Program
With an international line up of speakers, you will gain valuable insights into the latest advances in tactical and operational medicine. Whether you are new, or an experienced provider there will be something to improve your ability to save lives in high-risk, dynamic environments.
Check back here regularly as new speakers are announced. Note program subject to change without notice.
Day One – 23 May 26
| Time | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 0730-0800 | Registration | |
| 0800-0810 | Welcome | |
| 0810-0815 | Sponsor Address | |
| Session One | Tactical Medicine in Extreme Environments | |
| 0815-0845 | Medical Planning in support of High-Risk Policing: Queensland Police | Officer E |
| 0845-0915 | Medicine at the end of the Road | Andy Bell |
| 0915-0945 | Military Medicine in the New Zealand Land Wars | Craig Ellis |
| 0945-1015 | Non-Standard Evacuation in the Australian Defence Force | Noel Eatough |
| 1015-1100 | Morning Tea | |
| Session Two | Remote Damage Control Resuscitation | |
| 1100-1130 | THOR Update: All things RDCR (Virtual) | Andre Cap |
| 1130-1200 | Access to blood in remote communities: The New Zealand Blood Service Perspective | Aaron Hess |
| 1200-1230 | Intramuscular Tranexamic Acid: Novel New Zealand Research | Max Berry |
| 1230-1300 | Prehospital whole blood: A US perspective | Sean Keenan |
| 1300-1400 | Lunch | |
| Session Three | Operator Performance | |
| 1400-1430 | Crisis Leadership | Chris Barker |
| 1430-1500 | Building the (swarm) team | Tim Diver |
| 1500-1530 | Operator Syndrome | Yaso Kathiravel |
| 1530-1600 | Afternoon Tea | |
| Session Four | Cold Weather Medicine | |
| 1600-1630 | Antarctic Rescue Medic | Brett Weiner |
| 1630-1700 | PFC in extreme cold weather environments | Glenn Smith |
| 1700- | Close |
Day Two – 24 May 26
| Time | Session | Speaker |
| 0900-0930 | TMNZ AGM | |
| 0930-1000 | Morning Tea | |
| Session Five | CBRN/HAZMAT 1 | |
| 1000-1045 | The Australasian Military Medicine Association Military Keynote: Contemporary CBRN threats | Andy Robertson |
| 1045-1115 | A Clinical Approach to Chemical Casualties | Craig Ellis |
| 1115-1145 | Just another Thursday: Responding to a Chemical Incident | Pablo Callejas Elena Garcia |
| 1145-1215 | EOD in the Pacific | Keeli Michael |
| 1215-1315 | Lunch | |
| 1315-1320 | Sponsor Address | |
| 1320-1330 | TMNZ matters | |
| Session Six | Triage and Transport | |
| 1330-1400 | Flow Acceleration | Claire Park |
| 1400-1430 | Firefighters as a force multiplier in Mass Casualty Incidents | Sam Miletta |
| 1430-1500 | Medical Lessons from Ukraine | Kyle Green |
| 1500 | Close | President |
