Queensland activities

Queensland State Committee would like to advise that the Queensland State Conference, to be held at the Translational Research Institute in Woolloongabba, has been postponed. The finals of the Neville Davis and RACS Papers Prize will be held in the College offices on Saturday 26th August 2023 and the remaining parts of the program including the David Theile Lecture and the Henry Windsor Lecture will be held later in 2023 or early in 2024. 

We would still like to invite Fellows to join us at Herston Biofabrication Institute on Friday 25th August from 5pm for canapés and refreshments. Guests will also be taken on guided tours of the facility.

For more information please email [email protected] 

The annual Neville Davis and Queensland RACS Papers Prize are premier research prizes open to all Queensland Medical Students, Junior Doctors, PHOs and surgical trainees of all specialties for presentation on a surgical topic.

Finals are being held at the Queensland RACS Office on 26th August 2023 and winners will be announced on the day.

Date: Saturday 16 - Sunday 17 March 2024

Venue: Prescribe Practice Management Brisbane Office

This two day face-to-face workshop will provide Younger Fellows, final year Trainees and Practice Managers with information on practical skills, tips and advice for setting up private practice. The focus is on practicality and experience provided by fellow surgeons, consultant speakers and industry experts. Participants will also have the chance to speak to Fellows who have experience in starting up in private practice. Please register your interest by emailing [email protected]

2022 Queensland Charity Ball

The 2022 Queensland Charity Ball took place on Saturday 10 September to raise funds for the RACS Pacific Islands Program (PIP). It was a fantastic evening with over 100 attendees from across Queensland networking and socialising. Guests enjoyed posing for professional photographs in addition to bidding on silent auction items and purchasing raffle tickets, all for a great cause. Attendees were entertained by Opera Queensland, a live Kamancheh performance, and excellent speeches was given by Professor Chris Pyke, Associate Professor Michael Hollands and Associate Professor Bernard Whitfield.

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Queensland State Conference 2021
Despite COVID-19, we successfully held the Queensland State Conference at Noosa, Sunshine Coast. We had over 80 attendees including Fellows, Younger Fellows, Junior Doctors and Medical Students. The discussion surrounding the different topics were phenomenal. The program catered to all interests, with lively and interesting discussion on emergency theatre access across the state, trauma care, generalism in future training and specialty access in regional areas (One State One Patient)

2021 Preparation for Practice 

The 2021 Younger Fellows' Preparation for Practice Workshop was successfully held face to face at Avant Offices on 6-7 November 2021. Despite clashing with the rescheduled Fellowship Exam, attendance was excellent. There was great discussion on key issues and we thank our conveners Dr Stuart Collins, Dr Rebecca Won and Dr Danielle Wadley for their commitment and expertise across the weekend. We also thank Associate Professor Peter Myers for his words of wisdom to the group based on his experiences across his time in private practice.  

RACS Queensland would like to acknowledge and thank its sponsors for their ongoing support. This partnership with our State Committee ensures that ongoing success of our events.

Major sponsors

Avant Mutual Group, Walshs Financial Group, Prescribe Practice Management, Hillhouse Legal Partners, Australian Digital Health Agency, Genie Solutions Software

Industry supporters

Shexie, VMORE, Ramsay Health, Medtronic Australasia, Matrix Surgical, Charterhouse Medical, BOQ Specialist, Experien, Defence Force Recruiting, ANZ Health