Thursday, 27 August -  provisional PROGRAM 

Thursday, 27 August 2026 | Preliminary Program


07:30amREGISTRATION OPEN
08:15amOfficial Welcome and Acknowledgement of Country
Dr Ravi Mahajani - NT Chair 
08:30amSession 1 - Outreach and Reaching Out
Chair:
08:30amMs Stephanie Clota (RACS CEO) - College Update
08:45amHon. Luke Gosling, OAM & MP - The Health of Northern Australia
09:00amJohn Hargrave Lecture - Surgery in the Tribal Areas of India 
09:30amProfessor Marco Briceno
09:45amProfessor Len Notaras AO
10:05am11 x Sponsor Presentations
10:30amBREAK WITH INDUSTRY
11:00amSession 2 - Connecting Surgical Care: From Technology to Community
Chair:
11:00amTBC
11:15amDr Mike Wilks - How Interventional Radiology is Shaping the Surgical Landscape
11:30amTBC
11:45amDr Karen Guruwiwi - Improving the Surgical Consultation and Consents in Arnhem Land 
12:30pmPanel Discussion
12:40pmLUNCH WITH INDUSTRY
1:20pmSession 3 - Surgical Care on the Frontier: Challenges and Solutions from the Regions
Chair:
1:20pmProfessor Alan Sanford - How to Address Surgical Issues in Rural and Remote Australia
1:35pmTBC
1:50pmDr Sana Nasim - Title TBC
2:05pmDr Hemi Patel - Title TBC
2:20pmTBC
2:35pmRural Updates - TBC
2:50pmPanel Discussion
3:00pmBREAK WITH INDUSTRY
3:20pmSession 4 - Specialty Updates
Chair:
3:20pmTBC
4:15pmPanel Discussion
4:45pmEND OF DAY ONE
6:30pmASM Dinner
Darwin Services Club
70 The Esplanade, Darwin 0801
6:30pm - 10:30pm
Dress: Smart Casual

Guest Speaker - Associate Professor James Hooper (Medical Director of NT Careflight)