Speakers Keynote speakers

Keynote speakersProfessor Geoff FarrellProudly sponsored by ROCHE

Director Gastroenterology & Hepatology Unit, Canberra

Hospital; Professor of Hepatic Medicine Australian

National University, Canberra, Australia

Professor Paul O’BrienProudly sponsored by ALLERGAN

Director, Centre of Obesity Research and Education,

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Emeritus Professor of Surgery, Monash University

Melbourne, Australia

Dr Simon TravisProudly sponsored by SCHERING-PLOUGH Pty Limited

Clinical Director of Gastroenterology & Endoscopy

John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom

Invited international speakersDr Amit MaydeoDirector of the Digestive Disease Centre of Mumbai

Chief of Endoscopy and EUS at Jaslok Hospital

Mumbai, India

Dr Narci TeohSenior Lecturer in Medicine

Australian National University Medical School at the

Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australia

Gastroenterology nursessection speakersLynn RapleyProudly sponsored by JOHNSTON & JOHNSTON

Clinical Nurse Consultant; National Director of Education

for the Gastroenterological Nurses’ College of Australia

North Gosford Private Hospital, Gosford, Australia

Lai Wan ReidProudly sponsored by SCHERING-PLOUGH Pty Limited

Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Gastroenterology

Research Nurse, Box Hill Hospital, Melbourne, Australia

John Aitken, Christchurch

Jennifer Bourke, Christchurch

Sharon Boyes, Christchurch

Gary Cobb, Christchurch

Mr Saxon Connor, Christchurch

Mr Grant Coulter, Christchurch

Dr Steven Ding, Christchurch

Linda Erikson, Christchurch

Kate Gallagher, Christchurch

Catherine Fogarty, Christchurch

Barbara Fox, Christchurch

Dr Gary Lim, Christchurch

Judith McLaughlin, Christchurch

Judy Moore, Christchurch

Dr Samuel Ritz, Christchurch

Mr Greg Robertson, Christchurch

Dr Catherine Stedman, Christchurch

Thysje Waghorn, Christchurch

Sharon Williamson, Christchurch

National invited speakersAssociate Professor Murray Barclay, Christchurch

Professor Frank Frizelle, Christchurch

Dr Richard Gearry, Christchurch

Dr David Orr, Auckland

Dr Michael Schultz, Dunedin

Professor Russell Scott, Christchurch

Mr Richard Stubbs, Wellington

Dr Steve Soule, Christchurch

Dr Robyn Toomath, Wellington

Dr Russell Walmsley, Auckland

RACP session speakersDr Mike Hurrell, Christchurch

Dr Paul Huggan, Christchurch

Dr Peter Moore, Christchurch

Dr Phil Parkin, Christchurch

Dr Richard Troughton, Christchurch

Speakers

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Gastroenterology Medical ProgrammeWednesday 21 November

9.00am – 12.30pm Motility Workshop

Oesophageal motility

1. Investigation of dysphagia, reflux symptoms and atypical chest pain

2. Live demonstration of high resolution manometry and impendance monitoring

Anorectal motility

1. History and investigation for: severe constipation, faecal incontinence

2. Anorectal manometry

3. Treatments including biofeedback

12.30pm – 1.45pm Lunch & Exhibition

1.45pm – 2.00pm Welcome

Murray Barclay

2.00pm – 2.45pm Keynote Address

New conventional treatments in IBD

Simon Travis – proudly sponsored by Schering-Plough Pty Limited

2.45pm – 3.10pm Probiotics in IBD

Michael Schultz

3.10pm – 3.30pm Afternoon Tea & Exhibition

3.30pm – 3.50pm Optimising use of immunosuppressants in IBD

Murray Barclay

3.50pm – 4.10pm Biologicals in IBD

Richard Gearry

4.10pm – 5.10pm IBD expert panel and case discussions

5.15pm – 5.45pm NZSG Executive Meeting

6.00pm – 7.00pm Welcome Drinks & Exhibition

7.00pm onwards Dinner for NZSG – proudly sponsored by Ferring Pharmaceuticals and Gilead

Combined sessions with ■ nurses programme and ■ RACP

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Thursday 22 November

7.15am – 8.15am Breakfast Session

Pillcam capsule endoscopy workshop

Proudly sponsored by Given/OBEX

8.30am - 9.15am Keynote Address

Hepatitis B treatment

Geoff Farrell – proudly sponsored by Roche


Obesity, weight loss and GI diseases

Paul O’Brien – proudly sponsored by Allergan

9.45am - 10.15am Invited Lecture

Drugs and the liver


10.15am - 10.45am Morning Tea & Exhibition

10.45am – 12.30pm Free Papers

12.30pm - 1.30pm Lunch & Exhibition

1.30pm - 2.00pm Saving the colon in severe colitis


2.00pm – 2.25pm Surgery in IBD

Frank Frizelle

2.25pm – 2.50pm Invited Lecture

Endoscopic treatment of difficult biliary

and pancreatic stones

Amit Maydeo

2.50pm - 3.05pm Endoscopic ultrasound

Russell Walmsley

3.05pm - 3.30pm Interventional endoscopy

3.30pm – 4.00pm Afternoon Tea & Exhibition

4.00pm – 4.55pm Free Papers

5.00pm – 6.00pm NZSG AGM

7.30pm onwards Conference Dinner– proudly sponsored by Pentax


Invited Lecture

Hepatitis C

Narci Teoh

Management issues post-liver

transplantation

David Orr – proudly sponsored by

Janssen-Cilag

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Friday 23 November

9.00am - 9.30am Obesity - Introduction

Robyn Toomath

9.30am - 9.50am Endocrine mechanisms

Steven Soule


Outcome of surgery for obesity

Paul O'Brien – proudly sponsored by Allergan


11.00am - 11.30am Medical treatment of obesity

Russell Scott

11.30am - 12.25pm Bypass surgery for obesity

Richard Stubbs

12.25pm - 12.40pm Combined farewell & closing

12.40pm Lunch & Exhibition


Keynote Speaker Simon Travis

proudly sponsored by

Thursday’s Breakfast Session


Keynote Speaker Geoff Farrell


Keynote Speaker Paul O’Brien


Thursday’s Liver Session


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Wednesday 21 November8.30am - 8.50am Welcome to all nurses and speakers

Teresa Lynch

8.50am - 9.15am COGEN (Credentialing)

Robyn Harvey

9.15am - 9.20am Introduction to IBD Workshop

9.20am - 9.50am Introduction to IBD

Lai Wan Reid

9.50am - 10.10am IBS versus IBD: a comparison

Judy Moore

10.10am - 10.30am Dietary management of IBD

Catherine Fogarty


11.00am - 11.25am Medical strategies in the treatment of IBD

Richard Gearry

11.25am - 11.45am Surgical strategies in the treatment of IBD

11.45am - 12.00pm IBD patient presentation on how IBD affects them

12.00pm - 12.30pm IBD nurse led clinics

Lai Wan Reid


1.45pm - 2.00pm Welcome

Murray Barclay

2.00pm - 2.45pm Keynote AddressNew conventional treatments in IBD


2.45pm - 3.10pm Probiotics in IBD

Michael Schultz

3.10pm - 3.30pm Afternoon Tea & Exhibition

3.30pm - 4.00pm Professional issues

Lyn Rapley

4.00pm - 4.30pm Y Generation

Barbara Fox

4.30pm - 5.00pm Foodborne Infections

John Aitken

6.00pm - 7.00pm Welcome Drinks & Exhibition

7.00pm onwards Dinner for nurses – proudly sponsored by OLYMPUS

Gastroenterology Nurses Programme

Combined sessions with ■ medical programme and/or ■ RACP

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5.00pm - 5.30pm Diathemy

Gary Cobb

7.30pm onwards Conference Dinner– proudly sponsored by Pentax

8.15am – 9.15am Obex/Given capsule

endoscopy nurses session

(by invitation only)

Thursday 22 November7.00am - 8.15am Nurses AGM

8.30am - 9.15am Keynote AddressHepatitis B treatment

Geoff Farrell – proudly

sponsored by Roche

9.15am - 9.45am Keynote AddressObesity, weight loss and GI diseases


9.45am - 10.15am Respiratory topics/bronchoscopy


10.45am - 11.10am Postgraduate IBD education

Lai Wan Reid

11.10am - 11.35am ABC of ERCP

Steven Ding – proudly sponsored by Boston Scientific

11.35am - 12.30pm Free papers


1.30pm - 2.00pm Free papers


Hepatitis nurses workshopChairs: Judith McLaughlin, Linda Erikson

2.00pm Introduction

2.10pm Christchurch interferon and depression

study: the tryptophan connection

Samuel Ritz

2.30pm Nutritional and dietary issues:

management of treatment related

anorexia, nausea and weight loss

Sharon Boyes

2.50pm Steatosis, obesity and treatment

outcomes

Catherine Stedman

3.10pm Case study, Judith McLaughlin

2.00pm – 2.30pm Infection control

Lynn Rapley

2.30pm – 3.00pm Oesophageal carcinoma

Grant Coulter

3.00pm - 3.30pm Colorectal carcinoma/stents

Greg Robertson -

proudly sponsored by Boston Scientific


4.00pm - 4.15pm Report on colonoscopic withdrawal

time audit

Gary Lim

4.15pm - 5.00pm Pancreatic surgery,

transgastric jejunal tubes "skunk"

Saxon Conner,

Thysje Waghorn

4.00pm Management of staphylococcal skin

infections

Kate Gallagher

4.15pm Christchurch community-based

hepatitis clinic project: process, pitfalls

and outcomes

Jennifer Bourke

4.30pm Hepatitis C nurses in NZ:

professional issues

Sharon Williamson, Linda Erikson,

Judith McLaughlin

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Friday 23 November


Robyn Toomath


Steven Soule




10.30am - 11.00am Morning Tea & Exhibition Hall C

11.00am - 11.30am Eating disorders unit

11.30am - 12.25pm Concluding talks

Lynn Rapley, Lai Wan Reid

12.25pm - 12.40pm Combined farewell and closing

12.40pm Lunch & Exhibition Hall C


Invited Speaker Lai Wan Reid


Invited Speaker Lynn Rapley








Thursday’s Sessions: ‘ABC of ERCP’ and

‘Colorectal Carcinoma/Stents’


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Tuesday 20 November

9.00am - 4.00pm RACP Trainee’s Day

Wednesday 21 November

9.00am - 11.00am RACP/IMSANZ Young Investigators award

11.00am - 11.30am Morning Tea

11.30am - 12.30pm Stroke controversies [Old IMSANZ debaters getting personal]

For Against

DVT prophylaxis Fiona Findlay

Carotid screening Neil Hendricks

Cholesterol lowering Rx David Cole

Hypotensive Rx Elna Ellis

Heparin for AF David Jardine

Persantin John Thwaites

Adjudicator John Fink


1.45pm - 2.00pm Welcome

Murray Barclay

2.00pm - 2.45pm Keynote Address

New Conventional treatments in IBD

Simon Travis– proudly sponsored by Schering-Plough Pty Limited

2.45pm - 3.10pm Probiotics in IBD

Michael Schultz


3.30pm - 3.50pm Optimising use of immunosuppressants in IBD

Murray Barclay

3.50pm - 4.10pm Biologicals in IBD

Richard Gearry

4.10pm - 5.10pm IBD Expert panel and case discussions

6.00pm Welcome Drinks & Exhibition

7.00pm onwards Dinner for RACP

RACP Programme

Combined sessions with ■ medical programme and/or ■ nurses programme


7.15am - 8.15am Breakfast Session:

Pillcam capsule endoscopy workshop



Hepatitis B treatment



Obesity, weight loss and GI diseases

Paul O’Brien – proudly sponsored by Allergan

9.45am - 10.15am Invited Lecture

Drugs and the liver



10.45am - 12.30pm Free papers


1.30pm - 2.15pm Infectious diseases update: the dreaded staphylococcus

Paul Huggan

2.15pm - 3.00pm Neuroradiology session

Mike Hurrell, Phil Parkin

3.00pm - 3.15pm Afternoon Tea

3.15pm - 4.00pm Echocardiography: new modalities, new indications

Richard Troughton

4.00pm - 4.45pm Diabetes management, technological traps with the new toys

Peter Moore

7.30pm onwards Conference Dinner - proudly sponsored by Pentax


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Friday 23 November


Robyn Toomath


Steven Soule





11.00am - 11.30am Medical treatment of obesity

Russell Scott

11.30am - 12.25pm Bypass surgery for obesity

Richard Stubbs

12.25pm - 12.40pm Combined farewell & closing

12.40pm Lunch & Exhibition




Thursday’s Breakfast Session






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WorkshopsWorkshops are included in the registration fees and we ask for indication of numbers attending for catering

purposes.

Nurses Workshop

Hepatitis nurses workshop, Thursday 22 November,

2.00pm – 5.00pm

Christchurch Convention Centre

Medical Workshops

Motility workshop, Wednesday 21 November,

9.00am – 12.30pm

Rolleston Theatre, Christchurch Hospital

Pillcam capsule endoscopy workshop,

Thursday 22 November, 7.15am – 8.15am


Please note: numbers are strictly limited


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Social ProgrammeWednesday 21 November

Welcome Function, Cost included in full delegate registration fee and complimentary for full

Christchurch Convention conference registration.

Centre Day delegates and additional tickets may be purchased for $50.00 each.

NZSG Doctors Dinner, (please note this is for NZSG members only)

7.00pm Alchemy Café, Costs are covered by the sponsors and additional tickets are unavailable

Christchurch Arts Gallery for purchase

Proudly sponsored by

Nurses Dinner, 7.00pm (please note this is for nurses only)

Costs are covered by the sponsor and additional tickets are unavailable for

purchase

RACP Dinner, 7.00pm (please note this is for RACP members only)

The costs of this dinner are to be met by delegates on the night


Conference Dinner, Come dressed to impress as we celebrate this year’s conference in true style

Christchurch Convention with the dynamic duo Vague As Brothers. The presentation of prizes will also be

Centre made during dinner.

Date Thursday 22 November

Time 7.30pm onwards

Venue Christchurch Convention Centre

Cost Cost included in full nurses registration ONLY.

Tickets for others may be purchased for $100.00 each.



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Early Bird Standard

Prior to 24 September From 25 SeptemberNZSG, RACP Member $700.00 $800.00

NZSG, RACP Non-member $750.00 $850.00

Registrar $570.00 $670.00

Nurse $420.00 $520.00

Non-medical allied health professional* $420.00 $520.00

RACP Trainee’s Day – Tuesday registration only $130.00 $140.00

RACP Life Member No cost

One day registrationNZSG, RACP Medical – Member $370.00 $470.00

NZSG, RACP Medical – Non-member $420.00 $520.00

Registrar $270.00 $370.00

Nurse $245.00 $295.00

Non-medical allied health professional* $245.00 $295.00

*Speech language therapists, dieticians, scientists

Full Registration fee includes:

Attendance at all conference sessions

Satchel and contents

Printed material

Morning and afternoon teas

Lunches

Welcome Reception

Registration InformationDeadline: close of early bird registration Monday 24 September

Day Registration fee includes:

Attendance at that day’s conference sessions

Satchel and contents

Printed material

Morning and afternoon tea

Lunch

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Register online

Register online at www.gastro2007.co.nz

You are able to register for The New Zealand Society of Gastroenterology and NZNO Gastroenterology Nurses

Section Annual Scientific Meeting 2007 with the RACP and IMSANZ online via the above link. On submission of

your registration an automatic summary will be sent and a tax invoice will be emailed to you within 7 days. You

will be able to access your details using a personalised access key. Amendments or updates can be made to

your registration until one month prior to conference.

Payment can be made online using Visa or MasterCard (please note this is a secure site) or you can request an

invoice and post a cheque along with your full name and contact details to the Conference Secretariat. If you

are having trouble registering online, please contact Joy Mehlhopt at Conference Innovators on +64 3 379 0390

who will be more than happy to assist.

Register by fax or post

Complete the registration form in this brochure and keep a copy for your records. Your registration fee must

accompany the completed registration form. Payment can be made by cheque, direct debit, Visa or MasterCard.

Completed registration forms and fees should be sent to the Conference Secretariat. A letter of confirmation and

a tax invoice will be sent upon receipt of your form and fees.

Cancellations

Should you need to cancel your registration, you may reassign your registration to another person. Please notify

the Conference Secretariat in writing.

If you are unable to arrange a replacement, a full refund less an administrative charge of NZ$100.00 will be

made providing notification is received by Monday 1 October. After this day, refunds will be at the discretion of

the Organising Committee.

If, for reasons beyond the control of the Organising Committee, the conference is cancelled, the registration fees

will be refunded after deduction of expenses already incurred.

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AccommodationAccommodation rates have been negotiated at the hotel and apartments listed below. Please note that all the

below rates are in New Zealand dollars, per night and are GST inclusive.

Copthorne Durham

Corner Durham and Kilmore Streets

A contemporary hotel with the uniquely up-market boutique Christchurch

Casino across the street. The hotel is conventiently situated a two minute

walk away from the Convetion Centre.

Standard Single/Double/Twin $208.15

Check-in time 2.00pm

Check-out time 10.00am

Distance to venue 2 minute walk

Fino Casementi Apartments

87 – 89 Kilmore Street

Fino Casmenti is located next door to the Convention Centre and is ideal

for colleagues wanting to share accommodation or for families. Each

apartment has a spacious lounge and dining area, along with full kitchen

facilities.

One Bedroom Apartment $185.65

Two Bedroom Apartment $208.15

Check-in time 2.00pm

Check-out time 10.00am

Distance to venue 1 minute walk

Booking your accommodation

A limited number of rooms are being held in each hotel. Rooms will be allocated on a first-in basis as long as

there are rooms available. Bookings can be made as part of the online registration process or via the registration

form in this brochure.

Accommodation bookings must be guaranteed with a credit card. The credit card will be used as a guarantee

only and no charges will be debited prior to check-out. On check-out, your accommodation costs may be settled

with cash, EFTPOS or credit card.

If you cancel your accommodation, a cancellation charge may be levied by the hotel.

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General InformationYour Conference pack will be available for collection

from the Registration Desk located in the Christchurch

Convention Centre foyer. The desk will be open at the

following times:

Tuesday 20 November 4.00pm – 6.00pm

Wednesday 21 November 7.30am – 6.00pm

Thursday 22 November 7.00am – 6.00pm

Friday 23 November 8.00am – 1.30pm

Conference Venue


95 Kilmore Street

Christchurch

Tel: 03 366 8899

Fax: 03 363 3364

Special Requirements

Please give details of any special diet or disability

assistance required on your registration form.

Exhibition

The Conference Exhibition is located in Hall C and the

pre-function foyer, at the Christchurch Convention

Centre. All morning teas, lunches and afternoon teas

will be served amongst the Exhibition in Hall C.

For further information about the Conference please

contact:

The Conference Manager

Lizzie Dryden

Conference Innovators Ltd

PO Box 13 494, Christchurch

Tel: 03 379 0390, Fax: 03 379 0460

Email: [email protected]

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Speakers Keynote speakers