Thank you
The Physicians Week 2009 Organising Committee would like to thank all participants involved in this year’s Congress, for helping to contribute to such a successful event. Physicians Week 2009 saw over 1,200 attendees, 50 exhibition stands and seven highly received programs –Adult Medicine/IMSANZ, Policy and Advocacy, Medical Education, Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine, Australasian Faculty of Occupational & Environmental Medicine and Paediatrics & Child Health.
We would also like to thank all the delegates that took the time to complete the Congress evaluation form. We very much appreciate your comments.
We look forward to welcoming you to Melbourne in March 2010 for the World Congress of Internal Medicine in conjunction with Physicians Week for an exciting, educational event.
Award Winners
Congratulations to the following delegates who were the winners of the prizes for filling in the Physicians Week 2009 General Evaluation Form.
Major Prize – Complimentary WCIM 2010 Melbourne Registration
John Malcolm, NSW
Minor Prizes
Geoffrey Bayliss, NSW
Jeff Faunt, SA
Michelle Williams, TAS
Basiliki Lampropoulos, NSW
Hala Katf, NSW
Roland Meyer, New Zealand
Delegate List
To download a copy of the Physicians Week 2009 delegate list, please click here.
Evaluation Forms
We ask all attendees to please take the time to complete an Evaluation Form if you had not had the time whilst onsite at Physicians Week 2009. These can be returned to:
Physicians Week Congress Managers
GPO Box 128
Sydney NSW 2001
OR
Email: physiciansweek@tourhosts.com.au
All evaluation forms should be returned by Friday 19 June 2009.
Download General Evaluation Form
Download Session Evaluation Form
Speaker Presentations
Speaker presentations from Physicians Week 2009 can be found here.
Award Presentations at Physicians Week 2009
The following awards were judged and presented at Physicians Week 2009. The College congratulates all the winners listed below.
We wish to thank all our award sponsors for their support, and special thanks go to the judges involved in the review and judging processes.
Adult Medicine Division
RACP Trainee Research Award (Adult Medicine)
Dr Alan Moss for his study, Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR) for Barrett’s High Grade Dysplasia (HGD) and early oesophageal adenocarcinoma with long term follow up: a two-centre Australian experience.
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Award for Clinical Excellence (The Best of Grand Rounds)
The judges believed that there were two outstanding presenters in this category but were unable to choose one of them as the winner. It was therefore agreed that the Adult Medicine Division would match the Wiley-Blackwell sponsorship so that two awards of equal value could be presented. The two winners were:
Dr Ashley Fong for her case presentation on Free Thyroxine (T4) and Freud – the ins and outs of thyroid function testing in psychiatric patients
and
Dr Katrin Sjoquist, whose case was titled Viva lost vagus – diagnosis in the age of Google
Best Poster Prize (Adult Medicine)
Dr Mark Lee for his poster titled Cortisol: ACTH ratio in the diagnosis of primary hypoadrenalism.
Internal Medicine Society of Australia and New Zealand
IMSANZ
Young Investigator Award
The judges believed that there were two outstanding presenters in this category but were unable to choose one of them as the winner. It was therefore agreed that this award would be given to two presenters:
Dr Paul Lee for his presentation Chronic beta-blocker therapy is associated with lower physical activity and obesity
and
Dr Sant-Rayn Singh Pasricha for his presentation Understanding anaemia amongst young children living in rural Karnataka, India.
Paediatrics & Child Health Division
RACP Trainee Research Award (Paediatrics & Child Health)
Dr Rachel Webb (NZ) for Population based echocardiographic screening for rheumatic heart disease in high-risk New Zealand children.
Rue Wright Memorial Award
Dr Harriet Hiscock for A national snapshot of paediatric consultations: an Australian Paediatric Research Network Study.
PRSANZ Research Award
Dr Peter Vuillerman for Parent-initiated oral prednisolone for episodes of acute asthma in children aged 5-13 years.
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing New Investigator Award
Dr Nigel Orr for Frequency, aetiology and treatment of childhood end stage kidney disease in Australia and New Zealand.
Best Poster Prize in Paediatrics & Child Health
Dr Jane Munro for Comfort kids program: improving procedural pain management by getting evidence into practice through organisational change – a 2 year evaluation of patients and staff.
Australasian Faculty of Occupational & Environmental Medicine
Ramazzini Prize
Dr Grantley Tschirn for Long Term Lung Function Changes in Sulphuric Acid Mist Workers at a Zinc Smelter.
Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine
Gerry Murphy Prize
Catherine Bateman-Steele for Trauma, Mental Illness and Anger in East Timor: the East Timor Mental Health Epidemiological Needs Study – an assessment of mental illness incorporating indigenous indices of distress.
RACP Excellence in Mentoring Awards
The RACP Excellence in Mentoring Awards were established in 2007 to raise the profile of mentoring, encourage Fellows to volunteer to mentor their junior colleagues and demonstrate that mentoring is an activity the profession values.
There were four categories of Mentoring Awards: Academic and Research, Rural, Clinical and Professional Practice, and Humanitarian. Fellows in all Divisions, Faculties and Chapters in both Australia and New Zealand were eligible for the Awards.
The prize for each category consists of an RACP Congress package and award plaque. Winners were invited to attend the Congress to receive their plaques.
The winners for 2009 are:
- Academic and Research
- Rural
- Clinical and Professional Practice
- Humanitarian
About Physicians Week
Physicians Week incorporates the annual RACP Congress which is the College’s largest annual event. Physicians Week was adopted to reflect the diversity of the College and its multi-discipline meeting.
Through participation in Physicians Week, the College’s Divisions, Faculties and Chapters, in partnership with the Specialty Societies will provide professional development and networking opportunities to Fellows and Trainees.
Fellows and Trainees from all specialties will be able to attend and interact with presentations from specialty areas that interest them, across the broad range offered by the College and its partners.
Environmentally Conscious
Physicians Week 2009 is an environmentally conscious event. In order to remain environmentally aware, the Congress Organisers and the Organising Committee are undertaking a number of steps in conjunction with the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre to ensure that where possible, green initiatives are used at the Congress. To read more information about the green initiatives being used for Physicians Week 2009, please click here.
Schedule of Events
For full program information, please see the relevant program in the ‘Program’ tab of this website.
CPD Credits
Physicians Week is classified as a Group Learning Activity as defined in the RACP MyCPD Program.
MyCPD participants may claim 1 credit per hour*.
MyCPD framework indicates that Group Learning Activity is limited to 50 credits per year.
MyCPD is accessible online at www.racp.edu.au/mycpd (please use your existing member's login to access your CPD portfolio).
*Excludes meal and exhibition breaks, and ancillary activities eg business meetings.
Hosts
Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP)
representing over 11,300 physicians and paediatricians in Australia and New Zealand.
Its membership is composed of Fellows of the College in its Divisions of Adult Medicine and Paediatrics & Child Health, its Faculties (Public Health Medicine, Rehabilitation Medicine, Occupational and Environmental Medicine) and its Chapters (Palliative Medicine, Addiction Medicine, Sexual Health Medicine and Community Child Health).
In addition, the College is linked to a range of associated Specialty Societies representing the spectrum of practice in internal Medicine and Paediatrics across 23 sub-specialties.
Internal Medicine Society of Australia and New Zealand (IMSANZ)
Established in 1997 the Internal Medicine Society of Australia and New Zealand (IMSANZ) represents the interests of specialist general internal medicine physicians throughout Australia and New Zealand. IMSANZ provides a focus for general physicians with a broad range of skills and experience to meet in a collaborative forum and maintain skills and knowledge essential to their chosen field of general internal medicine.
Organising Committee
Adult Medicine Division |
Michael Hooper (Co-Chair) |
|
Fairlie Clifton |
|
Michelle Maradin |
Paediatrics & Child Health Division |
Rachel Skinner (Co-Chair) |
|
Colin Borg |
Australasian Faculty of Occupational & Environmental Medicine (AFOEM) |
David Crocker |
|
Andrew Messner |
Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine (AFPHM) |
Greg Stewart |
|
Kath Bates |
Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine (AFRM) |
Kath McCarthy |
|
Sybil Cumming |
Internal Medicine Society of Australia and New Zealand |
Alasdair MacDonald |
|
Mary Fitzgerald |
Chief Financial Officer |
Murrary Fox |
Policy and Advocacy |
Yvonne Luxford |
Education Deanery |
Radmilla Jancic |
Physicians Week 2009 Secretariat |
Anne Chang |
Important Dates
Congress Dates: 17 - 20 May 2009
Abstract submissions for Physicians Week 2009 have now closed.
Early Registration Closes: 21 March 2009
Accommodation Booking Deadline: 9 April 2009
A minimum one night’s deposit must be paid or credit card details given at time of booking to guarantee reservation. Bookings made after 9 April 2009 must be secured with credit card details.
Abstract Submissions Now Closed
Presenters will be advised of their status during mid-March.
Expression of Interest
If you are interested in participating in the Congress and would like further information, please click on the Expression of Interest form below.
Address for Communications
Physicians Week Congress Managers
Tour Hosts Pty Limited
GPO Box 128
Sydney NSW 2001
Tel: + 61 2 9265 0700
Fax: + 61 2 9267 5443
Email: physiciansweek@tourhosts.com.au
Previous ASM websites
For all information and resources from previous RACP ASM's visit the websites:
2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001
Upcoming Conference
World Congress of Internal Medicine 2010
Congress Managers
Tour Hosts Pty limited has been appointed as the official PCO (Professional Congress Organiser). Tour Hosts is the largest total service provider for congresses, events, business travel and exhibitions in Australia. They are the only Australian partner of INCON, an exclusive international network of the world’s top congress organisers and event managers. They are ideally placed to combine international know how and local expertise to this congress and look forward to working with The Royal Australasian College of Physicians and all its members to produce one of the best congresses in its history.