SEMINAR: WAIMR Centre for Clinical Research in Emergency Medicine

Morning tea and lunch provided

Scientific Programme

08:30 – 08:40Prof Simon Brown Introduction

08:40 – 09:30Dr Stephen Macdonald The Multiple Markers in Chest pain (MiMiC) study; evaluation of a rapid biomarker-based assessment of suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Emergency Department.

09:30 – 10:00Prof Simon Brown The Emergency Department Anaphylaxis Study

10:00 – 10:30Dr Shelley Stone Mediators of Human Anaphylaxis

10:30 – 11:00Morning tea

11:00 – 11:30Dr Craig Ellis Ambulance Anaphylaxis Study - an update

11:30 – 12:00 Dr Glenn Arendts The elderly patient in ED - predicting risk of return to ED following discharge.

12:00 – 12:30Prof Daniel Fatovich Emergency Department screening for Chlamydia trachomatis: a comparison of a nurse initiated vs patient initiated screening

12:30 – 13:00Lunch

Please register your attendance for catering purposes by Monday 19 October 2009 - phone 9224 8458