SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
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CSSANZ & GSA Program Snapshot
The CSSANZ & GSA 2026 Combined ASM will be held at the Cairns Convention Centre, with programs running concurrently along with a combined program day, and will be structured as follows: Wednesday 21 October GSA Trainees’ Day Fellows Workshops – further details to be announced Thursday 22 October CSSANZ Colorectal Program Day 1 GSA General […]
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Trainees’ Day – Colorectal Surgery
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 […]
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ASM Day 1 – CSSANZ
Concurrent Colorectal Program
Thursday 22 October 08:10 – 17:30 Cairns Convention Centre BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM 7:15 Breakfast session: Management of LARS SESSION ONE: COLON RECTAL CANCER 8:10 Combined Welcome to Country 8:20 Contemporary management of early rectal cancer 8:35 TaTME – lessons learnt and the road ahead 8:50 Recurrent rectal cancer – decision making and survivorship 9:05 Should […]
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ASM Day 1 – GSA
Concurrent General Surgery Program Thursday 22 October 08:10 – 17:30 Cairns Convention Centre SESSION ONE – NEW TECHNOLOGY AND THE SURGEON 08:10 Combined Welcome to Country 08:30 Keynote: Beyond the knife: Technology and Social Media for the 21st Century Surgeon 09:00 Podcasts 09:20 Social Media: Starting out with YouTube (Instagram, TikTok) 09:40 AI in surgery […]
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ASM Day 2 – CSSANZ & GSA
Combined Colorectal Program Friday 23 October 08:30 – 17:30 Cairns Convention Centre 7:00 ANZACCS Collaborative research SESSION ONE: The Modern Surgeon: Leadership, Innovation & Impact 8:30 ESR Hughes lecture: Sustainability in the operating theatre – what can we do better? 9:00 Balancing surgery, academia, and leadership 9:15 Decision making under pressure: judgement, bias, and uncertainty […]
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ASM Day 3 – CSSANZ
Concurrent Colorectal Program Saturday 24 October 09:00 – 15:00 Cairns Convention Centre BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM – presented by New Medtek Devices 7:30 Pudendal nerve infusion post hemorrhoidectomy SESSION ONE: CONTROVERSIES & DIFFICULT QUESTIONS 09:00 Sexual dysfunction after rectal surgery 09:15 Polyps: Polyp calculate update, management of large colonic polyps, and malignant polyps 09:30 Preoperative management of […]
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ASM Day 3 – GSA
Concurrent General Surgery Program Saturday 24 October 09:00 – 15:00 Cairns Convention Centre SESSION ONE – TRAUMA 09:00 Trauma – Military experience 09:15 Esophgageal perforation 09:30 Duodenal perforation – primary and iatrogenic 09:45 Anal sphincter trauma – OASIS 10:00 Congenital emergencies in the adult – malrotation etc TOPIC TBC 10:15 Haemostasis in the emergency settin […]
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Accessing the Programs
The Trainees’ Day and ASM Programs – combined and concurrent – are ‘in-person only’ events and attending virtually won’t be an option. Both programs will however be recorded (slides and audio only) and housed within the members-only area of the GSA website for on-demand viewing. Please note: Speakers must provide their consent before we can […]
