Welcome to General Surgeons Australia
Become a Member of GSA!
What's in it for you?
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Discounted registration fees associated with the Annual Scientific Meeting
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Option to list your details with the 'Find a Surgeon' service
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Access to the 'Members' Area' of the GSA website (soon to be redeveloped)
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Access to 'Member Benefits' associated with your profession
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Receive regular newsletters, including updates on issues affecting the general surgical community
2012 will bring about exciting changes for Members of GSA as we further develop membership benefits and incentives. Of particular interest is GSA's commitment to raising the public profile of General Surgery, with specific reference to the provision of Emergency Surgery. This topic is gaining momentum and GSA will ensure that we play a prominent role in policy and decision making. To this end GSA has developed the 12 Point Plan for Emergency Surgery. Click here to download a copy of the plan.
If you are interested in becoming a member of GSA, click here to download a copy of the application form.
For further information please contact:
Sally Erickson, Events Manager & Communications Officer
P +61 3 9249 1142
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2012 GSA Trainees' Day - HPB Surgery
This one day educational seminar focusing on HPB Surgery for the General Surgery SET Trainee will take place Sunday 6 May 2012 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia, and will include a number of interactive scenarios and case presentations, didactic lectures and panel discussions from leading surgeons in their field.
Registration will open shortly!
Convener:
Assoc Professor Arthur Richardson, FRACS
For further information please contact:
Sally Erickson, Events Manager & Communications Officer
P +61 3 9249 1142
E sally.erickson@surgeons.org
MOSES - Management of Surgical Emergencies Course
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Monday 2 & Tuesday 3 April 2012, Adelaide
Eligibility: SET3-5 General Surgery Trainees, International Medical Graduates.
The Management of Surgical Emergencies (MOSES) course aims to assist trainees in the SET Program in General Surgery to:
- Make better decisions, negotiate dilemmas and manage distractors in emergency surgery
- Reduce error
- Achieve better outcomes
- Work more effectively within a team
- Improve situational awareness
- Provide strategies for getting out of trouble
This two-day course, developed by General Surgeons Australia, involves a variety of teaching methods including core lectures, skills stations, and group discussions. Focusing on assessment and decision making skills for emergency situations, within the peri-operative period, attendees will have the opportunity to discuss case scenarios, and develop management skills in a team environment while under the guidance of highly regarded faculty. MOSES is also well suited to Trainees and International Medical Graduates attempting the Fellowship Examination.
Next MOSES Course Details:
- Monday 2 & Tuesday 3 April 2012, Hilton Adelaide
- $770 inc. GST
- Registration will open soon
To register your interest, or for further information please contact:
Sally Erickson, Events Manager & Communications Officer
P +61 3 9249 1142
E sally.erickson@surgeons.org
GSA Strategic Plan 2012-2015
The recently approved Strategic Plan for General Surgeons Australia - 2012-2015, is now available for your viewing.
Please click here to download a copy.
NZAGS Annual Meeting 2012
30 March -1 April 2012
Founder Heritage Park, Nelson, New Zealand
Call for Abstracts Now Open!
Deadline Dates:
- Registration Opens - 12 December 2011
- Call for Abstracts Closes - 16 December 2011
- Close of Early Registration - 17 February 2012
Please visit http://www.nzagsconference.co.nz/ for further information
12 Point Plan for Emergency General Surgery
GSA has developed a 12 Point Plan for the delivery of Emergency General Surgery services in Australia. The plan has now been sent to over 1,300 General Surgeons, surgical supervisors, hospitals, State and Federal Health Ministers, and Departments of Health.
For further details, please click here.
To read the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons document on the Separation of Elective and Emergency Surgery, please click here.
Book Reviews
Elsevier Australia have kindly provided several books for review. These reviews will be posted under the Members heading for your reading interest. Please click here to view this new feature on the GSA website.
Positions Vacant
Fellowship Opportunities
Please click here for further details on Fellowship opportunities that may be of interest to SET Trainees in General Surgery.
General Surgeons
Please click here for further details on positions vacant for General Surgeons.
FOR YOUR DIARY
2012 GSA Annual Scientific Meeting
21-23 September 2012
Wrest Point, Hobart
2012 GSA Trainees' Day - Breast & Endocrine Surgery
21 September 2012
Wrest Point, Hobart
Surgical Conference Finder
To search for other Surgical Conferences, please click here.
General Surgery is a specialty that focuses on the surgical treatment of abdominal organs (such as the intestines, oesophagus, stomach, colon, liver, gallbladder, and bile ducts), skin and soft tissue, and endocrine organs. General Surgery also includes breast surgery, transplantation, emergency and trauma surgery, head and neck surgery, vascular surgery, and surgical oncology.
The General Surgeons Australia (GSA) Board of Management is comprised of representatives from specialty interest groups of General Surgery, including Breast, Colorectal, Endocrine, Hepatobiliary, Upper Gastrointestinal, Head and Neck, Military, Oncology, Trauma, and Rural Surgery, as well as Specialist General Surgeons. Click the links above to find out more about us.
