Location: Grassy area at the Waterfront
Facilitator: Isobel Perkins

Start your day with tranquillity and rejuvenation at the Wellbeing Morning Yoga session. This yoga session will be suitable for all levels of experience and will be held at the picturesque Darwin Waterfront.

Immerse yourself in the serenity of the surroundings as you flow through yoga poses designed to relax your mind, stretch your body, and enhance your overall wellbeing. After the session, unwind and connect with nature by taking a refreshing post-yoga dip at the nearby man-made beach.

Before continuing with your day, refuel at one of the many coffee shops conveniently located around the area. Attendees are requested to bring their own yoga mat to ensure maximum comfort during the session.

“But the bush has moods and changes, as the seasons rise and fall,

And the men who know the bush-land, they are loyal through it all” (Banjo Patterson)

Loyal defenders of the rural lifestyle share their stories about going, or staying, bush.

Research provides the scientific grounding for the best possible patient care and remains an important part of emergency medicine.  Increasing numbers of rural clinicians are contributing to the pool of evidence-based rural and remote care – take this opportunity to learn more about evidence-based clinical care, organ donation, systems development, and more. 

A series of practical, evidence-based talks about caring for paediatric patients in regional, rural and remote locations.  With discussions on health inequity, up to date research, and tips and tricks from those in the know, this session as essential to paediatric care as watching Bluey and knowing all the lyrics to Taylor Swift’s newest album. 

Join a panel of Emergency Medicine Practitioners from Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand as they explore the way our healthcare landscapes are shaped by First Nations Peoples. 

If there’s one thing rural clinicians know, it’s that rural medicine can throw you some curveballs.  From rural toxicology cases and paediatric retrievals in South Australia, hear firsthand accounts of the lessons learned from rural clinical cases. 

What is it about rural emergency medicine that is so intoxicating?  What keeps physicians in the regions and beyond, despite the many challenges RRR work can present?  Hear from three emergency physicians about why they love what they do. 

A varied group of Emergency Medicine experts join a panel discussion about building emergency care systems, and the particular challenges and rewards of doing this in a regional, rural and remote setting. 

More than one third of Australians, and more than half of New Zealanders, live in regional, rural, or remote locations, and yet the majority of trainees and FACEMs live and work in metropolitan settings.  What if you chose the road less travelled?  Hear from celebrated author Dr Sonia Henry, trainees, FACEMS, and more, about the joys and struggles of life in the regions… and beyond. 

Facilitator: Rachael Gill

You’re sitting at the bar with a cold one after a long and frantic day treating the usual mish mash of rural ED presentations when the bloke next to you starts in on a tall tale about hanging upside down under a bridge in the dark amputating a leg…  Join an entertaining and varied group of our Conference speakers as they stand up on a soapbox and regale you with unbelievable about “that one time when…”