2025 Conference

The 2025 Conference date & location will be announced by the end of April.
Please send through topics or speakers you’d like to hear from.

Time	Programme	Who	Topic
9.30 – 10.00	Arrival & Registration	Bianca, Angela & Sarah
10.00 – 10.10	Conference opening	AECTP Chair	Welcome
10.10 – 10.40	First morning session	Vanessa Victor & Becky Smith Remarkable Minds	The adult lens of how Neurodiversity affects education, work and life.
10.45 – 11.15	Second morning session	Sasha Clarkson, Educator Epilepsy NZ	Update on the current statistics and impact of epilepsy in NZ
11.20 – 11.45	Third morning session	Jo Lambert, CEO Stroke NZ	Update on the current stats and impact of strokes in NZ
11.45 – 12.30	Lunch
12.35 – 13.15	First afternoon session	Dr Hugh McKenzie, Rural Hospital Medicine specialist Bay of Islands hospital	Assessment and management of a meth fueled patient
13.20 – 13.50	Second afternoon session	Jane Liggins, Nurse Lead Clinical Team Heart Foundation NZ	1. update on the current stats and impact of heart conditions 2. Hypertension
13.50 – 14.10	Afternoon Tea
14.15 – 14.45	Third afternoon session	Dr James Dearnley, Principal Advisor (Qualifications) & Sean McKinley, CEO Toitu Te Waiora	Latest Updates on: 1. First Aid as a Life Skill 2. Unit Standards 3. Micro Credentials
14.50 – 15.30	Q&A Session	Joint Q&A (Sean McKinley, James Dearnley & Simon Barnett)	Pre received questions
15.35 – 15.40	Closing	AECTP Chair	Close of Conference