Tuesday 7 October 2025

7.30am - 8.30am       Registration and Exhibition Open, Arrival Tea & Coffee

ORL CONFERENCE & NURSING FORUM

8.30am-8.50am Mihi Whakatau / Welcome

Karakia and Mihi ~ Te Waka Rangapū (Napier City Council Māori Partnerships team)  
Opening Presenters 

• ​Dr Andy Dowley, Conference Convenor
• Dr Julian White, President NZSOHNS

 
8.50am-9.20am James Hardie Neil Lecture                                                                                                                                                                                         Chair: Julian White
Dr Cathy Ferguson, Otolaryngologist, Wellington, NZ

9.20am-9.50am Digital Services, Clinical Workflow and AI - More Than a Shared Airway                                                                                                                    Chair: Andy Dowley
Dr Lara Hopley, Chief Clinical Informatics Officer, Data Digital Service & Clinical Anaesthetist, Waitematā, Te Whatu Ora, NZ
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9.50am-10.30am Guest Speaker ~ Living Life Unlimited - A Journey of Grit, Growth & Grace
Korrin Barrett; Speaker | Mentor | Ambassador, Korrin - Life Unlimited

10.30am - 11.00am   Morning Tea, Industry Exhibition & Poster Displays 

ORL CONFERENCE​                                                               Chair: Andy Dowley
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11.00am-11.30am Research, Publication, and Impact: Evolving Our Voice in Otolaryngology
Dr Hannah Burns, Paediatric Otolaryngologist, Queensland Children’s Hospital & Partner, Northside ENT, Brisbane, Australia 

11.30am-12.00pm 
Visualizing the Human Olfactory Projection in 3D Using High Performance Computing
Professor Maurice A. Curtis, Professor Anatomy & Medical Imaging, University of Auckland, NZ

12.00pm-12.30pm My Journey: Inspiration for Rural Specialists
Associate Professor Kerin Fielding, Past- President, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Orthopaedic Surgeon, East Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

NURSING FORUM                                                                          Chair: Ebba Burton
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11.00am-11.30am Introduction of ENT and Head & Neck Cancer Nursing in Hawke's Bay
Ebba Burton, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Te Whatu Ora - Hawke’s Bay

11.30am-12.00pm Fuelling Patient Outcomes: Collaborative Care With Nursing, Dietetics And Speech Language Therapy
Kate Gaddum, Clinical Dietitian, Te Whatu Ora - Hawke’s Bay, NZ

12.00pm-12.30pm Patient Perspectives : Don’t Stop Living
Paula Esam, Registered Nurse, Kaweka Hospital, Hastings, NZ


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​​12.30pm - 1.30pm    Lunch, Industry Exhibition & Poster Displays

HEAD & NECK                            Chair: Francis Hall
 
1.30pm-1.50pm T-Cell Immunotherapy in H&N Cancer
Dr JP Jeannon, Consultant Head & Neck Surgeon, Guy's & St Thomas NHS Hospital; Associate Professor, Kings College London, UK
 
1.50pm-2.10pm The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Thyroid Surgery
Dr Amy Chen, Head & Neck, Thyroid Surgeon, Chief of Surgery, Director of Thyroid Oncology, City of Hope Cancer Center Atlanta, USA

2.10pm-2.20pm Free Paper Presentation
Outcomes of Total versus Superficial Parotidectomy for Metastatic Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Retrospective Audit
Harry Wu, Registrar, Starship Children's Hospital, NZ

2.20pm-2.40pm 
Parotid Surgery Through the Years: Learning Curves, Pearls and Progress
Dr Aneesh Kumar, Head & Neck, Thyroid Surgeon, St John of God Hospital, Geelong, Australia
 
2.40pm-3.00pm 
To Robot or Not to Robot… That is the Question for NZ
Nick McIvor, Head & Neck Surgeon, Health NZ - Auckland, NZ

OTOLOGY                    Chair: Christopher Kennel

1.30pm-1.50pm
Tympanoplasty: Mimicking Nature’s Solution
Dr Michael Teixido, Neurotologist, ENT & Allergy Delaware, Thomas Jefferson University, USA
 
1.50pm-2.10pm What I Count and Why: Outcomes in Otology
Dr Stephen Toynton, Otologist, Kaweka Hospital, Hawke’s Bay, NZ
 
2.10pm-2.30pm Standardized Ossiculoplasty
Dr John L. Dornhoffer, Professor & Chair, Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences & Arkansas Children's Hospital, USA

2.30pm-2.40 Free Paper Presentation
Evaluating the Role of Ear Swabs Versus Deep Tissue Biopsy in the Diagnosis and Management of Malignant Otitis Externa: A Two-Year Single-Centre Review
Jin Kwun, Registrar, Te Whatu Ora, NZ

2.40pm-3.00pm Otology Panel
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NURSING FORUM                      Chair: Ebba Burton
 
1.30pm-2.30pm Work Life Balance, Empowerment and Sustainability In Nursing
Suzie Johnson
 
2.30pm-3.00pm Fast-Tracking the OME Pathway: Improving Timely Access to ENT Surgery for Grommets 
Linda Alexander, Ear Nurse Specialist, Te Whatu Ora - Hawke’s Bay
Rebecca Peffer, Ear Nurse Specialist, Te Whatu Ora - Hawke’s Bay
Flora Kay, Audiologist, Hawke’s Bay


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​3.00pm - 3.30pm    Afternoon Tea, Industry Exhibition & Poster Displays 

FACIAL PLASTICS                          Chair: Jamie Ryan
 
3.30pm-4.00pm Dermatoscopy for Melanocytic Lesions
Hon. Professor Amanda Oakley, Senior Dermatologist & Head, Department of Dermatology, Te Whatu Ora Waikato, Hamilton, NZ

4.00pm-4.10pm Free Paper Presentation
Healing via Secondary Intention over Biodegradable Temporizing Matrix in Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers of the Head & Neck: A Case Series
Dr Megan Haines, Registrar, Te Whatu Ora Te Tai Tokerau, NZ
 
4.10pm-4.40pm, Dermatoscopy for Non-Melanocytic Lesions
Hon. Professor Amanda Oakley, Senior Dermatologist & Head, Department of Dermatology, Te Whatu Ora Waikato, Hamilton, NZ
 
4.40pm-5.00pm Medical Management of Skin Cancer
Dr Sabine Sommer, Dermatologist, Hawke’s Bay, NZ







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PAEDIATRICS                  Chair: Stephen Toynton
 
3.30pm-4.00pm Neurocognitive Benefits after T&A
Dr Hannah Burns, Paediatric Otolaryngologist, Queensland Children’s Hospital & Partner, Northside ENT, Brisbane, Australia
 
4.00pm-4.30pm 
Laryngomalacia is Not Always Laryngomalacia
Dr Graham van der Meer, Paediatric Otolaryngologist, Starship Child Health, NZ

4.30pm-4.40pm Free Paper Presentation
Genetic Screening of Newborns with Congenital Hearing Loss in Waitaha Canterbury
Matt McCall, Surgical Registrar, Te Whatu Ora - Waitaha Canterbury, NZ
 
4.40pm-4.50pm Free Paper Presentation
Re-Imagining Paediatric OME Care – the Advanced Audiology ‘One Stop Shop’ Solution to a Persistent Problem
Dr Michelle Pokorny, Advanced Audiologist, Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau/University of Auckland, NZ
 
4.50pm-5.00pm Free Paper Presentation
Management of Paediatric Chronic Rhinosinusitis: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Dr Alina Rankin, Non-SET Surgical Registrar, Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai, NZ

NURSING FORUM                      Chair: Ebba Burton

3.30pm-4.00pm The Future of Nursing in Hawke's Bay
Tristan Tully, Associate Director of Nursing Specialist & Community Services Group, Te Whatu Ora Hawke’s Bay
 
4.00pm-4.30pm Skin Cancer in Hawkes Bay 
Caroline Eagle, Clinical Nurse Manager, Marewa Surgery, Hawke's Bay
 
4.30pm-4.50pm Ergonomics
Julie Moffett, Physiotherapist, Occupational Health, Te Whatu Ora - Hawke’s Bay
 
4.50pm-5.00pm
Nursing Forum Wrap Up and Q&A









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