The program overview below is provisional and will be updated as planning proceeds. Please check this page regularly.
Sunday 19 May 2019
| 0700-1200 | Exhibition Build (custom site builders only) | BANQUET HALL | |
| 1200-1600 | Exhibition Bump-In (all exhibitors) | BANQUET HALL | |
| 0900-1000 | Registration desk open | |
| Pre-Conference Workshops | ||
| 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. |
Stoma and peristomal complications Carmen George |
| 1200-1300 | Tea and coffee for all workshop participants. | |
| WORKSHOP THREE | CORINTHIAN | WORKSHOP FOUR | DORIC | |
| 1300-1500 | Workshop to be advised | Colostomy irrigation and ACE procedure Ian Whitely, Jill Fairhall 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. |
| 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. |
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| 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 | |||
| 0830-0845 | Welcome & Delegate Address | Conference Convenor Jackie Johnston Indigenous Welcome | Indigenous Representative |
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| 0845-0930 |  Keynote Speaker: Susan Gallagher, PhD MA MSN RN CSPHP CBNBariatric care: Considering wound, stomal 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. |
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| 0930-1015 |
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. |
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| 1015-1045 | Morning Tea in the Exhibition | BANQUET HALL | ||
| Concurrent Session A | |||
| BREAKOUTS IONIC |
BREAKOUTS DORIC |
BREAKOUTS CORINTHIAN |
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| 1045-1100 | |||
| 1105-1120 | |||
| 1125-1140 | |||
| 1145-1200 | |||
| 1200-1300 | Lunch in the Exhibition | BANQUET HALL Poster Viewing & Question Time (poster authors please stand by your poster to answer questions from delegates) |
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| Concurrent Session B | |||
| BREAKOUTS IONIC |
BREAKOUTS DORIC |
BREAKOUTS CORINTHIAN |
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| 1300-1315 | |||
| 1320-1335 | |||
| 1340-1355 | |||
| 1400-1430 | Afternoon Tea in the Exhibition | BANQUET HALL | ||
| Plenary Session | GRAND LODGE | |||
| 1430-1510 | Keynote Speaker: To be advised | ||
| 1515-1715 | AASTN AGM (all members welcome) | GRAND LODGE | ||
| Free evening | |||
Tuesday 21 May 2019
| 0800 | Registration desk open | MARBLE FOYER, SMC | ||
| 0800 | Speaker’s Preparation Room Open | BALCONY | ||
| Plenary Sessions | GRAND LODGE | |||
| 0830-1030 | LARS Symposium | ||
| 1030-1100 | Morning Tea in the Exhibition | BANQUET HALL | ||
| Plenary Session | GRAND LODGE | |||
| 1100-1200 |
Luke Escombe is an award-winning songwriter, musician and comedian who has turned his 25 years of living with Crohn’s disease into inspiration for his art. Full biography. |
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| 1200-1300 | Lunch in the Exhibition | BANQUET HALL | ||
| Concurrent Session D | |||
| BREAKOUTS IONIC |
BREAKOUTS DORIC |
BREAKOUTS CORINTHIAN |
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| 1300-1315 | |||
| 1320-1335 | |||
| 1340-1355 | |||
| 1400-1415 | |||
| 1420-1435 | |||
| 1435-1500 | Afternoon Tea in the Exhibition | BANQUET HALL | ||
| Plenary Session | GRAND LODGE | |||
| 1500-1545 | Keynote Speaker: Associate Professor Cecil Varol Neobladders |
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| 1545-1630 | Keynote Speaker: To be advised | ||
| 1830 | 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 
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. |
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Wednesday 22 May 2019
| 0800 | Registration desk open | MARBLE FOYER, SMC | ||
| 0800 | Speaker’s Preparation Room Open | BALCONY | ||
| Plenary Session | GRAND LODGE | |||
| 0900-0945 | Invited Speaker: Dr Gemma Gilchrist Transition from adolescence to adulthood |
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| 0945-1030 | Keynote Speaker: To be advised | ||
| 1030-1100 | Morning Tea in the Exhibition | BANQUET HALL | ||
| Concurrent Session E | |||
| BREAKOUTS IONIC |
BREAKOUTS DORIC |
BREAKOUTS CORINTHIAN |
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| 1100-1115 | Pressure injuries: Voyage to infinity and beyond! Tracy Nowicki Clinical Nurse Consultant, Quality Effectiveness Support Team, The Prince Charles Hospital |
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| 1120-1135 | |||
| 1140-1155 | |||
| 1200-1300 | Lunch in the Exhibition | Banquet Hall (exhibitor bump out from 1400) |
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| Concurrent Session F | |||
| ROOM 1 | BREAKOUTS DORIC |
BREAKOUTS CORINTHIAN |
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| 1300-1315 | |||
| 1320-1335 | |||
| 1340-1355 | |||
| 1400-1415 | |||
| 1415-1445 | Afternoon Tea in the Exhibition | Banquet Hall | ||
| Closing Session | GRAND LODGE | |||
| 1445-1530 | Keynote Speaker | ||
| 1530-1545 | Next committee… 2021 43rd AASTN National Conference! | ||
| 1545-1600 | Close and thank you – 2019 Conference Convenor | ||