Saturday, 3 august - program


Saturday, 3 August 2024 | Official Program


8:00amREGISTRATION OPEN
9:00amSession 5 - Accountability
Chair: James Aitken
9:00amLaurie Levy, District Judge - The Cutting Edge: When the Law, Medicine and AI intersect
9:20amSuchit Handa, Director, Measurement for Improvement, ACSQHC - The Framework for Australian Clinical Quality Registries
9:40amRichard Gillett, Head of Healthcare Quality Intelligence Unit, Department of Health WA - How the Department of Health WA will use its Safety and Quality Indicator Set (SQuiS) Dashboard
10:00amSimon Towler, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health WA - Over to you HQ
10:20amPanel Discussion/Q&A - WAASM Symposium and Sesson 5 Presenters
10:45amMORNING TEA WITH INDUSTRY
11:15amSession 6 - Free Papers/Oral Presentations
Chair: Hemi Patel

11:15       Hamish McKenzie - Chilled vs Room Temperature Saline for Coblation Intracapsular Tonsillectomy. A Randomised Control Trial.

11:25       Joshua Briotti - A 12-month retrospective cohort study investigating the incidence and short-term outcomes of E-scooter injuries in regional Western Australia.

11:35       Jonathon Bowden - Prostate abscess in the Northern Territory Australia: A 7-year retrospective cohort study.

11:45       Jonathon Bowden - Comparative Analysis of Conservative and Surgical Therapies in Ritual Circumcision: A Northern Territory Perspective

11:55       Abdallah Elsabagh - Is Lateral Internal Sphincterotomy (LIS) still gold standard for the treatment of chronic anal fissure?

12:05      Anum Awais - From Bones to Bump: Pregnancy Insights from an Orthopaedic Service Registrar - Navigating the Expectations, Challenges, and Surprises

12:15      Roshitha Bakmeedeniya - Revolutionising Neurosurgery Down Under: Pioneering a Rural Frontier at Royal Darwin Hospital, Northern Territory, Australia.

12:25      Caroline Lam - Outback Outreach: Investigating Environmental and Social Impacts of Rural Surgical Services

12:35      William Li - Novel use of an AI Scribe in an Australian Clinical Practice - The Patient Experience 

12:45      Angelina Arora - LOTIC: Long Term Outcomes of Triple Arthrodesis in Children. A Retrospective Cohort Trial Investigating Long Term Outcomes of Children After Triple Arthrodesis at WCH  

12:55     Genevieve Walsh - Unveiling Pathways: The positive and negative experiences that impact a female surgeon's journey to consultancy: A qualitative, interview study.

1:05pmSponsor Presentations
1:17pmLUNCH WITH INDUSTRY
2:00pmSession 7 - Diversity
Chair: Cathy Cord-Udy
2:00pmAnnouncement of Best Oral Presentation
2:10pmChristine Lai, Chair Professional Standards and Fellowship Services - Strengthening Surgery with Diverse Perspectives
2:30pmLaurie Levy, District Judge - Diversity in the area of Medico-Legal issues: Lessons to be learned from contemporary problems.
2:50pmJohn Robson, Senior Medical Officer, Broome Hospital - Diversity; A Kimberley Perspective
3:10pmDieter Weber, General Surgeon/HOD Trauma Royal Perth Hospital - Diversity in the Surgical Department
3:30pmNicola Dean, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon - Providing a welcoming environment for staff and patients from our diverse community
3:50pmPanel Q&A
4:10pmClosing Remarks - Ming Yew/Sharon Lee
4:20pm2024 TRISTATE ASM CONCLUDES