PAEDIATRIC TRAINING COURSE IN  
​THE ASSESSMENT OF SUSPECTED PHYSICAL ABUSE IN CHILDREN (APAC)
Programme Monday 25 August 2025
8.30am-9.00am Registration & Arrival Refreshments

9.00am-9.15am Tikanga Briefing
9.15am-9.45am Pōwhiri
9.45am-10.00am Morning Tea Break
10.00am-10.20am Whakawhanaungatanga
10.20am-11.30am Talking to Families - 3 concurrent rooms
                                               AUDITORIUM
  • Paediatrician ​Dr Patrick Kelly​
  • ​Social Worker Yasmeen El-Rafey
  • ​​Moderator Debbie Watkin
  • ​Actors 
  • Volunteers
Vertical Divider
                                            HENLEY ROOM
  • Paediatrician ​Dr Jeanine Nunn
  • ​​Social Worker Melenau Lino
  • Moderator Emma Gilbert
  •  Actors
  •  Volunteers 
Vertical Divider
                                    NEUROLOGY ROOM 
  • Paediatrician ​Dr Susana Pereira
  • ​Social Worker Siosi'ana Latu
  • ​Moderator Kayla Seaton
  • Actors
  • Volunteers
11.30am-11.45am Mini Break
Our moderator for all sessions in the Auditorium is Kayla Seaton
​​11.45am-12.30pm Bruises and Soft Tissue Injuries
  • ​​Dr Susana Pereira, Paediatrician, Te Puaruruhau
  • Dr Kilak Kesha, Forensic Pathologist, The National Forensic Pathology Service of New Zealand
12.30pm-1.00pm Lunch Break
​1.00pm-1.45pm Fractures
  • Dr Jeanine Nunn, Paediatrician, Te Puaruruhau
  • Dr Sonja Bastin, Paediatric Radiologist, Starship Child Health​
  • Dr Andrew Graydon, Paediatric Orthopaedic & Tumour Surgeon, Starship Childrens’ Hospital
1.45pm-2.00pm Mini Break
2.00pm-2.45pm Thermal Injuries
  • Dr Jeanine Nunn, Paediatrician, Te Puaruruhau
  • Dr Victoria Lo, Counties Manukau Health 
2.45pm-3.00pm Afternoon Tea Break
3.00pm-3.45pm Abdominal Injuries
  • Dr Patrick Kelly, Paediatrician, Te Puaruruhau
  • Dr Stephen Evans, Paediatric Surgeon, Starship Child Health
3.45pm-4.00pm Mini Break
4.00pm-5.00pm Strangulation and Suffocation
  • Dr Patrick Kelly, Paediatrician, Te Puaruruhau
  • Dr Kilak Kesha, Forensic Pathologist, The National Forensic Pathology Service of New Zealand
5.00pm-5.15pm Close of Day One, Mihi Whakamutunga
6.30pm ~ Workshop Dinner @ Gerome
269 Parnell Road, Parnell, Auckland
[email protected] ~ 09 373 3883
​Ticket(s) can be purchased for NZ$85.00 per person. This includes a set menu and one beverage on arrival. Cash bar for additional beverages. Guest tickets can be purchased for $95.00 per person.