Hosted by the NNP SIG
| 1 May 2026 |
| 9:00am - 5:00pm |
| Robert Douglas Auditorium, The Townsville University Hospital, Townsville, Qld |
Cost: $55 for ACNN members (discount applied on log in), $90 for non-members.
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Program
Registration from 8.30 am
| 9:00 to 9:10 |
Welcome | |
| 9:10-9:50 |
Care on Country -Dr Cecelia O’Brien MFM Specialist Obstetrician/ Gynaecologist and Founder of
Women’s Health Circle discusses her Rural and Remote services. |
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| 9:50-10:30 |
Na I’m not the problem; you are, K – Dr Mary Ghazawy Staff Specialist Neonatologist Case study of the Tiny Baby Experience | |
| 10:30 – 11:00 |
Morning Tea |
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| 11:00 to 11:30 |
Analgesia in Neonates- Celeste Zupp, Pharmacist/Team Leader - Women's and Children's Pharmacy Department. |
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| 11:30 to 12:00 |
Local blocks and spinals for neonatal surgery / US guided IV insertion – Dr David Stoeter, Staff Specialist
Anaesthetist |
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| 12:00 to 12:30 |
Kidneys: The Real MVP’s of Your Body Dr Yoga Kandasamy Staff Specialist Neonatologist |
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| 12:30 to 1:30 |
Lunch Break Unit tours Premmie Pod Meeting |
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| 1:30 to 2:30 |
CROC TANK – Innovative products to revolutionise neonatal care presented to the CROC’s Panel: TBA Participants: TBA |
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| 2:30 to 3:20 |
Pathology Secrets from the Scientists We don’t just look at a neonatal blood film to watch haemopoiesis doing its best “I’m new here impression”- Andrew Cross Haematology Scientist Transfusion Testing in Neonates: Ensuring Safe Beginnings – Natalie Sawyer Transfusion Scientist Dr Carly Hughes Staff Specialist Infectious Disease |
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| 3:20 to 3:40 | Afternoon Tea |
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| 3:40 to 4:00 | Syphilis – Tina White Clinical Nurse Sexual Health Services |
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| 4:00 to 4:30 |
HSV - Penny Kenchington Sexual Health Nurse Practitioner |
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| 4:30 to 5:00 |
ABCMV - Dr Nicole Arthy Senior Neonatal Registrar |