Details
Date
2nd & 3rd July 2026
Venue
Whenua Pupuke, North Shore Hospital
Cost
VNT Members: $100/$150 for 1 or 2 days
Non-VNT Members: $150/$200 for 1 or 2 days
Agenda
Day 1
8:30 – 9:00
Arrival and Registration
9:00 – 9:15
Welcome and Karakia
9:15 – 10:15
Yvonne Limmer: Circle of security and attachment
10:15 – 10:30
Morning tea
10:30 – 11:30
Lynette Eaton: Trauma Informed Care in the NICU and Beyond
11:30 – 12:00
2 Equipment Supplier Presentations
12:00 – 12:30
Whānau Presentation
12:30 – 13:15
Lunch
13:15 – 14:00
3 Equipment Supplier Presentations
14:00 – 15:10
Michael Neufeld: Rights based standards for children undergoing clinical procedures – A communication tool.
Hine Price: Cultural Responsiveness for positive engagement & shifting the power, providing parents with the tools to support informed decision-making
15:10 – 15:25
Afternoon Tea
15:25 – 16:25
Anastacia Kirilo: Understanding responsive attachment relationships in neurodivergent whānau
16:25 – 16:30
Closing
17:00
Early dinner at Smales Farm
Day 2
8:30
Arrival
9:00 – 9:05
Welcome
9:05 – 10:00
Dr Anna Adcock: Beyond the NICU: Whānau navigation and championing care for tamariki Māori born preterm
10:00 – 10:15
Morning tea
10:15 – 11:15
Emma Reynolds and Rhona Akroyd: On time mobility enhances developmental and relationship opportunities; A tale of times.
11:15 – 12:15
Merryn Robertson: Early Intervention, Lifelong Mobility: Strategies for Spinal Preservation and Participation
12:15 – 13:00
Lunch
13:00 – 13:30
Lying Equipment Review/Demonstrations
13:30 – 14:00
Lindsay Mawdsley: Sleep – A Risky Business
14:00 – 15:00
Jane Hamer: Conversations about sleep – Reframing our messaging about postural care in lying
15:00 – 15:15
Afternoon Tea
15:15 – 16:15
Lying positioning workshop
16:15 – 16:30
Closing
Thank You to our Sponsors!
