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Educator Studio Sessions 2024
Please note all Educator Studio Sessions are recorded and will be available to be viewed below in Past Educator Studio Sessions for Academy of Surgical Educators members. To join the Academy, click here to find out more.
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), for those with a RACS CPD requirement this activity will be automatically uploaded to your record.
Wednesday 18 September 2024
Time: 6.00 - 7.00pm AEST
Topic: Unaccredited Specialty Surgery ‘Training’, the impact of the ‘pre-SET’ years
Presenter: Associate Professor Caroline Dowling
About the Topic:
Many PGY3+ doctors spend more than two years in clinical and research posts accruing ‘points’ before applying for selection to surgical training. This group has become vulnerable to exploitation as there is no formal oversight of their progress. Our questionnaire based study presented at RACS ASM 2024 in Christchurch aimed to assess the impact of these circumstances for unaccredited plastic, orthopaedic, ENT, urology, and vascular surgical registrars (USRs) in Australia. In this session we will go through the findings of the study and explore ways in which we can improve the process, from selection onwards, to ensure fairness while maintaining quality.
About the Presenter:
Associate Professor Caroline Dowling graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1994, the top student at the Royal Melbourne Hospital Clinical School. She completed her Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in Urology in 2003.
She then completed post fellowship training in neuro-urology and incontinence at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. Whilst working at Melbourne Health (the Royal Melbourne Hospital), and Southern Health (now Monash Health) urology departments as a consultant urologist and as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Surgery at Monash University, she completed a post fellowship training year in urogynaecology.
Wednesday 23 October 2024
Time: 6.00 - 7.00pm AEDT
Topic: Carbon neutral surgery - educating current and future surgeons on environmentally sustainable surgical care
Presenters: Dr Benjamin Dunne & Professor Margaret Schnitzler
About the Topic:
Join us for this session on integrating environmental sustainability into surgical education. We will explore the demand for this education among surgeons, current initiatives, upcoming changes from the AMC, and our strategies to address surgeons’ needs. Learn about existing educational resources and our collaborative efforts with other Colleges and Government bodies for a cohesive educational approach. Discover why it’s crucial for surgeons to understand the intersection of health, climate, and surgery.
About the Presenters:
Dr Ben Dunne is a Thoracic Surgeon at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. He is the Chair of the RACS Environmental Sustainability in Surgical Practice Working Party, and is the Chair of the University of Melbourne Environmentally Sustainable Surgery Network.
Professor Margaret Schnitzler is a Colorectal Surgeon at Royal North Shore Hospital, and Deputy Head of Sydney Medical School at the University of Sydney. She is one of the co-directors of the MD program for the Specialty of Surgery and Deputy Chair of the Sydney Medical School Sustainability Leadership group. She chairs the Net Zero Clinical Group in Northern Sydney Local Health District and is the Education Lead for the RACS Environmental Sustainability in Surgical Practice Working Party.
Wednesday 13 November 2024
Time: 6.00 - 7.00pm AEDT
Topic: Live Panel Discussion: Tips & Tales from the Educators
Panelists: Dr Mark Zagorski, Dr Catherine Green & Dr Johnathan Fong
About the Topic:
Join us for the final Educator Studio Session of 2024. This special panel edition features both seasoned and new surgical educators from the RACS Skills Course faculty. We’ll discuss the latest in surgical education, personal motivations for teaching, and frontline tales. Gain insights into what these instructors do, their values, and teaching tips for your own journey.