Applications for the Data Analysis and Surgical Outcomes (DASO) Unit Data Support Funding Program are now open and will close on the 5th October 2020. This program supports excellence, innovation, and ingenuity within the Division of Surgery & Anaesthesia. With limited funding, the Data Support Program aims to deliver a dynamic and diverse range of …
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On Friday we had our first, of hopefully many, orthopaedic simulation workshops at the Surgical Skills Centre aimed at training our junior doctors and developing their orthopaedic basic surgical skills in a low stress, supported and safe environment.
NSW Health has released a COVID-19 pandemic decision support tool (1). This decision support tool has been developed for healthcare workers in the operating theatre environment during the COVID-19 pandemic, and should be read in conjunction with the Principles for Resuming Elective Surgery
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” – Seneca the Younger
The Agency for Clinical Innovation and Clinical Excellence Commission have partnered with clinicians to develop a guide to assist health workers to select the most appropriate gown for each surgery or aseptic procedure and minimise the risk of exposure to blood, body and irrigation fluids/substances. This guide is available on the NSW Health website (1). …
Guidelines on the “Preoperative Diagnostic Workup for COVID-19” is now available on the RACS website (1). This rapid review aims to evaluate the literature surrounding the clinical, laboratory and radiological methods that can contribute towards the diagnosis of SARS-Cov-2 —for the purpose of producing evidence-based guidance for surgeons in Australia and New Zealand.
