Trainee Education Workshop
Trainee Education: Occupational Health and Safety in Urology
Date: Friday 10 October 2025
Time: 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Venue: Fosterville Room, Central Deborah Gold Mine Bendigo
This workshop is proudly sponsored by: 
Invited Speaker
Lisa Hall
Bendigo, Victoria
Lisa trained as a teacher. She taught in Aboriginal communities and Universities in central Australia for 20 years. Lisa commenced with Monash Rural Health Bendigo and the NW Victoria Regional Training Hub in 2020 and now teaches doctors how to teach. She lives on a property in Maldon with two kelpies.
Program correct at the time of distribution (September 2025)
| 12:00pm - 12:40pm | Registrations / Light lunch on arrival |
| 12:40pm - 12:45pm | Acknowledgement of Country / Introduction to Training Session A/Prof Janelle Brennan |
| 12:45pm - 1:45pm | Mine Experience Tour with an OH&S lens |
| 1:45pm - 2:00pm | Group Discussion / Tour Reflection A/Prof Janelle Brennan |
| 2:00pm - 2:10pm | Occupations and cancer risk Dr Elliot Anderson |
| 2:10pm - 2:20pm | Ergonomics Dr Daniel Costello |
| 2:20pm - 2:30pm | Pregnancy and training Dr Samantha Koschel |
| 2:30pm - 2:50pm | Laser safety debate - "That goggles should be as ubiquitous as Google" PRO: Dr Kirby Qin CON: Dr Ellen O'Connor |
| 2:50pm - 3:00pm | Surgeon's health - mortality, moral injury and burn out Dr Joshua Kealey |
| 3:00pm - 3:15pm | Afternoon tea |
| 3:15pm - 4:00pm | Surviving a lifetime of education: Learning styles 101 Dr Lisa Hall |
| 4:00pm - 5:00pm | "Who wants to be a millionaire?" A/Prof Janelle Brennan |
| 5:00pm | Trainee Workshop concludes |
| 7:00pm - 10:30pm | Welcome dinner (ticketed event) Harvest Bendigo |
Contact Us
USANZ VSM Registration Team
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
250-290 Spring Street, East Melbourne VIC 3002 Australia
T : +61 3 9249 1249
E : usanz.vic@surgeons.org