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Saturday, August 23, 2025

AI for Healthcare Practice
Unlocking the Power of Artificial Intelligence
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Coffee on arrival
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Welcome and Introductions
Dr Vaikunthan Rajaratnam
8:45 AM - 10:00 AM AI in Healthcare: Transforming Practice and Outcomes
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Morning tea.
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM AI for Clinical Practice: Tools and Case Studies
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Lunch.
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Hands-On: Using Generative AI for Case Management and Clinical Documentation
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Afternoon tea.
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM AI for Research and Education: Practical Applications
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Panel Discussion and Q&A: Ethics, Challenges, and Future Directions
6:25 PM - 6:35 PM
Coaches will depart Hilton lobby for dinner
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM NZ Society for Surgery of the Hand Dinner
10:00 PM - 10:15 PM
Return coaches will depart Winehouse for Hilton
AI for Healthcare Practice
Unlocking the Power of Artificial Intelligence
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Coffee on arrival
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Welcome and Introductions
Dr Vaikunthan Rajaratnam
8:45 AM - 10:00 AM AI in Healthcare: Transforming Practice and Outcomes
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Morning tea.
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM AI for Clinical Practice: Tools and Case Studies
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Lunch.
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Hands-On: Using Generative AI for Case Management and Clinical Documentation
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Afternoon tea.
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM AI for Research and Education: Practical Applications
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Panel Discussion and Q&A: Ethics, Challenges, and Future Directions
6:25 PM - 6:35 PM
Coaches will depart Hilton lobby for dinner
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM NZ Society for Surgery of the Hand Dinner
10:00 PM - 10:15 PM
Return coaches will depart Winehouse for Hilton

AI for Healthcare Practice
Unlocking the Power of Artificial Intelligence
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Coffee on arrival
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM Welcome and Introductions
Dr Vaikunthan Rajaratnam
8:45 AM - 10:00 AM AI in Healthcare: Transforming Practice and Outcomes
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Morning tea.
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM AI for Clinical Practice: Tools and Case Studies
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Lunch.
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Hands-On: Using Generative AI for Case Management and Clinical Documentation
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Afternoon tea.
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM AI for Research and Education: Practical Applications
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Panel Discussion and Q&A: Ethics, Challenges, and Future Directions
6:25 PM - 6:35 PM
Coaches will depart Hilton lobby for dinner
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM NZ Society for Surgery of the Hand Dinner
10:00 PM - 10:15 PM
Return coaches will depart Winehouse for Hilton

Sunday, August 24, 2025

NZSSH Meeting
7:30 AM - 8:15 AM Breakfast in the exhibition area
Session 1:
Moderator: Jeremy Simcock
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM Welcome
Emma Lacey
8:15 AM - 8:50 AM Taming the Spastic Hand: Modern Surgical Approaches and Patient-Centred Outcomes
Vaikunthan Rajaratnam
8:40 AM - 9:00 AM
Discussion
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Building a Stroke Hand Clinic: Challenges and Opportunities in Comprehensive Care
Vaikunthan Rajaratnam
9:30 AM - 9:40 AM
Discussionㅤ ㅤ ㅤ
9:40 AM - 10:10 AM Morning tea
Session 2:
Moderator: Wolfgang Heiss-Dunlop
10:10 AM - 10:45 AM Measuring Success in Nerve Surgery: A Data-Driven Approach to Outcome Assessment
Vaikunthan Rajaratnam
10:45 AM - 10:55 AM ‎ Discussion‎
10:55 AM - 11:25 AM Surgery for Spasticity, is it worth it?
Jeremy Simcock
11:25 AM - 11:35 AM
Discussion ㅤ ㅤ
11:35 AM - 11:55 AM WALANT - When, why and how
Jenny Hicks
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM
ㅤ ㅤDiscussionㅤ ㅤ
12:05 PM - 12:50 PM Lunch
Session 3:
Moderator: Simon Chinchanwala
12:50 PM - 1:10 PM Update on NZOA Small Joint Registry
Tim Tasman-Jones
1:10 PM - 1:30 PM Review of PIP joint replacements - Where are we heading?
Tim Tasman-Jones
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM
ㅤ ㅤDiscussionㅤ
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM Digital Papillary Adenocarcinoma: A population based study of a rare but aggressive cancer
Emma Littlehales
1:50 PM - 2:00 PM Distal radioulnar joint dysfunction secondary to paediatric forearm fracture malunion; a case series and management algorithm
Hamish Clay
2:00 PM - 2:10 PM Boxer Fractures Audit Hutt Hospital
Febe Minogue
2:10 PM - 2:20 PM Cone Beam Computed Tomography: A Game Changer in the Identification of Radiocarpal Fractures
Johanna Buick
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM
ㅤDiscussionㅤ
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Afternoon tea
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM NZ Society for Surgery of the Hand AGM
NZSSH Meeting
7:30 AM - 8:15 AM Breakfast in the exhibition area
Session 1:
Moderator: Jeremy Simcock
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM Welcome
Emma Lacey
8:15 AM - 8:50 AM Taming the Spastic Hand: Modern Surgical Approaches and Patient-Centred Outcomes
Vaikunthan Rajaratnam
8:40 AM - 9:00 AM
Discussion
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Building a Stroke Hand Clinic: Challenges and Opportunities in Comprehensive Care
Vaikunthan Rajaratnam
9:30 AM - 9:40 AM
Discussionㅤ ㅤ ㅤ
9:40 AM - 10:10 AM Morning tea
Session 2:
Moderator: Wolfgang Heiss-Dunlop
10:10 AM - 10:45 AM Measuring Success in Nerve Surgery: A Data-Driven Approach to Outcome Assessment
Vaikunthan Rajaratnam
10:45 AM - 10:55 AM ‎ Discussion‎
10:55 AM - 11:25 AM Surgery for Spasticity, is it worth it?
Jeremy Simcock
11:25 AM - 11:35 AM
Discussion ㅤ ㅤ
11:35 AM - 11:55 AM WALANT - When, why and how
Jenny Hicks
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM
ㅤ ㅤDiscussionㅤ ㅤ
12:05 PM - 12:50 PM Lunch
Session 3:
Moderator: Simon Chinchanwala
12:50 PM - 1:10 PM Update on NZOA Small Joint Registry
Tim Tasman-Jones
1:10 PM - 1:30 PM Review of PIP joint replacements - Where are we heading?
Tim Tasman-Jones
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM
ㅤ ㅤDiscussionㅤ
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM Digital Papillary Adenocarcinoma: A population based study of a rare but aggressive cancer
Emma Littlehales
1:50 PM - 2:00 PM Distal radioulnar joint dysfunction secondary to paediatric forearm fracture malunion; a case series and management algorithm
Hamish Clay
2:00 PM - 2:10 PM Boxer Fractures Audit Hutt Hospital
Febe Minogue
2:10 PM - 2:20 PM Cone Beam Computed Tomography: A Game Changer in the Identification of Radiocarpal Fractures
Johanna Buick
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM
ㅤDiscussionㅤ
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Afternoon tea
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM NZ Society for Surgery of the Hand AGM

NZSSH Meeting
7:30 AM - 8:15 AM Breakfast in the exhibition area
Session 1:
Moderator: Jeremy Simcock
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM Welcome
Emma Lacey
8:15 AM - 8:50 AM Taming the Spastic Hand: Modern Surgical Approaches and Patient-Centred Outcomes
Vaikunthan Rajaratnam
8:40 AM - 9:00 AM
Discussion
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Building a Stroke Hand Clinic: Challenges and Opportunities in Comprehensive Care
Vaikunthan Rajaratnam
9:30 AM - 9:40 AM
Discussionㅤ ㅤ ㅤ
9:40 AM - 10:10 AM Morning tea
Session 2:
Moderator: Wolfgang Heiss-Dunlop
10:10 AM - 10:45 AM Measuring Success in Nerve Surgery: A Data-Driven Approach to Outcome Assessment
Vaikunthan Rajaratnam
10:45 AM - 10:55 AM ‎ Discussion‎
10:55 AM - 11:25 AM Surgery for Spasticity, is it worth it?
Jeremy Simcock
11:25 AM - 11:35 AM
Discussion ㅤ ㅤ
11:35 AM - 11:55 AM WALANT - When, why and how
Jenny Hicks
11:55 AM - 12:05 PM
ㅤ ㅤDiscussionㅤ ㅤ
12:05 PM - 12:50 PM Lunch
Session 3:
Moderator: Simon Chinchanwala
12:50 PM - 1:10 PM Update on NZOA Small Joint Registry
Tim Tasman-Jones
1:10 PM - 1:30 PM Review of PIP joint replacements - Where are we heading?
Tim Tasman-Jones
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM
ㅤ ㅤDiscussionㅤ
1:40 PM - 1:50 PM Digital Papillary Adenocarcinoma: A population based study of a rare but aggressive cancer
Emma Littlehales
1:50 PM - 2:00 PM Distal radioulnar joint dysfunction secondary to paediatric forearm fracture malunion; a case series and management algorithm
Hamish Clay
2:00 PM - 2:10 PM Boxer Fractures Audit Hutt Hospital
Febe Minogue
2:10 PM - 2:20 PM Cone Beam Computed Tomography: A Game Changer in the Identification of Radiocarpal Fractures
Johanna Buick
2:20 PM - 2:30 PM
ㅤDiscussionㅤ
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Afternoon tea
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM NZ Society for Surgery of the Hand AGM

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