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 Our major theme is
'the way forward', as primary care respiratory medicine moves into the 21st century with growing international cooperation and knowledge sharing. The 2004 conference aims to facilitate 'cross-fertilisation' by promoting a lively exchange of ideas and experience from around the world and from a wide range of areas within respiratory care.
The conference will showcase research, new guidelines in respiratory disease, best practice interventions and include clinical and scientific issues presented in an atmosphere of friendliness and collaboration.
In addition to the keynote plenaries and satellite symposia, the conference program has three streams –
people and policy, clinical and practical.
For more detail, see the final program on this site.
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A broad range of respiratory diseases will be covered, including asthma, allergy, rhinitis, cough and breathlessness, COPD, CAP, TB, and lung cancer.
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The International Primary Care Airways Guidelines (IPAG) on asthma, rhinitis and COPD will be launched at the conference. These distill the GOLD, GINA and ARIA guidelines for the general practitioner.
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Behavioural and lifestyle issues for patients will be discussed, and there will be a special session on behavioural issues in asthma, presented by the Australian Co-operative Research Centre for Asthma
(CRC).
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There will be presentations on Information
Technology (IT) in primary care, on telemedicine, on rural models of care and on clinical care in the Pacific Rim.
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New medications, smoking cessation, spirometry and other practical issues will be addressed.
Keynote speakers and workshop sessions
As well as attracting a strong international presence, such as Professor David Price, primary care respiratory expert from the UK and Professor Cheong Pak Yean from the College of Primary Care Physicians in Singapore, the 2004 conference will feature a number of Antipodean experts in the respiratory arena. Dr Christine Jenkins, Australia and Professor Richard Beasley, NZ are among the local keynote speakers.
There will also be many international and Australasian GPs and other respiratory health professionals involved in the workshop sessions. Delegates are encouraged to submit abstracts for consideration for oral and poster sessions:
see the abstract submission section on this site.
Who Should Attend
GPs, researchers, pharmacists, asthma educators, respiratory nurses and physiotherapists are encouraged to attend as delegates and to submit abstracts for oral presentations and poster sessions via the conference website. All primary care practitioners are welcome.
 Continuing Professional Education Endorsement
The 2004 IPCRG World Conference will attract continuing
professional education (CPE) accreditation from a number of
national colleges and professional organisations.
Continuing Professional Education accreditation at
IPCRG World Conference 2004 includes:
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Royal Australian College of
General Practitioners: 2 points/hour: total
CPD points: 42 (Group 2) |
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Royal New Zealand College of
General Practitioners: total 40 AVE and MOPS
credits |
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Australian College of Rural
and Remote Medicine: 29 PDP points |
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Pharmaceutical Society of
Australia: 1 CPE point per hour (or state
equivalent) up to 21 |
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Royal College of Nursing
Australia: total CNE points 21.5 |
To apply for points accreditation, please enquire at
the Registration Desk where you will be given the
appropriate form.
Conference Language
The official language of the 2004 IPCRG World Conference is
English. There will not be any simultaneous translation services
available.
Visas for Travel to Melbourne
All non-Australian citizens will need a valid
Passport and Visa or Electronic Travel Authority (ETA)
to enter Australia. Visas are available from Australian
Government representatives throughout the world, or for
visas in ETA form, from travel agents and airlines in
certain countries. For further information you can
visit:
www.immi.gov.au
or for information regarding ETAs www.eta.immi.gov.au
Smoking Policy
The 2004 IPCRG World Conference will be a smoke free event. The
Conference Organising Committee requests that delegates refrain
from smoking in all areas of the Conference venue.
Taxes
Australia has a Federal Goods and Services Tax of 10%. All
costs and prices quoted for the 2004 IPCRG World Conference,
excluding accommodation deposits, have GST included.
Social Activities
The Conference Organising Committee invites all Conference
delegates and accompanying partners to join us for the
social activities that are a vital
part of the 2004 IPCRG World Conference. These events have been
planned to provide you with the opportunity to renew acquaintances
with old friends, meet new ones, exchange ideas and generally to
have a great time, Australian style. Partners are very welcome to
attend all of the Conference social activities.
Conference Registration Desk
The 2004 IPCRG World Conference Registration Desk will be
located in the Conference area of the First Floor, Hotel Sofitel.
The Registration Desk will operate at the following times:
| Thursday 19 February 2004 |
1200 to 1800 |
| Friday 20 February 2004 |
0800 to 1630 |
| Saturday 21 February 2004 |
0800 to 1600 |
| Sunday 22 February 2004 |
0800 to 1200 |
Conference Secretariat
The 2004 IPCRG World Conference Organising Committee has
appointed Convention Associates to manage the Conference
Secretariat.
All enquiries regarding the 2004 IPCRG World Conference should
be addressed to:
Associate Professor Mick Gould
Convention Associates
13 Jeffrey Street
Mount Waverley
Victoria 3149
Australia
Telephone: 03 9887 8003 (within Australia)
+61 3 9887 8003 (International)
Fax: 03 9887 8773 (within Australia)
+61 3 9887 8773 (International)
Email: convention@optushome.com.au
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