UPDATE 10 Dec 2020: SAVE THE DATE. After unfortunately cancelling the 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have now rescheduled it for the same weekend next year: Friday – Sunday 28-30 May 2021. All other details will remain the same – the venue remains the Sheraton Mirage on the Gold Coast. Registration will go active early in the new year.

We are also working on a new way of renewing your membership within our ASDA website if you don’t come to the Annual Scientific Meeting. As we have done in previous years, you will still be able to renew your membership with your conference registration as well.

We will restart sedation reendorsement courses in 2021.

You will have seen that we were granted a waiver from the DBA regarding reendorseent in 2021 due to the pandemic.

Kind regards,

Rob Turnbull  Conference Coordinator

Venue: Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort, Main Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland.

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The 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting is returning to the Gold Coast, to member favourite – The Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort, with the re-endorsement program on Friday and Saturday 28/29 May and the Annual Scientific Meeting held on Sunday 30 May 2021. To allow people to get home on Sunday (should they desire), the ASM will finish at 12.30pm.

Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort, Gold Coast, 71 Seaworld Dr, Main Beach QLD 4217. Phone: (07) 5577 0000

At the ASM, we have a program of top local speakers with advice and updates to keep you current, inspired and confident that you are able to provide safe and effective sedation service to your patients.

Friday & Saturday: ASDA Sedation Reendorsement Program  (CPD: 12 Scientific Hours)

Since 2016, all ASDA Sedation Reendorsement courses have consisted of 2 days : being a blend of skills refresher workshops, and simulated medical emergencies.

Can you implement BLS/ALS and ABCD protocols in an emergency? These workshops will develop the practical skills and knowledge to recognise and manage the deteriorating patient and medical emergencies. Designed to prepare participants for the simulations, but also very useful if you are operating on sedated patients or have already done your re-endorsement elsewhere to improve your performance in future emergencies.

The ultimate immersive experience with hi-fidelity simulation of medical emergencies to improve performance, teamwork and communications during emergencies.

This is an accredited refresher course for AHPRA re-endorsement of intravenous dental sedationists. (Limited to 36 participants)

Sunday: Annual Scientific Meeting (CPD:  Scientific Hours) : 8am – 12.30pm

The program for the Annual Scientific meeting is coming, and includes essential updates on pharmacology, patient management, emergency management, and regulations and is your best opportunity for CPD in Sedation in Australia.

Remember, if you are practising sedation, you need to be doing CPD in sedation!

If you would like to suggest a topic or update for future ASMs, or nominate to contribute to future meetings by presenting a topic please email us at courses@asda.net.au cc robeturnbull@yahoo.com.au

BELISARIO AWARD DINNER – Every three years, we award the Belisario Award, which recognises outstanding contribution in Australia to the discipline of pain and anxiety control in Dentistry. It is awarded to someone who is considered to have made an outstanding contribution to some facet or facets of this field. It may be in academic, teaching, advancement of knowledge, or in administration or furtherance of the policies and philosophies of the Society.  In 2015 it was awarded to Dr Andre Viljoen, and in 2018 it went to our President, Dr Greg Mahoney.

The next Belisario year will be 2021.  Nominations will be open in 2020 and can be forwarded to ASDA Secretary, Dr Angelo Preketes on angelo.prekete@gmail.com who will forward it to the Award committee (consisting of past Belisario winners).

We continuously update a list of potential speakers / topics of interest to our members. To add suggestions to the list, please advise Dr Robert Turnbull, ASDA Conference Convener at: robeturnbull@yahoo.com.au