AMMA 2018 ANNUAL CONFERENCE 11-14 October

National Convention Centre, Canberra

THURSDAY 11 OCTOBER 2018

0800 – 1600 Workshop Registration Opens Ballroom Foyer

Fitzroy Room Murray Room

0800 – 1030 AVIATION MEDICINE WORKSHOP 0830 – 1015 CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR (CBRN) DEFENCE WORKSHOP

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1000 – 1015 Morning Refreshments 1015 – 1030 Morning Refreshments Gallery Foyer

1015 - 1215 Continuation of Aviation Medicine Workshop 1030 – 1215 Continuation of CBRN Defence Workshop

1215 – 1300 Lunch 1215 – 1300 Lunch Gallery Foyer

1300 – 1515 Continuation of Aviation Medicine Workshop 1300 – 1445 Continuation of CBRN Defence Workshop

1515 – 1530 Afternoon Refreshments 1445 – 1500 Afternoon Refreshments Gallery Foyer

Workshops recommence as above and conclude at 1700

1700 - 1800 AMMA COUNCIL MEETING Derwent Room

FRIDAY 12 OCTOBER 2018

0700 – 1800 Registration Desk Opens Thanks to our Satchel Sponsor and Name Badge Sponsor

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0800 – 1630 Hanging out for a coffee… Thanks to our Barista Bart Sponsor

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0800 – 1930 Exhibition Hall Opens

0830 – 0840 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO COUNTRY AND WELCOME FROM THE PRESIDENT GP CAPT (Retd) Geoff Robinson NSC

Ballroom

0845 – 0855 OFFICIAL OPENING BY MR GORDON RAMSAY MLA ACT MINISTER FOR SENIORS AND VETERANS

0900 – 1000 OPENING KEYNOTE ADDRESS LEADING TRANSFORMATION - PUTTING VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES FIRST Elizabeth (Liz) Cosson AM CSC

1000 – 1030 Morning Refreshments Exhibition Hall

Session 1 Ballroom

Session 2 Torrens Room

Session 3 Swan Room

Session 4 Murray Room

Session 5 Fitzroy Room

1035 – 1055 NURSING BREAKOUT INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ADF’S PERIODIC MENTAL HEALTH SCREEN: ENABLING EARLY IDENTIFICATION OF MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS OF DEFENCE MEMBERS MAJ Nicole Walker LTCOL Alison Kaine

THE LONGITUDINAL ADF STUDY EVALUATING RESILIENCE (LASER-RESILIENCE): TRAJECTORIES OF MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING IN EARLY CAREER Carolina Casetta Dr Lisa Dell

CAUSES OF MEDICAL DISCHARGES FROM THE ADF-2007-2017 Dr Darrell Duncan

EXPANDING THE LEARNING DIALOGUE OF MEDIC TRAINING-USING REFLECTIVE PRACTICE AS AN ASSESSMENT TOOL DURING NZDF MEDIC PRACTICAL TRAINING MAJ Soren Hall

1100 – 1120 TELEPSYCHIATRY AT THE ADF CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH Dr Duncan Wallace

STRENGTHENING RESILIENCE IN MILITARY OFFICER CADETS: AN AUSTRALIAN RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF COPING SELF-REFLECTION TRAINING Dr Monique Crane

THE EVOLVING THREAT OF SUBSTANDARD AND FALSIFIED MEDICINES: UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACTS AND MITIGATING THE RISKS FLGOFF Samuel Lopes

TRAINING ARMY MEDICAL OFFICERS - AN INFANTRYMAN'S PERSPECTIVE CAPT Robert Worswick

1125 – 1145 ELECTRONIC HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM TRAINING – INTEGRAL TO JOINT HEALTH COMMAND’S MISSION, VISION AND STRATEGIC PRIORITIES SQNLDR Amanda Banks

A CLUSTERED RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL INVESTIGATING THE CAPACITY OF MENTAL FITNESS TRAINING TO ENHANCE OCCUPATIONAL RESILIENCE IN MILITARY PERSONNEL Samantha Falon

NZDF HOLISTIC HEALTH ASSESSMENT PROGRAMME - DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION COL Clare Bennett

ENHANCED MEDICAL AND MILITARY TRAINING EFFICACY THROUGH THE INTRODUCTION OF NOVEL SIMULATION TRAINING FACILITIES WITHIN 2 DIV WO2 Daryll Miller

1150 – 1210 THERE'S AN APP FOR THAT! Dr Helen Mooney Heather Sheridan

EVALUATION OF SKILLS TRAINING IN AFFECTIVE AND INTERPERSONAL REGULATION PROGRAM

TO EACH HER OWN – OPTIMISATION OF SKILLS IN AEROMEDICAL

RAISING A BASIC CBRN MEDICAL CAPABILITY - BUILDING THE PLANE WHILE ITS FLYING

FOR MILITARY, VETERAN, POLICE AND FIRST RESPONDER PERSONNEL Dr Jonathan Lane

ASSESSMENT OF MILITARY AVIATORS WGCDR Pooshan Navathe

CAPT Robert Worswick

1215 – 1235 DEVELOPING INTELLECTUAL DEPTH IN FUTURE COMBAT HEALTH LEADERS - SOCIAL MEDIA A MISSING LINK? CAPT Nicholas Alexander LEUT Tara Thompson-Hammond

BEING REAL ABOUT RESILIENCE: WHAT WE NEED TO DO LTCOL Andrew Cohn

FROM ‘MCAT’ TO ‘MDOG’: CONSIDERATIONS FOR ADF AEROMEDICAL TRANSPORT OF ILL OR INJURED MILITARY WORKING DOGS (MWD) WGDR David Cooksley MAJ Kendall Crocker

OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS EVALUATION OF A LARGE-SCALE MULTI-AGENCY DECONTAMINATION EXERCISE Dr David Heslop

1240 – 1340 Lunch Exhibition Hall

1240 – 1340 JMVH MEETING Derwent Room

Session 6 Ballroom

Session 7 Torrens Room

Session 8 Swan Room

Session 9 Murray Room

Session 10 Fitzroy Room

1345 – 1405 C27J BATTLEFIELD AIRLIFTER - THE NEWEST FIXED WING AEROMEDICAL EVACUATION CAPABILITY FOR THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE FSGT Vicki Lousick

THE THREE PILLARS OF ARMY PSYCHOLOGY: TO SERVE WITH A STRONG FOUNDATION COL Laura Sinclair LTCOL Kylie Tuppin

THE PREVALENCE OF MENTAL DISORDER IN TRANSITIONED ADF MEMBERS: RESULTS FROM THE MENTAL HEALTH PREVALENCE REPORT Dr Miranda van Hooff Dr Stephanie Hodson

THE ADF FROZEN BLOOD PROJECT Dr Lacey Johnson A/Prof James Branley WGCDR Leona Down

JUST A MILITARY GP. GP TRAINING IN THE ADF AND POST FELLOWSHIP SPECIALTY IN MILITARY MEDICINE GPCAPT Glenn Pascoe SQNLDR Michael Clements

1410 – 1430 WILL IT OR WONT IT? SPARTAN PROOF OF CONCEPT: TACTICAL AEROMEDICAL EVACUATION ON COPE NORTH 2018 SGT Fahren Birrer

IMPACT OF PATERNAL DEPLOYMENT TO THE CONFLICTS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN AND PATERNAL PTSD ON THE CHILDREN OF MILITARY FATHERS Prof Nicola Fear Dr Marie-Louise Sharp

A COMPARISON OF THE SELF-REPORTED MENTAL HEALTH OF TRANSITIONED ADF AND 2015 REGULAR ADF MEMBERS: MENTAL HEALTH PREVALENCE REPORT Dr Ellie Lawrence-Wood Helen Benassi

AN UPDATE - RACGP POST FELLOWSHIP SPECIALTY - MILITARY MEDICINE Emma Stonham

1435 – 1455 AEROMEDICAL EVACUATIONS: SUPPORT TO THE MILITARY FOR COMPLEX CLINICAL AND HIGH-RISK LOCATION EVACUATION CASES Mauro Zambon

THE ASSOCIATION OF INTRUSIVE FUTURE THREAT AND POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER IN A CLINICAL SAMPLE OF VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS Prof Zachary Steel

PATHWAYS TO CARE IN TRANSITIONED ADF MEMBERS AND REGULAR ADF MEMBERS IN 2015: RESULTS FROM THE PATHWAYS TO CARE REPORT Prof David Forbes COL Nicole Sadler

THE CASE FOR A SPECIAL FORCES MEDICAL SPECIALTY- LESSONS LEARNT Dr Slavko Tokanovic

1500 – 1520 FORWARD AND TACTICAL CASUALTY EVACUATION IN THE ADF AMPHIBIOUS ENVIRONMENT. WHY DO WE NEED A SHAKE UP? Dr Ben Butson Dr David Cooksley

EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THETA BURST STIMULATION AS A TREATMENT FOR PTSD IN AN AUSTRALIAN VETERAN POPULATION Jane Nursey

A COMPARISON OF THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF TRANSITIONED ADF WITH AN AUSTRALIAN COMMUNITY POPULATION: MENTAL HEALTH PREVALENCE REPORT Dr Stephanie Hodson

OPERATIONAL HEALTH SUPPORT - THE EVOLUTION OF THE MEDICAL SPECIALIST PROGRAM AND THE FUTURE FOR HEALTH SPECIALISTS CDR Ian Young

1525 – 1545 TIME FOR A LITTLE ‘SALTT’? THE SEA, AIR, LAND TREATMENT AND TRANSPORT (SALTT) TEAM INITIATIVE WGDR David Cooksley Dr Ben Butson

DEFENCE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING STRATEGY ACTION PLANS AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT FRAMEWORK David Morton

WHERE TO FROM HERE? IMPLICATIONS OF THE MENTAL HEALTH PREVALENCE AND PATHWAYS TO CARE REPORT FINDINGS FOR DVA AND DEFENCE Dr Stephanie Hodson David Morton

RESULTS OF THE CLIP PILOT CLINICAL TRIAL OF CRYOPRESERVED VS. LIQUID PLATELETS COL Michael Reade

VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) SIMULATION TRAINING FOR ADF MEDICAL PERSONNEL: SIMULATING RESUSCITATIVE ENDOVASCULAR BALLOON OCCLUSION OF THE AORTA (REBOA) CAPT Abhilash Chandra

1545 – 1615 Afternoon Refreshments Exhibition Hall

Session 11 Ballroom

Session 12 Torrens Room

Session 13 Swan Room

Session 14 Murray Room

Session 15 Fitzroy Room

1615 – 1635 LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH AND SUICIDE MONITORING AMONG SERVING AND EX-SERVING ADF PERSONNEL Andrew Powierski

NAVY HEALTH OFFICER UNIFORMS Dr Neil Westphalen

IDENTITY AND VETERAN HEALTH: CONSIDERATIONS OF CONTEXT, CULTURE, AND CHANGE Dr Paula Dabovich

REVIEW OF THE VOLUNTARY BLOOD TESTING PROGRAM FOR PER AND POLY FLUORINATED SUBSTANCES IN THE

SERVING UNDER TWO FLAGS IN THE GREAT WAR CDRE Michael Dowsett

Nick Grange

AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE Helena Ryan

1640 – 1700 AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE (ADF) SUICIDE ATTEMPT AND SELF-HARM QUALITY ASSURANCE AUDIT: FINDINGS OF THE CLINICAL STANDARDS AUDIT Dr Duncan Wallace

VETERANS ARTS: ITS HISTORY, ROLE IN VETERAN’S WELLBEING AND POSSIBLE FUTURE IN AUSTRALIA Mark Johnston

PHYSICAL HEALTH OF TRANSITIONED ADF MEMBERS AND REGULAR ADF MEMBERS IN 2015: FINDINGS FROM THE TRANSITION AND WELLBEING RESEARCH PROGRAMME Dr Helen Kelsall

EFFECTS OF CURRENT COLD CHAIN MANAGEMENT EQUIPMENT IN CONTROLLING THE TEMPERATURE OF THERMOS-LABILE MEDICATIONS/CLASS 8 STORES IN ADF EXERCISE ENVIRONMENTS CAPT Elizabeth Daly

ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY MEDIC: FROM WORLD WAR ONE STRETCHER BEARER TO MODERN DAY MEDICAL ASSISTANT Kristina Griffin

5 Minute Session Ballroom

1705 – 1710 LONGER TERM OUTCOMES FOR ADF BATTLE CASUALTIES FROM THE MEAO BRIG Leonard Brennan

1710 – 1715 HP4 - HUMAN PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT: THE APPLICATION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SKILLS TO ACHIEVE BEST MAJ Sarah Watson

1715 – 1720 MASS CASUALTY TRIAGE: ACCURACY OF ST JOHN AMBULANCE VOLUNTEERS AFTER SMART INTERVENTION Shirley Mo

1720 – 1725 USE OF HEALTH SERVICES BY VETERANS WITH CHRONIC OPIOID USE Dr Anna Moffatt

1725 – 1730 PERFORMING UNDER PRESSURE: THE USE OF MILITARY PSYCHOLOGY TO ENHANCE COMBAT SHOOTING MAJ Sarah Watson MAJ Rob Whistler

1730 – 1735 PERCEIVED INJUSTICE, ANGER AND POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD): OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVED TREATMENTS Dr David Berle

1735 – 1740 THE WAY BACK SUPPORT SERVICE - A NEW SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM ENGAGING PEOPLE FOLLOWING A SUICIDE ATTEMPT David Petersen

1740 – 1745 EXPLORING SEASICKNESS AND MANAGEMENT REGIMES IN THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY. NAVAL ANTIEMETICS FOR MOTION EVOKED SICKNESS (NEMESIS) STUDY LEUT Jason Watterson

1745 – 1750 WELCOME RECEPTION OPENING Exhibition Hall

1750 – 1920 WELCOME RECEPTION

SATURDAY 13 OCTOBER 2018

0800 – 1800 Registration Desk Opens

0800 – 1600 Hanging out for a coffee… Thanks to our Barista Bart Sponsor

Relax and watch the plenary at the

At Ease Lounge with thanks to

Exhibition Hall

0830 – 1600 Exhibition Hall Opens

0900 – 0905 Welcome Ballroom

0910 – 1000 GRAEME SHIRTLEY ORATION 100 YEARS OF MILITARY MEDICINE – GIVING HOPE ON AND OFF THE BATTLEFIELD Colonel Darryl Tong

1000 – 1030 Morning Refreshments Exhibition Hall

Session 16 Ballroom

Session 17 Torrens Room

Session 18 Swan Room

Session 19 Murray Room

Session 20 Fitzroy Room

1035 – 1055 THE ROHINGYA REFUGEE CRISIS – PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGES Dr Paul Byleveld

THE JUDICIOUS USE OF ANTIMICROBIALS IN THE ADF: WHERE DO WE START? FGOFF Samuel Lopes

AACAP: AN UNSUNG AUSTRALIAN ARMY ACHIEVEMENT CAPT Brenton Systermans

ADF SPEC DEMOGRAPHICS… AND WHY THEY SHOULD COUNT Dr Neil Westphalen

1100 – 1120 MONKEY BUSINESS: PLASMODIUM KNOWLESI MALARIA AND THE OCCUPATIONAL IMPLICATIONS FOR JUNGLE WARFARE TRAINING IN MALAYSIA Dr Kristin Roe

PHYSIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF AN ADF DIVER AFTER A “NEAR-MISS” DIVING ACCIDENT. CMDR Andrew Fock

SUPPLEMENTING AND SUSTAINING DISASTER RESPONSE: EVOLUTION OF OPTIONS FOR PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT Dr Douglas Randell

DECOMPRESSING RESCUE PERSONNEL DURING AUSTRALIAN SUBMARINE RESCUE OPERATIONS Dr Michael Reid

1125 – 1145 NO FAKE NEWS: NON-TRADITIONAL INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAK SURVEILLANCE TO

UNVEILING THE BLIND SPOT: APPLYING MACHINE-LEARNING TECHNIQUES TO EXPLORE HEALTH SYMPTOMS

MAXIMISING OPERATIONAL CAPACITY BY OUTSOURCING ENABLING HEALTH CAPABILITIES. CASE

SURGICAL PREPAREDNESS FOR THE NEXT CONFLICT. CHALLENGES FACED BY

MINIMISE THE IMPACT ON HEALTH AND OPERATIONS Irene Lai

ASSOCIATED WITH POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER IN AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE PERSONNEL Kristin Graham

STUDY: COMBAT FIRST AID TRAINING, AL MINHAD, MIDDLE EAST – Marcus McRitchie

THE ADF AND COALITION PARTNERS Dr Andrew Pearson

1150 – 1210 COMPARING SHORT VERSIONS OF THE ALCOHOL USE DISORDERS IDENTIFICATION TEST (AUDIT) IN A MILITARY COHORT LEUT Jason Watterson

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CLINICAL STANDARDS AUDIT PROGRAM IN GARRISON HEALTH Dr Darrell Duncan

RAISING, SUSTAINING AND TRANSITIONING TRAUMA SERVICES CAPABILITY IN A HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY Leo Cusack

MEDICAL SUPPLY IN HIGH-RISK COUNTRIES FOR NATO AND DEFENCE FORCES Sune Svenningsen

1215 – 1235 EVOLUTION OF REHABILITATION WITH THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED Alison Mcilveen Louise Pitcher

CRAFTING SOMETHING SUPERLATIVE: EVALUATION OF A MAKER PROGRAM FOR CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN VETERANS' Sarah Leslie

WHERE IS ARMY NOW? A COMMAND REFLECTION ON MODERNISATION OF CLOSE HEALTH CAPABILITIES IN ARMY LTCOL Elisabeth Barnett

CREATING GREATER FREEDOM OF DECISION AND ACTION AND EXTENDING OPERATIONAL REACH - MOBILE DCR AND DCS CAPABILITIES Alex Stronge

1235 – 1335 Lunch + Poster Session Exhibition Hall

Session 21 Ballroom

Session 22 Torrens Room

Session 23 Swan Room

Session 24 Murray Room

Session 25 Fitzroy Room

1340 – 1400 EVERESTER 2018: PROVIDING HEALTHCARE AT THE EXTREMES OF THE EARTH CAPT Brenton Systermans

HEALING VETERANS SPIRITUAL WOUNDS Murray Davies

NAVY BREAKOUT ARMY BREAKOUT RAAF BREAKOUT

1405 – 1425 AUSTRALIAN REGULAR ARMY CLINICIAN CLINICAL COMPETENCY (ARACCC) STUDY CAPT Byron Manning CPL Damien Roberts

SUPPORTING HOMELESS VETERANS - A STITCH IN TIME Nathan Klinge

1430 – 1450 MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES AT THE END OF THE BRITISH INVOLVEMENT IN THE IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN CONFLICTS: A COHORT STUDY Dr Marie-Louise Sharp Prof Nicola Fear

DEFENCE INVOLVEMENT IN THE WELL-BEING PROGRAM Ben Webb Cath Allen

1455 – 1515 ACCEPTANCE OF COGNITIVE ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVED HUMAN PERFORMANCE Ms Samantha Jackson

RECONSIDERING STIGMA: BARRIERS TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN THE ADF Helen Benassi

1515 – 1545 Afternoon Tea Exhibition Hall

1550 – 1640 CLOSING KEYNOTE ADDRESS RIPPLES AND WAVES Rabia Siddique

Ballroom

1645 – 1745 AMMA AGM

1845 - 1930 Pre-Dinner Drinks and Book Signing with Rabia Siddique

National Arboretum Canberra 1930 – 2355 Conference Dinner

AMMA Awards Ceremony

JMVH Best Veterans Paper

AMMA Conference Poster Award

SUNDAY 14 OCTOBER 2018

0815 – 1200 Registration Desk Opens Ballroom Foyer

0900 – 0920 THE ADF DIGITAL HEALTH STRATEGY - A ROADMAP TO DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION LTCOL David Bullock

Ballroom

0925 – 0955 PANEL DISCUSSION HEALTH LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES IN THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION Chair: Tony Gill

1000 – 1020 RESEARCH AND CLINICAL INNOVATION COL Mike Smith

1025 – 1045 AIR CDRE Rich Withnall QHS

1050 – 1100 Q & A

1105 – 1205 JOINT HEALTH COMMAND STRATEGIC DEFENCE HEALTH UPDATE

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