Thursday 5 November 2026
7.00am-8.00am Registration, Industry Networking, Arrival Tea & Coffee
8.00am-8.30am Welcome / Mihi Whakatau
Doug Edwards, Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission
Dr Max Raos and Dr James Moore, National Trauma Co-Leads, Trauma National Clinical Network, Wellington, NZ
Doug Edwards, Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission
Dr Max Raos and Dr James Moore, National Trauma Co-Leads, Trauma National Clinical Network, Wellington, NZ
Dealing with Disasters Chair: Max Raos
8.30am-9.00am Dealing with Disasters
Dr Andrew Pearce, Divisional Clinical Director, SAAS MedStar Retrieval, Adelaide, Australia
9.00am-9.30am Cyclone Gabrielle Impacts
Georgia Dick, Central Region Critical Care Physiotherapist, Health NZ - Hawke's Bay, NZ
9.30am-9.50am Disaster Planning
Natasha Duncan-Sutherland
9.50am-10.10am TBC
10.10am-10.50am Patient Experience
Jonathan Magee
Dr Andrew Pearce, Divisional Clinical Director, SAAS MedStar Retrieval, Adelaide, Australia
9.00am-9.30am Cyclone Gabrielle Impacts
Georgia Dick, Central Region Critical Care Physiotherapist, Health NZ - Hawke's Bay, NZ
9.30am-9.50am Disaster Planning
Natasha Duncan-Sutherland
9.50am-10.10am TBC
10.10am-10.50am Patient Experience
Jonathan Magee
10.50am-11.15am Morning Tea and Industry Networking
High Performing Teams/HALO in Trauma Chair: James Moore
11.15am-11.45am High Performing Teams: How Do We Deal with High Acuity Training in Trauma?
Dr Andrew Pearce, Divisional Clinical Director, SAAS MedStar Retrieval, Adelaide, Australia
11.45am-12.15pm High Performing Teams / HALO in Trauma
Dr Mya Cubitt, Emergency Physician, National Medical Director, Silverchain; Clinical Senior Lecturer in Critical Care, The University of Melbourne, Australia
12.15pm-12.30pm TBC
12.30pm-1.00pm Trauma Follow Up
Dr Liz Wake, Clinical Nurse Consultant and Trauma Research Coordinator, Gold Coast University Hospital, Australia
Dr Andrew Pearce, Divisional Clinical Director, SAAS MedStar Retrieval, Adelaide, Australia
11.45am-12.15pm High Performing Teams / HALO in Trauma
Dr Mya Cubitt, Emergency Physician, National Medical Director, Silverchain; Clinical Senior Lecturer in Critical Care, The University of Melbourne, Australia
12.15pm-12.30pm TBC
12.30pm-1.00pm Trauma Follow Up
Dr Liz Wake, Clinical Nurse Consultant and Trauma Research Coordinator, Gold Coast University Hospital, Australia
1.00pm-1.45pm Lunch and Industry Networking
High Impact / Low Falls Chair: Kat Quick
1.45pm-2.15pm High Impact / Low Falls
Dr Mya Cubitt, Emergency Physician, The Royal Melbourne Hospital; Clinical Senior Lecturer in Critical Care, The University of Melbourne; National Medical Director, Silverchain Group, Melbourne, Australia
Dr Mya Cubitt, Emergency Physician, The Royal Melbourne Hospital; Clinical Senior Lecturer in Critical Care, The University of Melbourne; National Medical Director, Silverchain Group, Melbourne, Australia
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2.15pm-2.35pm
Hannah Watkin-Brown, Te Whatu Ora 2.35pm-2.55pm Older Person Trauma Outcomes Jonathan Armstrong Occupational Therapist & Director of Allied Health, ABI Rehabilitation Angela Davenport Registered Nurse & Director of Nursing, ABI Rehabilitation 2.55pm-3.15pm Frailty Matthew Johnston, Te Whatu Ora Vertical Divider
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Free Paper Presentations Chairs: 2.15pm-2.35pm 2.35pm-2.55pm 2.55pm-3.15pm |
3.15pm-3.40pm Afternoon Tea Break and Industry Networking
Complex Extremity Injury Chair: Ian Civil
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3.40pm-4.00pm Little People, Big Injuries
Emily Clay, Senior Physiotherapist, Health NZ - Waitematā, NZ 4.00pm-4.20pm Gareth Rook, Ortho Surgeon TBC 4.20pm-5.00pm Supporting Amputees through Evolving Care, Connection and Technology Sean Gray, CEO, Peke Waihanga |
Free Paper Presentations Chairs: 5.00pm-5.20pm Rachel Māia, Athlete TBC 5.20pm-5.30pm Closing Remarks / Whakakapi |
5.30pm-5.45pm Closing Remarks / Whakakapi



