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RACS ACT has a comprehensive calendar of events planned for 2022

22 June: Read ACT Chair's Report to Council (PDF 1.11MB)

21 July: Operating with Respect (OWR)

12 August: Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM)

28 September: Women in Surgery Dinner @ 7pm

27 October: Younger Fellows Dinner @ 7pm

 

Surgical Career Panel Night

Join us at the RACS ACT Surgical Career Panel Night

 

Date: Monday, 20 June 2022, from 5.30pm

Venue: ANU Medical School, The Canberra Hospital Campus, Building 4 Auditorium, Hospital Road, Garran

The panel will give insights to the challenges and rewards of a career in surgery. Guest speakers include:

  • Dr Thembi Ncube - Acute, Trauma and General Surgeon
  • Hazel Serrao-Brown - SET 5 General Surgery Trainee, RACS Trainee Association Representative 

  • Dr Carolyn Cho - Breast, Reconstructive and General Surgeon

Canapes will be served.

To register for this event please contact the ACT office directly at: college.act@surgeons.org or on +61 2 6285 4023

For further information click here (PDF 318.37KB) or to download the program click here (PDF 105.47KB)

Operating with Respect (OWR) Course

Date: Thursday, 21 July 2022
Venue: RACS ACT Office,
Suite 31/2 King St, Deakin ACT 2600

Time: 8.15am – 5pm

The Operating with Respect (OWR) course provides you with practical strategies and skills to respond appropriately to unacceptable behaviour. The OWR course is evidence-based and designed to help all surgeons create a safe, respectful workplace culture that positively impacts Trainee learning and ultimately improves surgical care.

This course will be delivered face to face and qualifies for 7 CPD points.

To register for this event visit the OWR page here

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ACT Annual Scientific Meeting 2022

Role of the Surgeon into the Future 

Date: Friday 12 August 2022
Venue: National Museum of Australia

Convenors: Dr Adrian Fernandez and Dr Sandra Krishnan

Keynote Speakers:

  • Mrs Cleo Kenington – sustainability and perspectives of the future of sustainability for surgeons
  • Professor Russell Gruen – Commission for the Human Future and Contribution to the conversation surrounding climate change and impact for surgeons
  • Associate Professor Tarik Sammour – Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Robotics in Colorectal Surgery
  • Dr Joseph Dosseldorp – Application of 3D Printing in Surgery
  • Dr Timothy Yeoh – 3D Hologram Technology in Surgery
  • Dr Pia Bernardi - Colorectal Surgeon, Member of RACS Sustainability Working Party

The meeting will be followed by a dinner at Waters Edge Restaurant, 40 Parkes Pl E, Parkes ACT 2600

Please register here

For further information click here (PDF 138.94KB)

In the lead up to the ASM, watch Dr Adrian Fernandez and Dr Sandra Krishnan short video on what to expect this year 

Women in Surgery Dinner

Support Gender Diversity 

Join us for the RACS ACT Women in Surgery Dinner

Date: Wednesday, 28 September 2022

Venue: Wild Duck Fine Asian Cuisine, 71 Giles Street Kingston at 7pm

Guest speaker: Denna Fryer of Australia National University, Women In Surgery essay winner for her essay: The myth of meritocracy: What RACS can do to dismantle it

This is a complimentary event

All genders are welcome

Please register here and for further information click here (PDF 92.67KB)

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