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Educator Studio Sessions

The Academy of Surgical Educators hosts a number of Educator Studio Sessions around Australia and New Zealand each year. Each session is a one hour informative event, curated to help to provide a deeper understanding of the issues, themes and topics that matter. We are leading the way in surgical education.

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Educator Studio Sessions 2021

Details of the 2021 Educator Studio Sessions (ESS) are available below. 

In addition, the Academy of Surgical Educators will hold a series of Special ESS via webinar to provide RACS Fellows with an opportunity to obtain CPD points. The format will be the same as our regular ESS, with topics relevant to RACS members, not limited to a surgical education focus. 

Registration is free. 

 

27 May 2021 

  • Time: 6.00 - 7.00pm AEST
  • Speaker: TBC
  • Modality: Brisbane, QLD Australia and webinar
  • Topic: TBC

 

23 June 2021 

  • Time: 6.00 - 7.00pm AEST
  • Speaker: Dr Bryan Ashman
  • Modality: Webinar
  • Topic: Old dogs, new tricks: what motivates experienced surgeons to learn new surgical techniques

About the topic

Embarking on a learning pathway to gain competence in a new procedural skill is a major undertaking for experienced surgeons. Their expertise in the surgical procedures they routinely use has been obtained through years of practice. To step outside their comfort zone and risk harming their patients while they gain expertise in a new procedure requires strong motivation. This presentation is a summary of the final thesis of Dr Ashman's MSurgEd looking at motivation and change of practice through a qualitative research project based on interviews with senior spine surgeons.

About Dr Ashman

Dr Bryan Ashman is an orthopaedic surgeon working at Canberra Hospital. He completed the Master of Surgical Education degree in 2016 and last year was awarded the RACS Educator of Merit for the ACT. Dr Ashman has served as an examiner in orthopaedics from 2009 to 2018. and is also a Fellow of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. His clinical interest is spine surgery and he is currently the Program Director for the Global Spine Diploma Program of the AO Foundation in Davos, Switzerland.

 

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15 July 2021 

  • Time: 6.00 - 7.00pm AEST
  • Speaker: TBC
  • Modality: Sydney, NSW Australia and webinar
  • Topic: TBC

 

4 August 2021 

  • Time: 6.00 - 7.00pm AEST
  • Speaker: Dr Bryan Ashman
  • Modality: Webinar
  • Topic: Old dogs, new tricks: what motivates experienced surgeons to learn new surgical techniques

About the topic

A strategy for selection into surgical training should begin with a clear idea of what constitutes a good surgeon. What parameters describe the ideal attributes of competent and compassionate surgeons? What character traits of potential surgeons can be relied on to select only those trainees who will complete the training program and go on to be good surgeons?  Are cognitive and operative skills more important than personality? Can being an excellent technician compensate for being a difficult person to get along with? Do we need surgeons to be self-centred in order to cope with the demands of surgical practice or is empathy more important? This presentation explores the relationship between competence and character and poses the question – is some degree of narcissism a desirable attribute for a surgical career or not?

About Dr Ashman

Dr Bryan Ashman is an orthopaedic surgeon working at Canberra Hospital. He completed the Master of Surgical Education degree in 2016 and last year was awarded the RACS Educator of Merit for the ACT. Dr Ashman has served as an examiner in orthopaedics from 2009 to 2018. and is also a Fellow of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. His clinical interest is spine surgery and he is currently the Program Director for the Global Spine Diploma Program of the AO Foundation in Davos, Switzerland.

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8 September 2021 

  • Time: 6.00 - 7.00pm AEST
  • Speaker: TBC
  • Modality: Webinar
  • Topic: TBC

 

14 October 2021 

  • Time: 6.00 - 7.00pm AEDT
  • Speaker: TBC
  • Modality: Webinar
  • Topic: TBC

 

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points

This educational activity has been approved in the College's CPD program. Fellows who participate can claim one point per hour (maximum of two points) in Category 3 - Maintenance of Knowledge and Skills. For those with a RACS CPD requirement this activity will be automatically uploaded to your record.