Saturday program


Saturday, 7 November | Provisional Program

Registration from 07:30am


08:15am                         Convener Welcome & Acknowledgement to Country 
Dr Jacinta Cover and Dr Senarath Werapitiya                                
08:30amSession 1 - Basic to Complex, Complexity to Complication in Colorectal Surgery
Chairs: Dr Tina Dilevska and Dr Nikhil Agrawal
08:30amDr Ruben Rajan -
08:50am                Dr Abraham Jacob - 
09:10am                               Dr Greg Makin -                                                                                     
09:30amMs Amy Pearn, The Gene Council - Practical genetics in cancer care: Lynchpins, Lessons & Lifelines
09:50amPanel Discussion
10:00am5 x 2-minute sponsor presentations
10:10amMorning Tea with Trade and Poster Presentations

10:40am                                       Session 2 - Complex Hernias and Pelvic Surgery                                                          
Chairs: Dr Greg Makin and Dr Abraham Jacob
10:30amDr Talia Shepherd                                                                                                                
10:50amDr Mayank Bhandari
11:10amAssociate Professor Mohammed (Mo) Ballal
11:30amDr Shariar Raj Zaman - 

Reducing complications in Abdominoplasty Surgery

11:50amQ&A
12:00pm6 x 2-minute sponsor presentations
12:15pm                Lunch with Industry and Poster Presentations                               
1:15pmSession 3 - Upper GI
Chairs: Dr Senarath Werapitiya and Associate Professor Mohammed (Mo) Ballal
1:15pmProfessor Jeffrey Hamdorf - Patient Blood Management: What does it mean for the General Surgeon?
1:35pmAssociate Professor Michael Talbot
2:05pmDr Ravi Rao - SADI-S in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
2:25pmQ&A
2:40pm Afternoon Tea with Trade and Poster Presentations
3:10pmSession 4 - Breast and Oncoplastics
Chairs: Dr Marcus Ong and Dr Vindya Johnston
3:10pmDr Wei Ling Ooi
3:30pmDr Yang Yang Huang - Precision meets extend: Pushing oncological and aesthetic boundaries in modern breast surgery
3:50pm
Dr Shahriar Raj Zaman - 

Challenges of breast aesthetics following massive weight loss

4:10pmDr Peter Meir - 
4:30pmQ&A
4:50pmDay One Concludes
6:30pmCONFERENCE DINNER
Saltwater Busselton
6:30PM - 11:00PM
Guest Speaker: 

Dress Code: Smart Casual




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