Session title
Rural Envenomation: Realities Informing Future Emergency Medicine in the Bush
Synopsis
Snakebite envenoming remains a time critical challenge in emergency medicine, particularly across rural and remote Australia. This session brings the voices of rural clinicians to the forefront—those who manage these high-stakes cases with limited resources and deep local knowledge. Through real-world case insights, we’ll explore how grassroots experience is shaping regional guidance, driving cost-effective care, and challenging traditional metropolitan models of treatment. Join us as Prof Bruce Chater OAM and A/Prof Bill Nimo examine the evidence emerging from the bush, the societal cost of delayed or distant care, and the transformative potential of treating locally. This is more than a clinical conversation—it’s a movement toward equity, sustainability, and listening where it matters most.
Speaker: Prof. Alan Bruce Chater and Bill Nimo