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Thursday 13 November 2025

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ADVANCED TRAINEES PROGRAMME 

8.30am - 9.00am          Registration, Arrival Tea & Coffee

9.00am - 9.45am          Medical Leadership
Dr Cheryl Johnson, Geriatrician/RACP Network Training Director, Te Whatu Ora - Waitematā And Te Tai Tokerau, NZ
VIRTUAL PRESENTATION
 
9.45 am – 10.30 am    Early Career SMOs - How to Get a Job and How to Survive Early SMO Life 
Dr Alwin Lim, Dr Alfred Kwan, and Dr Marshneil Gonsalves, Counties Manukau Health

10.30am - 11.00am     Morning Tea 
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11.00 am-11.45 am     AI in Health New Zealand
Dr Cheng Kai (CK) Jin, Clinical Director, Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Te Whatu Ora, NZ
 
11.45 am-12.30 pm    ANZSGM Update 
Maree Todd, President of the New Zealand Division of the ANZSGM 

12.30pm - 1.30pm    Lunch for Advanced Trainees 

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ANZSGM NZ RETREAT 2025

1.30pm - 1.50pm          Welcome / Karakia ~ Jake Ratu 

1.50pm - 2.05pm          Welcome ~ Maree Todd, President of the New Zealand Division of the ANZSGM 

Hot Topics Updates ~ Chair: Maree Todd
2.05pm - 2.30pm          Use of PET-CT in Dementia
Dr Marcus Rault, Radiologist and Nuclear Medicine Specialist, Canopy Imaging

​2.30pm - 3.00pm          Vaccines for Older Adults 
Joan Ingram, Medical Advisor, Immunisation Advisory Centre, NZ

3.00pm - 3.30pm          Afternoon Tea

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​Cultural Perspectives in Dementia Care ~ Chair: Kate Bradley

 3.30pm - 3.50pm          Mate Wareware (Dementia): Supporting Assessment And Care For Māori
Dr Oliver Menzies, Geriatrician & General Physician, Mana Awhi Older Person's Health, General Medicine, Te Toka Tumai Auckland, NZ

3.50pm – 4.05pm         Culturally Competent Dementia Care: Supporting Diverse Communities ~ Pacific Island Perspective
Dr Etu Ma'u, Geriatrician & General Physician, Mana Awhi Older Person's Health, General Medicine, Te Toka Tumai Auckland, NZ

4.05pm - 4.20pm          Culturally Competent Dementia Care: Supporting Diverse Communities: A Chinese Perspective
Dr Joanna Wang, Old Age Psychiatrist, Dementia Prevention Research Clinic, Centre for Brain Research, The University of Auckland, NZ
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4.20pm – 4.35pm         Cultural Perspectives in Dementia: Indian Perspectives
Professor Rita Krishnamurthi, School of Clinical Sciences, Auckland University of Technology New Zealand

4.35pm - 5.00pm         Panel Q&A: How Do We Upskill and Upscale? ~ Moderator: Dr Yumin Lin

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​​​5.00pm - 6.00pm         Welcome Reception