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ACEM Patient Safety Workshop 2025
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9:00 am - 9:10 am - 16 September 2025

Welcome to the Patient Safety Workshop 2025

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Acknowledgement of Country and welcome from Associate Professor Nicola Cunningham

9:10 am - 9:40 am - 16 September 2025

SESSION 1 - Advocating for Patient Safety

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Speaker: Melissa Sheldrick
Chair: Associate Professor Nicola Cunningham

How a family is impacted following the death of a family member.

Followed by Q&A. 

9:45 am - 10:00 am - 16 September 2025

MORNING BREAK

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Let's take a break for 15 minutes.

Browse through a Healthcare Simulation podcast here.

10:00 am - 10:45 am - 16 September 2025

SESSION 2 - Simulation and Safety: More Than you Think

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Speakers: Professor Victoria Brazil and Dr Nancy Sadka
Chair: Associate Professor Carmel Crock

Keynote Presentation

Followed by Q&A.

10:45 am - 12:00 pm - 16 September 2025

SESSION 3 - Trainee Presentations: Quality Initiative

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Speakers:  Dr Jennifer Paterson, Dr Anthony Coco, Dr Jessica Freeman
Chair:  Dr Mark Hussey

This year’s Patient Safety Workshop presents a dynamic trainee-focused session. Hear from three fabulous trainees about their experiences and reflections as Quality Initiative (QI) trainees.

Followed by Q&A. 

Implementing a Hot Debrief Protocol with Dr Jennifer Paterson (Trainee, NZ).
The Trainee Experience with Dr Anthony Cocco (Trainee, VIC)
Dr Jessica Freeman (Trainee, NSW) will reflect on her experiences as a QI trainee. 

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm - 16 September 2025

LUNCH

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Let's break for lunch for 30 minutes. See you soon.

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12:30pm - Part 1: Executive Oversight
Speaker: Professor George Braitberg
Chair:  Dr Andrew Cooke

12:40pm - Part 2: Review of an incident and what a clinical investigation looks at post-event, including contributing factors.
  • Participant involvement       
  • Coronial review
  • Reflections
Speakers: Professor George Braitberg and Dr Tony Kambourakis
Chair: Dr Andrew Cooke

Followed by Q&A.

1:25 pm - 1:40 pm - 16 September 2025

SESSION 5 - EMER Demonstration

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Speaker: Dr Kim Hansen                 
Chair: Associate Professor Carmel Crock


Demonstration on how to lodge details into the Emergency Medicine Events Register (EMER).

1:40 pm - 1:55 pm - 16 September 2025

AFTERNOON BREAK

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Let's take a short break before our final session. See you in 15 minutes.

1:55 pm - 2:25 pm - 16 September 2025

SESSION 6 - Wellbeing and care of the second victim

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Speaker: Dr Jo Cole
Chair: Dr Rachel Goh    

Practical delivery of care of the second victim and staff.
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Speaker: Dr Jacqueline Huber
Chair:  Dr Mark Hussey

Restraints: Managing Acute Behavioural Disturbance
  • Overarching principles
  • How do we keep staff safe
  • Medico Legal Issues

2:55 pm - 3:00 pm - 16 September 2025

Wrap up and Close

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Let's bring things to a close.