Welcome to General Surgeons Australia

Become a Member of GSA!

What's in it for you?

Discounted registration fees associated with the Annual Scientific Meeting
Option to list your details with the 'Find a Surgeon' service
Access to the 'Members' Area' of the GSA website (soon to be redeveloped)
Access to 'Member Benefits' associated with your profession
Receive regular newsletters, including updates on issues affecting the general surgical community

2012 will bring about exciting changes for Members of GSA as we further develop membership benefits and incentives. Of particular interest is GSA's commitment to raising the public profile of General Surgery, with specific reference to the provision of Emergency Surgery. This topic is gaining momentum and GSA will ensure that we play a prominent role in policy and decision making. To this end GSA has developed the 12 Point Plan for Emergency Surgery. Click here to download a copy of the plan.

If you are interested in becoming a member of GSA, click here to download a copy of the application form.

For further information please contact:

Sally Erickson, Events Manager & Communications Officer
P +61 3 9249 1142
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MOSES - Management of Surgical Emergencies Course

Monday 2 & Tuesday 3 April 2012, Adelaide

To register, click here

Eligibility: SET3-5 General Surgery Trainees, International Medical Graduates.

The Management of Surgical Emergencies (MOSES) course aims to assist trainees in the SET Program in General Surgery to:

Make better decisions, negotiate dilemmas and manage distractors in emergency surgery
Reduce error
Achieve better outcomes
Work more effectively within a team
Improve situational awareness
Provide strategies for getting out of trouble

Course Snapshot:

Monday 2 & Tuesday 3 April 2012, Hilton Adelaide
$770 inc. GST
Aimed at SET3 - SET5 and IMGs
Places are limited

To secure your place, click here

For further information contact
Sally Erickson, Events Manager & Communications Officer
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2012 GSA Trainees' Day - HPB Surgery

This one day educational seminar will focus on HPB Surgery for the General Surgery SET Trainee and International Medical Graduates.

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!

Program Overview

When: Sunday 6 May 2012 - Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia
From: 09:00 - 15:45
Cost: $99
Format: Program will include a number of interactive scenarios, case presentations and panel discussions from leading surgeons in their field.

Convener:

Assoc Professor Arthur Richardson, FRACS

To register for this event please click here to download a copy of the registration form.

For further information please contact:
Sally Erickson, Events Manager & Communications Officer
P +61 3 9249 1142
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GSA Strategic Plan 2012-2015

The recently approved Strategic Plan for General Surgeons Australia - 2012-2015, is now available for your viewing.

Please click here to download a copy.

NZAGS Annual Meeting 2012

30 March -1 April 2012
Founder Heritage Park, Nelson, New Zealand

Deadline Dates:

Close of Early Registration - 17 February 2012

Please visit http://www.nzagsconference.co.nz/ for further information

12 Point Plan for Emergency General Surgery

GSA has developed a 12 Point Planfor the delivery of Emergency General Surgery services in Australia. The plan has now been sent to over 1,300 General Surgeons, surgical supervisors, hospitals, State and Federal Health Ministers, and Departments of Health.

For further details, please click here.

To read the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons document on the Separation of Elective and Emergency Surgery, please click here.

Book Reviews

Elsevier Australia have kindly provided several books for review. These reviews will be posted under the Members heading for your reading interest. Please click here to view this new feature on the GSA website.

Positions Vacant

Fellowship Opportunities

Please click here for further details on Fellowship opportunities that may be of interest to SET Trainees in General Surgery.

General Surgeons

Please click here for further details on positions vacant for General Surgeons.

FOR YOUR DIARY

4th Post Graduate Course in Endocrine Surgery

29 June - 1 July 2012
Sofitel Central, Brisbane
Please click here for further information.

2012 GSA Annual Scientific Meeting

21-23 September 2012
Wrest Point, Hobart

2012 GSA Trainees' Day - Breast & Endocrine Surgery

21 September 2012
Wrest Point, Hobart

Surgical Conference Finder

To search for other Surgical Conferences, please click here.

General Surgery is a specialty that focuses on the surgical treatment of abdominal organs (such as the intestines, oesophagus, stomach, colon, liver, gallbladder, and bile ducts), skin and soft tissue, and endocrine organs. General Surgery also includes breast surgery, transplantation, emergency and trauma surgery, head and neck surgery, vascular surgery, and surgical oncology.

The General Surgeons Australia (GSA) Board of Management is comprised of representatives from specialty interest groups of General Surgery, including Breast, Colorectal, Endocrine, Hepatobiliary, Upper Gastrointestinal, Head and Neck, Military, Oncology, Trauma, and Rural Surgery, as well as Specialist General Surgeons. Click the links above to find out more about us.