Programme
Updated Friday 13 December
| Time | Session |
| Time tbc | Division of Rural Hospital Medicine | Registrar Day |
| 12.00pm | Rural Health Research and Education Day |
| 4.00pm | Rural Health Research and Education | Chapter meeting |
| 5.00 - 7.00pm | Welcome reception Light canapes and beverages will be served throughout the exhibition area. |
| Time | Session |
| 8.30am | Pōwhiri |
| 8.45am | Welcome Paul McGregor |
| 8.50am | Conference opening Peter Jackson, Chair, Te Rōpū Ārahi Dr Fiona Bolden, Chair, Hauora Taiwhenua Rural Health Network |
| 9.00am | Minister's address |
| 9.30am | Keynote: Empowerment in Māori rural health Carlton will explore the vital role of Māori health leadership in Aotearoa and innovative strategies for empowering rural health professionals and communities. Drawing on success stories and collaborative initiatives, he will focus on achieving equitable health outcomes for Māori and other rural populations. Dr Carlton Irving, Director of Māori Health and Consumer, Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission |
| 10.30am | Morning tea | Paramanawa |
| 11.00am | Rangatahi/Rangatira session: I was lucky enough to be born into an era that is the most exciting and engaging period in which to practice in rural health Speakers to be confirmed |
| 11.10am | Panel: What is the way forward for resolving rural Māori health inequities under the new political environment? Panelists to be confirmed |
| 12.00pm | Pounamu sponsor address John Macaskill-Smith, Chief Executive, Spark Health |
| 12.30pm | Lunch | Te Kai o Te Rānui |
| 1.30pm | Keynote: Rural Health - an Australian story Dr Rod Martin, President, Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) |
| 2.30pm | Concurrent 1a | Concurrent 1b | Concurrent 1c | Concurrent 1d | Concurrent 1e |
| 3.30pm | Afternoon tea | Paramanawa |
| 4.00pm | Concurrent 2a | Concurrent 2b | Concurrent 2c | Concurrent 2d | Concurrent 2e |
| 5.30pm | Day close |
| 7.00pm | Conference and Awards dinner Indulge in a delicious three-course menu, enjoy live entertainment and socialise with colleagues and friends, old and new! |
| Time | Session |
| 8.30am | Welcome to day two Paul McGregor |
| 8.45am | Keynote presentation Matt Chisholm |
| 9.45am | Rangatahi/Rangatira session: Climate change is the single biggest threat to rural health/wellbeing in the coming decade |
| 10.00am | Morning tea | Paramanawa |
| 10.30am | Panel: What are the opportunities and barriers in leveraging new technologies to support the training of “for rural, by rural, in rural”? Dr Rod Martin, President, Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) Further panelists to be confirmed |
| 11.20am | Concurrent 3a | Concurrent 3b | Concurrent 3c | Concurrent 3d | Concurrent 3e |
| 12.15pm | Lunch | Te Kai o Te Rānui |
| 1.15pm | Lightning talks |
| 1.50pm | Rangatahi/Rangatira session: Emerging technology and expanding primary care teams are empowering patients to be able to talk about and manage their own health Speakers to be confirmed |
| 2.00pm | Concurrent 4a | Concurrent 4b | Concurrent 4c | Concurrent 4d | Concurrent 4e |
| 3.00pm | Afternoon tea | Paramanawa |
| 3:30pm | Concurrent 5a | Concurrent 5b | Concurrent 5c | Concurrent 5d | Concurrent 5e |
| 4.30pm | Keynote: A multifaceted adventurer and GP Dr Sophie Hart, GP |
| 5.15pm | Conference close | Poroporoaki |