Programme

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Tuesday 20 November

Time	Session
11.00 – 4.00	Capsule Endoscopy Invited Guests: Chris Hair, University Hospital Geelong *Simon Turner,* Senior Field Training Officer, Medtronic Chair: David Edge	2.00 - 5.30	PEG, balloon tube and enteral feeding workshop *Chair: Karen Kempin & Stephne Joyce*
11.00 - 11.05	Welcome and Introduction *David Edge*	2.00 - 2.15	Welcome and Introductions
11.05 - 12.30	Informal Learning Lab* including a light lunch
	Capsule Topic Session Chair: Michael Schultz
12.30 - 1.10	Capsule updates and development Simon Turner	2.15 - 2.45	PEG's and BRT's *Karen Kempin*
1.10 - 1.40	Images: The rare & remarkable Chris Hair	2.45 - 3.15	The PEG checklist, care of devices and troubleshooting Stephne Joyce
1.40 - 2.00	Is there a Role for CE in IBD? David Edge	3.15 - 3.45	Halyard Patient Solutions *Mieke Habeke*
2.00 - 2.15	Short Break
2.15 - 3.00	Panel: What's This/What do I do? Chair: David Edge Chris Hair, Simon Turner, Ali Jafer
3.00 - 3.15	Afternoon Tea	3.45 - 4.00	Afternoon Tea
	Free Papers Chair: Ali Jafer	4.00 - 4.30	Nutrition and dietary considerations *Breiga Pepping*
3.15 - 3.25	An approach to protein-losing enteropathy *Chris Hair*	4.30 - 5.00	Indications and a case study *Wendy Busby*
3.25 - 3.35	CE in Crohn's disease. Does it change our management? *Ian Wilson*	5.00 - 5.30	Practical hands-on session
3.35 - 3.45	Curious Cases *Ali Jafer*
3.45 - 4.00	Is it really Crohn's Disease? *David Edge*

5.30 - 9.30	NZ Hepatitis Network Meeting Chair: John Perry
5.30 - 6.00	Registration and refreshments
6.00 - 6.05	Welcome *Dr John Perry*
6.05 - 6.30	Escape from Alcatraz (The AASLD Update) Dr John Perry and Prof Ed Gane
6.30 - 6.45	Diagnostic pathways in Hepatitis C *Arlo Upton*
6.45 - 7.00	Hepatitis Trials Update *Auckland Clinical Studies (ACS)*
7.30 - 8.00	Hepatitis B – should we expand the indications for treatment? *Prof Ed Gane*
8.00 - 8.15	Coffee and Dessert
8.15 - 9.00	Cases and Panel Discussion
9.00 - 9.30	Conclusion and Thanks & Networking *John Perry*

Wednesday 21 November

Time

Session

8.00 - 9.00

Clinical Leaders Meeting
Campbell White

8.30 - 9.45

Delegate arrival and registration

10.00 - 10.15

Welcome

President NZSG and NZGNC
Michael Schultz & Karen Kempin

Mihi Whakatau

Session 1: General Plenary Session (Joint session)
Chairs: Michael Schultz & Karen Kempin

10.15 - 10.40

IBD: cause, cure and prediction of disease flare
Charlie Lees

10.40 - 11.05

The IBD Passport Programme – Travel and IBD
Kay Greveson

11.05 - 11.30

Complex colorectal polyps and early cancer - decision making using magnification endoscopy and high frequency ultrasound
Amyn Haji

11.30 - 11.55

Specialism in GI nursing: Evolution and Devolution
Helen Griffiths

11.55 - 12.15

Young Investigators Award - Luminal
Video or Verbal? A randomised trial of the informed consent process prior to endoscopy
Cameron Schauer

12.15 - 1.00

Lunch & Exhibition

Session 2: General Plenary Session (Joint session) cont.
Chairs: Steve Johnson & Jon Potter

1.00 - 1.25

Elimination of HCV in Australia by 2030: Feasible or Fallacy
Greg Dore

1.25 - 1.45

Young Investigators Award - Liver
Real world efficacy of antiviral therapy in chronic Hepatitis C in New Zealand: REACH-C
Sarah Middleton

1.45 - 2.10

Education and Training in the Pacific Islands – Challenges, Sustainability and Capacity Development
Chris Hair

2.10 - 2.35

Trans-Tasman Lecture - Low value colonoscopies in Australia: an endangered species?
Anne Duggan

2.35 - 3.00

Alan Cameron Lecture - N.Z.F.G.I.C.S., S.P.S., N.B.S.P.: abbreviating bowel cancer in New Zealand
Susan Parry

3.00 - 3.30

Afternoon Tea

Session 3A: BCSP & Hereditary Cancers
Chairs: Jon Potter & Lyndel Gillett

Session 3B: IBD – beyond TNF-alpha blockage
Chairs: Richard Gearry & Marian O'Connor

Session 3C: 20 years of liver transplantation
Chairs: Alex Lampen-Smith & John McCall

Session 3D: Hands-on session
Chair: Karen Kempin

3.30 - 3.50

The role of Bacteroides fragilis in the development of CRC
Jacqui Keenan

3.30 - 3.45

IBD Immunology 101
Ros Kemp

3.30 - 3.50

Evolving indications and outcomes after adult liver transplantation
Ed Gane

3.30 - 5.00
Rotation through the following stations providing demonstrations and opportunities with expert nurses:

3.50 - 4.10

Hereditary colon cancer syndromes, risk of CRC and current screening recommendations
Teresa Chalmers-Watson

3.45 - 4.05

Perianal Disease
Tim Eglington

3.50 - 4.10

Overview of paediatric liver transplantation in NZ
Helen Evans

Banding
ERCP/EUS
Haemostasis - cold
Haemostasis - hot
Luminal
Polypectomy

4.10 - 4.30

Update on the NBSC
Susan Parry

4.05 - 4.25

Novel Therapies
Charlie Lees

4.10 - 4.30

Evolution of liver transplant surgery in NZ
John McCall

4.30-4.45

The role of the immune system in the diagnosis and treatment of CRC
Sarah Young

4.25 - 4.45

Caring for the complex patient
Kay Greveson

4.30 - 4.45

The role of the transplant
co-ordinator
Margaret Johnston

4.45-5.00

Detection of dysplasia in IBD - advances in endoscopic imaging and treatment
Amyn Haji

4.45-5.00

Panel discussion
Case: Afrasyab Khan

5.00-7.00

Welcome Function

7.30 onwards

Doctors Function - Gaslight, 73 St Andrews St, Dunedin

Thursday 22 November

Time

Session

6.30 - 8.00

7th Annual Great Guts Fun Run & Walk (John Wilson Drive – St Kilda SLSC)

Session 4A: Luminal – Free Papers
Chairs: Thomas Capritz

Session 4B: Hepatology – Free Papers
Chairs: Jeffrey Ngu and Alex Lampen-Smith

Session 4C: Nurses Free Papers, 1st Time Presenters
Chairs: Jeanette Shaw & Nichola Olds-Read

9.00 - 9.15

Green kiwifruit for the relief of constipation and improving digestive comfort in patients with functional constipation and constipation predominant irritable bowel syndrome - analysis of 3 international trial centres
Richard Gearry

9.00 - 9.15

Surveillance factors change outcomesin patients with hepatocellular carcinoma due to chronic hepatitis C virus infection in New Zealand
Cameron Schauer

9.00 - 9.15

The Hyponatremia Hazard in Bowel Preparation
Bridget Leppien

9.15 - 9.30

The relationship between FODMAP intake and acute gastrointestinal symptoms in adults with IBS - A novel analysis using the FAST Diary
Alice Macintosh

9.15 - 9.30

Ultrasound-guided liver biopsy is a safe procedure in children: a retrospective review of practice at Starship Child Health
Kimberley Brook

9.15 - 9.30

"The Master's degree, an Unexpected Journey" Medication adherence rates and beliefs about medications in NZ adults with IBD
Kirsten Rosser

9.30 - 9.45

The incidence of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Manawatu region 2011 - 2015
Hannah Morton

9.30 - 9.45

Dietary triggers of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease - fat, carbohydrate or excess energy: a crossover trial
Kiri Sharp

9.30 - 9.45

Bowel Screening - Two Nurse Co-ordinators Journey
Genevieve Cowley

9.45 - 10.00

An international multicentre validation study of the Toronto listing criteria for paediatric intestinal transplant
Amin Roberts

9.45 - 10.00

Hepatitis B virus Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma Presenting at an Advanced Stage: Is it Preventable?
Thomas Mules

9.45 - 10.00

Appreciation in the Workplace!
Georgina Voschezang

10.00 - 10.15

Body image dissatisfaction is increased in inflammatory bowel disease compared to healthy matched controls but not diseased controls
Stephen Inns

10.00 - 10.15

Are patients with chronic Hepatitis B receiving recommended HCC surveillance?
Mehul Lamba

10.00 - 10.15

'The eyes have it' - do we value our endoscopy nurses?
Paula Mason Riseborough

10.15 - 10.30

IBD-KID2: a revised knowledge assessment tool for children with inflammatory bowel disease
Angharad Vernon-Roberts

10.15 - 10.30

The utility of shear wave elastography to predict oesophageal varices, mobidity and mortality, in patients with advanced hepatic fibrosis
Hayneil Solanki

10.15 - 10.30

Addressing Improved Patient Service Delivery - A new model of Mortality and Morbidity Meetings
Alison Bowman

10.30 - 11.00

Morning Tea and Exhibition

Session 5A: Free Papers – cont.
Chairs: Judy Huang

Session 5B: Quality Matters
Chairs: Karen Kempin

11.00 - 11.15

Antidepressant Medication use is Associated with Abdominal Symptoms in People without a Functional Gastrointestinal Diagnosis
Phoebe Heenan

11.00 - 11.30

NEQIP and GRS New Zealand
Carolyn Davison & Malcolm Arnold

11.15 - 11.30

IBDsmart REMIND for 6 monthly Crohn's disease activity indices for Adalimumab renewal
Andrew McCombie

11.30 - 12.00

JAG and GRS UK
Helen Griffiths

11.30 - 11.45

The Effect of Zespri® Sungold Kiwifruit on gut health function: A randomized cross-over clinical trial
Richard Gearry

12.00 - 12.45

Lunch and Exhibition

Medical AGM

Nurses AGM

12.45 - 1.45

Session 6A: Working in the Pacific
Chairs: Tai Sopoaga & Konrad Richter

Session 6B: Green Prescription
Chairs: Hamish Osborne

Session 6C: Liver Cancer
Chair: Steve Johnson & John McCall

1.45 - 2.00

Welcome and Introduction
Tai Sopoaga

1.45 - 2.05

Exercise is medicine - how to make it work in IBD
Hamish Osborne

1.45 - 2.05

GI complications of new oncology drugs
Chris Jackson

2.00 - 2.25

ANZGITA
Chris Hair

2.05 - 2.25

Lifestyle interventions for fatty liver disease
Kirsten Coppell

2.05 - 2.25

Overview of staging, treatment and outcome for HCC in NZ
Ed Gane

2.25 - 2.35

Tales from the Pacific
Karen Kempin

2.25 - 2.45

IBS - beyond FODMAP and Amitriptyline
John Perry

2.25 - 2.45

Screening for HCC - who, and how and how often?
Catherine Stedman

2.35 - 2.45

Training is better than doing
Alan Fraser

2.45 - 3.05

Pitfalls and wins in exercise prescription from a cardiology perspective
Gerry Wilkins

2.45 - 3.15

Panel discussion: HCC treatment

2.45 - 2.55

Pacific Theatre - A Solomon Island Surgical Experience
Konrad Richter

3.05-3.15

Panel Discussion

2.55 - 3.15

Panel Discussion:
Chair: Tai Sopoaga

3.15 - 3.45

Afternoon Tea and Exhibition

Session 7A: Coeliac disease
Chairs: Helen Evans & Andrew Day

Session 7B: Hepatology update
Chairs: Steve Johnson & John McCall

Session 7C: Advanced practice roles in Gastroenterology Nursing
Chairs: Christine Ho & Merrilee Williams

3.45 - 4.05

Innovation in clinical practice: modern management of coeliac disease in children
Helen Evans

3.45 - 4.05

Hepatitis B Update
Alex Lampen-Smith

3.45 - 4.05

Travelling with IBD
Kay Greveson

4.05 - 4.25

Coeliac disease in the South: what the data tells us
Kirstin Kenrick

4.05 - 4.30

Autoimmune Hepatitis
Jeffrey Ngu

4.05 - 4.30

Nurse Endoscopy
Helen Griffiths

4.25 - 4.45

The future of Coeliac Disease
Andrew Day

4.30 - 4.55

Cholangiocarcinoma update
John McCall

4.30 - 4.55

Inflammatory Bowel Disease : The differences, similarities and opportunities between the UK & NZ
Marian O'Connor

4.45 - 5.00

How safe is food labelled 'gluten free' for the management of coeliac disease in New Zealand
Kirsten Coppell

4.55 - 5.15

The role of the Hepatology nurse - towards care for endstage liver disease
Margaret Fraser/Judith McLaughlan

4.55 - 5.15

The pathway to advanced practice roles in nursing – a case in point
Karen Kempin

5.00 - 5.15

On the Wheaten Path: Why gluten is vital
Kevin Gilbert

7.00 – Late

Conference Dinner - Forsyth Barr Stadium

Friday 23 November

Time

Session

9.00 - 9.20

Minister of Health
Hon Dr David Clark

Session 8A: Endoscopy – Do not harm
Chairs: Thomas Caspritz & Frank Frizelle

Session 8B: Skin Cancer Workshop
Chairs: Michael Schultz & Will McMillan

Session 8C: Pancreatitis
Chairs: Todd Hore & Konrad Richter

9.25 - 9.45

Missing a diagnosis/Missed lesions
Russell Walmsley

9.25 - 9.45

Skin Cancer
Will McMillan

9.25 - 9.45

Benign
Optimising non-operative management for acute pancreatitis
Universe Leung

9.45 - 10.05

Choosing the wrong endoscopic treatment
Amyn Haji

9.45 - 10.15

Lesion Recognition
Holly Carter

9.45 - 10.05

Surgical Intervention for Acute Pancreatitis
Andrew Audeau

10.05 - 10.25

Doing harm – Perforation & co
Frank Frizelle

10.15 - 10.55

Hands-on lesion recognition with dermatoscopes

10.05 - 10.25

Aiming for cure – neoadjuvant chemotherapy for borderline resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Sharon Pattison

10.25 - 10.40

Case A – my biggest mistake
Kyle Hendry

10.25 - 10.55

Discussion

10.40 - 10.55

Case B – my biggest mistake
Ravinder Ogra

10.55 - 11.30

Brunch and Exhibition

Session 9: General Session (Joint Session)
Chair: Malcolm Arnold & Karen Clarke

11.30 - 11.55

The genetic basis of IBD
Stephen Robertson

11.55 - 12.15

Results of the National IBDdsmart/IBDdoc Study
Michael Schultz

12.15 - 12.35

Integrated (novel) digital health solutions for IBD Management
Charlie Lees

12.35 - 12.55

Integrated working in endoscopy - physician meets surgeon meets pathologist?
Amyn Haji

12.55 - 1.20

DAA therapy in HCC
Greg Dore

1.20 - 1.55

Debate: Faecal Occult Blood Testing - Bowel Screening by Proxy outside of the National Programme
Moderator: Srikantiah Manjunath
Panel: Jon Potter and others

1.55 - 2.05

Closing Remarks - Conference Closes
Michael Schultz & Karen Kempin

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Wednesday 21 November

Thursday 22 November

Friday 23 November

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