2015 General Surgeons Australia Annual Scientific Meeting

The 2015 General Surgeons Australia Annual Scientific Meeting is dedicated to general Surgeons from varying sub-specialties.

Key Topics

• Reconstructive surgery after severe pelvic trauma/
• THE HOSTILE ABDOMEN -Anticipating the problem
• Bleeding risk - Individualising therapy: The thromboelastogram
• Bleeding from the liver and pelvis - How to save a life
• Bile duct injury in Sri Lanka - Incidence and management
• Bile duct injury in Queensland - It does not happen here
• Timing and performance on necrosectomy
• Severe pancreatitis - Avoiding intra-abdominal hypertension
• KFC Pancreatitis
• Tropical Pancreatitis
• Repair para-stomal hernia- State of the art ileostomy- Time to think outside the loop
• The permanent stoma- How to avoid hernia
• Adhesions in abdominal surgery - Can or should they be prevented
• Has bio-synthetic mesh a place in complex abdominal closure?
• Post-operative peritonitis - Time to think small?
• The hostile abdomen - Technical considerations
• The evoloution of surgery for peritonitis - All things change
• Laparostomy - Fashionable or sensible?
• Colon cancer - Are extended primary resections worthwhile?
• Hypertriglyceridaemia - KFC positive pancreatitis
• Liver metastasis - How far can we go?
• Recurrent colon cancer - A place for surgery
• Recurrent Colorectal cancer- An oncologists view

Who should Attend

• Consultants and associated Medical Professionals
• General Surgery Trainees