WCIM 2010 Melbourne in conjunction with Physicians Week

20 – 25 March 2010
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre Melbourne, Australia
World Medicine for the Next Decade: 2010 to 2020

 

Congress Announcements

2010 Year of the Trainee

2010 YOTT is celebration of the contributions made by physician trainees to our College - trainees are, after all, the Fellows of the future!

The highlights of 2010 YOTT will take place at the World Congress of Internal Medicine 2010 and include:

• Trainees' Day - Sunday, 21 March 2010
• Trainees' Ball - Sunday, 21 March 2010
• Careers Corner - Monday - Wednesday, 22 - 24 March 2010 in the Exhibition Hall

To register and for more information click here.

Acute Medical Units - Mapping the Future of Acute Patient Care Satellite Meeting

Date: Sunday 21 March 2010
Time: 0900 - 1600
Venue: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre

To register and for more information click here.

New Award Supporters

The Organising Committee extends its appreciate to Wiley-Blackwell who have recently come on board as supporters of the following College awards:

- Wiley-Blackwell New Investigator in Paediatrics and Child Health Award prize value A$1500
- Wiley-Blackwell Award for Clinical Excellence, prize value A$1500
- Wiley-Blackwell Award for Medical Education prize value A$1500

We encourage you to submit abstracts for these awards. 

Physicians Week 2009 Congress Promotion

We would like to thank everyone who visited us at our exhibition booth during the Physicians Week 2009 Congress. It was a successful Congress and we were pleased to meet so many enthusiastic delegates who were interested in coming to Melbourne in 2010. We look forward to seeing you again in Melbourne, Australia for WCIM 2010 Melbourne.

 

We had fantastic prizes to give away courtesy of our friends the Hilton Melbourne South Wharf and the Eureka Skydeck including:  

• One (1) night accommodation in a Relaxation Suite at the Hilton Melbourne South Wharf which includes full buffet breakfast, morning and afternoon tea, evening canapés and drinks for two (2) persons in the Executive Lounge.’

Lucky Prize Winner: Murray Webber

• Double passes to the Eureka Skydeck and double passes to 'The Edge' plus get a complimentary souvenir photo taken inside 'The Edge'

Lucky Prize Winner: Jeremy Wrobel

 

 

AMSA Convention 2009 Congress Promotion

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians was an exhibitor at the Australian Medical Student Convention held on 6-10 July 2009 at Brisbane.  In addition to the College, WCIM 2010 and RACP Physicians Week 2010 were also promoted to medical students.   We were pleased to see so many enthusiastic students visit the College stand as well as take an interest in the Congress.

Winner of the WCIM 2010 promotional competition at the AMSA Convention 2009 was Charles Herdy of the University of Queensland.

Charles won a Medical Student Registration and a ticket to the Congress Gala Dinner.

WCIM Promotion in Singapore

The World Congress of Internal Medicine (WCIM) would like to thank everyone who visited the WCIM stand at the recent 43rd Singapore-Malaysian Congress of Medicine 2009 in Singapore on the 6-8 August 2009. The Congress had 300 number of delegates attend with 15 exhibitors.

Congratulations to Dr L. Heng, who has won a ‘Free Registration’ to attend the WCIM Congress in 2010.

Grand Prix – Melbourne

The  Australian 2010 Grand Prix will be held in Melbourne on 25 March - 28 March.  For any GP fans, why not consider extending your stay after the Congress to be part of this exciting event.  For more information on the Australian Grand Prix please visit: www.formula1.com 

Congress Delegates:  please be aware that during the GP, accommodation and other costs may be at "premium event" rates, and  will be required to be booked independently of the Congress.