Logistics
Breakfast Breakfast for the duration of NLDS will be provided at the Forrest Hotel and Apartments at the beginning of your day. If there are any problems with the provisions made for you, please call Tom Crowhurst (0439 810 678). Dietary Requirements We have attempted to cater for all dietary requirements. If your requirements are not being met, please contact Tom Crowhurst (0439 810 678) and he will ensure that you are provided for. Please do not feel in any way embarrassed to do this.
Programme Sunday 29 August 2010
There is no formal academic programme for Sunday. Delegates will arrive throughout the day. Evening Programme Dinner on Sunday will be provided to all delegates at Mecca Bah. Please attend at 1900 (7pm) and dress in smart casual. Mecca Bah is located at: 25 – 29 Manuka Terrace, Flinders Way, Manuka.
1330 – 1730 AMA House 3rd Floor Conference Room
Accommodation The accommodation for delegates is located at the Forrest Hotel and Apartments, which is a short walk from Parliament House and is generally within walking distance of other venues. The phone number of the Forrest Hotel and Apartments is 02 6295 3433 and it is located at: 30 National Cct | Forrest | ACT 2603.
0900 – 1330 Parliament House Theatre Room
Transport Unless otherwise specified, you will be required to catch a taxi from the airport to the accommodation on Sunday 29 August. You will also need to catch a taxi from AMA House to the airport on Wednesday 1 September; you are responsible for organising this transport. All other travel throughout NLDS will be by foot.
Time
Session
0800 – 0830
Breakfast – Forrest Inn
0845
Depart Forrest Inn for Parliament House
0900 – 0915
AMSA Welcome Ross Roberts-Thomson, President of AMSA
0915 – 0945
AMA Welcome Dr Andrew Pesce, President of the AMA
0945 – 1030
Leadership Experiences from Afghanistan Colonel Jeff Brock, Senior Aviation Medical Officer and Pilot in the Australian Army
1030 – 1045
Morning Tea - Parliament House
1045 – 1130
Effective Leadership in Médecins Sans Frontières Field Work Dr Kamalini Lokuge OAM, Board Member and Experienced Field Medical Officer for Médecins Sans Frontières (Australia)
1130 – 1200
Reflections on Leadership Professor Nick Glasgow, Dean of the Australian National University Medical School
1200 – 1245
Satellite Presentation Australian Army Medical Corps, Afghanistan
1245 – 1300
Walk to AMA House
1300 – 1345
Lunch - AMA House
1345 – 1430
Effective Leadership for the AFP Commissioner Tony Negus APM, Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police
1430 – 1515
Pressures on the Future of Healthcare in Australia Dr Martin Van Der Weyden, Editor of the Medical Journal of Australia
1515 – 1530
Afternoon Tea - AMA House
1530 - 1615
Keynote Address Professor Jim Bishop AO, Chief Medical Officer
1615 – 1730
What Makes for a Good Leader in Medicine? Dr Kathryn Kirkpatrick, GP and RACGP Councillor
Evening Programme Dinner on Monday will be a Gala Dinner held at the ‘Cafe in the House’ within Old Parliament House. This will be a formal occasion so please dress appropriately. Old Parliament House: King George Terrace, Parkes. The event will begin at 1900 sharp. This should enable sufficient time to walk back to the Forrest Hotel and Apartments following the close of the Academic Programme at 1700, and then walk to Old Parliament House.
AMSA/AMA NLDS 2010
Help Line If you have problems of a logistical nature, please call Tom Crowhurst (0439 810 678) or Sam Kirchner (0415 680 763).
Programme
Monday 30 August 2010