Dr Jasmine Tan // MBChB, FRACP

Jasmine Tan graduated in Medicine from the University of Sydney in 2007 and has trained at Westmead Hospital, Sydney and various hospitals in Auckland, New Zealand.

She completed fellowships in both Endocrinology and Renal medicine, and was awarded the Diabetes Research Fellowship from the New Zealand Diabetes Foundation in 2013. In the same year, she undertook a hypertension fellowship Wāitemata District Health Board.

She has held appointments as a Consultant nephrologist and General physician, and was the Hypertension lead at Wāitemata District Health Board. She currently works as a Consultant Endocrinologist at Counties Manukau District Health Board.

Her specialty interests include difficult-to-treat and secondary hypertension, and diabetic kidney disease.

Dr Bernard Wong // MBChB, FRACP

Bernard is a general and interventional cardiologist at North Shore Hospital, where he also leads the Cardiology Research Unit. He obtained his medical degree from the University of Auckland, and trained within the Auckland Region. Originally from Hong Kong, Bernard is also fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin Chinese.

In 2021-2022, Bernard undertook a coronary intervention fellowship at the Prince of Wales in Hong Kong after being awarded the prestigious John Ormiston Fellowship from the New Zealand Heart Foundation. During that time, he gained experience in Complex and High-Risk Interventional Procedures (CHIP) and Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) under the tutelage of world-renowned CTO master Dr. Eugene Wu.

Bernard has subspecialty interest in ischaemic heart disease, in particular percutaneous management of coronary calcification where he is completing a Doctor of Medicine (MD) at the University of Auckland. He also has an interest in coronary physiology, intravascular imaging, non-invasive imaging, cardiomyopathies, heart failure and preventative cardiology.

Dr Gary Lau // MBChB, FRACP

Gary is a general and cardiac imaging specialist. He holds a cardiology consultant role at Waitakere and North Shore Hospitals. He graduated from the University of Auckland in 2007, and gained Fellowship to the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 2015. He completed the Advanced Imaging Fellowship at Flinders Medical Centre in Adelaide, Australia before returning to New Zealand in 2019.

Gary has sub-specialist interests in echocardiography; transthoracic, transoesophageal and stress echocardiography. His expertise covers most aspects of cardiology with interest in complex valve disease and coronary artery disease. He is also part of the heart failure team at North Shore Hospital, working closely with cardiac nurse specialists in managing patients with severe cardiomyopathy (heart failure).

Dr James Fu // MBChB, FRACP

James graduated from the University of Auckland in 1999 and trained as a cardiologist at Greenlane Cardiovascular Service which he became a fellow of the Royal Australian College of Physician in 2012. James is currently a cardiologist at Waitemata District Health Board.

He has interest in general electrophysiology and general cardiology, particularly in heart failure management.

Dr Shawn Foo // MBChB, MRCP (UK). FRACP, GradDip Cardiac EP

Shawn is a consultant cardiologist and cardiac electrophysiologist at North Shore Hospital, Auckland. Shawn graduated from the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom, undertaking postgraduate training in Manchester and the National Heart Centre in Singapore. He relocated to New Zealand in 2014, and has worked at North Shore, Auckland and Middlemore Hospitals. He completed his subspecialty cardiac electrophysiology fellowship at Waikato Hospital, Hamilton and the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney. Shawn is fluent in Mandarin.

Shawn’s cardiology subspecialty interest is in Cardiac Electrophysiology, he received his Graduate Diploma of Cardiac Electrophysiology in 2020. Shawn is currently pursuing a Doctor of Medicine (MD) on cardiac implantable electronic device use, implant trends and outcomes in New Zealand.

Dr Yu-Min Lin // MBChB, FRACP

Dr Yu-Min Lin is a Consultant Geriatrician working at Middlemore Hospital since 2012. Originally from Taiwan, he moved to New Zealand in 1988 and graduated from the University of Otago. He trained within the Auckland region in both Geriatrics and Internal Medicine. He speaks fluent Mandarin.

Yu-Min has a particular interest in dementia. He is the lead Geriatrician working with the pilot “Memory Team” in developing a regional dementia pathway at Counties Manukau Health.

Another passion for him is to help the Chinese people of Auckland to increase their health awareness. Since 2013 he has been involved with sessions on World TV speaking on a variety of issues including cerebrovascular disease, dementia and osteoporosis.

Dr Cameron Schauer // MBChB, FRACP

Dr Schauer is a Consultant Gastroenterologist and General Physician based in Waitemata. He has a particular subspecialist interest in the role of endoscopy in detection and treatment of early oesophageal, gastric and colon cancer.

Dr Schauer graduated from the University of Auckland. He was the first New Zealander to be awarded a fellowship role in Tokyo, Japan, to learn new endoscopic techniques.

Dr Schauer is a current member of the New Zealand Society of Gastroenterology. He is the New Zealand representative for the Asian-Pacific Society for Digestive Endoscopy and is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. He holds a Consultant role at North Shore Hospital and Waitakere Hospital, and is an Honorary Senior Lecturer with the University of Auckland.

Dr Anne Craig // MBChB, FANZCA

Dr Anne Craig is a Specialist Anaesthetist who works with both adults and children.

She graduated from the University of Auckland School of Medicine in 1998 and is a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists.

She has 20 years of experience managing patients with a variety of medical problems and pain issues. She is committed to providing the highest standards of quality and safety in caring for her patients.

Mr Indran Ramanathan // MBBS, PhD, FRACS (CS)

Mr Indran Ramanathan is a cardiothoracic surgeon at Mercy Hospital and Auckland City Hospital. He practices all aspects of cardiothoracic surgery including transplantation. In his role as a cardiothoracic surgeon, he understands the importance of early detection of lung cancer and coronary artery disease, as well as the value of a combined approach to screening.

Schedule

1730 - Registration
1800 - AGM
1825 - Dr Patricia Ding: Updates in Cardiology 2020 - New Drugs and Old Strategies
1910 - TI Elective Presentations (Thitapon Uiyapat, Brian Yeom)
1930 - Dinner

Dr Graham Gulbransen FRNZCGP FAChAM - Cannabis Use in Primary Care

In 2018 Graham opened the first medical cannabis service in Aotearoa NZ. Cannabis Care Clinic is in Henderson, Auckland providing specialist consultations for legal medicinal cannabis prescriptions. Problems addressed include chronic pain, cancer symptoms, anxiety, chronic insomnia and neurological conditions. Most patients have experienced little benefit or adverse effects from conventional treatment or have been told there are no further treatments. Many report that medicinal cannabis offers symptom relief, improved quality of life and most importantly, restores hope. He has prescribed CBD to 1000 patients with very good outcomes.

His part time general practice experience dates from 1983. Much of this work involves assessing and managing addictions and/or chronic pain. He is a FRNZCGP.

Graham completed his Fellowship of the Australasian Chapter of Addiction Medicine (FAChAM) in 2008. As an Addiction Specialist he manages problems such as alcohol and drug withdrawal, opioid substitution treatment, medication for chronic pain and he writes addiction assessments.

Dr James Polston PhD - Insight into Florida Medical Cannabis Usage and Outcomes

Dr James Polston PhD is currently the Chief Science Officer of Helius Therapeutics in Auckland, New Zealand. He has previously worked in senior management positions for both Curaleaf and Trulieve, two of the largest medical cannabis providers in the world. Dr. Polston holds advanced degrees in Neuroscience and Medical Ethics, and has ongoing research in the field of cannabis medicine. Having published with the Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Dr. Polston is knowledgeable in several areas of basic and clinical research. He is also an expert in plant-based therapeutics, after spending more than a decade investigating several possible treatments.

This CME is sponsored by Helius Therapeutics