AUSTIN SURGERY EDUCATION PROGRAM 2016

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13 years ofSurgicalEducation

Austin Surgery Publication Volume 13 Issue 1

Copyright 2016 The University of Melbourne Department of Surgery, Austin Health.

Designed, Edited and Produced by V Muralidharan

Photography by C Malcontenti-Wilson & M Cheng

Printed through outsourcing via The University of Melbourne Print Centre

Disclosure: Printing of this publication is kindly financed by the Bank of Queensland

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: kimem@unimelb.edu.auW: 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 ................................................................................................................

SURGICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM 6 ................................................................................................................

EDUCATION PROGRAM SUMMARY 7 ................................................................................................................

AUSTIN SURGICAL TRAINEES 8 ................................................................................................................

AUSTIN SPECIALIST SURGICAL TRAINEES 10 ................................................................................................................

SURGICAL TRAINEES & ROTATIONS NSET 12 ................................................................................................................

SURGICAL TRAINEE ROTATIONS SET 14 ................................................................................................................

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SHOCK & AWE EXAM PREP COURSE 17 ................................................................................................................

SURGERY TUTORIALS 18 ................................................................................................................

SURGICAL FORUM 20 ................................................................................................................

SURGICAL FORUM - INVITED LECTURES 21 ................................................................................................................

SURGICAL FORUM - ANNUAL AUDITS 22 ................................................................................................................

DIVISION OF SURGERY WEEKLY AUDIT & MEETING 23 ................................................................................................................

CLINICAL CASES & SURGICAL ANATOMY DISCUSSIONS, 24 ................................................................................................................

SET INTERVIEW PREP SESSIONS 26 ................................................................................................................

AUSTIN NON-SET SELECTIONS & INTERVIEWS 27 ................................................................................................................

SATURDAY SURGICAL SEMINARS 28 ...............................................................................................................

AUSTIN SATURDAY SIMULATION WORKSHOPS 34 ...............................................................................................................

VIC/TAS RTC SATURDAY SIMULATION WORKSHOPS 36 ...............................................................................................................

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AUSTIN SURGERY RESEARCH PRIZE 37 ................................................................................................................

AUSTIN SURGERY TRAINEES DINNER 38 .................................................................................................................

IMPORTANT DATES 39 ................................................................................................................

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Welcome Message

We wish to welcome all Surgical Trainees together with all members of the Division of Surgery to the General Surgery Education Program for the year 2016. This program is aimed at providing continuing surgical education and training delivered through a series of tutorials, seminars, journal clubs and workshops. It also provides participation to all members of the Division of Surgery through the Surgical Forums and the Annual Surgical Unit Audits. The current level of excellence of this program predominantly due to the commitment and dedication by the members of the Division of Surgery who continue to volunteer their valuable time for the benefit of our trainees.

The program continues to evolve increasingly passing on a level of responsibility to our trainees. The Austin General Surgical Trainees Education Committee established two years ago has now been made permanent with formal appointment of a trainee chairman, deputy and office bearers. The committee will progressively take on the responsibility for developing and delivering the program.

Changes have continued to be incorporated in to the program to reduce the demand on trainees and surgeons while concentrating the teaching in to manageable segments. We have endeavoured to limit surgeon involvement to a maximum of one Saturday and one Tuesday for the majority of surgeons.

The Saturday Surgical Seminars held once a month on Saturday afternoons continue to be our flagship education module. Participation of our colleagues from The Northern Hospital has been an enormous success. We now move further in 2016 by inviting previous Austin trainees presently working in other centres to participate in the education process in at their Alma Mater. The format has changed slightly, the main change being allocation of each surgeon to chair, discuss, convene or present in each part of the seminar.

A paradigm shift in our educational activities took place in 2014 with the delivery of two advanced surgical workshop with wet lab specimens. We continue with four workshops each year aimed at junior SET and JDOCs.

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.

Thank you to all the members of the Division, Surgeons from The Northern Hospital, External Invited Speakers, Specialty Fellows and Surgical Trainees who participate in the surgical education program and we look forward to another successful year.

Prof C Christophi V MuralidharanHead, Department of Surgery ConvenorAustin Health Surgical Education Program

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Surgical Education Program

INTRODUCTION: All General Surgical Trainees are expected to participate in the Surgical Education Program. This program provides a continuous series of educational activities for trainees at all levels.

SURGICAL EDUCATION CO-ORDINATORS: Two trainees based at the Austin Hospital are chosen (usually SET4 trainees) to co-ordinate the Surgical Education Program. It will be the co-ordinator’s responsibility to communicate with the relevant tutors in advance to confirm the sessions or make alternative arrangements if necessary.

ATTENDANCE: Attendance is strongly encouraged for all SET & NSET trainees based at the Austin Hospital. All trainees including those on regional rotations are expected to attend the Saturday Surgical Seminars. Surgical HMOs, Interns and medical students are also strongly encouraged to participate.

ABSENCE: Trainees who are unable to attend a particular session are expected to inform the Trainee Co-ordinators 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.

SURGICAL SUPERVISORS & REPRESENTATIVES

Luke Bradshaw Tel: 0407 407 605 Email: drlukebradshaw@gmail.com

Chair, Austin Surgical Trainee Education Committee

Wei Ming Ooi Tel: 0401 439 437 Email: wming@rocketmail.com

Deputy Chair, Austin Surgical Trainee Education Committee

Sean Stevens Tel: 0439 610 046 Email: seangregorystevens@gmail.com

Surgical education Co-ordinator

James Walcott Tel: 0404 489 569 Email: james.walcott@gmail.com

Surgical education Co-ordinator

Kim McAughtry Tel: 9496 5468 Email: kimem@unimelb.edu.au

Administrative Liaison & Support

Hou Kiat Lim Tel: 0411 894 596 Email: uppergibariatrics@gmail.com

Supervisor, Prevocational Surgical Training (PGY 2 & 3)

Vijayaragavan Muralidharan Tel: 0418 382 007 Email: muv@unimelb.edu.au

Supervisor, Surgical Education & Training

Convenor, Surgical Education Program

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Surgical Education Program Summary

The surgical education program occurs between April and November each year. The “Shock & Awe” tutorials, the Surgical Forum and Surgical Audit are exceptions and commence in February.

DAY TIME ACTIVITY VENUE

TUESDAY 0700 - 0800 SURGERY TUTORIALS

(Weekly, April - November)

Official protected teaching time for SET Trainees based at Austin

Howard Eddey Library

Level 8 LTB

WEDNESDAY 0700 - 0730

0730 - 0830

Light Breakfast

SURGICAL FORUM

INVITED LECTURES

(Weekly, February - July)

ANNUAL AUDTS

(Weekly, July - November)

Lecture Theatre

Level 8 LTB

THURSDAY 0700 - 0730

0730 - 0830

Light Breakfast

SURGICAL UNIT WEEKLY AUDIT

(Weekly, February - December)

Lecture Theatre

Level 8 LTB

FRIDAY 0700 - 0800 Clinical Case Discussions

(Fortnightly, April - November)

Surgical Anatomy Tutorials

(Monthly, April - November)

Howard Eddey Library

Level 8 LTB

SATURDAY 0930 - 1230 SIMULATION WORKSHOPS

(Four sessions for 2016 preceding Saturday Seminars)

Endoscopy Suite

Level 2

SATURDAY 1300 - 1700 SATURDAY SEMINARS

(Monthly, April - October)

Lecture Theatre

Level 8 LTB

SATURDAY 0900 - 1500 RACS / GSA Simulation Workshops

(Three sessions for 2016 open to all Victorian Gen Surg SETTrainees)

RACS Skills Centre

FRIDAY 8 DEC 2016 Austin Surgery Research Prize (0900 - 12.00)

SATURDAY 29 OCR 2016 Austin Trainee Dinner

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Austin Health Junior Surgical Trainees

Jaqueline BAKHITDavid EASTWOODSaleh HAMEDJoanne HOAaron KENNEDYMichelle KIMHye Jin KWONJoyce MA

Davina BATESAnnabelle BRENNANEmma BROWNAndrew CATRANMonica FOONGGrace GOLDEvania LOK

The General Surgery Trainee Representatives have played a major role in liaising between train-ees and their teachers to ensuring the smooth running of the Surgical Education Program and as mentors to junior surgical trainees. In 2013 a formal General Surgery Trainees Education Com-mittee (ASTEC) was established to further facilitate the process of education and learning. The roles and membership were expanded in 2015 as trainees took on more proactive roles in the delivery of surgical training and education. Membership for 2016 is as follows:

Chair, ASTEC: Luke BradshawDeputy Chair, ASTEC: Wei Ming OoiSurgical education Co-ordinator Sean Stevens

Surgical education Co-ordinator James Walcott

Gratias Cena event Co-ordinator Ankur Siddhu

Gratias Cena event Co-ordinator Jurstine Daruwalla

Junior SET Representative Tom Tiang

NSET Representative Scott Robson

Simulation Workshop Co-ordinator Ben Birch

Research Co-ordinator Su Kah Goh, Georgina Riddiough

& Nagendra Naidu Dudi Venkata

JDOC Representatives Nikhil Chandra

Tarinee Kuchal

Laminas Editorial Team Don Zhang

Daniel Ng Ying Kin

Austin Hub Trainee Representative & Ankur Sidhu State Trainee Representative on the Vic/Tas

Regional Training Committee.

Austin General Surgery Alumni Co-ordinator Lawrence Lau

Austin Prevocational Supervisor Hou Kiat Lim

Austin General Surgery SET Supervisor V Muralidharan

Austin Surgical Trainee Education Committee (ASTEC)

Ian MURPHYRyan NEWBOLD

Saran SEKERLauren SIMIONATO

Amar SOADIZhen Ti YONG

Samuel Wreghitt

Matija RADOJCICLouise ROBERTSON

Riley SMITHMichael SMITS

Jiasian TEHDane THORNE

Jessica YEH

SURGICAL HMO 2 SURGICAL HMO 3

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Austin Health General Surgery Trainees

SET 2 - 5 TRAINEES

Henry DRYSDALE SET2Nagendra Naidu DUDI-VENKATA SET2Jonathan FONG SET2Xavier HARVEY SET2Peter NEWTON SET2Swee Chin TAN SET2Thomas TIANG SET2Georgina RIDDIOUGH SET2

Alexander CRAVEN SET3Jurstine DARUWALLA SET3Yuen Chiu KANG SET3Maree LOVELUCK SET3Osamu YOSHINO SET3

Atandrila DAS SET4Ankur SIDHU SET4Debbie SO SET4Sean STEVENS SET4James WALCOTT SET4

Luke BRADSHAW SET5Katharine GUGGENHEIMER SET5Chon Hann LIEW SET5Wei Ming OOI SET5Ruwangi UDAYASIRI SET5

SET & NSET TRAINEES - NON CLINICAL

Su Kah GOH SET2 (Research)David LIU SET2 Research)Geraldine OOI SET3 (Research)Ruwangi UDAYASIRI SET5 (Personal)

GENERAL SURGICAL FELLOWS

Colorectal Fellow : Stephen BROCKMANEndocrine Fellow: Angie TARASHPB Fellow: Alastair YOUNGHPB Fellow: Eunice LEEUGI Fellow: Lara FREEMANBariatric Fellow: Raymund ERESE

NON-SET TRAINEES

Ben BIRCH NSET2

Carlos CABALAG NSET1

Suellyn CENTAURI NSET1

Nikhil CHANDRA NSET1

Chun Guan CHONG NSET5

Daniel COX NSET1

Aly FAYED NSET1

Rumana ISLAM NSET1

Shantanu JOGLEKAR NSET1

Munad KHAN NSET1

Tarinee KUCCHAL NSET1

Stephen KUNZ NSET2

Yit LEANG NSET1

Marang MAKEPE NSET1

Ramin MEHDIPOUR NSET2

Anthony NAVARETTI NSET2

Daniel NG YING KIN NSET3

Manjuka RAJ NSET1

Noel RAMDWAR NSET3

Scott ROBSON NSET3

Sonal UDAYASIRI NSET1

Paul WATSON NSET1

Chunxiao (Don) ZHANG NSET4

NSET Years denote the number of years as a Non SET General Surgery registrar at Austin including 2016. This may not necessarily reflect the experience the trainee may have accumulated at other training hospitals.

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Austin Health Specialist Surgery Trainees

UNIT FEB-APR MAY-JUL AUG-OCT NOV-JAN

CARDIAC SURGERY

Cardiac Surgery Principal Fellow

Shoane Ip Shoane Ip

Cardiac Surgery Fellow Meikum Kano Meikum Kano

Accredited Cardiac Registrar

Casey Lo Casey Lo

Unaccredited Cardiac Registrar

Trevor Tnay Trevor Tnay

ENT / HEAD & NECK

ENT/H&N Registrar Bing Teh Bing Teh

ENT/H&N Registrar Ramanan Daniel Ramanan Daniel

ENT/H&N Surgeon Scientist

Peter Tao Peter Tao

MAXILLOFACIAL UNIT

Maxillofacial Registrar Adrian DeAngelis Omar Breik

Maxillofacial Registrar Owen Ellis Shreya Tocaciu

NEUROSURGERY

Spinal Fellow Heinke Pulhorn Heinke Pulhorn

Accredited Registrar Adrian Praeger Adrian Praeger

Unaccredited Registrar Fahmi Jalil Fahmi Jalil

Epilepsy Surgery Fellow Dorothea Miller Dorothea Miller

PLASTIC SURGERY

Accredited Registrar Sally Ng Paul Di Giovine

Accredited Registrar Miguel Cabalag Vachara Niumsawatt

Unaccredited Registrar Kim Hughes Kim Hughes

Unaccredited Registrar Hye-Sung Park Hye-Sung Park

OPHTHALMOLOGY UNIT

Accredited Registrar Helen Chan Rahul Chakrabarti

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UNIT FEB-APR MAY-JUL AUG-OCT NOV-JAN

OPHTHALMOLOGY UNIT

Accredited Registrar Helen Chan Rahul Chakrabarti

ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY

Accredited Registrar Michael Galvin Scott Tulloch

Accredited Registrar Vishal Pai Rehka Ganeshalingam

Accredited Registrar Lawrence Tee Jack Pang

Accredited Registrar Michael Millar Michael Millar

Unaccredited Registrar Brendan Maher Kary Suen

Unaccredited Registrar Richard Zhang Richard Zhang

Fellow: Hip Surgery Lachlan Milne

Fellow: Upper Limb Stephanie Hinse Stephanie Hinse

Fellow: Upper Limb Glenn Boyce

THORACIC SURGERY

Thoracics Fellow Kal Perera Kal Perera

General Surgery Registrar Yuen Chiu Kang (SET3) Swee Chin Tan (SET2)

UROLOGY UNIT

Accredited Urology Registrar Ned Kinnear (NSET) Ned Kinnear (NSET)

Accredited Urology Registrar Heath Liddell Heath Liddell

Accredited Urology Registrar Bradley Newell Bradley Newell

Urology Fellow - Clinical Derek Hennessey Derek Hennessey

Urology Fellow - Clinical Nathan Hoag Mark Quinlan

VASCULAR SURGERY

Accred. Vascular Registrar David Goh David Goh

General Surgery Registrar James Walcott (SET4) Georgina Riddiough (SET2)

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Austin Health NSET (Unaccredited) Surgical TraineesNSET TRAINEE FEB-APR MAY-JUL AUG-OCT NOV-JAN

Ben BIRCH Breast Unit (Austin - Relief 1) HPB Unit Reg 3

Carlos CABALAG HPB Unit Reg 3 Relief Reg 1 Night (AUS) 1

Suellyn CENTAURI Alfred Trauma TSC Night AUS 2 Relief Reg 2

Nikhil CHANDRA Night (NH) 2 Relief Reg 3 Alice Springs

Chun Guan CHONG Relief Reg 6 Night (AUS) 1 CR Unit Reg 2

Daniel COX Alice Springs Night (NH) 2 Relief Reg 3

Aly FAYED Relief Reg 7 NH ASU C

Rumana ISLAM Relief Reg 2 Night (AUS) 2 Alfred Trauma TSC

Shantanu JOGLEKAR Night (NH) 1 Relief Reg 4 NH ASU A

Munad KHAN Sale A Relief Reg 3 Night (NH) 2

Tarinee KUCCHAL Sale B Relief Reg 2 Night (AUS) 2

Stephen KUNZ Night (AUS) 2 Relief Reg 2 TSC Alfred Trauma

Yit LEANG Relief Reg 3 Night (NH) 2 Sale A

Marang MAKEPE NH ASU C Relief Reg 7

Ramin MEHDIPOUR NH ASU A Relief Reg 4 Night (NH) 1

Anthony NAVARETTI Relief Reg 4 Night (NH) 1 NH ASU B

Daniel NG YING KIN TSC Alfred Trauma Sale B

Manjuka RAJ Night (AUS) 1 Relief Reg 6 Burnie/Mersey

Noel RAMDWAR NH Broadmeadows Relief Reg 5

Scott ROBSON CR Unit Reg 2 Night (AUS) 1 Relief Reg 1

Sonal UDAYASIRI Burnie/Mersey Relief Reg 6

Paul WATSON Relief Reg 5 NH Broadmeadows

Chunxiao (Don) ZHANG NH ASU B Night (NH) 1 Relief Reg 4

SET positions filed by NSET trainees are marked in red;

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Austin Health NSET (Unaccredited) Surgical RotationsUNIT / HOSPITAL FEB-APR MAY-JUL AUG-OCT NOV-JAN

AUSTIN ROTATIONS

The Surgery Centre Daniel Ng Ying Kin Suellyn Centauri Manjuka Raj Stephen Kunz

HPB Unit Reg 3 Carlos Cabalag Ben Birch

CR Unit Reg 2 Scott Robson Chun Chong

Night (AUS) 1 Manjuka Raj Chun Chong Scott Robson Carlos Cabalag

Night (AUS) 2 Stephen Kunz Rumana Islam Suellyn Centauri Tarinee Kucchal

METROPOLITAN MELBOURNE ROTATIONS

Alfred Trauma Suellyn Centauri Daniel Ng Ying Kin Rumana Islam Stephen Kunz

NH ASU A Ramin Mehdipour Shantanu Joglekar

NH ASU B Don Zhang Anthony Navaretti

NH ASU C Marang Makepe Aly Fayed

NH Broadmeadows Noel Ramdwar Paul Watson

Night (NH) 1 Shantanu Joglekar

Anthony Navaretti

Don Zhang Ramin Mehdipour

Night (NH) 2 Nikhil Chandra Yit Leang Daniel Cox Munad Khan

VICTORIAN REGIONAL & INTERSTATE ROTATIONS

Burnie / Mersey Sonal Udayasiri Manjuka Raj

Sale A Munad Khan Yit Leang

Sale B Tarinee Kucchal Daniel Ng Ying Kin

Alice Springs Daniel Cox Nikhil Chandra

RELIEVING REGISTRAR

Relief Reg 1 Ben Birch (BREAST)

Ben Birch (BREAST)

Carlos Cabalag Scott Robson

Relief Reg 2 Rumana Islam Stephen Kunz Tarinee Kucchal Suellyn Centauri

Relief Reg 3 Yit Leang Nikhil Chandra Munad Khan Daniel Cox

Relief Reg 4 Anthony Navaretti

Shantanu Joglekar

Ramin Mehdipour

Don Zhang

Relief Reg 5 Paul Watson Paul Watson Noel Ramdwar Noel Ramdwar

Relief Reg 6 Chun Chong Manjuka Raj Sonal Udayasiri Sonal Udayasiri

Relief Reg 7 Aly Fayed Aly Fayed Marang Makepe Marang Makepe

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Austin Health General Surgical Trainees (SET)TRAINEE SET

YEARROTATION 1

Feb 16- Jul 16ROTATION 2

Aug 16 - Jan 17Nagendra Naidu Dudi-Venkata SET 2 Burnie / Mersey 2 Echuca

Jonathan Fong SET 2 Launceston Bendigo 2

Xavier Harvey SET 2 Echuca NH Thor/Vasc Unit

Peter Newton SET 2 Burnie / Mersey 1 Alice Springs

Swee Chin Tan SET 2 Alice Springs Thoracic

Thomas Tiang SET 2 NH Surg 4 (HPB) Bendigo 1

Georgina Riddiough SET 2 Bendigo 2 Vascular

Henry Drysdale SET 2 Hobart Burnie / Mersey 2

Alex Craven SET 3 NH Surg 3 (UGI) Shepparton

Jurstine Daruwalla SET 3 Bendigo 1 Launceston

Yuen Chiu Kang SET 3 Thoracic Burnie / Mersey 1

Maree Loveluck SET 3 UGI/Endo 2 Hobart

Osamu Yoshino SET 3 NH Thor/Vasc Unit NH AGSU

Atandrila Das SET 4 NH AGSU HPBT 2

Ankur Sidhu SET 4 HPBT 1 NH Surg 3 (UGI)

Debbie So SET 4 Shepparton NH Surg 2 (Br/End)

Sean Stevens SET 4 NH Unit 1 (CR) Breast

James Walcott SET 4 Vascular Colorectal

Luke Bradshaw SET 5 Colorectal NH Surg 4 (HPB)

Katharine Guggenheimer SET 5 NH Surg 2 (Br/End) UGI/Endo 1

Chon Hann Liew SET 5 HPBT 2 UGI/Endo 2

Wei Ming Ooi SET 5 UGI/Endo 1 NH Unit 1 (CR)

Ruwangi Udayasiri SET 5 Personal Time HPBT 1

David Liu SET 2 Research (Peter MacCallum)

Su Kah Goh SET 2 Research ( Austin)

Geraldine Ooi SET 4 Research (Alfred)

* Overleaf: Rotations covered by Non-SET trainees are highlighted in red.

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Austin Health General Surgical Rotations (SET)UNIT ROTATION 1

Feb 16 - Jul 16ROTATION 2

Aug 16 - Jan 17

AUSTIN HOSPITAL

HPBT 1 Ankur Sidhu 4 Ruwangi Udayasiri 5

HPBT 2 Chon Hann Liew 5 Atandrila Das 4

BREAST Ben Birch U Sean Stevens 4

UGI / ENDOCRINE 1 Wei Ming Ooi 5 Katharine Guggenheimer 5

UGI / ENDOCRINE 2 Maree Loveluck 3 Chon Hann Liew 5

COLORECTAL Luke Bradshaw 5 James Walcott 4

VASCULAR James Walcott 4 Georgina Riddiough 2

THORACIC Yuen Chiu Kang 3 Swee Chin Tan 2

THE NORTHERN HOSPITAL

NH Unit 1 (CR) Sean Stevens 4 Wei Ming Ooi 5

NH Unit 2 (BR) Katharine Guggenheimer 5 Debbie So 4

NH Unit 3 (UGI) Alex Craven 3 Ankur Sidhu 4

NH Unit 4 (HPB) Thomas Tiang 2 Luke Bradshaw 5

NH AGSU Atandrila Das 4 Osamu Yoshino 3

NH Thor / Vasc Osamu Yoshino 3 Xavier Harvey 2

VICTORIAN REGIONAL HOSPITALS

BENDIGO 1 Jurstine Daruwalla 3 Thomas Tiang 2

BENDIGO 2 Georgina Riddiough 2 Jonathan Fong 2

ECHUCA Xavier Harvey 2 Nagendra Naidu Dudi-Venkata 2

SHEPPARTON Debbie So 4 Alex Craven 3

INTERSTATE HOSPITALS

BURNIE / MERSEY 1 Peter Newton 2 Yuen Chiu Kang 3

BURNIE / MERSEY 2 Nagendra Naidu Dudi-Venkata 2 Henry Drysdale 2

HOBART Henry Drysdale 2 Maree Loveluck 3

LAUNCESTON Jonathan Fong 2 Jurstine Daruwalla 3

ALICE SPRINGS Swee Chin Tan 2 Peter Newton 2

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Pathways to Discovery: This is the flagship publication for the research arm of the depart-ment. It contains details of all undergraduate and post graduate research degrees offered by the department along with informa-tion on research groups and research projects available surgical trainees. The document is avalable in hard copy format as well as electronic which can be downloaded from the Department Web Site.

Austin Surgery Education Program: This is printed as an A5 sized 44 page full colour booklet for ease of storage. It contains all relevant details about the surgical education program, surgical rosters and details of departmental activities.

The electronic version available on the departmental web site is continuously updated and is emailed to all trainees, fellows and surgeons. Hard copies are available on request from the depart-mental office.

Austin Research Prize Book:This booklet is the official publication for the Annual Austin Surgery Research Prize. It is published with all the abstracts being submit-ted in that year along with the abstracts of the winners from pre-vious years. This booklet provides a good idea of the quality and breatth of research being presented by general and sub specialty trainees.

http://www.austinsurgery.unimelb.edu.au

Laminas

This is the Austin General Surgery Trainees E-zine which was launched as a quarterly publication with the express purpose of improving communications between our SET and Non-SET trainees as a step towards developing a surgical community at the Austin.

Information Sources

The Department of Surgery publishes a number of regular 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.

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“Shock and Awe”

Time: 0700 – 0800 Day: Monday, Tuesday & Friday

Duration: February - March

Venue: Howard Eddey Library, Dept of Surgery, Level 8, LTB.

Content: The format of the tutorials will be at the discretion of the tutor.

Preparation: These sessions are aimed at the candidates presenting for the FRACS exam.

DATE DAY SURGEON SPEC

1-Feb MON Su Wen Loh BR

2-Feb TUE D Gyorki BR

5-Feb FRI M Perini HPB

8-Feb MON G Starkey HPB

9-Feb TUE T Sweeney UGI

12-Feb FRI C Christophi HPB

15-Feb MON A Burgess CR

16-Feb TUE S Farrell ENDO

19-Feb FRI V Muralidharan HPB

22-Feb MON A Aly UGI

23-Feb TUE A Hyett BR

26-Feb FRI A Bui CR

29-Feb MON J Harding ENDO

1-Mar TUE Ba Thinh Nguyen CR

4-Mar FRI K Bhatia UGI

7-Mar MON I Pilmer CR

8-Mar TUE J Tan ENDO

11-Mar FRI C Tog UGI

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Surgery Tutorials

Time: 0700 – 0800 Day: Tuesday Venue: Howard Eddey Library, Dept of Surgery, Level 8, LTB.

Tutorials: The format will be at the discretion of the tutor. Trainees should prepare for the tutorials by doing pre reading from text books and published articles in order to obtain the maximum benefit from each tutorial.

The trainee co-ordinators will liaise with the tutors to ensure a seamless program. Tutors and topics may change at short notice depending on availability and preferences.

Attendance: All SET and NSET trainees rotating at Austin Hospital are expected to attend.

Protected Time: Tuesday 0700 - 0800 is protected time for General Surgery Trainees as agreed by the heads of relevant units and administration.

DATE TOPIC SURGEON

5-Apr Benign Breast Diseases Su Wen Loh

12-Apr Intestinal Stoma - Mx & Complcations I Pilmer

19-Apr Thyroid Cancer S Farrell

26-Apr Acute Pancreatitis M Nikfarjam

3-May RACS ASC – Brisbane

10-May Surgery for complicated PUD T Sweeney

17-May Genetics & Screening for Breast Cancer A Hyett

24-May Large Bowel Obstruction R Brouwer

31-May Managing Thoracic Trauma S Knight

7-Jun Liver Transplantation RM Jones

14-Jun Management of Morbid Obesity I Michell

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21-Jun Penetrating Thoracic Injuries S Knight

28-Jun Post Operative Surveillance for Breast Cancer S Jassel

5-Jul Lower GI Haemorrhage A Bui

12-Jul Benign Thyroid Goitre J Harding

19-Jul Gallbladder Cancer M Fink

26-Jul Optimization for Oesophagectomy A Aly

2-Aug Breast Disease in Pregnancy E Bevington

9-Aug Divertivcular Disease A Burgess

16-Aug Adrenal Tumours W Fleming

23-Aug Pancreatic & Duodenal Malignancies M Perini

30-Aug Barrett's Oesophagus K Bhatia

6-Sep Peripheral Vascular Disease J Chuen

13-Sep Diagnostic Techniques in Breast Diseases C Baker

20-Sep Surgery for Rectal Cancer E Ong

27-Sep Urological Trauma N J Ischia

4-Oct Benign Liver Tumours V Muralidharan

11-Oct Gastric Cancer Chek Tog

18-Oct Retroperitoneal Sarcoma David Gyorki

25-Oct Management of Colonic Polyps Phil Smart

1-Nov MELBOURNE CUP

8-Nov Cholangiocarcinoma G Starkey

15-Nov Familial Pancreatic Cancer Syndromes M Nikfarjam

22-Nov Complications of Oesophagectomy Hou Kiat Lim

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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 – July)

This will occur in the first half of the year from the 19th of February to the 16th of July. External speakers have been invited by the department to deliver clinical updates on current topics.

SURGICAL UNIT ANNUAL AUDITS (July – November)

This will be conducted in the second half of the year from the 13th of July to the 26th 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 in general as they would have been dicussed at the weekly surgical audits unless events led to a change in practice.

Audit structure

7.30 - 8.00 Unit Annual Audit8.00 - 8.15 Update presentation by unit

Units are encouraged to deliver a 15 minute update on any subject within their subspecialty relating to advances in treatment, changes in the unit activity, new technologies or future directions.

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. All units are kindly requested to supply an electronic version of the audit to the Department of Surgery archives. (See Kim McAughtry)

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10 Feb Patient Blood Management: are we there yet? L McNicol

17 Feb Therapeutic EUS in HPB Disorders D Croagh

24 Feb Renal outcomes and fluid intervention for patients having major surgery at Austin Hospital

L Weinberg

2 Mar Update on the General Surgical Exams S Banting

9 Mar The Application of Immunotherapy in Surgical Oncology

D Gyorki

16 Mar Advances in Trauma Management K Martin

23 Mar Models of Post-Operative Surgical Management D Story

30 Mar Easter Week

6 Apr Educating the Surgeon D Nestel

13 Apr Cancer of the Rectum – Update KC Farmer

20 Apr Joint Replacement – An overview A Hardidge

27 Apr Lymphangiogenesis – A Potential Target in Malignancy

S Stacker

4 May RACS ASC – Brisbane

11 May Enhanced Recovery Protocols in Surgery A Burgess

18 May Nerve Transfer Surgery in Upper Limb Paralysis N Van Zyl

25 May Advances in Liver Surgery A Fox

1 Jun Management of Varicose Veins J Chuen

8 Jun Development of POEM and outcomes in the treatment of Achalasia

G Crosthwaite

15 Jun Management of the Deteriorating Vision in the Diabetic Patient

J Cosgrove

22 Jun Paired Kidney Exchange Transplantation Al Saunder

29 Jun Advances in Molecular Targeting in Cancer Treatment

J Cebon

6 Jul TBA

13 July TBA

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DATE UNIT

13 July NO ANNUAL AUDIT

20 July Urology Unit

27 July Orthopaedic Unit

3 August Vascular Unit

10 August Colorectal Unit

17 August Neurosurgery Unit

24 August Breast & Surgical Oncology Unit

31 August Cardiac Surgery Unit

7 September Thoracic Unit

14 September Spinal Unit

21 September UGI / Endocrine Unit

28 September ENT Head & Neck Unit

5 October Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit

12 October HPB +Transplantation Unit

19 October Ophthalmology Unit

26 October Department of Anaesthesia

2 November Intensive Care Unit

9 November Maxillofacial Unit

16 November Emergency Department

23 November Radiology Department

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Division of Surgery Weekly Audit

Time: 0730 – 0830 (Light Breakfast at 0715)

Day: Thursday

Dates: Commences 4 February 2016; Ends 15 December 2016;

Venue: Lecture Theatre, Dept of Surgery, Level 8, Lance Townsend Building

Content: 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 and

relevant cases discussed in detail highlighting specific issues and 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: kimem@unimelb.edu.au) 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.

Late comers: We ask those who are unable to email their audits to Kim, to kindly arrive 15

minutes early and upload your presentation on to the lectern computer. Uploading it during

the audit presentations is extremely inconsiderate towards the audience.

Multi-Unit Involvement: When specific complications or management issues involve

more than one unit then the presenting unit should contact the other units prior to the

audit to allow time for them to discover and prepare information. This would allow a more

productive audit meeting as the issues will then likely not need to be revisited repeatedly.

Training Component: Although not high on the priorities for surgical trainees the audit

provides an excellent platform on which to hone their oral skills. It would be useful for the

trainees to prepare their presentations so that they are able to focus on the relevant aspects

succinctly and deliver the information as if they were presenting at an oral exam.

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Time: 0700 – 0800 Day: Friday (Weekly)

Venue: Howard Eddey Library, Dept of Surgery, Level 8, LTB.

The Friday session have evolved over time and in 2016 will consist of clinical case discussions and Surgical Anatomy sessions.

Two of every four fridays will be clinical case discussions while one in four allocated to Surgical Anatomy. Between April and November the fourth Friday will be free. This will be the Friday before a Saturday Surgical Seminar.

Case Discussions: This is an open format discussion with Andrew Bui and Prof Christophi. Trainees are welcome to present a medium case as practice or simply discuss topics of their choice.

Surgical Anantomy: The session will focus on surgical anatomy based on regions. Trainees, especially future exam candidates should prepare in advance.

DATE PRESENTER SURGEON

8-Apr Clinical Case Discussion C Christophi

15-Apr NO TUTORIAL

22-Apr Clinical Case Discussion A Bui

29-Apr Surgical Anatomy: Liver & Biliary Tree Alastair Young

6 May RACS ASC (BRISBANE)

13-May NO TUTORIAL

20-May Clinical Case Discussion C Christophi

27-May Clinical Case Discussion A Bui

3-Jun Surgical Anatomy: Thorax S Barnett

10-Jun Clinical Case Discussion C Christophi

17-Jun NO TUTORIAL

24-Jun Clinical Case Discussion A Bui

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DATE PRESENTER SURGEON

1-Jul Surgical Anatomy: Stomach and Oesophagus Lara Freeman

8-Jul Clinical Case Discussion C Christophi

15-Jul NO TUTORIAL

22-Jul Clinical Case Discussion A Bui

29-Jul Surgical Anatomy: Pelvis, Anus and Rectum Stephen Brockman

5-Aug Clinical Case Discussion C Christophi

12-Aug NO TUTORIAL

19-Aug Clinical Case Discussion A Bui

26-Aug Surgical Anatomy: Thyroid, Parathyroid & Adrenal Glands

Angie Taras

2-Sep Clinical Case Discussion C Christophi

9-Sep NO TUTORIAL

16-Sep Clinical Case Discussion A Bui

23-Sep GSA ASM (MELBOURNE)Ca

30-Sep Surgical Anatomy: Pancreas & Spleen Eunice Lee

7-Oct NO TUTORIAL

14-Oct Surgical Anatomy: Upper Limbs N VanZyl

21-Oct Clinical Case Discussion A Bui

28-Oct Clinical Case Discussion C Christophi

4-Nov Clinical Case Discussion A Bui

11-Nov Surgical Anatomy: Neck M Campbell

18-Nov Surgical Anatomy:Lower Limbs M Alexander

25-Nov Clinical Case Discussion C Christophi

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SET Interview Prep SessionsA formal interviews prep session will be held by the Department of Surgery to prepare Surgical Education and Training (SET) applicants for their selection interviews.

Convenor: Hou Kiat LimFacilitators: Nagendra Naidu Dudi-Venkata, Georgina RiddioughRegistration: Admission will be strictly by prior registration.Contact: Ms Kim McAughtry Email: kimem@unimelb.edu.au, Phone: 9496 5468, Fax: 9458 1650)

SESSION: Time: 0900 Date: Saturday 9 APRIL 2016

Venue: Commencing in Lecture Theatre Rooms 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.7 and 4.8 Education Precinct, Level 4, Austin Tower

TIME PROGRAM

0900 - 0910 Introduction and overview of SET selection & interviews

Hou Kiat LimLecture Theatre

0910 - 0930 How to prepare: A trainees perspective Nagendra Naidu Dudi-Venkat Lecture Theatre

0930 - 1000 Q & A: Discussion of interview questions with the panel

FacilitatorsLecture Theatre

1000 - 1100 Practice Interviews: Four panels of two interviewers each; 15 mins at each station; Trainees are paired and are asked one question each at every station

Rooms 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.7 and 4.8

1100 - 1130 Feedback and reflection FacilitatorsLecture Theatre

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Austin General Surgery NSET Posts: These are designed to be both service and training orientated posts. They will provide you with the required surgical foundation towards entry in the SET program of your choice.

Selection Process:

- Strctured curriculum vitae (40%)- Interview (40%)- Referees Report (10%)- Independant MWU Reference (10%)Details are available on the Austin Web Portal.

Selection Interview: Please note that selection interviews will be held on ONLY two specific dates so denoted below: Dates: Wednesday 13 July 2016 & Tuesday 19 July 2016 Time: 1300 - 1730 Venue: Education precinct

Format: On each of the two specified days there will be three panels for interviews Each panel will consist of one surgeon, one SET trainee and one member of the MWU. The interview will consist of the following:- one general introductory question (10 points)- one situational management question (20 points)- one clinical management question (20 points)- rebuttal of CV (10 points)- global communications score (10 points)This results in a total of 80 points which resolves in to 40% of the total score.

Strctured curriculum vitae: Template for submitting the structured CV is be available from the Austin MWU web page along with scoring guidelines.

Attendance at the Saturday Surgical Seminars and Presentation at the Austin Research Prize will score points on the CV.

Independant MWU Reference: You will be scored on a number of non operative skills based on the nine core competencies described by the RACS. The score sheet will be filled out by a member of the relevant MWU of the last hopsital you worked in by direct or telephone interview.

Referees Reports: Standardized referees reports template are be available online.

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Saturday Surgical Seminars

SATURDAY SURGICAL SEMINARS:

Time: 1230 – 1735 Day: Saturday (Monthly)Venue: Lecture Theatre, Dept of Surgery, Level 8, Lance Townsend Building

Each surgical seminar will be as described below:12.30 – 1.00: Lunch 1.00 – 2.30: Operative Surgery Quiz - panel of surgeons 2.30 – 3.00: Medical Updates for Surgeons 3.00 – 3.30: Case presentations & quiz/discussions (3 cases for discussion) 3.30 – 3.45: Microteach in Research 3.45 – 4.00: TEA BREAK 4.00 – 4.30: Debate (18 mins; Captains present a summary slide; Adjudication) 4.30 – 4.50: How I do it: Surgeon 1 4..50 – 5.10: How I do it: Surgeon 2 5.10 – 5.30: Tips & Tricks: Surgeon 3 5.30 – 5.35: Reflection and summary by the convenor

The aim is to provide to an interactive monthly session on a Saturday afternoon to enable trainees from metropolitan and regional as well as interstate rotations to participate. All trainees except those posted interstate are expected to attend. Interstate trainees are strongly encouraged to attend where possible.

Main changes for 2016

Expanded Time for Operative Surgery Quiz: Increased from 1.0 to 1.5hoursIncreased Surgeon Input: Each surgeon is assigned to deliver, moderate or discuss one sectionConvenor: one trainee is assigned as convenor for each of the seven sessions. The convenor will co-ordinate the session, ensure surgeons are aware of the session, introduce the session, select the debating teams and at the end perform the summary.Microteach in research: One of three trainee research co-ordinators or selected surgeons will present a microteach session of 8-10 minutes with 5-7 minutes for discusion on a specific research topic. Austin Alumni: Having invited surgeons from Northern Health to participate we now expand the net to invite surgeons who completed their training at Austin but who are currently based in other hospitals.

This session is open to all Victorian General Surgery Trainees, IMGs, Surgical HMOs, Interns and Medical Students.

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DEBATES:

The topics for the debates are chosen from a list of topics supplied by the various heads of the General Surgery Units.

Captains: Two captains are identified on the program, one proponent and one opponent. It is the responsibiliyy of each captain to contact the chairman of the session and prepare the content for the debate.

Team members: In addition to the captains each team will consist of two other members who will be chosen at random at the beginning of the symposium. Obviously the team members will have no time to prepare. The captains will provide them with the necessary summary information for the debate.

Concept: The idea of the debate is for trainees to be able to speak under pressure with little preparation.

Format: Each speaker (six including the two captains) will speak for 3 minutes alternating between the proponent and opponent. The first speaker introduces the team and their debate topic along with some facts. The second speaker speaks on the body of factual information. The final speaker summarises the arguments. Each speaker also will counter the previous speakers’ argument.

Summary: Each team captain will present a single powerpoint slide summarizing the main points and list upto five important publications.

Results: The panel will retire from the room to decide on the winner. The winner is based on the quality of the debate, the strength of the arguments and the style of debating rather than the factual details.

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SUBSPECIALTY: BREAST 16 APRILTHEME: Breast Cancer & Family History

Convenor: B BirchSurgery Quiz: Chair: C BakerPanel: C Baker, E Bevington, D Gyorki, A Hyett, S Jassal, SW Loh, W StelmachMedicine for Surgeons: Recent Advances in the Genetics T Johnof Breast cancer Discussant: S JassalCase Presentations: General breast Cancer Cases R KoiralaResearch Microteach: How to conduct a good retrospective study D GyorkiTea BreakDebate: Screening is better than routine surgery in patients with high risk Genetic Mutations Chair: E BevingtonCaptain for the Affirmative: J WalcottCaptain for the Negative: S StevensHow I do it: Skin Sparing Mastectomy W StelmachHow I do it: Hook wire localization & Biopsy A HyettTips & Tricks: Skin Incisions on the breast SW LohReflection & Summary B Birch

SUBSPECIALTY: COLORECTAL 14 MAYTHEME: Advanced Techniques in Colonoscopy

Convenor: S RobsonSurgery Quiz: Chair: A BuiPanel: K Barclay, A Bui, E Ong, I Pilmer, B de Souza, N StrugnellMedicine for Surgeons: Endoscopy of the small bowel: C LeungAn update of the techniques. Discussant: I PilmerCase Presentations: Management of Colonic Perforations S BrockmanResearch Microteach: Sample Size in clinical research K BarclayTea BreakDebate: 3.0cm Right Colon Adenoma Endsocopic Polypectomy is a better option than Laparoscopic Colectomy Chair: K BarclayCaptain for the Affirmative: T TiangCaptain for the Negative: B BirchHow I do it: The difficult Colonoscopy B de SouzaHow I do it: Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery E OngTips & Tricks: Dealing with perforation after colonoscopy N StrugnellReflection & Summary S Robson

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SUBSPECIALTY: UGI - OBESITY 18 JUNETHEME: Surgery for Morbid Obesity

Convenor: M LovelockSurgery Quiz: Chair: A AlyPanel: A Aly, S Manolas, I Michell, K MoriMedicine for Surgeons: Pre-operative risk reduction in S Warrillowobesity surgery. Discussant: K MoriCase Presentations: Surgical management of obesity Lara FreemanResearch Microteach: Assessment of Systematic Review G RiddioughTea BreakDebate: Obesity & Diabetes: Surgery is a better first option than medical management Chair: K MoriCaptain for the Affirmative: A SidhuCaptain for the Negative: K GuggenheimerHow I do it: Laparoscopic Gastric Band I MichellHow I do it: Assisted Sleeve Gastrectomy S ManolasTips & Tricks: Selecting the appropriate surgical option A AlyReflection & Summary M Lovelock

SUBSPECIALTY: HPB - LIVER 16 JULYTHEME: Benign Liver Tumours

Convenor: C CabalagSurgery Quiz: Chair: C ChristophiPanel: K Bowers, C Christophi, M Fink, N Houli, RM Jones, L LauMedicine for Surgeons: Differentiating liver tumours with D Ranatungeadvanced imaging techniques Discussant: RM JonesCase Presentations: Incidental Benign Liver Tumours Alastair YoungResearch Microteach: Understanding ROC Curves L LauTea BreakDebate: Large uncharacterised liver tumour: Diagnostic percutaneous biopsy is essential before considering Surgical resection Chair: L LauCaptain for the Affirmative: W M OoiCaptain for the Negative: A CravenHow I do it: Manage a 4cm Hepatocellular Adenoma in a young female M FinkHow I do it: Manage a 3.0cm segment 3 HCA in the first trimester. N HouliTips & Tricks: Decision making for surgical intervention for HCA. L LauReflection & Summary C Cabalag

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SUBSPECIALTY: COLORECTAL 13 AUGUSTTHEME: Rectal Cancer

Convenor: J WalcottSurgery Quiz: Chair: A BurgessPanel: A Burgess, R Brouwer, Y Al Habbal, BT Nguyen, TC Nguyen, P SmartMedicine for Surgeons: What surgeons need to know M Ngabout radiotherapy Discussant: A BurgessCase Presentations: Management of rectal cancer Y Al HabbalResearch Microteach: Assessment of a Meta Ananlysis N Dudi-venkataTea BreakDebate: Laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer has a worse oncological outcome Chair: BT NguyenCaptain for the Affirmative: A DasCaptain for the Negative: WM OoiHow I do it: Trans Anal Total Mesorectal Excision R BrouwerHow I do it: Robot Assisted Rectal Surgery TC NguyenTips & Tricks: Laparoscopic Anterior Resection P SmartReflection & Summary J Walcott

SUBSPECIALTY: ENDOCRINE 10 SEPTEMBERTHEME: Thyroid Cancer

Convenor: K GuggenheimerSurgery Quiz: Chair: S FarrellPanel: S Farrell, C Foley, W Fleming, J Harding, M Isaac, J Tan. Medicine for Surgeons: New therapies for advanced thyroid cancer TBA

Discussant: C FoleyCase Presentations: Malignant Goitre Angie TarasResearch Microteach: Evaluating Randomized Controlled Trials J DaruwallaTea BreakDebate: Prophylactic Neck Dissection for Thyroid Cancer should be routine Chair: J HardingCaptain for the Affirmative: R UdayasiriCaptain for the Negative: X HarveyHow I do it: Thyroidectomy for Cancer W FlemingHow I do it: Central neck dissection for papillary thyroid cancer M IsaacTips & Tricks: Avoiding complications from Thyroid Surgery J TanReflection & Summary K Guggenheimer

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SUBSPECIALTY: HPB - PANCREAS 8 OCTOBERTHEME: Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC)

Convenor: R UdayasiriSurgery Quiz: Chair: M PeriniPanel: R Hodgson, D Iorgulescu, M Nikfarjam, M Perini, G Starkey, T YongMedicine for Surgeons: Cancer Anorexia cachexia Syndrome J Moranand emerging management option Discussant: K BowersCase Presentations: Pancreatic Head Mass E LeeResearch Microteach: Statistical tests to compare two samples R HodgsonTea BreakDebate: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy should be standard for all patients undergoing surgery for PDAC Chair: D IorgulescuCaptain for the Affirmative: SC TanCaptain for the Negative: Y OsamuHow I do it: Whipple’s procedure T YongHow I do it: Post operative management after Whipples M NikfarjamTips & Tricks: Preventing delayed gastric emptying G StarkeyReflection & Summary R Udayasiri

VIC TRAINEES WEEKEND 11-13 November

The GSA Victorian Trainees weekend will be held at the Pepper’s Resort, Mornington in November 2016.

The weekend will be using a three day format for the second time. Friday will be aimed at Junior SET trainees and introduction to SET for new entrants. The program will transiton over Saturday and Sunday progressively towards exam preparation.

Attending two of the three days will be counted as attending the weekend.

At least two attendances at the Trainees Weekend will be a requirement to be accepted in to the FRACS Exam Prep Course the Vic/Tas Training Committee runs in March each year. This will be applicable for those wishing to register fo the 2018 FRACS Course.

There will be no Saturday Surgical Seminar in November in order to reduce the weekend commitments for trainees so that they may attend the Trainees Weekend.

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Saturday Simulation Workshop - Austin

Time: 0900 – 1200 Day: Saturday as noted overleaf

Venue: Austin Simulation Centre, Level 7 Harold STokes Building.

Registration: Entry only be prior regsitration through Kim McAughtry

T: + 61 3 9496 5468 E: kimem@unimelb.edu.au

Trainee Co-ordinator: Ben Birch

The aim is to provide interactive simulationa and training in selected areas. These will be repeated annually depending on the success and participation by trainees.In 2014 two separate workshops were conducted in the Simulation Centre on level 7 HSB, Austin Health. Building on that success we held five separate simulation workshops in 2015 and have consolidated them to four events in 2016. We plan to gradually build on the success of the previous years and increase the qulality of the workshops to complement those being conducted at the RACS Skills Centre.

Note: The dates and workshop topics are all confirmed. However due to unforseen circumstances there may be some changes in the faculty and the content

24 hour Access to laparoscopic trainer boxes:

In 2016 a room 24 hour access is likely to become available to host four laparoscopic trainer boxes kindly donated by Applied Medical. Once established this will enable Austin tsurgical trainees to access and practice advanced laparoscopic skills at their own convenience in addition to formal workshops.

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NOTE ON REGISTRATION: The number of trainees who will be able to participate is limited between 16 - 20 depending on the workshop. We wish to maximise the exposure to our trainees so expect all those who register to attend the session.

INABILITY TO ATTEND: The sponsors contribute significant funding to run these workshops and non-attendance is a waste of resources and prevets another trainee from attending.

You are expected to give 72 hour notice to Kim McAughtry if you are unable to attend•

If there is a short term emergency or unavoidable circumstance that prevents you from • attendance at short notice you must provide evidence to support it

If you register and do not attend and don’t fall in to the above categories, then you will not be • eligible to attend any future surgical Simuation Workshops

DATE TOPIC SPEAKERS

14 MAY COLONOSCOPY WORKSHOPBasics of colonoscopyTechnical TrainingVirtual Reality ColonoscopySUPPORT: STATE ENDOSCOPY TRAINING INITIATIVE

Convenor: Peter De Cruz Instructors: Sylvia Constantinou Philip SmartS Brockman

18 JUN LAPAROSCOPIC SUTURE WORKSHOPBasics of laparoscopic intra corporeal suturingBasics of laparoscopic extra corporeal knot tyingOptical entry for laparoscopySUPPORT: APPLIED MEDICAL & MEDIQUIP

Convenor: Tom Sweeney Instructors: Raymund EreseKian Jin TanKrinal Mori

13 AUG BOWEL ANASTOMOSIS WORKSHOP Basics of bowel anastomosisWet lab - Stapled Anastomosis Wet lab - Suture AnastomosisSUPPORT: JOHNSON & JOHNSON

Convenor: Adele BurgessInstructors: Yahya Al HabbalBasil De SouzaNeil Struggnell

08 OCT LAPAROSCOPIC INGUINAL HERNIA WORKSHOP Basics of Laparoscopic Groin hernia RepairPractical training on simulation modelsSurgical Video ReviewSUPPORT: COVIDIAN

Convenor: Hou Kiat LimInstructors: Graham StarkeyNezor HouliKiron Bhatia

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Time: 0900 – 1500 Day: Saturday

Venue: RACS Skills Centre, RACS, Spring Street Melbourne .

Registration: Entry only by prior regsitration

Lyndal Chapman Executive Officer, Vic/Tas Training Committee

T: + 61 3 9276 7472 E: Lyndal.Chapman@surgeons.org

Program Convenor: Dr Kate Martin, Chair, Simulation Subcommittee,

These workshops are the beginning of an expanded training portfolio initiated by the Vic/Tas Regional Training Committee (RTC) to improve training in a number of complex procedures. Depending on feedback and outcomes these are likely to expand in topics and numbers. Places will be limited but are available at no cost to the trainee. The Simulations Subcommittee chaired by Dr Kate Martin has continues this effort with three specific simulation workshops supported by industry partners and the RACS Skills Centre.

DATE TOPIC SPEAKERS

23 Apr LAPAROSCOPIC INGUINAL HERNIA WORKSHOP Basics of Laparoscopic Groin hernia RepairPractical training on simulation modelsSurgical Video ReviewSUPPORT: COVIDIAN

Convenor: TBAInstructors: Simulation SubcommitteeVic/Tas Regional Training Committee

09 Jul BILE DUCT EXPLORATION WORKSHOP Pre reading courseworkBasics of Bile Duct ExplorationBD Exploration Simulation & WorkshopSUPPORT: APPLIED MEDICAL & COOK MEDICAL

Convenor: TBA Instructors: Simulation SubcommitteeVic/Tas Regional Training Committee

15 Oct INTRCORPOREAL SUTURE WORKSHOP Basics of laparoscopic suturing & Knot tying.Virtual Reality suturingRobotic Simulation for SuturingSUPPORT: JOHNSON & JOHNSON & DEVICE TECHNOLOGIES

Convenor: TBAInstructors: Simulation SubcommitteeVic/Tas Regional Training Committee

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Austin Surgery Research Prize

Time: 0900Day: Thursday 08 December 2016 Venue: Lecture Theatre, Department of Surgery, Level 8 LTBSponsorship: Johnson & Johnson Medical Pty Ltd.

Eligibility Criteria: Trainees belonging to a training scheme within the Division of Surgery in ALL surgical specialties ( all SET and Non-SET registrars, Surgical HMOs (PGY2 & 3) 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.

Exclusion Criteria: Anyone not on a surgical pathway, namely interns and medical students.

Presentation Format: Oral presentation judged by a panel of adjudicators.

Presentation Timings: Each candidate will be allocated a maximum of 15 minutes for their presentation. Candidates should aim to limit their talk to eight minutes after which there will be seven minutes of question time. A warning bell will be rung at eight and fourteen minutes in to their presentation and a final bell at fifteen minutes to mark the end.

Submission of abstracts: Submission will be through an interactive PDF document which will be made available in October 2016 by email and on the departmental web site.

Research prize Time Line:

Circulation of Submission PDF: Monday 3 October 2016 Closing date for submissions: 1700hrs Monday 21 November 2016Austin Research Prize Presentation 0900hrs, Thursday 08 December 2016

Prizes:

The trainee with the best presentation as judged by the adjudicators will be awarded a gold medallion by the Johnson & Johnson representative at the end of the proceedings. The winners name will also be added to the Honour Board in the department of surgery. All presenters will be awarded certificates of attendance.

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“Gratias Cena” - Austin General Surgery Trainees Dinner

Time: 1830Day: 29 October 2016Venue: Taxi RiversideEvent Cordinators: Ankur Sidhu & Jurstine Daruwalla

This is an event hosted by 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. The Austin Trainees conducted a very successful dinner event in December 2010 at Collin’s Kitchen, Grand Hyatt which for the first time included surgeons from many of the attached training hubs. The event moved to “The Residence”, Grand Hyatt, Melbourne in 2011 and 2012 on a Saturday night which resulted on more than 70 attendees. In 2013, the trainees hosted the event at the courtyard and the Mezzanine level of the award winning restaurant “The Italian”. In 2014 it moved to “The Boat House” in Moonee Ponds and returned to the city in 2015 at the “Moon under Water”.in Ftizroy.

The event provides an informal setting for trainees and surgeons to meet. In particular trainees were able to meet in person some of their consultants for the following year. This event has progressively expanded both in scope and quality and is expected be continued perpetually by the Austin surgical trainees. It also serves as an important time for

for surgical valedictorians, particularly those who have successfully completed their training. Supervisors and surgeons from Austin and Northern hospitals as well as all other metropolitan, regional and interstate hospitals where our trainees rotate to are invited to attend.

Important Dates and Events

GENERIC SURGICAL SCIENCES EXAMINATIONS (GSSE)10 - 11 FEB 2016 SET Generic Surgical Science Examination (SET & JDOCs) Closing Date: 2 DEC 201522 - 23 JUN 2016 SET Generic Surgical Science Examination (SET & JDOCs) Closing Date: 13 APR 201613 - 14 OCT 2016 SET Generic Surgical Science Examination (JDOCs Only) Closing Date: 19 AUG 2016

CLINICAL EXAMINATIONS (CE)6 - 7 FEB 2016 Sydney (Centralised Exams) Closing Date: 2 DEC 201525 JUN 2016 Multiple Centres; Closing Date: 13 APR 2016.

FELLOWSHIP EXAMINATIONS (FEX)

29 JAN 2016 Application Closing Date13 APR 2016 Fellowship Examination written paper (Multiple centres)13- 15 MAY 2016 Fellowship Examination Clinical & Vivas (Auckland)20- 23 MAY 2016 Fellowship Examination Clinical & Vivas (Brisbane)

3 JUN 2016 Application Closing Date19 AUG 2016 Fellowship Examination written paper (Multiple centres)16- 19 SEP 2016 Fellowship Examination Clinical & Vivas (Sydney)

SET Applications 2016 for 2017 Intake06 JAN - 04 FEB Registration of Intent to Apply to SET02 MAR - 01 APR Selection Application27 APR - 23 MAY Referee Reports Collected16-17 JUN 2016 Interviews25 JUL 2016 Announcement of first round offers

````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````Exam Courses15 - 24 MAR 2016 Fellowship Part II Examination Preparation Course (Melbourne) 16 MAY - 17JUN 2016 Dunedin Basic Medical Sciences Course

Conferences2 - 6 MAY 2016 RACS Annual Scientific Congress, Brisbane, QLD.2 MAY 2016 GSA Trainees Day - Brisbane, QLD.28 SEP 2016 GSA Trainees Day, (Surgical Oncology) Melbourne, VIC.29 SEP - 1 OCT 2016 GSA Annual Scientific Meeting, Melbourne, VIC.24 - 26 OCT 2016 ANZHPBA Annual Conference, Gold Coast, QLD11-13 NOV 2016 GSA Victorian Trainees Weekend, Peppers Moonah Links, VIC

Austin Hospital Events30 APR 2016 SET Interview Prep Session24 NOV 2016 Closing date for submissions for Austin Surgery Research Prize08 DEC 2016 Austin Surgery Research Prize DayTBA “Gratias Cena” Austin Surgery Trainees Dinner* All dates are subject to alterations by the parent organization

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: surgery-armc@unimelb.edu.auW: www.austinsurgery@unimelb.edu.au

Departmental Enquiries

Kim McAughtry

T: +61 3 9496 5468

F: +61 3 9458 1650

E: kimem@unimelb.edu.au