Events

QLD Core Course Program

Topics

• Normal and abnormal wound healing including keloid and hypertrophic scars
• Hidradenitis suppurativa and ingrown nails

Time & Location

7pm, RBWH Education Centre

Rachel Craddock
Queensland Regional Executive Officer
P +61 7 3317 8382
E rachel.craddock@generalsurgeons.com.au

SA Long Course Program

Topic

• Colonic Bleeding - Aetiology and Assessment
• Colonic Bleeding - Management and Treatment

Time

6.15pm

Location

GSA - Greenhill Executive Offices
213 Greenhill Road, Eastwood

Karen Liu
Education & Hospital Inspection Coordinator (SA/WA)
P +61 8 8274 3791
E karen.liu@generalsurgeons.com.au

South Australian Training Committee Registrar’s Paper Day

This important event is open to SET trainees, medical students, registrars and fellows, and is a great platform to deliver research projects in a peer group forum. The scientific papers should have relevance to the broad discipline of General Surgery and its related subspecialties (colorectal, hepatobiliary, upper gastrointestinal, breast/endocrine, rural surgery, trauma, transplantation, surgical oncology). Case reports will not be accepted.

Date 

Saturday 4 August 2018

Time

9.00am – 2.00pm
Registration commences at 8.30am

Location

Adelaide Pavilion, Veale Gardens, South Terrace

Abstract Submission

Abstracts are now closed.

Registration

Register now to attend and support research in the general surgical community. Registration is only $50 and includes morning tea and lunch.

Please click 'Register Now' to proceed to online registration.

Sponsorship and Trade Display

Please click here for the sponsorship registration form.

For further information contact:

Karen Liu
P +61 8 8274 3791
E karen.liu@generalsurgeons.com.au

Victorian/Tasmanian Educational Sessions - Eastern Surgical Lecture Series 2018

Monday fortnightly lecture series
5:30pm: Medical Student Lecture
6:30pm: Registrar/Resident Teaching

Venue

Seminar Room 2, Level 3, 5 Arnold Street, Box Hill

Topic

• 1730-1830 Med students lecture: Acute pancreatitis. Causes and management
• 1830-1900 Complications of pancreatitis and their management
• 1900-1930 Quiz for pre exam candidates: pathophysiology of SIRS and MODS

For more information, please contact

Freya Logan
Victorian & Tasmanian Regional Executive Officer
E freya.logan@generalsurgeons.com.au
T 61 3 9276 7472

SA Long Course Program

Topic

• Liver Metaatasis - Colorectal - Assessment & Management
• Liver Metaatasis - Non - Colorectal - Assessment & Management

Time

6.15pm

Location

GSA - Greenhill Executive Offices
213 Greenhill Road, Eastwood

Karen Liu
Education & Hospital Inspection Coordinator (SA/WA)
P +61 8 8274 3791
E karen.liu@generalsurgeons.com.au

Surgery 2018: Planning for Change – Register Today!

Register online

View the provisional programme on the RACS NZ webpage

More information

Location

Rydges Lakeland Resort, Queenstown, New Zealand

RACS
T: +64 4 385 8247
F:+64 4 385 8873
E: college.nz@surgeons.org

Victorian/Tasmanian Educational Sessions - Southern Surgical Lecture Series 2018

Venue

Monash Medical Centre
Lecture Theatre 3
246 Clayton Road
Clayton VIC 3168

Topic

Cholangio and gallbladder carcinoma

Time

6.30pm - 7.00pm - Exam preparation quiz aimed at senior trainees
7.00pm - 9.00pm - MASTER session on allocated topic

For more information, please contact

Freya Logan
Victorian & Tasmanian Regional Executive Officer
E freya.logan@generalsurgeons.com.au
T 61 3 9276 7472

2018 Junior Doctor Core Surgical Skills Course

General Surgeons Australia is hosting a Core Surgical Skills course for Junior Doctors up to PGY3. 

Applicants to the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Surgical Education and Training (SET) program in General Surgery must demonstrate proficiency in a range of procedural skills and professional capabilities, to be eligible for selection.

This course is aimed at Junior Doctors who would like to increase their proficiency in these skills and works in line with the minimum requirements as per the Procedural Skills and Professional Capabilities report.

The course will be held at the state-of-the-art Monash Children’s Hospital Surgical Simulation Centre where you will be immersed in an authentic, simulated hospital and operating theatre training environment.  You will learn core and advanced laparoscopic skills, essential skills for the operating room and engage in a simulated ward environment.

Please note that this course has a maximum of 24 participants.

Date & Time

Saturday 11 August 2018
08.15am – 5.30pm

Location

Monash Children’s Hospital, Victoria

Program

Please click here to view the program

Registration

Please click register now.

Cost

Junior Doctor Member $450 inc GST
Non-Member $550 inc GST

Not a member?  It’s only $55 (inc GST) per year, click here to join.

Refund Policy

All cancellations must be received in writing. Cancellations received prior to Friday 27 July 2018 will incur a 20% cancellation fee. Cancellations received after this date will not be refunded.

For further information please contact:

Karen Liu
Junior Doctor Coordinator
P +61 8 8274 3791
E karen.liu@generalsurgeons.com.au

NSW Educational Course

Times & Topics

9:30am – 3:00pm - Diseases of the Liver and Pancreas
3:00pm – 4:30pm - Exam Technique

Location

Johnson & Johnson Medical Auditorium
1-5 Khartoum Road, Macquarie Park (North Ryde)

Katherine Naumoff
NSW-ACT Regional Executive Officer
P +61 477 888 578
E katherine.naumoff@generalsurgeons.com.au

WA WARTS Session

Time & Location

2pm-6pm, RACS, 184 Hampden Road, Nedlands, WA

Karen Liu
Education & Hospital Inspection Coordinator (SA/WA)
P +61 8 8274 3791
E karen.liu@generalsurgeons.com.au

Colorectal Cancer Conference 2018

A Multidisciplinary Approach

Join us for the 12th Colorectal Cancer Conference from the 16 – 17 August 2018 at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.

The program will focus on: 

• State of the art clinical practice, including current areas of controversy 
• Cutting edge translational research

To keep up to date on delevelopments please visit colorectalcancerconference.com.au

Enquries

P 1300 792 466
E colorectalconf@icms.com.au

Emergency Management of Severe Burn Course

The Emergency Management of Severe Burns course teaches how to recognise, assess, stabilise and transfer the severely burnt patient.

The course is aimed at health professionals who may find themselves caring for person with an acute severe burn injury. It supplements existing clinical knowledge in trauma management with the specific aspects and challenges associated with a burn injury.

Please click here for further information and the registration form.

Date

18th August 2018

Location

Christchurch
New Zealand

Contact

ANZBA Secretariat Office
P +64 7 3325 1030
E info@anzba.org.au

Victorian/Tasmanian Educational Sessions - Eastern Surgical Lecture Series 2018

Monday fortnightly lecture series
5:30pm: Medical Student Lecture
6:30pm: Registrar/Resident Teaching

Venue

Seminar Room 2, Level 3, 5 Arnold Street, Box Hill

Topic

• 17.30-18.30 Medical students lecture:
• 18.30-19.00 Management of breast lump
• Benign breast disease
• 19.00-19.30 Quiz for pre-exam candidates
• Genetics of breast cancer / familial breast cancer management

For more information, please contact

Freya Logan
Victorian & Tasmanian Regional Executive Officer
E freya.logan@generalsurgeons.com.au
T 61 3 9276 7472

QLD Core Course Program

Topics

• Renal transplant - pre-operative preparation and surgical management
• Renal transplant - short and long term complications

Time & Location

7pm, RBWH Education Centre

Rachel Craddock
Queensland Regional Executive Officer
P +61 7 3317 8382
E rachel.craddock@generalsurgeons.com.au

SA Long Course Program

Topic

• Diaphragmatic Hernia - Assessment and Management (Viva)
• Oesophageal Perforation - Assessment and Management

Time

6.15pm

Location

GSA - Greenhill Executive Offices
213 Greenhill Road, Eastwood

Karen Liu
Education & Hospital Inspection Coordinator (SA/WA)
P +61 8 8274 3791
E karen.liu@generalsurgeons.com.au

NT, SA and WA Annual Scientific Meeting – Provisional Program Now Available!

'Infections: From Head to Toe'

Register online

Provisional Program

Book accommodation

More information

Location

Double Tree Hilton, Alice Springs, NT

RACS
P: +61 3 9249 1260
F: +61 3 9276 7431
E: college.asm@surgeons.org

Victorian/Tasmanian Educational Sessions - Southern Surgical Lecture Series 2018

Venue

Monash Medical Centre
Lecture Theatre 3
246 Clayton Road
Clayton VIC 3168

Topic

Spleen

Time

6.30pm - 7.00pm - Exam preparation quiz aimed at senior trainees
7.00pm - 9.00pm - MASTER session on allocated topic

For more information, please contact

Freya Logan
Victorian & Tasmanian Regional Executive Officer
E freya.logan@generalsurgeons.com.au
T 61 3 9276 7472

Advanced Surgical Research Methodology & Scientific Writing Course

Aim to improve your scientific writing and publication success!

Please click here for a flyer.

Date & Time

25 August 2018
8.30am to 5.00pm

Fee

$500 for GSA members
$550 for non GSA members

For further information and to register, please contact:

Ram Nataraja
E ram.nataraja@monashhealth.org

SA Long Course Program

Topic

• Advanced Breast Cancer - Assessment
• Advanced Breast Cancer - Treatment and Survival Outcome (Viva)

Time

6.15pm

Location

GSA - Greenhill Executive Offices
213 Greenhill Road, Eastwood

Karen Liu
Education & Hospital Inspection Coordinator (SA/WA)
P +61 8 8274 3791
E karen.liu@generalsurgeons.com.au