WCIM 2010 Melbourne in conjunction with Physicians Week
20 – 25 March 2010
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre Melbourne, Australia
World Medicine for the Next Decade: 2010 to 2020
Acute Medical Units - Mapping the Future of Acute Patient Care Satellite Meeting
Date: Sunday 21 March 2010
Time: 0900 – 1600
Venue: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Who Should Attend?
This seminar will be of value to physicians involved in acute hospital admissions rosters, ED physicians, nurses, geriatricians, administrators, Department of Health employees and other hospital staff.
Many Australian and international hospitals have introduced Acute Medical Units to overcome barriers in medical patient flow between Emergency Department and the inpatient wards. What are these units actually doing? How effective are the units? Do they improve safety and how should they interact with other services, both in the hospital and in the community? What can we do to improve their proficiency and care? What resources are required to enable them to fulfil their role? How should they be designed and what should be their model of care to suit difference types of hospitals? Are there opportunities to streamline the systems used to allow better data collection for evaluation and comparison between units?
This seminar will address these and other questions from the perspective of clinicians and other staff as well as hospital administrators.
The following 4 key areas will be explored:
- Update on Acute Medical Units in Australia Hospitals
- AMU Incoming: Access
- Acuity and Boundary Issues
- AMU Outgoing: Discharge Planning and Interaction with Community Resources
Registration
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Program
To download the draft program please click here.
The AMU Satellite Meeting is
supported by the
Victorian Government Department of Health.
Call for Abstracts!
Abstracts for poster display will be accepted as part of the AMU Satellite Meeting.
Abstract Submission Deadline: Friday 26 February 2010
Please submit your abstract via email to the Congress Managers at wcim2010@arinex.com.au.
Promotional Flyer
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The Host Associations
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Timetable and Deadlines
Congress Opens: 21 March 2010
Congress Closes: 25 March 2010
Abstract Submission Closes: Now Closed
Early Registration: 15 January 2010
Accommodation: 29 January 2010
A minimum one night’s Deposit must be paid or credit card details given at time of booking to guarantee reservation. Bookings made after 29 January 2010 must be secured with credit card details.
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Address for Communications
World Congress of Internal Medicine Congress Managers
arinex Conference & Exhibition Organisers
GPO Box 128
Sydney Australia 2001
Phone: +61 2 9265 0700
Fax: +61 2 9267 5443
Email: wcim2010@arinex.com.au
Congress Managers
arinex pty limited
arinex pty limited has been appointed as the official PCO (Professional Congress Organiser). arinex is the largest total service provider for conferences, events, business travel and exhibitions in Australia. They are the only Australian partner of INCON, an exclusive international network of the world’s top conference organisers and event managers. They are ideally placed to combine international know how and local expertise to this Congress and look forward to working with the Organising Committee of the WCIM 2010 Melbourne and all its members to produce the best Congress in its history.