Winter Whistler Medical Conference Program

This is a provisional programme.  It will be updated as speakers and topics are confirmed.

 

Sunday 4 January 2026

  • 5.00pm - 6.00pm Evening Registration and Welcome Reception (Pacific Suite, Floor 7, Pan-Pacific Mountainside Hotel). 

Monday 5 January 2026

  • 7.00am - 9.30am:  Perioperative Medicine – key points and latest updates with Q&A – Dr Jonathan Nicholson (Singing Pass Suite, Floor 6)

  • 3.30pm - 4.30pm: Networking Discussion Session (Pacific Suite, Floor 7, Pan-Pacific Mountainside) 

  • 4.30pm - 7.00pm: Is my patient fit to fly? With Q&A – Dr Tammy Kimpton (Singing Pass Suite, Floor 6)

Tuesday 6 January 2025

  • 7.00am - 8.00am: CPD Project - Maintaining high-level skills in low volume practice with Q&A – Dr Laura Berkeley (Singing Pass Suite, Floor 6)

  • 8.00am - 9.30am: Trauma Updates with case examples with Q&A – Dr Laura Berkeley  (Singing Pass Suite, Floor 6)

  • 3.30pm - 4.30pm: Networking Discussion Session (Pacific Suite, Floor 7, Pan-Pacific Mountainside) 

  • 4.30pm - 7.00pm: Management skills national standards – What works, what doesn't work & political advocacy with Q&A – Dr Stephen Gourley (Singing Pass Suite, Floor 6)

Wednesday 7 January 2026

  • 7.00am - 9.30am: Ontogenetic variation in elapid snake venoms with Q&A - Professor Will Davies (Singing Pass Suite, Floor 6)

  • 3.30pm - 4.30pm: Networking Discussion Session (Pacific Suite, Floor 7, Pan-Pacific Mountainside) 

  • 4.30pm - 7.00pm:  Introduction to Neuroradiology with Q&A - Dr Kevin Tay (Singing Pass Suite, Floor 6)

Thursday 8 January 2026

  • 7.00am - 8.15am: Emergency Updates With Q&A – Dr Anne Walton (Singing Pass Suite, Floor 6)

  • 8.15am - 9.30am: AI and medicine: A facilitated discussion - Ms Nancy Steward (Singing Pass Suite, Floor 6)

  • 3.30pm - 4.30pm: Networking Discussion Session (Pacific Suite, Floor 7, Pan-Pacific Mountainside) 

  • 4.30pm - 5.45pm:  How skiing makes us better doctors Part 1 – Ski Culture with Q&A – Dr Samuel Bartholomew (Singing Pass Suite, Floor 6)

  • 5.45pm - 7.00pm: How skiing makes us better doctors Part 2 - Avalanches with Q&A – Dr Samuel Bartholomew (Singing Pass Suite, Floor 6)

Friday 9 January 2026

  • 7.00am - 8.15am: Women's Health Emergencies – A gynaecologist's perspective with Q&A - Dr Natharnia Young (Singing Pass Suite, Floor 6)

  • 8.15am - 9.30am: Weekly case study reflection session (Singing Pass Suite, Floor 6)

  • NOTE: no 'Networking session' because of 'Conference Dinner' tonight

  • 4.00pm - 6.00pm: Ski Patrol – Avalanche mitigation, mountain first aid and rescue with Q&A – Mr James Abbott (Singing Pass Suite, Floor 6)

  • 7.00pm - 11.00pm Conference Dinner – Networking and conference summary & discussion (Quattro Restuarant, Pinnacle Hotel, 4319 Main St, Whistler)

Saturday 10 January 2026

  • Conference close/transfers from Whistler/own arrangements 

(Proposed topics and titles subject to change and / or shuffling)