79th Annual RPAH Reunion Week

RPAH MedicalOfficers Association

Scientific and Events Program

Monday 26th August to Friday 30th August 2013

Venue: Kerry Packer Education Centre Precinct Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

2013 McIlrath Guest ProfessorA/Prof Paul Richardson

RJ Corman A/Professor at Harvard University & Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston USA

Interstate Visiting Lecturers sponsored by RPAH Medical Board

Dr Noemi Horvath (IMVS, Adelaide)

Prof H Miles Prince (Peter Macallum Hospital, Melbourne)

Prof Andrew Spencer (The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne)

Phone 02 9515 6893 (program and general MOA enquiries)

Speakers and ChairsMcIlrath International Guest Professor A/Prof Paul Richardson Harvard University; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston USA

Interstate Invited SpeakersDr Noemi Horvath Dept of Haematology, IMVS, Adelaide Prof H Miles Prince Peter Macallum Hospital, MelbourneProf Andrew Spencer The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne

Local Speakers and chairs Prof Paul Bannon President, Medical Officers AssociationProf Warwick Britton Dept of Immunology and Bosch Professor of MedicineDr Christina Brown Institute of Haematology RPAHDr Ross Brown Hospital Scientist, Institute of Haematology, RPAHDr Christian Bryant Advanced Trainee Haematologist RPAHProf Kate Conigrave Drug Health Services, RPAHA/Prof Ilona Cunningham Dept of Haematology, Concord HospitalDr Rebecca Davis Microbiology, RPAHProf Andrew Dawson Toxicology /D&A RPAH Dr Glenys Dore Dept of Psychiatry, RNSH Dr Scott Dunkley Dept of Haematology, RPAHProf Mark Ferson University of NSW, SESLHDDr Cecily Forsyth Haematologist, Gosford NSWDr Roger Garsia Dept of Immunology, Director HIV ServicesProf John Gibson Head Bone Marrow Transplantation, RPAHProf William Gibson AM Former Head Dept ENT Surgery RPAHDr Tim Green Director Emergency Dept. RPAHA/Prof Paul Haber Head of Dept Drug Health. RPAHDr Kathryn Hillier Archivist, RPAHProf P Joy Ho Institute of Haematology RPAHA/Prof Lisa Horvath Head Dept Oncology, RPAHA/Prof Harry Iland Institute of Haematology RPAHProf Douglas Joshua AM Head, Institute of Haematology, RPAHDr Liane Khoo Haematologist, RPAHDr Stephen Larsen Institute of Haematology RPAHProf Chris Milross Deputy Director Lifehouse; Radiation Oncology RPAH Dr Bridin Murnion Head Drug and Alcohol Services, Concord Hospital A/Prof Sandra O’Toole Head Molecular Diagnostic Oncology RPAH; Cancer Instute NSW, Clinical Research FellowDr Bethan Richards Institute of Rheumatology and Orthopaedics, RPAHProf Peter Sainsbury Director, Population Health SLHDProf. Chris Semsarian Centenary Institute / RPAH Dept of CardiologyDr Will Stevenson Haematologist, RNSHProf Ron Trent Head, Molecular Genetics, RPAHMs Deb Willcox General Manager, RPAHProf Graham Young Former Director Kanematsu Laboratories, RPAH

Monday 26th August 2013

Patron’s Prize presentations

5.30pm - 7.30pm John Greenaway Room; A Block level 3 Chair: Prof Chris Semsarian Content: Approximately 10 research presentations from junior medical staff; 8 minute presentations with 2 minutes for questions

7.30pm - 8.00pm Informal Drinks and cheese in the Greenaway Room while judges confer

Wednesday 28th August 2013

From 10am Morning RPAH Museum Tours Level 8 KGV Building (contact Dr Kathi Hillier at the Museum for information)Opportunity to view recently acquired historical materials and permanent exhibitsHeritage Walking Tours of RPAH (self guided – contact Museum or enquiry counter for the guidesheet)

12 noon Annual General Meeting RPAH Medical Officers AssociationRPAH Board Room adajacent to entrance of RPAH Main Hall

12.45pm Refreshments in foyer of KPEC

1.00pm Official Launch of 79th Reunion Week SymposiaWelcome to guests of RPAH Prof Paul Bannon, President, Medical Officers Association

1.05pm Ms Deb Willcox, General Manager, RPAHRPAH in 2013 and beyond

1.15pm Keynote opening lecture Prof Ron Trent, Molecular Genetics RPAHGenetics->RPAH->Genomics; is the tail wagging the dog?

1.55pm Questions / Discussion chaired by A/Prof Harry Iland

2.00pm Brief Refreshments in KPEC foyer

2.15 - 3.45pm Symposium - What and who is new at RPAHChair: A/Prof Lisa Horvath

2.15 - 2.45pm Attacking the old scourge: The new Centre in Research Excellence in Tuberculosis Prof Warwick Britton, Bosch Professor of Medicine University of Sydney and RPAH

2.45 - 3.10pm Finding and exploiting the genetic Achille’s heel of malignancyA/Prof Sandra O’Toole, Head RPAH Molecular Diagnostic Oncology, RPAH

3.10 - 3.25pm Lifehouse – a preview of the new comprehensive cancer centre at RPAProf Chris Milross, Deputy Director, Lifehouse at RPAH

3.25 - 3.45pm The Modern Microbiology Lab– where time of flight takes on new meaningMALDI-TOF delivering rapid accurate diagnosis in the post-agar eraDr Rebecca Davis, Microbiology RPAH

3.45pm Afternoon tea - Foyer KPEC

4.00 - 5.40pm SymposiumDrug and Alcohol Medicine in 2013: Mitigating the health impacts of drug experimentation, dependence and addiction Chairs: A/Prof Kate Conigrave and Dr Tim Green

4.00 - 4.20pm Some drug use clinical scenarios in contemporary Sydney -the inpatients are just the tip of a large icebergDr Bridin Murnion

4.20 - 4.40pm Prescription drug abuse and its tsunami-like impact Prof Paul Haber

4.40 - 5.00pm Amphetamines use - life in the fast lane before hitting the wallDiagnosing and calming drug induced psychosis in acute settings Dr Glenys Dore

5.00 - 5.20pm Dying in paradise is too easy to be a hard outcomeProf Andrew Dawson

5.20 - 5.40pm New Resources to support Aboriginal Drug Health workers in urban and rural communities A/Prof Kate Conigrave

Wednesday 28th August Evening: Medical History Night

Chairs: Prof Peter Sainsbury and Dr Kathryn Hillier (RPAH Archivist)

5.45pm Froth, bubble and cheese - foyer of KPEC auditorium

Lectures

6.00pm A 100 years of Government controlled Public Health in NSWProf Mark Ferson

6.30pm From Deafness to Hearing – reflections on the history of the Bionic Ear and its useProf Bill Gibson AM

7.00pm The philanthropic legacy to Health of Dame Eadith Walker DBEDr Roger Garsia

7.25pm Drinks Refreshments - foyer of KPEC auditorium

Thursday 29th August 2013MYELOMA Session 1Chairs: Prof John Gibson & Prof Graham Young

10.00am - 10.30am Myeloma a personal overview Professor Douglas Joshua AM

10.30am - 11.15am The Emerging Role of Novel Therapies in the Treatment of Multiple MyelomaProfessor Paul Richardson

11.15am - 12.00pm Molecular genetics of myeloma Prof Joy Ho

12.00pm - 1.00pm SANDWICH LUNCH R L Harris Room

MYELOMA Session 2Chairs: Dr Christina Brown & Dr Will Stevenson

1.00pm - 1.45pm T - cells in MyelomaDr Ross Brown

1.45pm - 2.30pm CD45 as a biomarker of disease progression in myeloma Prof Andrew Spencer

2.30pm - 2.45pm 10 year survivors in MyelomaDr Christian Bryant

2.45pm - 3.00pm Discussion / Comments from the audience

3.00pm - 3.30pm AFTERNOON TEA BREAKRL Harris Room

MYELOMA Session 3Chairs: Dr Stephen Larsen & Dr Cecily Forsyth

3.30pm - 4.15pm How we manage “high risk” myeloma in AustraliaProf Miles Prince

4.15pm - 5.00pm Folies a Deux: investigator initiated Trials and Collaboration Dr Noemi Horvath

5.00pm - 5.15pm Discussion, Comments and Concluding Remarks

5.15pm - 6.00pm Refeshments KPEC Foyer and RL Harris Room

Friday 30th August 2013

Hot August Haematology Topics Venue: Kerry Packer Lecture TheatreChairs: A/Prof I Cunningham & Dr Scott Dunkley

Session 1 – At the cutting edge

8.30am - 9.00am APML – now and the future Professor Harry Iland

9.00am - 9.30am Treating T cell lymphoma – not all are created equal Prof Miles Prince

9.30am - 10.00am Autologous transplantation for Scleroderma Dr Stephen Larsen & Dr Bethan Richards

10.00am - 10.30am Morning Tea KPEC Foyer

Session 2 - Overcoming hurdlesChairs: Prof John Gibson & Dr Liane Khoo

10.30am - 11.00am The Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management of VOD/SOS; Current Status and Future Directions Prof Paul Richardson

11.00am - 11.30am Is allogeneic transplantation in myeloma obsolete?Dr Noemi Horvath

11.30am - 12.00pm Establishment of an outpatient-based ambulatory Allograft programme Prof Andrew Spencer

12.00pm - 1.00pm Sandwich Lunch in RL Harris Room level 5 KPEC

1.00pm - 2.00pm Division of Medicine GRAND ROUNDSChair: Dr Roger GarsiaCase based discussion of a case with a haematological themeCommentary: Prof Paul Richardson

2.00pm - 2.10pm Concluding Remarks to RPAH 2013 Reunion Week Symposia

Friday evening 30th August 2013

Annual Formal Dinner co-hosted with RPAH Medical Board

Venue: Sheraton on the Park Hotel Ballroom, Elizabeth St Sydney 7pm for 7:30pm seatingDress: Black tie / dark suit / cocktailTickets: $140.00 per head

$70.00 Junior Medical OfficersBookings essential: Bookings on booking form obtainable through

RPAH Medical Board Office email: rpahdinner2013@gmail.com (or ph 9515 6015 to request form )

Acknowledgements• The Medical Officer Association wishes to acknowledge the support of:• RPAH and its General Manager Manager Ms Deb Willcox• Sydney Local Health District and its Chief Executive Dr Teresa Anderson RPAH Medical Board for support of speaker travel and accommodation• Audio Visual Dept RPAH for their great professional work• Food Services RPAH for catering• KPEC support staffThe program is free to all attendees and we acknowledge unrestricted educational grants received from the following companies; that support enabled the program to remain free in 2013

• Celgene

• Janssen-Cilag / Johnson and Johnson

• Novartis

CATERING: Lunches are provided Thursday and Friday for all attendeesNon- RPAH persons are most welcome. To assist in provision of catering the Medical Officers Association requests those coming from extra-mural sites to email your intention to attend. roger.garsia@gmail.com

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The RPAH Medical Officers Association2013 Program Committee

The RPAH MOA enjoys the patronage of Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO

Officers: President: Prof Paul BannonTreasurer: A/Prof Peter YoussefA/Secretary: Dr Roger Garsia

Life Vice Presidents Dr William Bye Dr Don Child AM

Dr Roger Garsia Dr John Greenaway AM

Dr Brian Morgan AM

Dr Stuart Renwick AM

Dr Terry O’Sullivan A/Prof David Storey A/Prof David Sullivan A/Prof Richard Waugh Dr Graham Yule

2013 Symposia Scientific Organising Committee

Members: Prof John Gibson Dr Stephen Larsen A/Prof Peter YoussefConvenor : Dr Roger Garsia

2013 Dinner CommitteeDavid Sullivan, Jencia Wong, Melanie Wroth

Venue:

1. (on map below) Kerry Packer Education Centre Level 4 Enter via Johns Hopkins Drive

Not all buildings are included

Lucas St

Grose St

Church St

Salisbury Rd

Susan St

Missenden Rd

to Parramatta Rd

to King St New

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Carillon AveCarillon Ave

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Hospital Rd

St Andrews College

to Newtown Station

Bicycle Route

Dunblane St

Main Hospital

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Please note - construction is currently underway for the Charles Perkins Centre, Lifehouse and the North West Precinct thus parking is scarce; Visitors are advised to plan for delays if accessing parking. Taxis are ranked adjacent to the hospital .

2. KGV carpark (machine timed car parking) $25 full day3. RPA Medical Centre Corner Missenden Rd & carillon Ave; enter from Carillon ave ($42 full day)4. St John’s College carpark enter via Missenden Road ($40 full day)

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