Christopher Katsinas Background Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has many benefits, such as: reduced post-operative pain, improved aesthetic outcomes and shorter length-of-stay. The challenge of laparoscopic surgery is the high risk of complications before acceptable levels of operator proficiency. Simulation systems, being box trainers (BT)...

Ashley McMurray, Chantelle Burl, Dr Kate Levett, Dr Ekavi Georgousopoulou Background : Ovarian cancer is the sixth leading cause of cancer-related mortality and the second most lethal gynaecological cancer affecting Australian women. Poor prognosis for advanced ovarian cancer necessitated development of novel drug therapies...

Billy Poulden, Dr Judy Killen Introduction: Access to high quality paediatric general anaesthesia (GA) is fundamental to the provision of surgical services in rural areas. Paediatric anaesthesia is a core competency for ANZCA trainees. Skill maintenance requires regular paediatric case exposure, collaborative practice, simulation-based...

Chiara Lamond, Denise Chan, Timothy Schindler, John Smyth Aim: Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) accounts for 23% of global neonatal deaths, however, early classification of its severity remains difficult within the critical six-hour window required for effective treatment with therapeutic hypothermia (TH). The study aims to...

Patrick Lay, Stuart Lawrie, and Anthony Gray Introduction: In 2021, the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) updated its Guideline on Equipment to Manage Difficult Airways1 to address the withdrawal of multiple devices since the 2010 publication. The revision reflects the removal...

Tom Murphy1, Georgia Brady1, Maher Ghandour MD 2, Matthieu Ollivier MD, PhD2, Michael Dan MBBS, PhD 31 The University of Notre Dame, Australia2 Institute for Locomotion, Aix‐Marseille University, APHM, CNRS, ISM, Sainte‐Marguerite Hospital, Marseille, France3 Surgical and Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Prince of Wales Clinical...

Authors: Peter Sheeran1, Prof. James Charles2, Gerarda Henneken3, Brett MacCue41. JMO, Wagga Wagga Base Hospital MHLD, 2. Director, First Peoples Health Unit, Pro Vice Chancellor (Health), Griffith University, 3. Queensland Health Clinical Senate , 4. Wollongong Hospital High Risk Foot Service Introduction: Diabetic foot...

Mina Girgis, Juliet Chan, Prof Joseph Suttie Introduction: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a significant cause of mortality and morbidity globally. However, rural populations experience a higher burden of CVD due to many factors, including limited healthcare access and unique risk profiles. It has recently...

Dr. Thomas Williams, Professor Joseph Suttie Aim: We present the case of a 77-year-old tradesman with an implantable cardiac device (ICD) who self-cardioverted himself by touching an electrical fence. Case Background: An ICD was inserted in 2004 for primary prevention secondary to dilated cardiomyopathy,...

Heidi Starr Background: Young people who smoke or drink alcohol are often viewed as making a conscious choice, with little recognition of the role that feelings of safety—or the lack thereof—may play in their behaviour. There is inadequate exploration and understanding of the relationship...