We were recently visited by delegates of the NSW Ministry of Health’s Health System Purchasing and Performance Branch Melinda Pascoe and Chrissie Crawford. Their role includes advising the Ministry on improvement strategies, performance against key indicators and issues regarding elective surgical services. The purpose of their visit was to get a better understanding of the …
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Sydney Medical Program Update
by Associate Professor Margaret Schnitzler The surgical teaching component of the Sydney Medical Program has been favourably evaluated by students. However, we are always striving to improve the teaching of surgery and student experience. With this in mind, we ran the inaugural summer surgical program for 4 weeks in November/December 2017. This program is designed …
RNSH SERT Institute Update
by Shelly Dhaliwal The last 6 months have been exciting for the Institute, with numerous milestones achieved: The RNS SERT Institute webpage is up and running (www.rnssert.org) and provides an excellent portal for communicating our activities The RNS SERT Institute Committee is working through an action plan in response to discussions and feedback from all surgical …
May 2018 newsletter is now available
Our May 2018 newsletter has been released. Highlights include updates from the SERT and DASO teams, the Sydney Medical Program and the Postgraduate Research and Training Programs.
RNSH Data Analysis and Surgical Outcomes (DASO) Unit Update.
by Maria Albania The RNS DASO Unit continues our recruitment progress by welcoming our first data manager Wally Shi. Wally has a degree in BSc. (Biological Science) and joined the Unit after a decade of service to NSW Health Pathology with SSWPS Liverpool, SEALS Prince of Wales, and Pathology West, Westmead. Wally has extensive experience …
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New Academic Appointment at RNS Hospital
Dr Jonathon Parkinson was a medical student at RNSH, before going on to complete Neurosurgical training across Sydney and Newcastle. During this time, he also completed a PhD in the Cancer Genetics Laboratory at the Kolling Institute, examining the molecular biology of glioma. Following his Neurosurgical training, Jonathon undertook a fellowship in complex spinal surgery …