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Friday 14 November 2025

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7.30am - 8.30am           Registration, Arrival Tea & Coffee
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Ministers Address ~ Chair: Maree Todd

8.30am - 9.00am           Hon. Casey Costello, Minister for Senior Citizens

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Breaking Silos and Building Care in Aged Residential Care Facilities  ~ Chair: Maree Todd

9.00am - 9.30am           Aged Care – Where Are We Now and Where Are We Heading?
Hon. Tracey Martin, Chief Executive, Aged Care Association, NZ

9.30am - 9.45am           The Innovations and the Challenges at the Coalface 
Lynda Irvine, Head of Clinical Services, Summerset Group Holdings, NZ

9.45am – 10.00am        Seamless Aged Care Services
​Tanya Bish, Head of Clinical Delivery, Summerset Group Holdings, NZ

10.00am – 10.15am      Demystifying ORAs or Care Suites in ARC
Dr Helen Kenealy, Chief Clinical & Risk Officer, Metlifecare, NZ

10.15am – 10.30am   Panel Q&A: The Innovations and the Challenges at the Coalface

10.30am - 11.00am     Morning Tea 

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Breaking Silos and Building Care in Aged Residential Care Facilities  ~ Chair: Ann Kim

11.00am - 11.10am       Drivers of Innovation in Aged Care - The Deterioration Early Warning System
Julie Daltrey, Nurse Practitioner / Teaching Fellow, The University of Auckland, NZ

11.10am - 11.20am       ReDAP (ReDucing AntiPsychotics) in Memory Care Units (MCUs)  – A Resident Centred Care Project
​Bernadette Rehman, National Clinical Pharmacist, Summerset Group Holdings Ltd, NZ
 
11.20am - 11.30am       Palliative Outcomes Initiative: Advancing Equitable Palliative Care for Adults in Auckland
Charlene Swanevelder, Specialty POI Nurse, Tōtara Hospice, Te Kahu Pairuri o Tōtara, South Auckland, NZ

11.30am - 11.40pm       Flow out of ARC
​Julie Yap, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Community & ED Geriatric Services, Health of Older People, Counties Manukau Health, NZ
 
11.40pm - 12.00pm       Panel Q&A: How Do We Work Better Together? ~ Moderator: Tanya Compton

12.00pm - 1.00pm          Lunch

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PPPR Update ~ Chair: So Jung Park

1.00pm - 2.00pm            Update on PPPR
Geof Shirtcliffe, Law Commission, NZ

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Endo Update in Older Adults    ~  Chair: So Jung Park

2.00pm - 2.30pm           Hormone Replacement In The Elderly - Where Are We At?
 Dr James Shand, Counties Manukau Health, NZ

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2.30pm-3.30pm        ANZSGM NZ Annual General Meeting 
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3.30pm - 3.50pm           Afternoon Tea

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Free Paper Presentations ~ Chair: Kate Bradley

3.50pm - 5.00pm          Free Paper Presentations

3.50pm - 4.05pm         Dis-investing of Sensor Alarms as Falls Prevention Strategy and Reinvigorating Regular Mobility in Older Persons Health (OPH) Wards
Dr Carl Hanger, Geriatrician, Health NZ Te Whatu Ora Waitaha, NZ
 
4.05pm - 4.20pm          Pre-Operative Fasting in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Fractured Hip
Raenna Chan, Medical Registrar, Hawke's Bay Fallen Soldiers Memorial Hospital, NZ
 
4.20pm - 4.35pm          To Explore New Zealand (NZ) Heads of Department (HOD) Views on Current and Future Services, Barriers, Challenges and Strategies to Develop Services
Professor Vasi Naganathan, Geriatric Medicine, Centre of Education and Research on Ageing, Concord Hospital and University of Sydney, Australia

4.35pm - 4.50pm          Trends in Discharge Analgesic Prescription in Hip Fracture Patients by Cognitive Status 
Dr Aritra Ray, Counties Manukau Health, NZ

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​​6.30pm - 10.00pm Retreat Dinner