Events
SA Internal Medicine Conference 2026
Friday 21st August 2026, 8.30am – 4.15pm
Hosted at the Lecture theatre 8 (8th floor, far east side of hospital), Royal Adelaide Hospital
Join us for the SAAIM Clinical Insights & Innovation Meeting on Thursday 19th February 2026 at the National Wine Centre, Join the South Australian Association of Internal Medicine for a full day of learning, discussion and professional connection at the SA Internal Medicine Conference 2026.
Held at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, the conference will bring together medical professionals, researchers, allied health practitioners and healthcare leaders to explore current issues, emerging technologies and practical improvements in general and internal medicine.
The program will feature keynote presentations from Ms Turia Pitt and The Honourable Blair Boyer, Minister for Health, alongside sessions covering cultural awareness, restrictive practices, toxicology, clinical research, artificial intelligence in medicine and patient mobility.
Conference topics include:
- Restrictive means within general medicine
- Cultural awareness in medicine
- What general medicine should know about the RAH Toxicology Service
- Integrating clinical research into clinical practice
- AI scribes in medicine
- Patient mobility within general medicine
- Leadership perspectives on in-hospital mobility
Event details
- Date: Friday, 21 August 2026
- Time: 8:30 am–4:15 pm
- Location: Lecture theatre 8 (8th floor, far east side of hospital), Royal Adelaide Hospital
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 08:30 | Coffee and mingling |
| 08:45 | Welcome to Country and conference opening |
| 09:00 | Key Note: Ms Turia Pitt |
| 09:40 | Key Note: The Honourable Blaire Boyle, Minister for Health |
| 10:00 | Morning Tea |
| 10:30 | Restrictive Means within General Medicine – Office of the Chief Psychiatrist Talk (TBC) |
| 11:00 | Cultural Awareness in Medicine – Mr Richie Aitken, Aboriginal Translator |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 12:45 | What I wish General Medicine knew about Toxicology service at the RAH – A/Prof Thiru Govindan |
| 13:15 | Integrating Clinical Research into Clinical Practice – Prof David Gonzales, Adelaide University |
| 14:00 | AI Scribes in Medicine – Dr Andrew Vanlint, NALHN |
| 14:30 | Afternoon Tea |
| 15:00 | Patient Mobility in General Medicine, Insights from a Medical Record Audit & Staff Focus Groups – Ms Sarah Choat, Physiotherapist, SALHN |
| 15:15 | VISIBLE: Leadership perspectives on in-hospital mobility: strategically important but barely visible – Ms Jo Nolan, Physiotherapist, SALHN |
| 15:30 | SAAIM AGM |
| 16:15 | Meeting Conclusion |