Time & Date

• Saturday 19th August 2023
• 8.30am Start
• 3.30pm Finish (optional psychosocial debrief until 5.30ish)
• Pier 33 Mooloolaba
• Morning Tea, Lunch & Canapes Provided

SPORTS & SPINAL PHYSIOTHERAPY, PROVIDER NO. 640061. ACTIVITY NO. 511045, ALLOCATED 10 EDUCATIONAL HOURS + 2 REVIEWING PERFORMANCE HOURS AS AN RACGP CPD PROVIDER FOR THE 2023–25 TRIENNIUM.

 

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Headline Presenters:

Dr Rob Park | Pain Specialist

Dr Rob Park is a pain specialist who values exploring complex pain conditions with a fresh perspective and explaining medical conditions in language that people can understand. Dr Park grew up in Cairns and studied at the University of Queensland before completing training at Nambour Hospital. Before becoming a pain specialist, Dr Park was a well-known local GP for almost ten years based in Buderim and was a national chief examiner for the Royal Australian College of GPs. He has presented at national GP conferences, wrote and convened the Sport and Spinal Sunshine Coast MSK and pain conference for the last three years, and is a freelance writer for Australian Doctor and a co-author of a medical textbook.

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Dr Paul Frank | Pain Specialist

Dr Paul Frank is a pain specialist and anaesthetist with over 17 years experience in chronic pain medicine on the Sunshine Coast. Growing up in Cairns and trained in Brisbane, he has established himself as a well-regarded and valued pain specialist, helping many people reduce their pain and improve their quality of life over many years. Dr Frank is known nationally as a lead educator in pain procedures and is often asked to travel across Australia to teach other pain specialists and trainees these techniques and skills.

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Dr Stephen Byrne | Neurosurgeon

Dr Stephen Byrne is a neurosurgeon and complex spine surgeon who commenced practice on the Sunshine Coast in 2017 and opened Sunshine Coast Neurosurgery in 2019. Dr Byrne underwent his neurosurgical training in Melbourne, Adelaide and New Zealand before gaining his Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Dr Byrne is originally from Scotland and completed medical school at the University of Aberdeen, the oldest English-speaking Medical School in the Western World.

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Travis Schultz | Travis Schultz & Partners Managing Partner

Travis is deeply motivated to ensure justice is accessible for everyone and founded Travis Schultz & Partners (TSP) in 2018 with a vision to create a professional services firm driven by the values of fairness, respect and compassion. Today, a major pillar of his law practice is to offer industry leading legal representation with a No Win / No Fee, lower fee promise. Travis has been a Queensland Law Society Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law since 1999 and is recognised as one of Queensland’s leading compensation lawyers.

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Dr James Tungall | Orthopaedic Surgeon

Mr James Tungall is a highly skilled orthopaedic surgeon with a sub-specialty in the treatment of conditions affecting the knee, shoulder and hip. His major interest and expertise are in sports orthopaedics, joint replacement and trauma surgery.

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Dr Daevyd Rodda | Orthopaedic Surgeon

is a highly experienced and widely recognised hip and knee replacement surgeon. He is a leading proponent of anterior approach hip replacement and patient-specific, kinematically aligned knee replacement. Daevyd performs high volumes of these complex operations each year. Daevyd has a holistic approach to the management of painful, arthritic joints. He leads a multi-disciplinary team that provide the most advanced surgical and non-surgical treatments available.

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Key Presenters: Dr Tim Butson | Rehabilitation Physician, Dr Peter Georgius | Pain Medicine Specialist, Dr Ben Tsang | Neurologist, Dr Ingrid Hutton | Rheumatologist, Dr Roger Faint | General Practitioner, Dr Dan O’Dea | Specialist Musculoskeletal General Practitioner, Dr Mark Wilson | Specialist Sport and Exercise Physician

Lunch:

A stand up morning tea and sit down lunch will be provided on the day. There will also be a tea and coffee station and we invite all in attendance to enjoy some light refreshments at the bar following the conference.

Parking:

Pier 33 has parking available on site and some parking availability on Parkyn Parade.

Location:

The conference will take place in the upstairs function room at Pier 33.

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