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AUSTIN SURGERYEDUCATION PROGRAM 2010
Department of Surgery Austin Health
Austin Surgery Publication Volume 8 Issue 1
Copyright 2010 The University of Melbourne Department of Surgery, Austin Health.
Designed, Edited and Produced by C Malcontenti-Wilson & V Muralidharan
Photography by C Malcontenti-Wilson
Printed by Digital Print Centre, The University of Melbourne
Administrative SupportAustin Surgery Education Program
Kim McAughtry
The University of Melbourne Department of SurgeryAustin HealthLevel 8, Lance Townsend Building,Studley Road, Heidelberg 3084
T: + 61 3 9496 5468 F: + 61 3 9458 1650E: [email protected]: www.austinsurgery.unimelb.edu.au
The major focus of The University of Melbourne Department of Surgery, Austin Health is the development and delivery of high quality surgical education and training. The Department provides a comprehensive surgical education program to both undergraduate and postgraduate students in parallel with the clinical surgical training delivered by the members of the Division of Surgery. In addition the department provides opportunities for scientific research in a wide variety of fields in a warm, friendly and collegial atmosphere. Four separate research groups with international repute provide excellent oppportunities for advancement in both basic science and clinical research. Researchers and students have easy access to supervisors and support and close supervision at all times. Modern facilities and easy access to transport ensure a pleasant working environment.
Table of Contents
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WELCOME MESSAGE 5 ................................................................................................................
AUSTIN SURGICAL TRAINEES 6 ................................................................................................................
SURGICAL TRAINEE ROTATIONS SET 1 7 ................................................................................................................
SURGICAL TRAINEES & ROTATIONS SET 2-5 8 ................................................................................................................
SURGICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM 10 ................................................................................................................
EDUCATION PROGRAM SUMMARY 11 ................................................................................................................
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SURGERY TUTORIALS 12 ................................................................................................................
OPERATIVE SURGERY VIDEO SESSION 14 ................................................................................................................
JOURNAL CLUB 15 ................................................................................................................
OPERATIVE SURGERY VIDEO SESSION & JOURNAL CLUB PROGRAM 16 ................................................................................................................
SURGICAL FORUM 17 ................................................................................................................
SURGICAL FORUM - INVITED LECTURES 18 ................................................................................................................
SURGICAL FORUM - ANNUAL AUDITS 19 ................................................................................................................
DIVISION OF SURGERY WEEKLY AUDIT & QUARTERLY MEETING 20 ................................................................................................................
OPERATIVE SURGERY TUTORIALS 21 ................................................................................................................
SATURDAY SURGICAL SEMINARS 23 ................................................................................................................
AUSTIN SURGERY INTRODUCTORY SEMINAR 26 ...............................................................................................................
SURGICAL SKILLS WORKSHOPS & MOCK INTERVIEWS 27 ...............................................................................................................
AUSTIN SET1 EXAM COURSE 28 ...............................................................................................................
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RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN SURGERY 30 ................................................................................................................
AUSTIN SURGERY RESEARCH PRIZE 32 .................................................................................................................
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION CRITERIA 33 ................................................................................................................
AUSTIN SURGERY WEB SITE 34 ................................................................................................................
DEPARTMENTAL PUBLICATIONS 35 ................................................................................................................
CONFERENCES, COURSES AND EVENTS 36 ................................................................................................................
IMPORTANT DATES 38 ................................................................................................................
LOCATION & ACCESS 39 ................................................................................................................
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Welcome Message
We wish to welcome all the Surgical Trainees together with all members of the Division of Surgery to the General Surgery Education Program for the year 2010. This program is aimed at providing a comprehensive series of tutorials, seminars and journal club sessions to Surgical Trainees at all levels. It also provides participation to all members of the Division of Surgery through the Surgical Forums and the Annual Surgical Unit Audits. The strength of the program and its success over the past five years has been predominantly due to the commitment and dedication demonstrated by the members of the Division of Surgery who have volunteered their valuable time for the benefit of our trainees. Despite their heavy clinical workload, this support has enabled us to maintain a program of excellence.
The program continues to evolve and improve each year based on the general attendance, impact and feedback received in the past years from both trainees and consultants. The major change for 2010 involves the Surgical Trainee Symposium sessions previously held weekly on Wednesday. This will be replaced by a monthly operative surgery video session and a monthly journal club both held on Tuesday nights. The trainee presentations have been moved to a monthly session held on Saturday afternoons which comprises of an operative surgery quiz session followed by four trainee presentations and ending with case presentation by one of the surgical fellows. This format should enable most non metropolitan trainees to attend these sessions. A new SET1 refresher course has been included to support trainees preparing for the surgical sciences and clinical examinations.
On the 12th of November 2009 an informal dinner was held by the Austin Surgical Trainees to demonstrate their appreciation of the time and effort imparted to them by the Surgeons and Fellows of the Austin Hospital. This will become an annual feature in the future.
Finally, the Austin Research Prize will be held on Tuesday the 30th of November 2010.
We wish to emphasize that the program is open to anyone who is interested from the Austin and other centres, including all Surgical Trainees, Unaccredited Registrars, Surgical HMOs, Interns and International Medical Graduates. The success of this program is dependant on active participation from all Surgical Trainees and staff members.
Thank you to all the members of the Division who participate in the surgical education program and we look forward to another successful year.
Prof C Christophi Head. Department of Surgery Austin Health
V MuralidharanCo-ordinator
Surgical Education Program
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Austin Health Surgical Trainees
SET 2 - 5 TRAINEES
Laurence LAU SET 2Jocelyn LIPPEY SET 2Brad NEWELL (Urology) SET 2
David GOH SET 3Kevin HUNG SET 3Mary Ann JOHNSON SET 3Benjamin KEONG SET 3Zeng YAP SET 3
Jiun (Betty) LAI SET 4Damien Loh SET 4David ROWE SET 4Kian J TAN SET 4Chek TOG SET 4Ying-Ruey YONG SET 4
Siva RAVINDRAN SET 5Philip LE PAGE SET 5Tuck YONG SET 5Binh NGUYEN SET 5Yun Fan (Chris) LU SET 5
SET 1 TRAINEES
Vladimir BOLSHINSKY Tanya DEANSynn Lynn CHIN Rhiannon KOIRALAPaul CONAGLEN Raymond YAP
UNACCREDITED REGISTRARS
Masood ALI-ANSARI Karan PURIYahya AL-HABBAL Catherine RUDINSKIIvan HOH Bing Mei TEHBen MARGINSON Ruwangi UDAYASIRIKrinalkumar MORI Vachara NIUMSAWATT
SURGICAL HMO 3
Rekha GANESHALINGAMHenry GUOLiam KAVANAGHAmanda LOLucy MATTHEWSYuni ONGSOWei Ming OOIJames PENGNieroshan RAJARUBENDRASujoy ROCHOWDRYSugeeshwara SIYAGUNAJames WALCOTT
SURGICAL HMO 2
Nishant BALAKRISHNANStephanie CHENJustin EASTONSandeep GADJILSu Kah GOHAndrew HADJSilvan LEECasey LOAasheen MUNSHEYKevin NGUYENDanielle NIZZEROJoe-Anthony ROTELLAMayuran SATHTHIANATHAN
SURGICAL FELLOWS
Colorectal Fellow : Kevin Kwok Endocrine Fellow: Jimmy LeeHPB Fellow: Mark StevenUGI Fellow: Peter Stiven
SURGICAL HMO 2
Arun Harish SETHUAnna SLIWINSKISean STEVENSMichael SWINDENKiarash TAGHAVIJaya VIKRAMANAngel WU
SURGICAL HMO 3
Shu Min CHINYue CHENShameema DAMREE
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Austin Health Surgical Trainees & Surgical Rotations SET 1
TRAINEE ROTATIONS
Vladimir BOLSHINSKY Launceston Launceston EPW 3 (FM) EPW 3 (FM)
Synn Lynn CHIN Bendigo Bendigo UGI Echuca
Paul CONAGLEN EPW 3 (FM) EPW 3 (FM) Launceston Launceston
Tanya DEAN Echuca UGI Bendigo Bendigo
Rhiannon KOIRALA Burnie Burnie EPW 1 (R) EPW 1 (R)
Raymond YAP EPW 1 (R) EPW 1 (R) Burnie Burnie
UNIT ROTATIONS
AUSTIN HOSPITAL
UGI / ENDO RUDINSKI DEAN CHIN ALI-ANSARI
EPWORTH HOSPITAL
EPW 1 Richmond YAP YAP KOIRALA KOIRALA
EPW 2 Richmond MARGINSON MARGINSON TEH TEH
EPW 3 Freemasons CONAGLEN CONAGLEN BOLSHINSKY BOLSHINSKY
VICTORIAN & TASMANIAN REGIONAL HOSPITALS
BENDIGO CHIN CHIN DEAN DEAN
BURNIE KOIRALA KOIRALA YAP YAP
ECHUCA DEAN NIUMSAWATT UDAYASIRI CHIN
LAUNCESTON BOLSHINSKY BOLSHINSKY CONAGLEN CONAGLEN
Night Surg Reg 1 & 2Austin Hospital
AL-HABBALHOH
HOHMORI
ALI-ANSARIMARGINSON
NIUMSAWATTUDAYASIRI
The Surgery CentreRepatriation Hospital
NIUMSAWATT PURI AL-HABBAL MORI
* Unaccredited registrars identified in red.
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Austin Health Surgical Trainees SET 2-5TRAINEE SET
YEARROTATION 1
Feb 10 - Jul 10ROTATION 2
Aug 10 - Jan 11Laurence LAU SET 2 HPBT 1 Hobart 1
Jocelyn LIPPEY SET 2 Shepparton Vascular
Brad NEWELL SET 2 TNH Thor / Vasc Colorectal
David GOH SET 3 Burnie Shepparton
Kevin HUNG SET 3 Launceston Burnie
Mary Ann JOHNSON SET 3 Bendigo 1 Hamilton
Benjamin KEONG SET 3 Hobart 1 Bendigo 1
Zeng YAP SET 3 Colorectal Alice Springs
Jiun (Betty) LAI SET 4 Alice Springs UGI / Endocrine
Damien Loh SET 4 Hamilton Bendigo 2
David ROWE SET 4 Vascular HPBT 2
Kian J TAN SET 4 Bendigo 2 TNH Thor / Vasc
Chek TOG SET 4 TNH 2 TNH 3
Ying-Ruey YONG SET 4 Thoracic Breast
Philip LE PAGE SET 5 UGI / Endocrine Thoracic
Binh NGUYEN SET 5 TNH 1 HPBT 1
Yun Fan (Chris) LU SET 5 HPBT 2 TNH 2
Siva RAVINDRAN SET 5 Breast Unit TNH 4
Tuck YONG SET 5 TNH 4 Launceston
Teh / Udayasiri / Mori /Rudinski
U Hobart 2 Hobart 2
The allocation of trainees to TNH 1, 2, 3, Hobart 1, 2 and Bendigo 1,2 is by the individual hospitals’ supervisor of surgical training. The
allocations listed here are arbitrary for descriptive puspodses only. * Unaccredited registrars identified in red.
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Austin Health Surgical Rotations SET 2-5UNIT ROTATION 1
Feb 10 - Jul 10SETYR
ROTATION 2Aug 10 - Jan 11
SETYR
AUSTIN HOSPITAL
HPB/T 1 Laurence LAU 2 Binh NGUYEN 5
HPB/T 2 Yun Fan (Chris) LU 5 David ROWE 4
BREAST Siva RAVINDRAN 5 Ying-Ruey YONG 4
UGI / ENDOCRINE Philip LE PAGE 5 Jiun (Betty) LAI 4
COLORECTAL Zeng YAP 3 Brad NEWELL 2
VASCULAR David ROWE 4 Jocelyn LIPPEY 2
THORACIC Ying-Ruey YONG 4 Philip LE PAGE 5
THE NORTHERN HOSPITAL
TNH Unit 1 Binh NGUYEN 5 St Vincent’s Trainee
TNH Unit 2 Chek TOG 4 Yun Fan (Chris) LU 5
TNH Unit 3 St Vincent’s Trainee Chek TOG 4
TNH Unit 4 Tuck YONG 5 Siva RAVINDRAN 5
TNH Thor / Vasc Brad NEWELL 2 Kian J TAN 4
VICTORIAN REGIONAL HOSPITALS
BENDIGO 1 Mary Ann JOHNSON 3 Benjamin KEONG 3
BENDIGO 2 Kian J TAN 4 Damien Loh 4
HAMILTON Damien LOH 4 Mary Ann JOHNSON 3
SHEPPARTON Jocelyn LIPPEY 2 David GOH 3
TASMANIAN HOSPITALS
BURNIE David GOH 3 Kevin HUNG 3
HOBART 1 Benjamin KEONG 3 Laurence LAU 2
HOBART 2 Bing TEH UDAYASIRI U MORI RUDINSKI U
LAUNCESTON Kevin HUNG 3 Tuck YONG 5
INTERSTATE HOSPITALS
ALICE SPRINGS Jiun (Betty) LAI 4 Zeng YAP 3
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Surgical Education Program
INTRODUCTION: All Surgical Trainees are expcted to participate in the Surgical Education Program for the year 2010. This program provides a continuous series of educational activities for trainees at all levels. Since its inception in 2003, the program has continued to evolve and at present encompasses a wide range of topics that is intended to provide a broad knowledge base.
SURGICAL TRAINEE REPRESENTATIVE: A representative based at the Austin Hospital will be chosen (usually a SET4 trainee) to co-ordinate the Surgical Education Program. It will be the trainee representative’s responsibility to communicate with the relevant tutors a week in advance to confirm the sessions or make alternative arrangements if necessary.
ATTENDANCE: Attendance is MANDATORY for all SET trainees rostered at the Austin Hospital. All trainees including those on regional rotations are expected to attend the Saturday Surgical Seminars. Strict roll call will be maintained. Surgical HMOs (2 & 3), Interns and advanced trainees from other hospitals in Melbourne are also strongly encouraged to participate.
ABSENCE: Trainees who are unable to attend a particular session are expected to inform the Surgical Trainee representative so that apologies may be noted. If trainees are unable to attend a session where they are expected to present, they must make alternate arrangements amongst themselves in consultation with the trainee representative.
SURGICAL TUTORS: Surgeons attached to Austin Health have consistently demonstrated their commitment to the Surgical Education Program and part with their valuable time for the betterment of our trainees. It is imperative that their commitment is recognized and reciprocated by trainees attending all sessions without exception.
SURGICAL SUPERVISORS
Mr Andrew Bui Tel: 94965000 Email: [email protected], Surgical Education & Training (SET) 2-5
Mr Vijayaragavan Muralidharan Tel: 94963574 Email: [email protected], Surgical Education & Training (SET) 1Supervisor, Surgical Education Program
Mr Michael Fink Tel: 94965796 Email: [email protected], Prevocational Surgical Training
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Weekly Education Program Summary
DAY TIME ACTIVITY VENUE
TUESDAY 0700 - 0800 SURGERY TUTORIALS Howard Eddey LibraryLevel 8 LTB
TUESDAY 1800 - 1900 OPERATIVE SURGERY VIDEO SESSIONS (Monthly)
Alternates with
JOURNAL CLUB (Monthly)
(April - November)
Lecture TheatreLevel 8 LTB
WEDNESDAY 0700 - 0730
0730 - 0830
Light Breakfast
SURGICAL FORUM
INVITED LECTURES(February - June)
ANNUAL AUDTS(July - November)
Lecture TheatreLevel 8 LTB
THURSDAY 0700 - 0730
0730 - 0830
Light Breakfast
SURGICAL UNIT WEEKLY AUDIT
Lecture TheatreLevel 8 LTB
FRIDAY 0700 - 0800 OPERATIVE SURGERY TUTORIALS
Howard Eddey LibraryLevel 8 LTB
SATURDAY 1400 - 1730 SATURDAY SEMINARS(Monthly)
Lecture TheatreLevel 8 LTB
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Surgery Tutorials
Time: 0700 – 0800 Day: Tuesday Venue: Howard Eddey Library, Dept of Surgery, Level 8, LTB.Content: The format of the tutorials will be at the discretion of the tutor who will be a surgeon with a special interest in the topic
DATE TOPIC SURGEON
09 February Benign Breast Disorders S Jassel
16 February Genetics & Screening in Colorectal Cancer M Wiley
23 February Parathyroid Diseases S Farrell
02 March Nutritional Support in Surgery A Aly
09 March Management of Gallstone Disease V Muralidharan
16 March Oesophageal Carcinoma A Aly
23 March Peripheral Vascular Disease G Fell
30 March Surgical conditions of the Salivary Glands M Wilson
06 April Penetrating Thoracic Injuries S Knight
13 April Mastalgia and Nipple Discharge C Baker
20 April Elective approach to Colorectal Cancer I Pilmer
27 April Benign Thyroid Diseases W Fleming
04 May RACS ASC – BRISBANE
11 May Gas Gangrene / Necrotizing Fascitis M Fink
18 May Benign Liver Tumours C Christophi
25 May Gastric Malignancies T Sweeney
01 June Management of Head Injuries G Fabinyi
08 June Management of Urological Trauma D Bolton
15 June Chemotherapy for GI + HPB Malignancies N Tebbutt
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DATE TOPIC SURGEON
22 June Basics of US and CT Scanning T Schelleman
29 June Benign Gynaecological Conditions P Moore
06 July Mx of Early Breast Cancer A Hyett
13 July Inflammatory Bowel Disease A Bui
20 July Thyroid Cancer S Farrell
27 July Coagulation Disorders in Surgery I Michell
03 August Primary Liver Cancer RM Jones
10 August GOR & Barrett’s Oesophagus A Aly
17 August Chronic Venous Insufficience G Fell
24 August Head & Neck Tumours M Campbell
31 August Management of Urinary Calculi Y Chan
07 September Carcinoma of the Breast L Castles
14 September Lower GI Fistula R Brouwer
21 September Liver Metastases V Muralidharan
28 September Peptic Ulcer Disease & UGI Bleeding I Michell
05 October Anorectal Incontinence / Rectal Prolapse R Brouwer
12 October Infections of the Liver M Fink
19 October Oseophageal Fistulae T Sweeney
26 October Pancreatitis Nikfarjam
02 November MELBOURNE CUP
09 November Mx of Morbid Obesity I Michell
16 November Bowel Obstruction M Nikfarjam
23 November Principles of Post Operative Fluid Mx R Bellomo
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Operative Surgery Video Sessions
OPERATIVE SURGERY VIDEO SESSIONS :
Time: 1800 – 1900 Day: Tuesday (Monthly)Venue: Lecture Theatre, Dept of Surgery, Level 8, Lance Townsend BuildingFacilitator: M Nikfarjam
This is a new addition to the surgical education program which aims to utilise the wide availability of digital recoding devices in the operating theatre. Mr Mehrdad Nikfarjam will act as facilitator for the session. The session is composed of two separate sections, a presentation by the trainee followed by a presentation by the invited surgeon.
Trainee presentation: The surgical trainee allocated to the session is expected to present a short video of any surgical procedure he has undertaken recently. This will usually be a laparoscopic procedure. The trainee is expected to take the audience through the procedure while explaining specific areas of the operation.
Examples of appropriate procedures include: laparoscopic appendicectomy •lap cholecystectomy •laparoscopic hernia repair •
It does not matter if the procedure being demonstrated by the trainee has already been shown by another trainee at a previous session. What matters is that each trainee presents a procedure that they have performed. If trainees are able to produce a video clip of an open procedure they have performed then all the better.
Trainees should confer with the facilitator while preparing their videos to determine details such as duration, degree of editing and relevance.
Surgeon presentation: The presentation by the surgeon is on a specific topic. It will be in the form of an operative surgery tutorial with the aid of video clips.
Role of the facilitator: The faciltator will be avilable for discussion with the trainees prior to the session and will help in their preparation. He may also elect to provide additional material in discussion with the allocated surgeon.
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Journal Club
JOURNAL CLUB & OPEN FORUM:
Time: 1800 – 1900 Day: Tuesday (Monthly)Venue: Cellini’s RestaurantFacilitator: V Muralidharan
Journal Club presentations are given by trainees at all levels of training including SET1 and unaccredited trainees based at the Austin Hospital. The sessions will be held over dinner at Cellini’s Restaurant, courtsey of the attending surgeons.
Each trainee is assigned one journal and one session for each six month rotation. At each Journal Club session three trainees will discuss relevant publications from the past six months from the journal assigned to each of them.
The Journal Clubs in the first half of the year should concentrate on publications from the second half of the previous year (July – December 2009) while those in the second half concentrate on publications from the first half of the current year (January – June 2010).
APR - JUL 2010 AUG - NOV 2010 JOURNAL
David RoweVacchara NiumsawattKrinal Mori
Jocelyn LippeySynn Lynn ChinB Marginson
Journal 1: ANZ Journal of SurgeryJournal 2: American Journal of SurgeryJournal 3: Journal of Gastro Intestinal Surgery
Ying-Ruey YongPaul ConaglenCatherine Rudinski
Brad NewellV BolshinskyY Al-Habbal
Journal 1: Annals of SurgeryJournal 2: New England Journal of MedicineJournal 3: HPB
Zeng YapTanya DeanMaood Ali-Ansari
Jiun Min LAIChek TOGBing Teh
Journal 1: British Journal of SurgeryJournal 2: LancetJournal 3: Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Lawrence LauRaymond YapRuwangi Udayasiri
Kian J TanR KoiralaKrinal Mori
Journal 1: World Journal of SurgeryJournal 2: Journal of Surgical OncologyJournal 3: European Journal of Surgery
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Operative Surgery Video Sessions & Journal Clubs
DATE TOPIC TRAINEE SURGEON
06 Apr OPERATIVE SURGERY VIDEO SESSIONLaparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy & Splenectomy
Zeng Yap M Nikfarjam
20 Apr JOURNALCLUB•ANZJournalofSurgery•AmericanJournalofSurgery
•JournalofgastrointestinalSurgery
David RoweV NiumsawattKrinal Mori
V Muralidharan
04 May RACS ASC – BRISBANE
18 May OPERATIVE SURGERY VIDEO SESSIONLaparoscopic Anti-Reflux Surgery
Ying-Ruey Yong A AlyM Nikfarjam
01 Jun JOURNALCLUB•AnnalsofSurgery•NewEnglandJournalofMedicine
•HPB
Ying-Ruey YongPaul ConaglenC Rudinski
V Muralidharan
15 Jun OPERATIVE SURGERY VIDEO SESSIONLaparoscopic Obesity Surgery
Philip Le Page I MichellM Nikfarjam
29 Jun JOURNALCLUB•BritishJournalofSurgery•Lancet
•Gastroenterology&Hepatology
Zeng YapTanya DeanMaood Ali-Ansari
V Muralidharan
13 Jul OPERATIVE SURGERY VIDEO SESSIONLaparoscopic Adrenalectomy
Yu Fan (Chris) Lu S FarrellM Nikfarjam
27 Jul JOURNALCLUB•WorldJournalofSurgery•JournalofSurgicalOncology
•EuropeanJournalofSurgery
Lawrence LauRaymond YapR Udayasiri
V Muralidharan
10 Aug OPERATIVE SURGERY VIDEO SESSIONLaparoscopic Colectomy
Binh Nguyen R BrouwerM Nikfarjam
24 Aug JOURNALCLUB•ANZJournalofSurgery•AmericanJournalofSurgery
•JournalofGastrointestinalSurgery
Jocelyn LippeySynn Lynn ChinB Marginson
V Muralidharan
07 Sep OPERATIVE SURGERY VIDEO SESSIONLaparoscopic Cholecystectomy
S Ravindran V MuralidharanM Nikfarjam
21 Sep JOURNALCLUB•AnnalsofSurgery•NewEnglandJournalofMedicine
•HPB
Brad NewellV BolshinskyY Al-Habbal
V Muralidharan
05 Oct OPERATIVE SURGERY VIDEO SESSIONLaparoscopic CBD Exploration
David Rowe T SweeneyM Nikfarjam
19 Oct JOURNALCLUB•BritishJournalofSurgery•Lancet
•Gastroenterology&Hepatology
Jiun Min LAIChek TogBing Teh
V Muralidharan
02 Nov MELBOURNE CUP
16 Nov OPERATIVE SURGEY VIDEO SESSIONLaparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair
Check Tog G StarkeyM Nikfarjam
30 Nov JOURNALCLUB•WorldJournalofSurgery•JournalofSurgicalOncology
•EuropeanJournalofSurgery
Kian J TanR KoiralaK Mori
V Muralidharan
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Surgical Forum
Time: 0730 – 0830 (Light Breakfast at 0715) Day: WednesdayVenue: Lecture Theatre, Dept of Surgery, Level 8, Lance Townsend BuildingContent: The Surgical Forum will be conducted in two parts as described below:
INVITED LECTURES (February – June)
This will be conducted in the first half of the year from the 4th February to the 24th June. Speakers have been invited by the department to deliver clinical updates on current topics. A mix of internal and external speakers havs been chosen based on their expertise.
SURGICAL UNIT ANNUAL AUDITS (July – November)
This will be conducted in the second half of the year from the 1st July to the 25th November. Each unit within the Division of Surgery is allocated a single day for a presentation of their Annual Surgical Audit.
The Austin Surgery Annual Surgical Audits provide an opportunity for all surgical units to present their annual activity, trends, outcomes and benchmarking. The unit members are encouraged to present the figures for the unit activity and the general and specific morbidity and mortality rates for the previous 12 month period. The morbidity should preferably relate to both the operation and the indication if possible (criteria auditing). All deaths should be listed. Detailed discussion of complications and deaths should be avoided as this would have been performed at the weekly surgical audits. However, instances where morbidity or mortality had resulted in a change in practice should be highlighted and discussed if necessary. If available, other data on key performance indicators and comparative data from other comparable hospitals would be appreciated. The duration of the audit meeting should be approximately 45 minutes.
All units are encouraged to supply an electronic version of the audit to the Department of Surgery archives. (See Kim McAughtry)
It would be ideal if the heads of units would encourage other participating staff to attend (apart from the unit members) to their unit audits. This may include ward, theatre and anaesthetic nursing staff, as well as staff from other departments such as physiotherapy, nutrition, etc. In addition, members of similar units from other Melbourne hospitals may be invited and encouraged to attend.
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Surgical Forum (February – June) Invited Lectures
DATE TOPIC SPEAKER
10 February Assessment & management of co-morbidities in surgery
L McNicol
17 February Optimum care of the post surgical patient D Story
24 February Percutaneous cardiac valve replacement P Hayward
03 March Joint replacements - Current status A Hardidge
10 March Management of Obesity A Aly
17 March Carcinoma of the prostate D Webb
24 March Management of maxillo-facial trauma N Rutherford
31 March Carcinoma of the lung S Knight
07 April Thyroid cancer S Farrell
14 April Melbourne model - medical undergraduate curriculum
R O’Brien
21 April Management of Melanoma J Cebon
28 April Carcinoma of the rectum A Bui
05 May RACS ASC – BRISBANE
12 May Robotics in HPB surgery M Nikfarjam
19 May Varicose veins - New approaches to an old disease
P Chu
26 May Advances in liver transplantation R M Jones
02 June Educating the surgeon C Christophi
09 June Towards the artificial eye J Cosgrove
16 June Breast cancer update C Baker
23 June Cerebral aneurysms G Fabinyi
30 June Endovascular surgery G Fell
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Surgical Forum (July – November) Annual Audits
DATE UNIT
07 July Cardiac Unit
14 July UGI / Endocrine Unit
21 July Orthopaedic Surgery Unit
28 July Radiology Unit
04 August Neurosurgery Unit
11 August Urology Unit
18 August Spinal Unit
25 August HPB + Transplantation Surgery Unit
01 September Ophthalmology Unit
08 September Colorectal Unit
15 September ENT Head & Neck Unit
22 September Paediatric Surgery Unit
29 September Breast Unit
06 October Maxillofacial Unit
13 October Thoracic Unit
20 October Family Planning and Adolescent Gynaecology Unit
27 October Department of Anaesthesia
03 November Emergency Dept
10 November Vascular Unit
17 November Plastics Unit
24 November Intensive Care Unit
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Division of Surgery Weekly Audit
Time: 0730 – 0830 (Light Breakfast at 0715) Day: ThursdayVenue: Lecture Theatre, Dept of Surgery, Level 8, Lance Townsend BuildingContent: The weekly audit meeting is attended by all units within the Division of Surgery.
Audit Content: The audits should display the weekly activity of the relevant unit, including operative, endoscopic and non operative cases. Morbidity and mortality should be listed with all UR numbers and relevant cases discussed in detail highlighting specific issues and any suggested corrective measures.
Audit Format: The surgical audit is presented electronically using the lectern computer and projector.
Audit Submission: Electronic format of the audit should be sent to Kim McAughtry at the Department of Surgery (T: 9496 5468; E: [email protected]) to be received latest by 1400hrs on the Wednesday preceding the Audit. These will be uploaded to the computer in the Lecture Theatre ready for presentation. Late submissions will NOT be uploaded.
If you are unable to submit the audit in time, you may bring a copy on USB Memory Stick and physically load it on to the computer on Thursday morning. If you plan to do this, kindly arrive ahead of time (before 7.15am) to load the audit and avoid disrupting the smooth flow and conduct of the audit session.
Division of Surgery Meeting
Time: 0730 – 0830 (Light Breakfast at 0715) Days: ThursdayVenue: Lecture Theatre, Dept of Surgery, Level 8, Lance Townsend Building
The Division of Surgery meeting will be held once every four months in lieu of the audit meeting. Surgical trainees are not required to attend but may do so if they wish.
Dates: 04 MAR 2010 03 JUN 2010
02 SEP 2010 02 DEC 2010
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Operative Surgery Tutorials
Time: 0700 – 0800 Day: FridayVenue: Howard Eddey Library, Dept of Surgery, Level 8, LTB.Content: These sessions concentrate on operative surgery techniques.
DATE TOPIC SURGEON
12 February Surgery for Gastro Oesophageal Reflux T Sweeney
19 February Cholecystectomy & CBD Exploration V Muralidharan
26 February Surgery for Right Iliac Fossa Pain G Starkey
05 March Surgery for Benign Breast Disorders A Hyett
12 March Surgery for Inflammatory Bowel Disease I Pilmer
19 March Parathyroidectomy S Farrell
26 March Surgery for Groin Herniae V Muralidharan
02 April GOOD FRIDAY
09 April Splenectomy & Splenorrhaphy C Christophi
16 April Surgery for Obesity I Michell
23 April Surgery for Benign Oesophageal Disorders K Bhatia
30 April Surgery of the Salivary Glands M Campbell
07 May RACS CONJOINT ASC – BRISBANE
14 May Flaps and Grafts for the General Surgeon H Farrow
21 May Thoracotomy for General Surgeons S Seevanayagam
28 May Surgery of the Testis and Scrotum D Bolton
04 June Intestinal Stoma R Brouwer
11 June Thyroidectomy for Cancer J Harding
18 June Abdominal Wall Hernia / Dehisence G Starkey
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DATE TOPIC SURGEON
25 June Principles of Liver Resection V Muralidharan
02 July Oesophageal Cancer T Sweeney
09 July Rutured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm J Chuen
16 July Surgery for Liver Trauma M Fink
23 July Surgical Techniques in Breast Cancer C Baker
30 July Elective Colectomy M Wiley
06 August Minimally Invasive Adrenal Surgery S Farrell
13 August Surgery for Reanal & Ureteric Trauma Y Chan
20 August Surgery for Malignancies of the Biliary Tree M Nikfarjam
27 August Oesophageal Perforation I Michell
03 September Interventional Radiology for GI Bleeding M Goodwyn
10 September The Difficult / Complicated Colectomy A Bui
17 September Complications of Breast Surgery S Jassel
24 September Surgery for Gynaecological Emergencies P Moore
01 October Pancreaticoduodenectomy C Christophi
08 October Minimally Invasive Surgery for Obesity A Aly
15 October Surgery for Intra Abdominal Soft Tissue Sarcoma
M Nikafrajam
22 October Surgery for Acute Pancreatitis V Muralidharan
29 October Surgery for Rectal Cancer I Pilmer
05 November Surgery of the Hand - Minor procedures S Flood
12 November Wound Closure Techniques H Farrow
19 November Gastrectomy for Malignancy T Sweeney
26 November Anastomotic techniques for the Large Bowel R Brouwer
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SATURDAY SURGICAL SEMINARS:
Time: 1400 – 1730 Day: Saturday (Monthly)Venue: Lecture Theatre, Dept of Surgery, Level 8, Lance Townsend Building
Each surgical seminar will consist of three parts as described below:1400 – 1430: Operative Surgery Quiz by the panel1430 – 1530: Trainee presentations x 2 1530 – 1600: Afternoon Tea1600 – 1700: Trainee presentations x 2 1700 – 1730: Case presentations by Specialist Surgical Fellow & Discussion
The aim of this format is to concentrate the fortnightly sessions conducted in previous years in to a monthly session on a Saturday afternoon to enable trainees from metropolitan and regional as well as interstate rotations to participate.
Each Surgical Seminar will consist of four presentations presented by SET 1 and 2-5 trainees. The presentations should be approximately 20 minutes each with 10 minutes reserved for questions and discussions.
The aim of each presentation should be to present a concise summary of the topic which should include an overview of current management principles, recent advances and future directions. Controversies in the subject should be discussed and audience participation encouraged. Presenters are encouraged to question trainees in the audience and vice versa. An essential part of the seminar should be a detailed study of the literature encompassing at least the past five years. Please do not attempt to present a text book based account of the subject!
The panel will consist of surgeons with special interest in the topics as well as non surgical specialists where appropriate. Trainees are advised to contact the chairperson of the session well in advance to discuss the direction and focus of the seminar. You should expect to begin preparation at least two to three months in advance.
All trainees except those posted interstate are expected to attend. Given the monthly frequency of the sessions, we expect trainees to be able to adjust their on call commitments in order to attend. Interstate trainees are strongly encouraged to attend where possible.
All non Austin SET trainees are also welcome.
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Saturday Surgical Seminars
DATE TOPIC SPEAKERS
17 Apr BREAST CANCER Chairman: C BakerPanel: E Bevington, S Flood, S Jassel, A Hyett, L Castles.
Preventive strategies for breast cancer•Diagnostic approach to breast lumps•Advanced techniques in breast cancer surgery•Emerging systemic therapies•
Case presentations•
David ROWEKian J TANTanya DEANV NIUMSAWATT
J Lee
15 May LIVER TUMOURS Chairman: C ChristophiPanel: RM Jones, M Fink, M Nikfarjam
Ix of an Incidental Solitary Liver Lesion•Treatment options for Primary Liver Tumours •Advances in Surgery for CRC Liver Mets•New therapies for CRC Liver Mets•
Case presentations•
Damien LOHChek TOGRaymond YAPCatherine RUDINSKI
M Steven
12 Jun COLORECTAL CANCER Chairman: A BuiPanel: I Pilmer, M Wiley, R Brouwer
Genetics, Surveillance & prevention of CRC•Technical Advances in CR Cancer Surgery•Recent Advances in non operative therapy•Update of Randomized Trials in CR Surgery•
Case presentations•
Ying-Ruey YONGZeng YAPSynn Lynn CHINRuwangi UDAYASIRI
K Kwok
10 Jul BENIGN GASTRO OESOPHAGEAL DISEASES Chairman: T SweeneyPanel: A Aly, I Michell
Ix of Oesophageal motility disorders•Management of GORD•Hiatal Herniae - Assessment & management•Advances in Oesophageal Surgical Techniques•
Case presentations•
Mary Ann JOHNSONLawrence LAUBen MARGINSONMasood ALI ANSARI
P Stiven
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DATE TOPIC SPEAKERS
14 Aug ENDOCRINE TUMOURS Chairman: S FarrellPanel: W Fleming
Genetics, screening and Dx of MEN•Advances in the treatment of MEN•Investigating the Adrenal incidentaloma •Management of Adrenal Tumours•
Case presentations•
Jocelyn LIPPEYBrad NEWELLYahya AL-HABBALBing TEH
J Lee
11 Sep THORACO ABDOMINAL TRAUMA Chairman: S KnightPanel: G Starkey, R Brouwer, G Fell
Management of Thoracic Trauma•Management of penetrating Abdominal Injuries•Injuries to the Retroperitoneum•Treatment of gross Intra Abdominal Sepsis•
Case presentations•
David GOHSiva RAVINDRANRhiannon KOIRALACatherine RUDINSKI
K Kwok
9 Oct MORBID OBESITY Chairman: A AlyPanel: I Michell, T Sweeney
Pathophysiology of Morbid Obesity•NAFLD - Impact on surgery & Mx Options•Assessment and non surgical Rx for obesity•Surgery for morbid obesity•
Case presentations•
Philip LE PAGEBinh NGUYENTanya DEANIvan HOH
P Stiven
6 Nov BILIARY DISORDERS Chairman: V Muralidharan Panel: C Christophi, M Fink, M Nikfarjam, G Starkey
Approach to CBD Stones•Management of Biliary Strictures•Prevention & Management of Bile Duct Injuries•Management of Gallbladder polyps & cancer•
Case presentations•
Yu Fan (Chris) LUBenjamin KEONGKrinal MORIV NIUMSAWATT
M Steven
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Surgical Workshops & Courses
The Austin Surgery Education Program includes a number of special Saturday sessions aimed at preparing surgical trainees in their exams, improving their technical skills and their practice of surgery at the Austin.
AUSTIN SURGERY INTRODUCTORY SEMINAR:
Time: 0900 – 1100 followed by lunchDate: 20 February 2010Venue: Lecture Theatre, Dept of Surgery, Level 8, Lance Townsend Building
The introductory seminary will cover practical issues such as emergency admissions, the MET system, preparing patients for surgery and theatre booking system, administrative issues ranging from safe working hours, overtime and annual leave rostering as well as information on career development and research opportunities.
TIME TOPIC SPEAKER
0900 Welcome & Introduction Chris Christophi Andrew Bui
0915 ICU: MET system and getting help Rinaldo Bellomo
0930 ED: Admission Policy & Surgical Review Fergus Kerr
0945 Peri operative services: Anaesthetic assessment
Peter McCall
1000 Peri operative services: Operating Theatre: Passport, Consent, Priority
Ruth Griffiths Eleanor Hughes
1015 Surgical CSU: Salary, Overtime, Safe working hours and Leave Applications
Jason PlantSarah McConchie
1030 Surgical Training: Rotations, experience, expectations
Andrew Bui
1045 Surgical Education: Tutorials, workshops, courses and exam preparation.
V Muralidharan
1100 Surgical Research: Opportunities, publications, research prize.
Chris Christophi
1115 Open Forum: Supervisors from regional centres, question time.
1200 Lunch
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AUSTIN SURGERY SKILLS WORKSHOPS & PRACTICE SESSIONS:
Time: 0900 - 1200Day: SaturdayVenue: Skills Lab, level 7, HSB (except for Basic Laparoscopy & Vascular Anastomosis workshops: RACS, Spring Street, Melbourne)Facilitator: Michael FinkRegistration: Ms Joan Cusack (Medical Education Unit, Education Precinct, Level 4, Austin Tower, Email: [email protected], Phone: 9496 3375, Fax: 9496 5523)
The surgical skills workshops are run for the Austin/Northern interns, HMOs and registrars. The number of participants is restricted due to the limited number of stations at the venue. Participants are accepted into the workshops on a first come, first served basis. A participation certificate will be provided to participants at the end of each workshop. In order to practice skills learned in the Surgical Skills Workshops, a supervised practice session is undertaken two to three weeks after each workshop.
DATE WORKSHOP
06 February Basic Surgical Skills: Knots, Suturing & Excision of lesions.Practice session : 1600 - 1700, Thursday, 25 February 2010
13 March Bowel Anastomosis: End to end & end to side.Practice session: 1600 - 1700, Thursday, 25 March 2010
17 April Basic Laparoscopy: Equipment, port insertion & dexterity.Practice session: 1600 - 1700, 29 April 2010
31 July Vascular Anastomosis: Arteriotomy & closure, patch closure & tube graft anastomosis Practice session: 1600 - 1700, Thursday, 5 August 2010
AUSTIN SURGERY SET MOCK INTERVIEWS:
Time: 1630 - 1830Date: Wednesday, 26 May 2010Venue: Rooms 4.7 and 4.8, Education Precinct, Level 4, Austin TowerRegistration: Ms Joan Cusack (Medical Education Unit, Education Precinct, Level 4, Austin Tower, Email: [email protected], Phone: 9496 3375, Fax: 9496 5523)
Mock interviews are conducted to prepare Surgical Education and Training (SET) applicants for their selection interviews.
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AUSTIN SURGERY SET 1 EXAM COURSE:
Time: 0845 - 1700Venue: Lecture Theatre, Dept of Surgery, Level 8, Lance Townsend BuildingFacilitators: M Fink, M NikfarjamRegistration: Ms Kim McAughtry (The University of Melbourne Department of Surgery, Level 8, Lance Townsend Building, Email: [email protected], Phone: 9496 5468, Fax: 9458 1650)
The Austin Surgery SET 1 Examination course is aimed at SET1 exam preparation for the following year. It consists of four Saturday sessions occuring once per month, one each on Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology and a Trial Clinical Exam.
TRIAL CLINICAL EXAM Date: 13, November 2010 SaturdayConvenors: M NikfarjamVenue: Clinica A Repatriation HospitalThis will consist of eight stations, two each of History, Communication, Examination and procedure.
ANATOMY REVISION COURSE Date: 7, August 2010 Saturday
TIME TOPIC SPEAKER
09:00-10:00 CNS (Brain & Spinal Cord) Gavin Fabinyi
10:00-11:00 Head and Neck Matthew Campbell
11:00-11:15 Morning tea
11:15-12:15 Thorax Phillip Hayward
12:15-13:15 Abdomen Michael Fink
13:15-13:45 Lunch
13:45-14:45 Pelvis Andrew Bui
14:45-15:45 Upper Limb Stephen Flood
15:45-16:00 Afternoon tea
16:00-17:00 Lower Limb Andrew Hardidge
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PHYSIOLOGY REVISION COURSE Date: 4, September 2010 Saturday
TIME TOPIC SPEAKER
09:00-10:00 Cardiovascular System Phillip Hayward
10:00-11:00 Respiratory System Geoff Guuthridge
11:00-11:15 Morning tea
11:15-12:15 Fluid, Electrolytes, Homeostasis & Acid Base Balance
David Story
12:15-13:15 Physiology of the Liver and Portal Circulation Paul Gow
13:15-13:45 Lunch
13:45-14:45 Gastrointestinal System Ahmad Aly
14:45-15:45 Endocrine System Steve Farrell
15:45-16:00 Afternoon tea
16:00-17:00 Renal Physiology Stephen Warrillow
PATHOLOGY REVISION COURSE Date: 16, October 2010 Saturday
TIME TOPIC SPEAKER
09:00-10:00 Infections and Antibiotics Paul Johnson
10:00-11:00 Genetics and Molecular Biology David Williams
11:00-11:15 Morning tea
11:15-12:15 Neoplasia Peter Crowley
12:15-13:15 Tissue Injury: Inflammation, Degeneration, Necrosis, Apoptosis, Ischaemia & Infarction
Peter Crowley
13:15-13:45 Lunch
13:45-14:45 Haemostasis / Haemorrhage / Thrombosis Carole Smith
14:45-15:45 Haematology TBA
15:45-16:00 Afternoon tea
16:00-17:00 Immunology Mauro Sandrin
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“My research degree is teaching me how to
design studies to address a specific hypothesis,
and to prepare my results for publication. This
experience will let me confidently participate
in clinical research throughout my career. My
research higher degree has broadened my skill
base immeasurably and will change the way I
practice medicine.”
Cris Cuthbertson
SET 2 Trainee / PhD Student
Surgeon Scientist Stream
Surgery and Scientific Research: Why do it?Research Opportunities & The Academic Research Program
Research activity has progressively increased in importance to the surgical trainee over the past years as emphasis has increased on a scientific approach to surgical problems. Increasing demands are made on trainees to conduct, present and publish on surgical research not only as a component of their accredited training but also to increase their career opportunities and successful applications for future fellowships. The Department of Surgery continues to strongly support research undertaken by trainees either as full time research higher degrees or on a smaller scale during their clinical tenure.
Trainees at all levels from HMOs to advanced SET trainees are encouraged to seek opportunities early in the year to begin work on at least one research project. If you have a particular interest in a subspecialty, then feel free to approach members of that unit for a potential research project. If not, the Department of Surgery will be able to provide a number of options for small, relevant clinical studies based on our ongoing prospective data collection service. The aim would be to present the results at the Austin Research Prize presentation and subsequently to have it published in a relevant peer reviewed journal.
Research for Surgical Trainees: Surgical trainees interested in an academic career will have strong backing from the department to enrol full time in one of the Research Higher Degrees. In addition we also support all surgical registrars, in both accredited and un-accredited positions, to undertake serious research concurrent with their clinical work. These are mostly small project based clinical studies involving data from our clinical databases, hospital medical records and where necessary, tissue from the Victorian Tissue Bank.
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Expectations and Outcomes of Research: The departmental philosophy supports the timely completion of all research undertaken by providing the necessary facilities, mentorship, technical expertise and funding support. In general everyone who undertakes research activities in the department will be expected to present their results at local, national or international meetings and be strongly encouraged to publish in peer reviewed journals. All full time research students are expected to present at the annual Austin Medical Research Week while clinical research undertaken by surgical trainees and junior hospital doctors will be encouraged to be presented at the annual Austin Surgery Research prize.
Research Higher Degree (RHD) Program: The Department of Surgery strongly encourages the undertaking of RHD by research (PhD, MD M Surg and MSc). The main focus of such research is related to hepatobiliary and pancreatic disorders, organ transplantation and regulatory peptides. Students from both the medical and biomedical fields are welcome. There is also strong international interest from regional centres in this program leading to international post doctoral students undertaking this course.
Currently active research projects include the treatment of liver metastases by vascular disrupting agents, macromolecular drugs and hyperbaric oxygen, the role of liver regeneration in tumour growth, the role of microcirculatory disturbances and hyperbaric oxygen in severe acute pancreatitis, xenotransplantation and the role of regulatory peptides in the development of liver, colon, prostate and kidney tumours. In vivo and in vitro models for each of these projects are well established in the Department. Clinical material and tumour banks are extensively used. Details are available in our “Pathways to Discovery” booklet which can be obtained from the office or downloaded from our web site.
Research for Clinicians: The philosophy in the Department of Surgery encourages scientific research at all levels in clinical, basic science and translational aspects. We also endeavour to establish strong links with other departments to develop collaborative research including the Peter McCallum Institute, and clinical departments such as Anaesthesia, Radiology, Oncology and Intensive Care. Detailed surgical databases have been developed for both general surgery and specialist HPB disorders. Data collected within these provide a solid base for developing short term clinical studies. All such projects will aim to have the results published in a peer reviewed clinical journal within a year of completion.
Research for Junior Hospital Doctors: Recognizing the need for small project based clinical studies for junior hospital medical officers (Interns, HMO 2 and 3) we offer a range of clinical and mixed projects. These are available to anyone interested in developing a future career in surgery. They are structured to be completed within an year to enable a full time junior doctor to complete without enrolling for a formal research degree.
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Austin Research Prize in Surgery & Anaesthesia
Time: Presentation: 1800Day: Tuesday 30, November 2010 Venue: Lecture Theatre, Department of Surgery, Level 8 LTBSponsorship: Johnson & Johnson Medical Pty Ltd.
Austin Surgery Research Prize: Surgical Trainees in ALL surgical specialties (including all SET trainees, Surgical HMOs and Unaccredited Registrars) as well as Advanced Trainees in Anaesthesia, Radiology, Emergency, Intensive Care & Pathology at Austin Health are invited to submit abstracts relating to original scientific research.
Presentation Format: The candidates will be asked to perform an oral presentation using powerpoint on Wednesday, 25th of November at 1800 and will be judged by a panel of adjudicators.
Presentation Timings: Each candidate will be allocated a maximum of ten minutes for their presentation. Candidates should aim to limit their talk to seven minutes after which there will be three minutes of question time.
A one-minute warning will be given at the candidate at six minutes in to their presentation followed by a warning bell at seven minutes. A second warning bell will sound at ten minutes and the presentation will be halted immediately and the next speaker called.
Prizes: There will be two prizes for the categories of research performed on a fulltime basis and that carried out from a clinical position. The prize will include a gold medallion and an inscription on the Honour Board in the Level 8 Lecture Theatre, Lance Townsend Building.
The gold medallion with ribbon will be presented to the winners by the Johnson & Johnson representative at the end of the proceedings. Subsequently they will have to be returned so that they may be mounted on a special frame as shown.
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Austin Research Prize Submission Criteria
PREPARATION OF ABSTRACT:
Abstracts should be in Times New Roman size 11 font under the headings Background & Aims, Methods, Results, and Conclusion and should be no more than 500 words. •Background & Aims: Brief description of the background should be followed by a clear statement of aims. If you wish to state a hypothesis it should be mentioned here.•Methods: Relevant methodology must be stated briefly. •Results: Quantitative and/or qualitative data should be presented concisely, with brief statistical analyses where appropriate. •Conclusions: Conclusions should be stated clearly and justified.
ABSTRACT SPECIFICATIONS:
• Submission Format: MS Word Font: 11 point Times New Roman•Title: Bold Caps, centered• Authors: Centred, presenting author underlined•Text Body: 1.5 line spacing, justified•Length: Maximum 2500 characters including spaces. (Please note that excess words will be deleted) If you submite an image or chart then you will need to reduce the total characters to 2000. As the abstracts are also marked, the loss of some part will affect your overall score towards the prize.•Margins: Single A4 page, 3cm margins•Images: You may include a single images or chart in your abstract but they must be submitted as a single TIFF or JPEG image with at least 300dpi resolution.
Presenter details: Submit your full name and current position including whether you are undertaking full time or part time research, clinical work or lab work.Research Support: You must mention any financial support received such as research scholarships and/or grant support.Photograph of presenter: A colour or black and white passport style digital image of the presenter must be submitted electronically (300dpi) for inclusion in the abstract booklet.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION:
Abstracts should be submitted to: The University of Melbourne, Department of Surgery, Austin Hospital. Email: [email protected] Enquiries: 9496 3670
AUSTIN SURGERY RESEARCH PRIZE TIME LINE
Closing date for submissions: 1700hrs, 4, November, 2010Austin Research Prize Presentation 1800hrs, 30, November, 2010
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University of Melbourne Department of Surgery Web Site
The clinical, educational and research activities of the Austin Department of Surgery is supported and complemented by a comprehensive educational and informative web site. The site contains all the information required for trainees interested in a career in surgery, ranging from the Surgery education program, research opportunities, presentations and statistical tools. Trainees are advised to drop by and browse the content to help them in the many aspects of their future career. Some of the more notable and useful sections of the site are described below:
Education: This section leads to a number of links. Medical undergraduate education lists the departmental commitments as well as links to the lectures in surgery series for medical students. All powerpoint presentations are available as pdf files for download. The Specialist surgical training section details the Surgical Education Program, Austin Research Prize andrResearch pportunities. The CME section leads to the annual HPB symposia which contains all the presentations of the past years.
Research: The basic science section details the three major research groups in the department. The research opportunities section details all the possibilities available for students and graduates from both the science and medical streams.
SSSA: The department inaugurated the Students Surgical Society of Austin in collaboration with The University of Melbourne and the Austin Hospital to encourage students towards a career in surgery.
Events: Links to major events including research related events as well as local, national and international conferences.
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Departmental Publications
The Department of Surgery has produces a number of regular annual publications relating to surgical education, research and training. These are aimed at providing all relevant information to trainees and surgeons alike and encourage participation in the educational and training activities. They may be readily downloaded from the departmental web site or may be requested as hard copies from the departmental office.
Pathways to Discovery: This is the flagship publication for the research arm of the de-partment. Printed as an 88 page A4 full colour booklet it con-tains details of all undergraduate and post graduate research degrees offered by the department along with information on research groups and research projects available to science students and surgical trainees to undertake.
Although a large number of research projects are described in the book that is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to research opportunities.
Austin Surgery Education Program:
This is printed as an A5 sized 40 page full colour booklet for ease of storage. It contains all relevant details about the sur-gical education program, surgical rosters and details of de-partmental activities.
Austin Research Prize Book:
This booklet is the official publication for the Annual Aus-tin Research Prize in Surgery & Anaesthesia. It is published with all the abstracts being submitted in that year along with the abstracts of the winners from previous years.
Printed as an A4 full colour booklet The booklet is made avail-able on the day of the Austin Research Prize Presentation.
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Conferences, Courses & events
Below are a few of the conferences and courses that trainees may find useful during the course of the year.
RACS Annual Scientific Congress: 4 - 7 May 2010, Perth, WA.The Annual Scientific Congress (ASC) is the College’s major educational annual activity and is the largest multi-disciplinary surgical meeting held in Australia and New Zealand. It provides Fellows with a valuable opportunity to present their experience, wisdom and opinions to their colleagues in a challenging and truly international forum. The many different scientific programs offer participants the opportunity to learn and experience first hand the advances in surgical specialties. The ASC consists of plenary and concurrent sessions for specialties. Each participating specialty invites an eminent authority as a Distinguished Visitor around whom the specialty program is built. Distinguished Visitors are selected from overseas or within Australia. The ASC is held over four days and provides ample opportunity for inter-disciplinary as well as specialised discussion.
The Dunedin Basic Science Medical Courses: 3 May - 28 May 2010, Dunedin, New ZealandThe Dunedin Basic Medical Sciences Course Trust was set up to support surgical education and research. For many years the Trust has been running annually in Dunedin, a four-week course for candidates taking the FRACS Surgical Sciences Examination (SSE) (formerly the Basic Science Examination). Tutors are members of staff of the Otago School of Medical Sciences and Dunedin School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Otago, together with several visiting lecturers. This postgraduate course aims to revise relevant topics in anatomy, physiology and pathology (including immunology, microbiology, pharmacology and statistics), as defined in the textbooks listed by the RACS. Candidates can also take computerised tests, with multiple-choice questions similar in style to those in the FRACS SSE. The Examination is designed to test the candidate’s knowledge, understanding and application of the sciences basic to the practice of surgery.
Victorian Trainees Weekend: 24 - 25 July 2010, Mornington VIC.An annual weekend event conducted by the GSA members of Victoria providing a mix of practical information and surgical teaching in a relaxed environment. Content has previously included presentations by trainees who have complete their FRACS exams as well as fellows presenting on relevant clinical topics.
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Conferences, Courses & events
Victorian Annual General Scientific and Fellowship Meeting : 10-12 September 2010; Victoria. (Contact: [email protected])“Gateway to the North” Bell City, Preston.This is the major annual event held by the Victorian State Committee. It is a professional development event that provides a forum for Fellows to share research and knowledge. It also provides the opportunity for Trainees to fulfil training requirements and present research findings to network with other trainees and senior surgeons of all specialties. The meeting is convened by appointed regional representatives and hosted alternatively between City/Metropolitan and Rural Regional areas. The program includes a ‘formal’ dinner and lecture (GJ Royal Lecture) in memory of Geoff Royal. The program is accredited and contributes towards Continuing Professional Development points for all Trainee and Fellows who attend. Calls for abstract are usually announced early in the year, February or March with a close for submission around mid year to allow for these to be evaluated and offered either a poster or presentation within the program. To honour our Fellows the Victorian State Committee have a number of Awards presented on the last day of event and Prizes also are presented for the presentations and posters which have been judged by a selected panel for the event. Prizes include the D R LESLIE Prize awarded for the best clinical Registrar paper and the R C BENNETT Prize awarded for the best research paper presented at the AGSFM. Winners are presneted with engraved bronze medals. In addition sponsored prizes are also available and may include a Poster Prize or a Case Study Prize rewarding the efforts of trainees.
General Surgeons Australia Annual Scientific Meeting & Trainees Day: 17-19 September 2010; Gold Coast, QueenslandThe annual scientific event of the GSA usually commences with a trainees days followed by the actual scientific meeting. GSA aims to run two Trainees’ days each year, for all General Surgery Trainees. One of these days will be attached to the RACS Annual Scientific Congress (ASC), and the other to the GSA ASM. A module in Transplant / Vascular Surgery was prepared for the RACS ASC in May 2009. Eventually there will be six modules that will rotate over a three year cycle, so that all trainees will have an opportunity to attend all modules. The modules would focus on issues that are not well covered in other fora.
Austin Surgery Trainees Dinner: November 2010 Melbourne, VictoriaThis is an event hosted the Austin surgical trainees in appreciation of the education and training given them by the surgeons at the Austin Hospital. The initial event was held in 2006 and after a hiatus of two years recommenced in 2009. It provides an informal setting for trainees and surgeons to meet as well as allow introduction of new SET trainees in the future.
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Important Dates and Events SET 1 Dates 09 DEC ‘09 Closing Date for FEB 2010 Surgical Science and Clinical Exam 10 - 11 FEB ‘10 SET Surgical Science (Generic) Examination 12 FEB ‘10 SET Surgical Science (General Surgery) Examination13 FEB ‘10 SET Clinical Examination
14 APR ‘10 Closing Date for MAY/JUN 2010 Surgical Science and Clinical Exam29 MAY ‘10 SET Clinical Examination09 – 10 JUN ‘10 SET Surgical Science (Generic) Examination11 JUN ‘10 SET Surgical Science (General Surgery) Examination
SET 2-5 Dates02 FEB ‘10 Closing Date for May 2010 Fellowship Examination22 APR ‘10 Fellowship Examination written paper (Multiple centres)14 - 16 MAY ‘10 Fellowship Examination Clinical & Vivas (Auckland)21 - 24 MAY ‘10 Fellowship Examination Clinical & Vivas (Sydney)
16 JUN ‘10 Closing Date for September 2010 Fellowship Examination25 AUG ‘10 Fellowship Examination written paper (Multiple centres)24-27 SEP ‘10 Fellowship Examination Clinical & Vivas (Christchurch)
Exam Courses01 - 05 FEB Surgical Science Examination Generic Course (Melbourne)15 - 26 MAR Fellowship Part II Examination Preparation Course (Melbourne) 03 MAY - 28 MAY Dunedin Basic Medical Sciences Course
Conferences4 - 7 MAY ‘10 RACS Annual Scientific Congress, Perth, WA24 - 25 JUL ‘10 Victorian Trainees Weekend (Mornington Peninsula)17 - 19 SEP ‘10 GSA Annual Scientific Meeting, Goldcoast, QLDTBA, OCT ‘10 Victorian Annual General, Scientific & Fellowship Meeting
Austin Hospital Events20 FEB ‘10 Austin Surgery Introductory Seminar06 FEB ‘10 Skills Workshop: Basic Surgical Skills13 MAR ‘10 Skills Workshop: Bowel Anastomosis17 APR ‘10 Skills Workshop: Laparoscopic Skills31 JUL ‘10 Skills Workshop: Vascular Anastomosis26 MAY ‘10 SET Mock Interviews07 AUG ‘10 SET1 Revision Course: Anatomy04 SEP ‘10 SET1 Revision Course: Physiology16 OCT ‘10 SET1 Revision Course: Pathology13 NOV ‘10 Practice Exam04 NOV ‘09 Closing date for submissions for Austin Surgery Research Prize30 NOV ‘10 Austin Surgery Research Prize Dayxx NOV ‘10 Austin Surgery Trainee Dinner
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Location and Access
The Department of Surgery is located in the Lance Townsend (1) and Kronheimer Buildings (13) next to the Austin and Mercy Tower Complexes. Entry is from Burgundy Street (level 3) or from Studley Road (level 1) which is just across the road from Heidelberg railway station. It is just 20 minutes by car or 30 minutes by train / tram from The University of Melbourne, Parkville campus. A large underground car park with four levels services both hospitals and the university precinct. Entry can be gained from Studley Road (level B3) or Burgundy Street (level B2).
1. Lance Townsend Building
2. Harold Stokes Building
3. Austin Tower
4. Mercy Hospital
5. Main Hospital Entrance
6. Studley Road Car Park Entrance (Level B3)
7. Burgundy Street Car Park Entrance (Level B2)
8. Pedestrian Bridge
9. Studley Road
10. Bell Street
11. Heidelberg Railway Station
12. Burgundy Street
13. Kronheimer Building
CONTACT INFORMATION
The University of Melbourne,
Department of Surgery, Austin Health,
Studley Rd., Heidelberg, Vic 3084.
T: +61 3 9496 3670F: +61 3 9458 1650E: [email protected]: [email protected]
Departmental Enquiries
Kim McAughtry
T: +61 3 9496 5468
F: +61 3 9458 1650