Winter Whistler Medical Conference Program

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

Download Whistler 2025 Programme

Sunday 5 January 2025

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

Monday 6 January 2025

  • 7.00am - 9.30am: Current changes to pre-operative management with Q&A - Dr Russell Bourne (Singing Pass Suite, Floor 6)

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

  • 4.30pm - 5.30pm: Serious Illness Conversation Guide - NZ perspective with Q&A - Dr Sam Bartholomew (Singing Pass Suite, Floor 6)

  • 5.30pm - 7.00pm: Accidents, Injuries and their truths - My experience on the 'other' side of healthcare with Q&A - Dr Sam Bartholomew (Singing Pass Suite, Floor 6)

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Tuesday 7 January 2025

  • 7.00am - 8.00am: Cervical spine imaging and spinal interventions with Q&A - Dr Ken Chan  (Singing Pass Suite, Floor 6)

  • 8.00am - 9.30am: Trauma embolisation with Q&A - Dr Ken Chan (Singing Pass Suite, Floor 6)

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

  • 4.30pm - 7.00pm: Trauma in Pregnancy - The importance of teamwork and strong leadership in the resus room with Q&A - Dr Anna Rogers (Singing Pass Suite, Floor 6)

Wednesday 8 January 2025

  • 7.00am - 9.30am: Managing the expectations of different personality types for aesthetic procedures - How to handle difficult patients, including patients with Body Dysmorphic Disorder with Q&A - Dr Steven Scott (Singing Pass Suite, Floor 6)

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

  • 4.30pm - 5.30pm: Assessment and management of abdominal distension with Q&A - Dr Pravin Ranchod (Singing Pass Suite, Floor 6)

  • 5.30pm - 7.00pm: Perianal assessment and management with Q&A - Dr Pravin Ranchod (Singing Pass Suite, Floor 6)

Thursday 9 January 2025

  • 7.00am - 9.30am: Updates on Gen Z JMOs - Dr Jane Senior (Singing Pass Suite, Floor 6)

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

  • 4.30pm - 7.00pm: Confident Conversations – Communication skills for navigating difficult conversations with colleagues in the health care environment with Q&A - Mr Christopher Cosier (Singing Pass Suite, Floor 6)

Friday 10 January 2025

  • 7.00am - 9.30am: Ski Patrol - Avalanche mitigation, mountain first aid and rescue with Q&A - Mr James Abbott (Singing Pass Suite, Floor 6)

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

  • 4.00pm - 6.00pm: Paediatric Ophthalmology for the primary carer with Q&A - Dr James Sterrey via weblink (Singing Pass Suite, Floor 6)
  • 7.00pm - 11.00pm Conference Dinner - Networking and conference summary & discussion (TBC)

Saturday 11 January 2025

  • Conference close/transfers from Whistler/own arrangements 

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

Downloard Whistler 2025 Provisional Programme here