• Wednesday 21 October
• 08:30 – 17:00
• Cairns Convention Centre

SESSION ONE

08:15 Welcome to Country
08:30 Preparing for the fellowship examination
08:50 Life after training – A colorectal surgical career
09:10 At this phase of my career, what would I say to my younger self if I was sitting here today?
09:30 Overseas fellowship experience
09:50 Volunteering and the surgeon
10:15 Q&A
10:30:00 MORNING TEA
 
SESSION TWO

11:00 Rectal cancer and non- operative treatment for resectable disease
11:30 Approach to liver metastasis in colorectal surgery
11:50 Peritonectomy: Who, when, how (approach to malignant peritoneal disease)
12:15 Approach to liver lesions on imaging and rectal MRI interpretation
12:40 Discussion
12:50 LUNCH
 
SESSION THREE

13:30 Anal intraepithelial lesions and squamous cell carcinoma: Diagnosis and management
13:50 Anorectal fistula diagnosis and management
14:10 Approach to rectal prolapse
14:30 Inflammatory bowel disease: Diagnosis and surgical management
14:45 Inflammatory bowel disease: Diagnosis and medical management  
15:00 Q&A
15:15 AFTERNOON TEA
 
SESSION FOUR

15:45 Management of the parastomal hernia
16:05 Abdominal wall reconstruction in the massive ventral hernia  
16:25 Abdominal wall  and abdominal pain – ACNES the forgotten cousin
16:45 Q&A plus conclusions
17:00 Trainees’ Day Program End

REGISTER NOW

Completion of the Trainees’ Day program for eligible General Surgery Trainees will count towards satisfactory completion of one (1) national educational activity as per the Regulations for the SET Program in General Surgery (Regulation 4.10 – National Educational Activities) and the Regulations for the GSET Program (Regulation 13.3 – National Training Activities).

Format & Recordings

This is an in-person event, however the lecture component of the program will be recorded, and, provided speaker-consent is given, securely stored on the members-only area of the GSA website for on-demand viewing. Please note that it can take up to six weeks before recordings become available.