Program

The ICE Meeting program consists of the two day program on Friday 1 and Saturday 2 June 2012. All sessions conducted on these days are included in the ICE registration fee. The sponsored breakfast sessions will be free of charge, but places are limited. It is vital that participants indicate their intention to attend breakfast sessions with the ICE Secretariat, so that they can be issued with a ticket.

Major Supporter

Thursday 31 May 2012

0900-1700 ALS Adult re-accreditation
0900-1700 ALS Paediatric re-accreditation
0900-1700 ALS Resuscitation instructor re-accreditation

The above ALS programs will be run by the ACCCN Victorian branch and you can book separately via the event calendar (a bus will be provided to transport interstate travellers to and from the Sebel).

Friday 1 June 2012

Opening Plenary

0900-1005
Conference Opening

0900-1005
How current initiatives in nursing will impact on future health
Presenter: Rosemary Bryant, Chief Nursing Officer

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1005-1045 Morning tea and trade exhibition

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1045-1215 Concurrent Sessions

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1215-1330 Lunch and trade exhibition

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1330-1445 Concurrent Sessions

Session 4 Organ Support	Session 5 Mechanical ventilation - the basics	Session 6 Workforce	Workshop 2 Paediatric
Liver support Presenter: Nigel Fealy, Austin Health	Overview of mechanical ventilation Presenter: Judy Currey, Deakin University	Staffing ratios for ICU units Presenter: Gabrielle Hanlon, ANZICS	Stabilising the child for transport
Best practice in haemofiltration now Presenter: Ian Baldwin, Austin Health	Lung protective ventilator strategies Presenter: Tania Elderkin, Barwon Health	Staffing standards for ICU Presenter: Workforce Advisory Panel
ECMO Presenters: Jayne Sheldrake and Mathew Reid, Alfred Health	Utilising ventilation waveforms to optimise mechanical ventilation Presenter: Malcolm Dennis, Education Consultant	A nurse unit manager's perspective on performance management Presenter: Jennifer Robertson, Princess Alexandra Hospital

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1500-1530 Afternoon tea and trade exhibition

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1530-1700 Concurrent Sessions

Session 7 Advanced concepts in mechanical ventilation	Session 8 Organ donation - where are we now?	Session 9 Recovery from critical illness	Workshop 3 Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
ARDS Presenter: Laven Padayachee, Epworth Health	Raising awareness of organ donation Presenter: Nicky Stitt, Monash Medical Centre	Pain control in ICU Presenter: Kim Choate, St Vincent's Health Melbourne	Priming, programming and problem solving
High Frequency Oscillation Ventilation (HFOV) Presenter: Stephen McKeever, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne	Donation after cardiac death Presenter: Elizabeth Treasure, DonateLife Victoria	Transition from ICU to ward Presenter: Andrea Doric, Box Hill Hospital
Nitric Oxide therapy Presenter: Paul Ross, Alfred Health	Recipient family experience Presenter to be confirmed	Personal reflections on recovering from a critical illness Presenter: Jane Fletcher, Monash University

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1930-2330 ICE Dinner

Saturday 2 June 2012

0900-1030 Concurrent Sessions

Session 10 Advanced cardiac assessment and support	Session 11 Reducing infections in the critically ill	Session 12 Special populations in critical care	Workshop 4 Ventilation
Heart sounds Presenter: Deborah Massey, Griffith University	Isolating patients with VRE Presenter: Donna Cameron, Austin Health	Congenital heart disease comes of age Presenter: Glenda Fleming, Children's Hospital, Westmead	Modes, breath delivery, waveform interpretation and troubleshooting and Nitric Oxide therapy
Pacing: nursing assessment and problem solving Presenter: Elizabeth Gherardin, Cabrini Health and Box Hill Hospital	Reducing Central Line Acquired Blood Stream Infections (CLABSI) Presenter: Gabrielle Hanlon, ANZICS	The pregnant patient in ICU Presenter: Wendy Pollock, Mercy Hospital for Women and La Trobe University
Nursing management of a patient with IABP therapy Presenter: Michael Graan, Epworth Health	Selective decontamination of the gut Presenter: Andrea Marshall, University of Sydney	The oncology patient in ICU Presenter: Christine Brown and Christine Murphy, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

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1030-1115 Morning tea and trade exhibition

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1115-1245 Concurrent Sessions

Session 13 Emergent management of STEMI	Session 14 Education controversies	Session 15 End of life care	Workshop 5 IABP
Contemporary medical management Presenter: Karen Sanders, Austin Health	Mandatory competencies Presenter: Melanie Greenwood, University of Tasmania	Implementing an end-of-life pathway for dying patients in the ICU Presenter: Marama Dunne, Alfred Health	Triggers, timing and troubleshooting
Percutaneous Cardiac Iintervention (PCI) Presenter: Elizabeth Oldland, Deakin University	Critical care curriculums Presenter: Carol Grech, University of SA	Communication at the end of life Presenter: Glenda Kerridge, Eastern Health
Emergency CABGs Presenter: Liz Delaney, St Vincent's Health Melbourne	Can simulation replace clinical experience? Presenter: Sharee Griffiths, RMIT University	Personal reflections on withdrawal of treatment Presenter: Charlie Corke, Barwon Health

Session 16 The deteriorating patient	Session 17 Safety and quality	Session 18 Trauma	Workshop 6 Haemodynamic Monitoring Workshop
The science of essential nursing care Presenter: Wendy Chaboyer, Griffith University	TEAM Strategies Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (STEPPS) Presenter: Frances Lin, Griffith University	Trauma systems in Australia Presenter: Nathan Farrow, National Trauma Research Institute	Performing, interpreting and managing cardiac outputs
Recognising deterioration Presenter: Deborah Massey, Griffith University	Handover in ICU Presenter: Elizabeth Manias, The University of Melbourne	Massive blood loss Presenter to be confirmed
Paediatric deterioration and retrieval Presenter: Sharon Kinney, Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne	Health Services Commissioner Presenter: Beth Wilson, The Office of the Health Services Commissioner, Victoria	ICU in a war zone Presenter to be confirmed

Oxford style debate - Using check lists is dumbing down nursing
Two teams will debate the merits of check lists

Closing Address