Provincial Surgeons of Australia Conference

2010 QLD Core Course Program

Gynaecological Finding in Laparoscopy
Endometriosis for General Surgeons

Queensland Board in General Surgery
Regional Subcommittee

6:30pm for 7:00pm start
Education Centre at RBWH

For further information contact:

Virginia Kelly

Tel: +61 7 3835 8600
Fax: +61 7 3832 5001
Email: virginia.kelly@surgeons.org

2010 NSW General Surgery Course

Liver Cancer

New South Wales Board in General Surgery
Regional Subcommittee

6:00pm for 6:30pm start
Johnson & Johnson Education Institute
1-5 Khartoum Road, North Ryde

For further information contact:

Marlene Valliere

Tel: +61 2 8353 7415
Fax: +61 2 8354 0094
Email: marlene.valliere@surgeons.org

2010 VIC Saturday Educational Sessions

Melanoma Session at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Victorian Board in General Surgery
Regional Subcommittee

10:30am-12:30pm
RACS, Melbourne

For further information contact:

Sally Erickson

Tel: +61 3 9249 1142
Fax: +61 3 9249 1257
Email: sally.erickson@surgeons.org

Global Health Drinks Evening

Anyone interested in global health, or exploring opportunities to volunteer, work or undertake research in the developing world is invited to attend.

Topic: Opportunities in clinical research, public health work and surgery in Vietnam
Time: 6:15pm for food and drinks, speakers from 6:45pm
Venue: Belllevue Hotel, 159 Hargrave St, Paddington
Cost: FREE, finger food and drinks vouchers provided

Speakers

Dr Greg Fox

Greg will be speaking on his experience undertaking a PhD in tuberculosis research, and the joys and challenges of public health work in Vietnam. Greg has been living in Vietnam for more than a year. He is a fellow of the Royal Australian College of Physicians in respiratory medicine, as well as holding an MPH from Usyd, and was co-founder of Global Health Drinks and the Medical Students Aid Project at UNSW. He is a true trailblazer in the area of global health.

Dr Stef Fox

Stef will be speaking on her experience working in multiple areas of general practice in a developing country, including local GP and public health projects and in GP clinics for the ex-pat community. Stef has been in Vietnam for over a year, having just completed her training as a fellow of the Royal Australian College of GPs, as well as having recently completed an MPH. Stef has also been heavily involved in GHDs since its inception.

Dr Mark Louie Johnsun

Mark is a Urological Surgeon who balances a busy practise in Gosford with regular trips to Vietnam to undertake volunteer work providing specialist surgical care to patients who otherwise would be unable to access the help they need, as well as training local surgeons and health care workers. Mark will be talking on the great benefits to the local community and the personal joys of such work, as well as the challenges of such work including sustainability, capacity building, logistics and funding. His insights will be priceless to anyone interested in undertaking surgical outreach work in the future.

2010 QLD Core Course Program

Ishaemic Colitis
Diverticulitis Management; an Update

Queensland Board in General Surgery
Regional Subcommittee

6:30pm for 7:00pm start
Education Centre at RBWH

For further information contact:

Virginia Kelly

Tel: +61 7 3835 8600
Fax: +61 7 3832 5001
Email: virginia.kelly@surgeons.org

2010 NSW General Surgery Course

Peripheral Vascular Disease

New South Wales Board in General Surgery
Regional Subcommittee

6:00pm for 6:30pm start
Johnson & Johnson Education Institute
1-5 Khartoum Road, North Ryde

For further information contact:

Marlene Valliere

Tel: +61 2 8353 7415
Fax: +61 2 8354 0094
Email: marlene.valliere@surgeons.org

2010 GSA Annual Scientific Meeting

Emergency Surgery: The Cutting Edge
Hyatt Regency Sanctuary Cove

Provisional Program now available: Click here to download.
To register online, please click here.

Sponsorship

Click here to download the Sponsorship Prospectus

For further information contact:

Emma Thompson
RACS Conferences & Events Management
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
College of Surgeons' Gardens
250-290 Spring Street
EAST MELBOURNE  VIC  3002

Tel: +61 3 9249 1139
Fax: +61 3 9276 7431
Email: gsa.asm@surgeons.org

2010 GSA Trainees' Day

WARTS (WA Registrars Teaching Sessions)

Viva Practice

Western Australian Board in General Surgery
Regional Subcommittee

For further information contact:

Elizabeth O'Neill

Tel: +61 8 8239 0811
Fax: +61 8 8239 2395
Email: elizabeth.oneill@surgeons.org

WA Laparoscopic Suturing Workshop

Clinical Training & Education Centre (CTEC)

CTEC is located at The University of Western Australia in Perth and is adjacent to the School of Anatomy and Human Biology on the Crawley Campus, overlooking the Swan River.

For further information contact:

Sarah Smith
Marketing Officer

Tel: +61 8 6488 8131
Fax: +61 8 6488 8045
Email: courses@ctec.uwa.edu.au

NSW Hand Trauma Emergency Care Course

25 September, 2010 - Sydney Hospital

Puzzled by the complexity of hand injuries?
Unsure what to do with that 3am fracture?
Looking for a book called “Hand Injuries Made Easy”?

Then this course is designed for you!

The Sydney Hospital Hand Unit and Emergency Department invite you to attend a course on the essentials of hand trauma assessment and management, from the perspective of an Emergency Department.  We encourage all emergency staff, trainees in emergency and trauma medicine, basic surgical trainees, and career medical officers to attend.

Click here for Program details. 

For further information please contact:

Janet Costello
Phone: +61 2 9382 7350.

2010 QLD Core Course Program

Laparoscopic Colorectal Resection - How I Do It

Queensland Board in General Surgery
Regional Subcommittee

6:30pm for 7:00pm start
Venue TBC

For further information contact:

Virginia Kelly

Tel: +61 7 3835 8600
Fax: +61 7 3832 5001
Email: virginia.kelly@surgeons.org