Position Papers

As a fellowship based organisation, the College commits to ensuring the highest standard of safe and comprehensive surgical care for the community we serve through excellence in surgical education, training, professional development and support. The position papers of the College are developed by expert working groups with broad consultation with key stakeholders approval by Council.

We encourage creators of health policy to use these position papers, with appropriate reference to the College.

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• Advertising Guidelines for Fellows (2006) (PDF)
• Appointments and Credentialing Committees that Define Scope of Practice (2011) (PDF)
• Assessing, Approving and Introducing New Surgical Procedures into a Hospital or Health Service (2008) (PDF 761 KB) 

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• Bullying and harassment - Recognition, avoidance and management (2011) (PDF 1.1 MB)
• Burn Injuries (2009) (PDF) 

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• Code of Conduct (2011) (PDF 1.5 MB)

• Correct Patient, Correct Side and Correct Site Surgery (2009) (PDF) 

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• Digital Diagnostic Imaging Guidelines (2009) (PDF 301 KB)
• Driver Licensing (2010) (PDF) 

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• Elective Surgery (2007) (PDF)
• Emergency Surgery (2008) (PDF) 

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• Farm Injury (2007) (PDF)
• Frontal Protection Systems (2010) (PDF) 

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• Guidelines for Hospitals to Assist in Credentialing Transplant Surgeons in Australia and New Zealand (2010) (PDF)
• Gun control (2011) (PDF) 

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• Hospital Departments and Divisions of Surgery (2010) (PDF) 

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• Indigenous Health (2009) (PDF 172 KB) 

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• Jewellery in the Operating Theatre (2007) (PDF) 

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• Live Transmission of Surgery (2010) (PDF) 

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• Management of Acute Neurotrauma in Rural and Remote Locations (3rd ed. 2009) (PDF 1.2 MB)
• Managing an Outlier through Structured Audit Processes (2006) (PDF 113 KB) 

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• Neurosurgical Trauma in Sport   (2007) (PDF) 

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• Obesity Surgery Training and Experience (2009) (PDF)
• Operating on Family Members (2007) (PDF)
• Outreach Surgery in Regional, Rural and Remote Australia and New Zealand (2011) (PDF 104 KB) 

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• Patenting of Medical Procedures, Gene Coding and Surgical Devices (2009) (PDF)
• Prevention of Healthcare and Associated Infection in Surgery (2010) (PDF) 

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• Quad Bikes (2011) (PDF) 

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• Railway Crossing Injuries (2007) (PDF)
• Road Trauma - Cycling (2009) (PDF)
• Road Trauma - Motorcycle Safety (2009) (PDF)
• Road Trauma - Speed (2009) (PDF)
• Road Trauma - Vehicle Safety Systems (2009) (PDF) 

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• Safe Working Hours and Conditions for Fellows, Surgical Trainees and International Medical Graduates (2007) (PDF 490 KB)
• Surgeons and Trainees Interactions with the Medical Industry (2011) (PDF)
• Surgical Audit and Peer Review Guide (2008) (PDF 909 KB)
• Surgical Assistants (2006) (PDF)
• Surgical Competence and Performance Guide (2011) (PDF 6.7 MB) 

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• Telementoring and Teleassessment of Live Surgery (2010) (PDF)
• Training for GP Surgical Proceduralists (2007) (PDF)
• Trauma, Alcohol and Other Drugs (2009) (PDF) 

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• Use of Chainsaws (2007) (PDF)