2019 – Program

Sunday 19 May 2019

0700-1200	Exhibition Build (custom site builders only) \| BANQUET HALL
1200-1600	Exhibition Bump-In (all exhibitors) \| BANQUET HALL
0900-1300	Workshop Registration \| FOYER, GROUND FLOOR, SMC
	Pre-Conference Workshops The pre-conference workshops will be held at the conference venue on Sunday 19th May 2019. Participation is an additional cost of $80 per person and includes lunch from 1200-1300. Each workshop has a limited number of participants that can attend and bookings will be taken in a first come, first served basis. Delegates and non-delegates as welcome to book.
	WORKSHOP ONE \| CORINTHIAN	WORKSHOP TWO \| DORIC
1000-1200	Bariatric Nursing, Wound and Skin Care, and Safety Susan Gallagher Nearly 75% of individuals living in Australia are overweight or obese. Wound and skin care professionals feel the impact of this changing demographic in many ways. This course explores care associated with obesity and skin and wound concerns. Soft tissue pathophysiology, central weight distribution, and moving and handling are described as each one applies to individuals whose weight interferes with proper, safe care.	Stomal and Peristomal conditions: Focus on peristomal skin Carmen George This session aims to explore some of the common and not so common stomal and peristomal ‘complications’ that stomal therapy nurses may encounter in their practice. It aims to assist the STN in assessment and diagnoses of the condition and consideration of options for management. Click here for more information
1200-1300	Light lunch for all workshop participants.
	WORKSHOP THREE \| CORINTHIAN	WORKSHOP FOUR \| DORIC
1300-1500	What can we do to manage the volcano, when we can only see the crater at the top? Lee Gavegan, Petti Caraiscos Sponsored by KCI – An Acelity Company This session aims to improve your understanding of fistulas and the available options for managing fistulas when using V.A.C. Therapy	Colostomy irrigation and ACE procedure Ian Whiteley, Jill Fairhall (assisting) This session aims to dispel some of the myths surrounding colostomy irrigation and provide practical advice and evidence based education. Antegrade Continence Enemas (the ACE procedure) will also be discussed. Click here for more information
1400-1530	Conference Registration \| MARBLE FOYER, LEVEL 1, SMC
1530-1700	Welcome Reception \| Banquet Hall, SMC Welcome to the 2019 AASTN Conference! This is the first social opportunity to catch up with your interstate colleagues and sponsors and exhibitors of the Meeting. The welcome reception also provides a great opportunity to meet delegates who are attending the conference for the first time. Inclusive for full registrations and exhibitors, book during registration process. Additional tickets can be purchased by guests and day registrations.
	Free Evening

Monday 20 May 2019

0730	Registration desk open \| MARBLE FOYER, SMC
0730	Speaker’s Preparation Room Open \| BALCONY
	Opening Plenary Session \| GRAND LODGE Chair: Jackie Johnston
0830-0845	Welcome & Delegate Address \| Conference Convenor Jackie Johnston Indigenous Welcome \| Uncle Allan Murray
0845-0930	Keynote Speaker: Susan Gallagher, PhD MA MSN RN CSPHP CBN Bariatric care: Considering wound, stoma and continence Susan Gallagher is a recognized expert in safety, outcomes and communication with an emphasis on bariatrics, skin and wound care, safe patient handling and mobility, and risk and loss control. Full biography.
0930-1015	Keynote Speaker: Wendy White Connected. Caring. Capable: The 3C’s of contemporary practice In 2007, Wendy White founded Wendy White Wound Care, an independent wound consultancy service, with now over 27 years of wound & skin care expertise. Full biography.
1015-1045	Morning Tea in the Exhibition \| BANQUET HALL
	Plenary Session \| GRAND LODGE Chair: Bronwyn Overall
1045-1115	Education & Professional Development Committee Clinical Documentation: The importance of documentation for the Advanced Clinical Practitioner What you write as a stomal therapy nurse will impact on the funding your institution receives. This session aims to give an overview of the requirements and importance of good clinical documentation and the positive impact great documentation can have in capturing patient acuity and complexities. You will gain insight into how your documentation is reviewed by coders and the impact this has on the importance of the stomal therapy nurse.
1115-1120	MOVE TO BREAKOUTS
	Concurrent Session A
	BREAKOUT – GRAND LODGE	BREAKOUT – IONIC	BREAKOUT – TUSCAN	BREAKOUT – CORINTHIAN
CHAIR	Bronwyn Overall	Kris Louis	Mark Murtagh	Lee Gavegan
1120-1200	Why stomal therapy nurses need to broaden their scope of practice for the sake of improved patient quality of life Dr Vicki Patton	Surgical innovation in colorectal surgery Dr Kim-Chi Phan-Thien	Medicinal cannabis for the treatment of pain, cancer, inflammatory bowel disease issues Dr Teresa Towpik	Getting to the bottom of it: Bowel management and the physiology of defaecation Dr Torey Lawrence

1200-1300	Lunch in the Exhibition \| BANQUET HALL Poster Viewing & Question Time (poster authors please stand by your poster to answer questions from delegates)
	Concurrent Session B
	BREAKOUT – IONIC SYMPOSIUM	BREAKOUT – TUSCAN PAEDIATRICS	BREAKOUT – CORINTHIAN SURGERY & TREATMENT
CHAIR	Keryln Carville	Karen Cole	Jill Fairhall
1300-1315	The scope of the community wound burden and costs to care Kerlyn Carville, Anne Capes, Gordana Petkovska, Margaret Edmondson, Pam Morey, Jenny Faithful	Getting to the bottom of Hirschsprung’s Disease Chary Richards	Stomal closure and complications Steve Smith
1320-1335		A colourful idea for children having a Mitrofanoff / Monti stoma – from idea to end product Lisa Naeher	Anaesthetic options in colorectal cancer surgery Steve Smith
1340-1355		A visit to blow my ‘red stockings’ off Alison Kennedy	Implementation of a multidisciplinary, nurse led clinic for cancer treatment related bowel dysfunction Carolyn Atkin
1400-1430	Afternoon Tea in the Exhibition \| BANQUET HALL
	Plenary Session \| GRAND LODGE Chair: Anne-Marie Lyons
1430-1510	Keynote Speaker: Dr Philippe Fauqué Nutrition for ostomates Dr Philippe Fauqué is a nutritionist doctor specialized in artificial nutrition. He leads the largest french clinical nutrition unit at the Institute Polyclinique of Cannes that welcomes patients with various digestive pathologies, hepatitis, pancreatitis, digestive cancers, hepatic transplant and digestive surgery. Full biography
1515-1715	AASTN AGM (all members welcome) \| GRAND LODGE
	Free evening

Tuesday 21 May 2019

0800	Registration desk open \| MARBLE FOYER
0800	Speaker’s preparation room open \| BALCONY
	Plenary LARS Symposium \| GRAND LODGE Chair: Donna Heggie
0830-1030	The Low Anterior Resection Syndrome (LARS) session Anatomy and physiology of the surgery and why is it done, Professor Chris Byrne Statistics and research findings on LARS, Dr Danette Wright Diagnosis and anorectal physiology studies, Dr Caroline Wright Conservative management of LARS, Janet Candido Transanal irrigation treatment of LARS and surgery for a second stoma, Colleen Mendes Colorectal Cancer Support Group formation and outcomes, Ian Whiteley
1030-1100	Morning Tea in the Exhibition \| BANQUET HALL
	Plenary Session \| GRAND LODGE Chair: Jackie Johnston
1100-1200	Keynote Speaker: Luke Escombe Papa’s brand new bag Award-winning songwriter and comedian Luke Escombe reflects on his twenty five years with IBD, his decision to have an ostomy, and the surprising new direction his life has taken since. Filled with music, humour and brutal honesty about the less than glamorous aspects of ostomy life, Luke’s story is ultimately a reminder that ostomies don’t just save lives, they can also transform them. Full biography.
1200-1300	Lunch in the Exhibition \| BANQUET HALL
1215-1300	WCET Meeting \| GRAND LODGE
	Concurrent Session C
	BREAKOUTS – IONIC SKIN / COMPLIANCE LAWS	BREAKOUTS – TUSCAN EDUCATION & TRAINING	BREAKOUTS – CORINTHIAN CONTINENCE / AGEING
CHAIR	Debra Day	Kenneth Salazar	Kris Louis
1300-1315	‘Cellutome’ an epidermal harvesting system. a series of case studies demonstrating the clinical experience using ‘Cellutome’ in an outpatients setting Tina McEvoy	Making the connection; enabling person centred care through facilitation and consumer involvement Julia Kittscha	Incontinence in Australia by numbers Donna Heggie
1320-1335		Advancing wound, ostomy and continence education for nurses Joy Sears	Neobladder support group Kavita Sharma
1340-1355	The challenges in the management of a stoma patient with dermatitis artefacta Mireille Hamson	Seeding Stomal Therapy in Mauritus Sharon Boxall	“On the verge of residential aged care” a continence management case history Claire Dobson
1400-1415	Peristomal medical adhesive-related skin injury: International consensus development Ian Whiteley	‘The OZtomy Nurse’. A series of YouTube videos and podcasts dedicated to education & sharing of knowledge relating to stoma care, products and scope of current stomal therapy practice in Australia Felicity Rackham	A new way to treat urinary tract infections Loreto Pinnuck
1420-1435	Interacting appropriately with industry – how compliance laws can affect you Paris Purnell	Stoma site selection outside stomal therapy hours – training hospital staff Kate Brereton	ARE WE READY? ……Managing the complexities of dementia within stoma care Michaela Parker
1435-1450		Discussion	Discussion
1450-1520	Afternoon Tea in the Exhibition \| BANQUET HALL
	Plenary Session \| GRAND LODGE Chair: Lee Gavegan
1520-1605	Keynote Speaker: Associate Professor Celi Varol Neobladders Associate Professor Celi Varol is a Urologist at the, Nepean Public Hospital, Nepean Private Hospital, Westmead Private Hospital and Sydney Private Hospital. A/Professor Celi Varol is currently undertaking the first University and Ethics board approved trial for Focal Laser Therapy for patients with Prostate Cancer in Australia. Full biography.

1815	Meet coaches outside the Sydney Masonic Centre for transfer to Jones Bay Wharf
1900 till Late	Gala Dinner \| Doltone House, Jones Bay Wharf, Pyrmont Entertainment: Jellybean Jam Theme: Vivid Sydney!You are invited to dress BRIGHT, BOLD and COLOURFUL! Inclusive for full registrations however bookings are essential for planning purposes. Book during the registration process. Additional tickets may be purchased by guests, exhibitors and day registrations. Transport to and from the dinner

Wednesday 22 May 2019

0800	Registration desk open \| MARBLE FOYER, SMC
0800	Speaker’s Preparation Room Open \| BALCONY
	Plenary Session \| GRAND LODGE Chair: Kenneth Salazar
0910-1000	Invited Speaker: Dr Jemma Gilchrist Coping with the Emotional Roller Coaster [PDF – Presentation Files – click to download] Jemma has 20 years of experience in working with people who are facing a wide range of emotional and health challenges. She has a particular interest in helping people adjust to the challenges that illness brings and has unique experience in the care of those with cancer and their families.
1000-1030	Morning Tea in the Exhibition \| BANQUET HALL
	Concurrent Session D
	BREAKOUTS – IONIC PRESSURE INJURY & OSTOMY RESEARCH	BREAKOUTS – TUSCAN STOMA ADJUSTMENT STUDY	BREAKOUTS – CORINTHIAN HOS, FISTULA & CARE
CHAIR	Kris Louis	Greg Fairbrother	Jenny O’Donnell
1030-1045	It’s a confidence thing!…….. Exploring qualitative ostomy research results Angie Perrin	Prospective measurement of the trajectory of adjustment outcomes among new stoma patients Carol Stott, Julia Kittscha, Ian Whiteley, Brenda Christiansen, Colleen Mendes, Lisa Graaf, Katherine Wykes	The development of a clinical practice guideline for high output stoma management for adult patients at a regional hospital in Western Australia Felicity Jones
1050-1105			“Tummy troubles” Sonia Hicks
1110-1125	Pressure injuries: Voyage to infinity and beyond! Tracy Nowicki		Enteroatmospheric Fistula – Caring for Mind and Body Renee Matthews, Kristie Willis
1130-1145			The importance of holistic approach to stoma care. A case study Anne Mamo, Daniela Levido
1150-1205			Clinical management of high output ileostomates to prevent dehydration and acute kidney injury: A quality improvement activity Jodie Gordon
1205-1300	Lunch in the Exhibition \| Banquet Hall
	Concurrent Session E
	BREAKOUTS – IONIC STOMA	BREAKOUTS – TUSCAN TECHNOLOGY & APPLIANCE	BREAKOUTS – CORINTHIAN STOMA FOLLOW-UP & WOUND
CHAIR	Debra Day	Kenneth Salazar	Mark Murtagh
1300-1315	The man behind the woman: Rupert B Turnbull Jr – Father of Stomal therapy Naomi Houston	Evolution of stoma accessories – customised stoma seals using individualised bioengineered 3D modelling technology Wendy McNamara	Necrotising soft tissue infection and management of a stoma after extensive abdominal wall soft tissue loss Colleen Mendes
1320-1335	Overcoming problems with stoma site placement and improving quality of life after urinary diversion Patricia Walls	Enhancing care using digital technology Sarah Haughey	Anorectal trauma associated with sodium phosphate enema leading to Fournier’s gangrene requiring extensive debridement and diverting colostomy Fiona (Lee) Gavegan
1340-1355	Preoperative stoma marking in the general surgery Population Linda Vu	Enhancing quality of life with a 2 – piece appliance: A series of case studies Sarah Haughey	SOME THINGS CAN’T BE FIXED. Management of a Desmoid tumour in a patient with FAP with exisiting ileostomy and fistula Rebecca Hook
1400-1415	Granulomas what they are, how they affect ostomates and methods of treating them successfully Cheryl Jannaway	The impact of stomal therapy nurse clinics on appliance usage Elizabeth English	The use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy on the perineal incision following an abdominoperineal resection. Can time to wound healing be reduced? Trish Doherty
1420-1435	Can rectal irrigation improve quality-of-life for patients who have bowel dysfunction? Lisa Richards	Connecting through telehealth Jenny O’Donnell, Karen Cole	Discovery of stoma site recurrence during outpatient follow up Melanie Perez
1435-1440	MOVE TO CLOSING PLENARY
	Closing Session \| GRAND LODGE Chair: Jackie Johnston
1440-1450	Next committee… 2021 43rd AASTN National Conference!
1450-1500	Close and thank you – 2019 Conference Convenor
1500-1530	Join us for a farewell glass of bubbles and afternoon tea with the exhibitors \| Banquet Hall (exhibitor bump out from 1530)