24/10/2026
🙌🏼 let’s get excited!!! It’s almost conference time !
We cannot wait to see you at the preconference workshops on Tuesday! We think we have put together an incredible program for you with our amazing aeromedical clinical and aviation partners - Check out this lineup of stations:
International disaster response – National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre warehouse tour.
Led by Taylah Godwin & team, this technical tours showcases Australia's medical disaster response readiness, highlighting how the Australian Medical Assistance Team (AUSMAT) prepares for rapid global deployment. You’ll get to look at the logistical and clinical backbone of Australia's emergency response capabilities.
Mixed Augmented Virtual Reality Winching.
Rolf Petersen and Andrew Bittman from ACE Training Centre will showcase the MAV training device, allowing participants to move within a physical cabin of a helicopter while being fully immersed in an interactive virtual environment. MAV can simulate complex mission scenarios including cliff rescues, vessel transfers and overwater search and rescue across varying sea states and weather conditions.
NACAS - North Australia Centre for Autonomous Systems Rigitech Drone & Command Centre.
Professor Hamish Campbell and team will demonstrate how BVLOS trials in Northern Australia are capable revolutionising access to emergency care for remote communities, showcasing their actual command centre and drone capability in the RFDS hangar - and how proof of concept trials are already succeeding.
Difficult Airway in Adults
Dave Marcelline from MRACC NT Health and Jacqui Jones from Royal Flying Doctor Service SA/NT will get you hands on in navigating the difficult airway, ensuring you’re always prepared with your next option.
Difficult IV Access in Kids
Peds/neo retrievalist Mardi Steere from Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia and Charles Darwin University faculty Rebecca North will help you understand the myriad routes of medication administration possible in neonates and kids, with a particular hands on focus on IO and UVC routes in the prehospital setting.
Prehospital Rescue Packaging
rescue paramedic Pat Stobie and clinical director NT John Roe will help you finesse your approach to the critical rescue patient; ensuring stability and high quality critical care throughout your winch journey from ground to cabin.
Human Factors: Cliffside Cases.
Neill Posthumus from the ACE Training Centre and Heather Ford from will walk you through a real 22-hour cliff-face rescue in this facilitated workshop which puts you in the position of the team left overnight. Through group discussion, you’ll explore decision-making under uncertainty, speaking up, handover, fatigue and planning for failure, and what each means for your own team.
Difficult Airway in Kids
Charles Darwin University Aeromed faculty and retrievalist Peter Archer will help you plan for and manage the difficult airway in kids.
