Events
Friday 01 Mar | Optimed - Just Right Surgical Products EventIn partnership with Monash Children's Hospital, Optimed Technologies would like to invite you to attend the following workshop at the Monash Children's Hospital. The workshop will be conducted from the new & unique state-of-the-art Monash Children Hospital’s surgical simulation centre which features purpose-built simulated operating theatre and connectivity to the clinical spaces. Date & TimeFriday 1 March 2019 Venue
Monash Children's Hospital RegisterPlease click here for further information and to register. For more information, please contact:E info@optimedtech.com |
Saturday 02 Mar | NSW Educational ProgramTopicsUpper GI Haemorrhage Time9:30am – 4:30pm LocationJohnson & Johnson Medical Auditorium For further information please contact:Katherine Naumoff |
Saturday 02 Mar | SA Short Course ProgramTopic
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9am-11am LocationGSA For further information please contact:Karen Clark |
Wednesday 06 Mar | SA Long Course ProgramTime6.15pm LocationGSA - Greenhill Executive Offices For further information please contact:Karen Clark |
Wednesday 06 Mar | WA WARTS SessionTime & Location1.30pm-5.30pm For further information please contact:Karen Clark |
Friday 08 Mar | International Women’s DayCelebrate with Women in SurgeryACT RACS – Breakfast event
To register your interest please email college.act@surgeons.org. Please note places are limited. |
Friday 08 Mar Until Saturday 9th Mar | St Marks & AuSPEN Intestinal Failure and Rehabilitation CourseDate & Time8th to 9th March 2019 Venue
Rydges Melbourne Register
Please click here for further information and to register. For more information, please contact:AuSPEN |
Saturday 09 Mar | FRACS Practice Exam Session at WesternTopic
Upper GI & Obesity Surgery Time10.00am to 12.00pm LocationWestern Health Main Auditorium For further information please contact:Karen Clark |
Saturday 09 Mar Until Sunday 10th Mar | Head and Neck dissection CoursePlease click here for view the flyer. Date & TimeSaturday 9 March 2019 - 7:00am to 5:00pm Venue
Macquarie University To register and for more information, please contact:Lydia Zammit |
Wednesday 13 Mar | QLD Core Course ProgramTopics
Time & Location7.00pm For further information please contact:Rachel Craddock |
Wednesday 13 Mar | SA Long Course ProgramTime6.15pm LocationGSA - Greenhill Executive Offices For further information please contact:Karen Clark |
Friday 15 Mar Until Saturday 16th Mar | Brisbane Functional Colorectal ConferenceDysfunction, Defaecation & Devices
A pelvic floor conference with a difference:
International Speakers
Program & RegistrationTo find out more informaiton about the program, and to register please visit bfcc19.w.yrd.currinda.com For further information please contact: - Andrea Warwick: mda99amw@yahoo.com; or
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Saturday 16 Mar | SA Short Course ProgramTopic
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9am-11am LocationGSA For further information please contact:Karen Clark |
Sunday 17 Mar | St Vincent’s GSSE Education Program 2019The Generic Surgical Sciences Exam is mandatory for entrance into surgical speciality training programs. Anatomy study is regimented and usually the most enjoyable, however physiology and pathology can be unfamiliar and present a challenging syllabus. St Vincent's has designed an intensive three day education program to kick start those difficult subjects. The lectures are based on subjects that have the highest yield for the exam, and will be presented by expert lecturers from various medical disciplines. Target GSSE June 2019
LocationSt Vincent's Hospital Clinical School Time9:00am-4:30pm each day of the course FlyerPlease click here to download a flyer. RegistrationPlease click here to register online. For further information please contactSamantha Koschel |
Wednesday 20 Mar | SA Long Course ProgramTime6.15pm LocationGSA - Greenhill Executive Offices For further information please contact:Karen Clark |
Saturday 23 Mar Until Sunday 24th Mar | New Zealand Association of General Surgeons (NZAGS) Conference 2019For further information please click here to visit the website. Date23-24 March 2019 LocationChristchurch Town Hall, Christchurch, New Zealand For further information, please contact:Lynda Booth |
Saturday 23 Mar | SA Short Course ProgramTopic
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9am-11am LocationFlinders Medical Centre For further information please contact:Karen Clark |
Monday 25 Mar | QLD Core Course ProgramTopics
Time & Location7.00pm For further information please contact:Rachel Craddock |
Wednesday 27 Mar Until Thursday 28th Mar | CTEC’s Core Skills: General Surgery Trainee WorkshopCTEC’s Core Skills: General Surgery Trainee Workshop provides General Surgical Trainees the opportunity to learn new skills, perform a range of general surgery procedures, and attain a greater understanding of anatomy through human tissue. This is the only General Surgery Trainee Workshop in Australia providing 100 per cent cadaveric dissection time on a range of open procedures, consolidating and enhancing anatomical knowledge and understanding. This course precedes CTEC’s Core Skills: Vascular Surgery Workshop on Friday 29 March 2019. Suitable for:RACS General Surgery Trainees. Workshop Content Day 1:
Workshop Content Day 2:Provides participants from Day 1 with first hand exposure to more advanced general surgical procedures not commonly performed by surgical registrars:
Date & TimeWednesday 27th March 2019 - 8.00am to 4.45pm LocationCTEC, The University of Western Australia, Perth RegistrationPlease click here to view CTEC's website for further information and to register. ContactJohn Linehan |
Wednesday 27 Mar | SA Long Course ProgramTime6.15pm LocationGSA - Greenhill Executive Offices For further information please contact:Karen Clark |
Friday 29 Mar | 2019 IBD Surgical SymposiumFriday 29 March, 2019 | St Vincent's Hospital, MelbourneFriday 29 March, 2019 | St Vincent's Hospital, MelbourneOn behalf of St Vincent's Hospital and the Organising Committee, we are pleased to announce the 2019 IBD Surgical Symposium, taking place on Friday 29 March 2019, at St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne - one day prior to the 11th National Inflammatory Bowel Disease Symposium. This important one-day symposium, featuring national and international experts, will focus on an array of controversial and difficult areas of IBD covering both medical and surgical topics including endoscopic management of Crohn's disease, difficult perineal Crohn's disease, and the role of the K-pouch in the 21st century. Together, the 2019 IBD Surgical Symposium and the 11th National Inflammatory Bowel Disease Symposium will be a complete update for practitioners with an interest in IBD. Download a copy of the Provisional Program here. Scientific Convenor
International Speakers
Meet the Professor Breakfast SessionA Career in Surgery - Reflection on 30 Years as a Colorectal Surgeon | Dr James Church
Join renowned General and Colorectal Surgeon Dr James Church and colleagues for breakfast prior to the Symposium, for an intimate discussion around difficult cases as well as Dr Church's reflection on 30 years as a Colorectal Surgeon.
*Please note that this session is free of charge, and places are limited. Priority will be given to SET Trainees and Fellows - email sally.erickson@generalsurgeons.com.au to register your interest.
This educational activity has been approved in the RACS CPD Program. Fellows who participate can claim one point per hour in Maintenance of Knowledge and Skills. Registration
Click here to register online.
Sponsorship & Exhibition
Sponsorship and exhibition opportunities are now available for the 2019 IBD Surgical Symposium.
To find out more please donwload a copy of the Sponsorship Prospectus, or email the Event Manager as per the below.
Sally Erickson - Events Manager & Communications Officer Register NowP 61 3 9249 1142 E sally.erickson@generalsurgeons.com.au |
Friday 29 Mar | CTEC’s Core Skills: Vascular Surgery WorkshopThe Core Skills: Vascular Surgery Workshop provides Vascular and General Surgical Trainees the opportunity to learn new skills in a range of vascular surgery procedures. It is a full-day hands on cadaveric workshop with a focus on surgical dissection, with vascular anastomosis on animal tissue. It immediately follows CTEC’s Core Skills: General Surgery Trainee Workshop on Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28 March. Suitable for:Vascular and General Surgery Trainees SET 1 -4. Workshop Content:Anatomy related to:
Prior to each procedure there will be an anatomy short session and a brief discussion of specific objectives to be reached. The following procedures will be demonstrated and performed:
Date & TimeFriday 29th March 2019 LocationCTEC, The University of Western Australia, Perth RegistrationPlease click here to view CTEC's website for further information and to register. ContactJohn Linehan |
Saturday 30 Mar | SA Short Course ProgramTopic
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9am-11am LocationThe Queen Elizabeth Hospital For further information please contact:Karen Clark |