, University of Western Australia, WA
11.30 am
Bone Health and Vitamin D
Professor Ian Reid Endocrinologist , University of Auckland
12.15 pm
Updates in Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant Cell Arteritis
Dr Jem Ninan Consultant Rheumatologist and General Physician, Lyell McEwin & Modbury Hospitals, North Adelaide, SA
1.00 pm
Q&A
1.15 pm
LUNCH
Facilitator: Dr Chandrasekhara Padmakumar
1.45 pm
Blackouts in the Elderly
Dr John Davison Consultant Geriatrician, Burwood and Christchurch Hospitals, Christchurch, New Zealand
Old Age Psychiatry
Facilitator: Professor Simon Lewis
2.30 pm
First Do No Harm: Side Effects of Psychiatric Medications in Elderly
Professor Daniel Weintraub Professor of Psychiatry, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, USA
3.15 pm
Managing Agitation in the Older Person with Dementia
Scientia Professor Henry Brodaty AO, Scientia Professor of Ageing and Mental Health, Co-Director of the Centre of Healthy Brain Ageing, UNSW
4.00 pm
Managing Depression in the Older Person
Professor Brian Draper AM Old Age Psychiatrist, Conjoint Professor, Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of NSW
4.45 pm
Senile Squalor
Associate Professor Steve Macfarlane Consultant Psychiatrist, Head of Clinical Services, The Dementia Centre, HammondCare, VIC
5.30 pm
Q&A