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IRCP Conference Venue
InterContinental Hotel Adelaide
North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 5000
CAA Congress Venue
Adelaide Convention Centre
North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 5000
Sunday 17 August 2025 |
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| 18:00 – 20:00 | IRCP Conference Welcome Reception | Pre-Function Area | ||
Monday 18 August 2025 |
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| 07:15 – 17:00 | Registration Open| Pre-Function Area | ||
| 07:15 – 08:00 | Arrival Tea and Coffee | Pre-Function Area | ||
| Room | Ballroom | ||
| 08:00 – 09:00 | IRCP Welcome and Opening Session |
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| 09:00 – 09:30 | Keynote Address – Rural Australia is the economic powerhouse of our nation: how do we keep rural Australians including the rural health workforce healthy and thriving? Susi Tegen, Chief Executive, National Rural Health Alliance |
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| 9:30 – 10:00 | Keynote Address – What we measure matters: Driving a new approach to headline emergency ambulance success criteria centred around our patients Jason Killens, Chief Executive, London Ambulance Service NHS Trust, AACE Chair |
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| 10:00 – 10:30 | Creating “Unreasonable Expectations” within Community Paramedic models is the goal Kevin Deramus, Washington County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) |
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| 10:30 – 11:00 | Urgent /Emergency/Unscheduled Care – where do Paramedics achieve the most? Michelle Murphy, ForHealth Group Dr Buck Reed, Charles Sturt University |
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| 11:00 – 11:30 | Morning Tea, Sponsor Presentation | Pre-Function Area | ||
| 11:30 – 12:00 | The foundations of primary healthcare being introduced into undergraduate paramedic education; a student’s perspective Duncan McConnell MBA, MCOM, MParaPrac FAIPP, FIML – Paramedicine, Griffith University |
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| 12:00 – 12:30 | Integrating community paramedicine topics into degree-level paramedic education programs: a strategic-pragmatic approach Dr Peter O’Meara, Monash University |
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| 12:30 – 13:00 | Policy perspectives on integrating community paramedics into rural primary care settings Louise Reynolds, Chief Paramedic Officer, Safer Victoria |
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| 13:00 – 13:15 | IRCP Group Photo | Main stairwell InterContinental Adelaide | ||
| 13:15 – 14:00 | Lunch | Pre-Function Area | ||
| 14:00 – 14:30 | Developing The Community Paramedicine Needs Assessment Tool A/Professor Alan Batt, Monash University |
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| 14:30 – 15:00 | Beyond Triple Zero (000): Supporting Rural and Remote Communities through Paramedic Connect Tom Doyle Byrne, NSW Ambulance |
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| 15:00 – 15:30 | Is community paramedicine a specialty? Dr Buck Reed, Charles Sturt University |
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| 15:30 – 16:00 | Afternoon Tea, Sponsor Presentation | Pre-Function Area | ||
| 16:00 – 16:45 |
Collaborative Panel Discussion on Innovative Models in both rural and suburban settings discussing lessons learned Facilitator: JD Heffern, Indigenous Community Paramedicine and Culturally Appropriate Education Models Panelists: Kimberlyn Tihen, St. Charles County Ambulance District |
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| 16:45 – 17:15 | Day 1 Wrap up and Reflection | ||
Tuesday 19 August |
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| 08:30 – 17:00 | Registration Open | Pre-Function Area | ||
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Arrival Tea and Coffee | Pre-Function Area | ||
| Room | Ballroom | ||
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Off the Road less travelled – Indigenous Community Paramedicine and Culturally Appropriate Education Model JD Heffern, Chief Paramedic, Indigenous Services Canada |
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| 09:30 – 10:00 | Howlong Community Emergency Response Team Desiree O’Brien, NSW Ambulance |
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| 10:00 – 10:30 | Filling the gaps: How can we best equip community paramedics to practice in reflective and healthy ways? Dr Elizabeth Donnelly, University of Windsor |
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| 10:30 – 11:00 | Measuring Up: A scan of how remote monitoring technologies can change the community paramedicine landscape Dr Alex (Sandy) MacQuarrie, The Edge Human Performance Group |
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| 11:00 – 11:30 | Morning Tea, Sponsor Presentation | Pre-Function Area | ||
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Great Southern Land. Diversifying community paramedicine models to meet the needs of vulnerable Australian populations Dr Angela Martin, Ambulance Tasmania |
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| 12:00 – 12:30 |
Facilitator: JD Heffern, Indigenous Community Paramedicine and Culturally Appropriate Education Models Panelists: Dr Alan Batt, Canada/Ireland, |
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| 12:30 – 13:00 | A Mixed Methods Investigation of Paramedic Independent Prescribing in Emergency and Urgent Care Adam Bedson, South Western Ambulance Service, NHS Foundation Trust |
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| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch | Pre-Function Area | ||
| 14:00 – 14:30 | Case Studies: The successes and challenges in treating patients with substance use disorder Sherri Hercules, St Charles Country Ambulance District |
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| 14:30 – 15:00 | Community Paramedicine and integrated healthcare delivery in the Queensland Ambulance Service, Australia David Krygger, Queensland Ambulance Service |
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| 15:00 – 15:30 | Portable stroke imaging improving equity of care and better patient outcomes Grant Hocking ASM, Ambulance Victoria |
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| 15:30 – 16:00 | Afternoon Tea, Sponsor Presentation | Pre-Function Area | ||
| 16:00 – 17:00 | Final Day Wrap up and Reflection & 2026 Announcement | ||
| 18:00 – 20:00 |
CAA Congress Welcome Reception| Foyer F, Adelaide Convention Centre Proudly Sponsored by ORH The Welcome Reception offers a prime opportunity for attendees to unwind, connect, and build relationships in a casual setting, creating a positive and collaborative atmosphere before the formal Congress program begins. Always a highlight for Congress attendees, the reception will feature a welcome from the CAA and reception sponsor, drinks, and canapes. |
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Wednesday 20 August |
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| 08:00 – 17:00 | Registration | Foyer H | ||
| 08:00 – 09:00 |
Networking Breakfast | Hall H Proudly Sponsored by Hexagon Make the most of your Congress experience by attending the networking breakfast on the first day, an inclusive opportunity for all participants to casually break the ice, share ideas, and build essential professional connections before the start of formal sessions. |
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| Room | Hall G | ||
| 09:00 – 09:10 | Welcome to Country | ||
| 09:10 – 09:15 | Welcome to Congress Jordan Emery, CEO, Ambulance Victoria |
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| 09:15 – 09:20 | Welcome to the 2025 Council of Ambulance Authorities Congress Mojca Bizjak-Mikic, Chief Executive (Interim), The Council of Ambulance Authorities |
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| 09:20 – 09:30 | Host Service Welcome Rob Elliot, CEO, South Australian Ambulance Service |
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| 09:30 – 09:40 | Government Address Hon Chris Picton MP, Minister for Health & Well Being, South Australia |
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| 9:40 – 10:20 | Keynote Address – AI is the real emergency! Stephen Yarwood, Urban Futurist, Former Lord Mayor of Adelaide |
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| Cyber Security | |||
| 10:20 – 11:00 | Cyber Security in the Health and Emergency Sectors – Safeguarding Health and Emergency Services in the Digital Age Richard Chin, Assistant Commissioner Cyber Command, Australian Federal Police |
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| 11:00 – 11:30 |
Morning Tea, Demonstrations, Poster Viewing | Hall H | ||
| 11:20 – 11:30 |
Demonstrations at Booths 11:20 – Dedalus | Booth 30 |
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| Room | Hall G | ||
| 11:30 – 12:10 | Protecting the Digital Health Ecosystem: Cyber Security in Health Danielle Pentony, Chief Information Security Officer, Australian Digital Health Agency |
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| 12:10 – 12.50 |
Panel: Collaborating for a Safer Future: Bridging Cyber Security Gaps Facilitator: Jordan Emery, CEO, Ambulance Victoria Panelist: |
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| 12.50 – 12.55 | Platinum Sponsor Presentation Corvanta |
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| 13:00 – 13:45 |
Lunch, Demonstrations, Poster Viewing | Hall H | ||
| 13:05 – 13:45 |
Demonstrations at Booths 13:05 – Corvanta | Booth 11 13:15 – Device Technologies | Booth 03 13:25 – Stryker | Booth 01 13:45 – EM Vision | Booth 18 |
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| Concurrent Sessions | |||
| Room | Hall G | Riverbank Rooms 2 & 3 | Riverbank Room 4 |
| Safety of Our People | Future | Professional Development | |
| Session Chair | Alex McKenzie, Operations Manager, LMFKI | Trevor Matthews, ePCR Clinical Manager | Emily Leadbeater, Clinical Educator and Paramedic |
| 13:45 – 14:05 | Occupational Violence in Paramedicine: Risks, Impacts, and Mitigation Strategies Shohreh Majd, The Council of Ambulance Authorities |
Is the Paramedic workforce ready for the digital health revolution? Matthew Didcoe, St John Ambulance WA |
NSW Health Integrated Paramedic Workforce Model Project Alan Morrison, NSW Ambulance |
| 14:10 – 14:30 | Paramedic Education and Training in Mental Health Matthew Simpson, Western Sydney University |
An Innovative Community Paramedic Role Outside Jurisdictional Service – a Multidiscipline Approach to Primary Care in Rural Australia Kerrie Duggan, Alison Spicer, NP Assist |
Facilitating the development of clinical leadership in Paramedicine via an evidence-based methodological approach Andy Bell, St John Ambulance WA |
| 14:35 – 14:45 | Paramedicine Students: What is the role of Universities in wellness education and capability building? Buck Reed, Charles Stuart University |
Sovereign AI and Automated Auditing: The Future of Clinical Auditing Kirsty Reekers, Hato Hone St John |
The Need to Improve the Development of Paramedicine Clinical Practice Guidelines in Australia and Aotearoa, New Zealand: A Reflection and Call to Action Sonja Maria, Charles Stuart University |
| 14:45 – 14:55 | Action Plan for Psychosocial Safety – Mental Health Co-Response Nathan Ross, St John WA |
A Mixed Methods Investigation of Paramedic Independent Prescribing in Emergency and Urgent Care Adam Bedson, South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust |
Prehospital pain management clinical practice guidelines used by paramedics: a systematic review Michelle Thomson, The University of Adelaide |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Afternoon Tea, Demonstrations, Poster Viewing | Demonstrations | Hall H | ||
| 15:00 – 15:30 |
Demonstrations at Booths 15:10 – BMW | Booth 20 15:20 – RAPP | Booth 08 |
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| Sustainability Governance “From Policy to Practice” | |||
| Room | Hall G | ||
| 15:30 – 16:15 | Sustainability transformations: Regulatory reforms and corporate responses Dr Tracey Dodd GAICD |
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| 16:15 – 17:00 | Hato Hone St John Sustainability Journey Cameron Brill, Deputy Chief Executive, Corporate Operations, Hato Hone St John NZ |
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| 17:00 | Close Day 1 | ||
| 19:00 – 23:00 |
Awards for Excellence Gala Dinner| Ian McLachlan Room, The Adelaide Oval War Memorial Dr, North Adelaide SA 5006 (Approximate 10 minute walk from the Congress venue and Intercontinental Hotel Proudly supported by the Awards for Excellence Major Sponsor, SDSI The Bradman Collection will be open as a private viewing from 6pm for those wishing to view before drinks. Pre-Dinner Drinks from 19:00, with guests seated for dinner at 19:30. The most distinguished event on the CAA calendar, the CAA Awards for Excellence aims to recognise the hard and innovative work of member ambulance services from Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. The awards are designed to encourage innovation and to enable services to share their work and learn from each other. |
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Thursday 21 August |
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| 08:30 – 17:00 | Registration | Foyer H | ||
| Room | Hall G | ||
| 09:00 – 09:05 | Welcome to Day 2 Rob Elliot, CEO, South Australian Ambulance Service |
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| Psychological Safety of Our People | |||
| 09:05 – 09:45 | Wales Ambulance Service Approach to Culture, Sexual Safety in the Workplace, Misogynism and Conduct Jason Killens, Chief Executive, London Ambulance Service NHS Trust, AACE Chair |
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| 09:45 – 10:25 | Sexual Harassment: Busting Myths & Building Safer Ambulance Services Sally Moten, Partner and Practice Group Leader, Landers & Rogers |
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| 10:25 – 11.00 | Enhancing Psychological Resilience Todd Wehr, Director Priority One, Queensland Ambulance Service |
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| 11:00 – 11:30 |
Morning Tea, Demonstrations, Poster Viewing | Demonstrations | Hall H | ||
| 11:00 – 11:30 |
Demonstrations at Booths 11:10 – ZOLL | Booth 10 11:20 – Prehos | Booth 19 |
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| Concurrent Sessions | |||
| Room | Hall G | Riverbank Rooms 2 & 3 | Riverbank Room 4 |
| Diversity & Inclusion | Workforce | Clinical | |
| Session Chair | Stacey Solomou, Operations Manager, Clinical Development and Innovation | Clare Toms, Operations Manager, Metro | Kate Clarke, ED, Critical Operational Services |
| 11:30 – 11:50 | “Do I Even Belong Here?” Experiences of Women in Executive Leadership Roles in Ontario Paramedic Services Elizabeth Donnelly, University of Windsor |
IoT in Emergency mobile Healthcare Lachlan Graham, SA Ambulance Service |
The NSW Ambulance GoodSAM program – A review of the first 12 months Alan Morrison, NSW Ambulance |
| 11:55 – 12:15 | Leading with Respect – Preventing workplace sexual harassment Fleur Behrens, Ambulance Victoria |
Unrestricted Clinician in Odyssey. An Australian First in Secondary Triage. Why. How. What. Wil White, St John WA |
Cultural Safety in Paramedic Practice: Māori Experiences of Pre-Hospital Cardiovascular Care Sarah Penney, Auckland University of Technology |
| 12:20 – 12:30 | AKŌRERO Podcast: An engaging and inclusive way to bring cultural education to life Isaac Isa’ako, Wellington Free Ambulance |
The Shift Workers Wellbeing Guide Chloe Larcombe, NSW Ambulance |
Call, Push, Shock… and Listen: Lessons from audio recordings of cardiac arrests Jason Belcher, St John Ambulance WA |
| 12:30 – 12:40 | Best Care for People with Communication Disabilities: Communication Accessible Emergency Health Amber Smith, Scope |
Community engagement and influencing internal culture through fundraising and communications Claire Carruthers, Wellington Free Ambulance |
Building Bridges and Moving Upstream: Paramedics as Policy Architects Jennifer Bolster, Ambulance Tasmania |
| 12:45 – 13:45 |
Lunch, Demonstrations, Poster Viewing | Demonstrations | Hall H VIP Lunch, hosted by Motorola Solutions | Gilbert Suite |
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| 13:00 – 13:30 |
Demonstrations at Booths 13:00 – Laerdal | Booth 14 13:10 – Livingstone | Booth 09 13:20 – MidMed | Booth 23 |
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| Room | Hall G | ||
| The New Patient | |||
| 13:45 – 14:15 | The new patient: How demographic change will shape future demand for ambulance services Johnny Barnard, Population Forecaster & Consultant, .id (informed decisions) |
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| 14:15 – 14:45 | When the Ambulance Service Becomes the Pre-‘Hospital’ Lars Borup, Denmark EMS |
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| 14:45 – 15:15 | NSW Ambulance & Health Future Demand Clare Beech ASM, Executive Director Clinical Capability, Safety & Quality |
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| 15:15 – 16:00 |
Panel: The New Patient: Shaping the Future of Ambulance Services Facilitator: Jordan Emery, CEO, Ambulance Victoria Panelist: Johnny Barnard, Population Forecaster & Consultant, .id (informed decisions) |
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| 16:00 – 16:10 | Welcome to the 2026 CAA Congress, Thank you and Congress Close | ||
| 16:10 – 17:00 | ICU Later Afternoon Tea| Hall H | ||
Saturday 23 August |
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| 09:00 – 17:00 |
Barossa Valley Wine Tour Unwind after Congress with a full-day public tour through the world-famous Barossa Valley. Enjoy wine tastings, a two-course lunch, scenic stops, and expert commentary and return transport from Adelaide CBD. Learn more on the Social Events page. |
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