Programme

Welcome/Introductions/Housekeeping

Disaster Risk Reduction and Management - Preparing for the next major Alpine Fault earthquake – impacts, consequences and how we can build our community resilience

Professor Caroline Orchiston, (Director, Centre for Sustainability, University of Otago, and immediate past Science Lead for the AF8 programme)

Panel Discussion – “Preparedness, Resilience, and Incident Response" (30 minutes each for individual presentations followed by question time) 

Moderator: Andrew Cunningham (Emergency Management Lead, Southern District)

+ Professor Caroline Orchiston, immediate past Science Lead for the AF8 programme  

+ Dr Jonathon Keast, Emergency Medicine Specialist, Dunedin Hospital 

+ Dr Evan Cameron, SMO Emergency Department, Christchurch Hospital

+ Chris Brooker, Emergency Management Advisor, Dunedin City (Emergency Management Otago)

+ Melanie Guthrie, Emergency Management Advisor, Catastrophic Planning, Hato Hone St John

+ David Russell, Emergency Management Advisor, South Island, Hato Hone St John

Title of Session to be Confirmed (including NZMAT and AUSMAT) 

Debbie Wing (Manager, Readiness and Response, Ministry of Health) 

Re-design of rural unplanned, urgent care

Dan Spearing (System Design Manager, Integrated Rural Health, National Rural Heath, Commissioning, Te Whatu Ora, Health NZ)

PRIME – Where are we at, and where are we going 

Johnny Mulheron (GM Clinical Support, Hato Hone St John) / Stephen Graham (Clinical Lead, PRIME, Hato Hone St John)

Leave for FENZ Dunedin – 85 Castle Street, Dunedin Central (within walking distance from the Hui venue)

Fire and Emergency NZ

Viewing of FENZ set up for major incident response including urban search and rescue, swift water rescue, and incident support vehicle. 

Also in attendance will be the Hato Hone St John Major Incident Support Team (MIST) vehicle. 

Presentation by NZ Defence Force on what they can provide and how they would contribute to a major incident response

Please feel free to get together to mingle over dinner – we will reserve some places for dinner at a local brewery (Speights Ale House), or feel free to spontaneously try some of Dunedin’s great food options.

Supervision/Clinical Support for mass events (accumulation of trauma and its effects)

Kate Stark (Rural Nurse Practitioner and owner of SuperVisioNZ – Independent mentoring for health professionals)

Insights into the lived experience of a community affected by Cyclone Gabrielle, including the Hauora Māori perspective and how they have adapted

Sonya Smith (Director of Health, Ngāti Porou Oranga)

Skills stations – rotating every 25 minutes

(1) Suturing Skills 

(2) IV Ultrasound

(3) Pelvic splint and traction splint

(4) EZ-IO insertion and suctioning (featuring the new PRIME equipment)

RAPP New Zealand Ltd – presentation from sponsor (provider of PRIME kits)

Roger Buckle (Managing Director)

Recipients of Trevor Walker Scholarship (2024)

Cynde Mullens and Briar Mackenzie (RNs and PRIME responders at East Otago Health, Palmerston)

Abbot Point of Care Testing – presentation from sponsor. Novel blood test to help assess patients with mild traumatic brain injury at the point of care

Dr Lisa Braganza, Asia Pacific Medical Director, Abbott Point of Care

Presentation on Real Life Experience of disaster event - recent major casualty incidents in their remote rural PRIME area

Paula Trembath RN (Lead Nurse) and Dr George Giddings – Twizel Medical Centre. 

PRIME Hui 2024 Photography Competition – winner announced!