Build Unstoppable Teams

Time: 1300-1700.

Venue: The Canterbury Club, 129 Cambridge Terrace.

Dress Code: Smart Casual.

How do high performance teams deliver under pressure – learn the strategies that make them work and deliver, understand how to catalyse teams to get the results you need.

And on the flip side, learn how to identify when teams and personnel are facing burnout, when the balance and equilibrium and out of alignment.
Learn how to develop strategies to manage a team’s wellbeing from their mental, physical and social perspective.

A unique opportunity to hear from two experts in their own fields.

Tim Diver is dedicated FBI agent with over 16 years’ experience and is the leader of the FBI’s Team Dynamics Program Lead and a current tactical commander running high risk operations which require dynamic and adaptive solutions in which the consequence of failure could mean a catastrophic loss or death

Dr Yaso Kathiravel is a Specialist Sport and Exercise Physician with experience of working with elite sports teams and tactical teams both here in New Zealand and internationally.
Her world collided with that of tactical police on the day of the Christchurch Mosque shooting, where she worked at the emergency Department.
She has learnt to understand the impact of injuries and illness have on a team’s performance and morale and how to look after a team’s well being.

Point of Care Ultrasound

Time: 0800 – 1200.

Learn the fundamentals of point of care ultrasound and the eFAST scan from senior Sonographers at Christchurch Hospital. This four-hour workshop will cover the basics of sonography and apply this knowledge with hands-on learning in the extended Focussed Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (eFAST) with live models. Come ready in relaxed clothes to be scanned.

Limited to 12 students only, secure your spot early so you don’t miss out.

No previous experience required. 

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CBRN Workshop

Time: 0800 – 1200.

CBRN threats don’t distinguish between military and civilian environments—preparedness shouldn’t either.

This intensive workshop delivers a practical, real-world overview of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear threats across both operational and civilian settings. Gain critical insight into how these threats present clinically and operationally, and what that means for decision-making in the field.

🔹 Understand evolving CBRN threat landscapes
🔹 Recognize clinical signs and operational impacts
🔹 Learn essential preparedness strategies, including detection and protective equipment
🔹 Explore key considerations for managing CBRN patients in field conditions

Designed for military personnel, first responders, healthcare professionals, and emergency planners—this is training where theory meets application.

Be ready when it matters.

Presented by Dr Andy Robertson, CSC, PSM

Sponsored by the Australasian Military Medicine Association enabling free attendance for conference delegates.

Halt the Haemorrhage

Time: 1300 – 1700.

Halt the Haemorrhage returns!

Learn essential life-saving skills to identify and treat major haemorrhage.

This practical, hands-on workshop covers the basics of identification and builds on international best practice in haemorrhage control techniques.

Brought to you by TraumaSim, Teleflex and Triage Plus, this workshop is ideally suited for anyone at risk of penetrating trauma – be that Police, wilderness or concerned citizen.

Moulage SFX

Time: 1300 – 1700.

In this intensive workshop, you will:

Master the basics of special effects makeup: Learn to create realistic wounds, bruises, burns, and scars.

Work with professional materials: Gain experience with wax, Silicone, latex, FX gel, and alcohol paints.

Learn “out-of-the-kit” techniques: Discover fast and effective methods for creating convincing SFX looks.

Explore casualty simulation/moulage: Develop skills used in emergency response training, film and tv.

Bring your own:

Water bottle

Wear old clothes (things might get messy!)

Baby wipes/face cloths

Notepad/camera

About the Instructor:

Yolanda Bartram,  Director and CEO of MEDICFX, has a background in film and television make-up artistry, where she’s won multiple awards for her work. This experience has given her a unique understanding of how important it is for medical simulations to look realistic. As a silicone technician and moulage expert, she creates detailed models that accurately reproduce the complexities of the human body, helping students to confidently improve their skills.