• Registration Brochure [PDF]
• Online registration has now closed for the TSANZ ANZSRS 2009 ASM. Should you still wish to register for the conference, please print and complete the registration form in the registration brochure and bring it with you to the conference for the Secretariat to process onsite.

  Should you need to contact any of the hotels in Darwin direct, please see contact details below:

  Medina Grand Darwin
  +61 8 8982 9999 (p)

  Novotel Darwin Atrium
  +61 8 8941 0755 (p)
  +61 8 8981 9025 (f)

  Crowne Plaza Darwin
  1800 899 960 (reservations)
  +61 8 8982 000 (front desk)
  +61 8 8981 1765 (f)

  Vibe Hotel Darwin
  +61 8 8982 9998 (p)

  Mantra on the Esplanade
  1300 881 686 (free call) or +61 8 8943 4333

  Travelodge Mirambeena Resort Darwin
  1300 886 886 (p)
  +61 8 8981 5116 (f)

  Holiday Inn Darwin
  Ph: 1800 899 960 (within Australia for Reservations) or +61 8 8943 3600 (Front Desk)
  Fax: +61 8 8981 5701

• Early Bird registration until 21 February 2009
• Accommodation bookings close 2 February 2009
• Program
• Abstracts
• ALF Healthy Activity Afternoon [PDF]

The 2009 TSANZ ASM will be held from 4 - 8 April in the newly completed Darwin Convention Centre in Australia's "top end". The trip to Darwin represents a new venture for the Society.

There will be a strong focus on Indigenous Health The opening plenary will feature International Indigenous Health, with guest speaker Rosalyn Singleton, local speaker Paul Torzillo, and Ramon Pink from New Zealand offering a Maori perspective. This will be followed by a conjoint TSANZ/ANZSRS plenary featuring invited speakers Josep Roca, Graham Hall and Andrew Thornton on Predicted Values and Ethnicity.

The closing plenary session on the Wednesday morning will consider Ethical Dilemmas and will feature Philip Nitschke.

The Wunderly Orator for 2009 is Alex Brown, Head of the Centre for Indigenous Vascular and Diabetes Research in Alice Springs.

The TSANZ will host an Educational Symposium of the APSR (ESAP) featuring a state-of-the-art update on infectious disease, with a particular focus on issues relating to tropical and remote regions, including Multi-Resistant TB, Malaria, Melioidosis, Suppurative Lung Disease, Avian and other emerging strains of Influenza. Other pre-conference activities will include the Short Course for Advanced Trainees and Respiratory Nurses SIG Symposium.

A new development for 2009 will be the ALF Active Afternoon on Monday 6 April. Designed to revitalise flagging delegates, and as an acknowledgement to the Australian sporting heritage, activities will be facilitated by the Australian Lung Foundation. A range of activities will cater for all levels from the moribund to Olympian aspirants and we hope all delegates will participate in order to raise funds for the ALF.

Darwin, the Northern Territory's tropical harbour, is a stepping stone to some of the world's greatest adventure playgrounds. The weather is always warm, and locals and visitors alike make the most of Darwin's balmy climate and lush setting with a constant celebration of life outdoors at open-air cinemas, restaurants, bars, markets and festivals, or fishing or cruising on its unspoilt harbour.

We look forward to seeing you in far North Australia next March and have our Hawaiian shirts packed in anticipation!