SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
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Snapshot
PSA 2026 ASC – Back to Future: Reinvention of the Rural Surgeon We are excited to welcome the PSA ASC to our town – Orange, from September 2nd to September 4th for a program dedicated to the unique complexities of Rural General Surgery and how this has changed (or not) over the years. We […]
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Provisional Program – Day One
Wednesday 02 September 08:30 – 17:00 Orange Ex Services’ Club Session One – Setting the Scene 8:30 Welcome to Country 8:45 Official opening Organising Committee 8:50 Welcome to Orange: Snapshot of the region presented by Dr Stephen Hayes 9:05 Orange Regional Health Overview 9:15 What Orange does well (anaesthetic blocks, perioperative care); what Orange […]
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Provisional Program – Day Two
Thursday 03 September 08:45 – 17:00 followed by PSA AGM Orange Ex Services’ Club Session One – Colorectal 8:45 Non-antibiotic management of diverticular disease 9:05 Urological emergencies in colorectal 9:25 Colorectal cancer care 9:40 Hernia management: Emergency hernia repair in a regional environment 10:00 Keynote: Dealing with difficult colleagues 10:30 – 11:00 MORNING TEA WITH […]
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Provisional Program – Day Three
Friday 04 September 09:00 – 13:15 followed by Farewell Lunch Orange Ex Services’ Club Session One – Trauma 9:00 Management in our local region – head of trauma for the district retrievals 9:15 Management of rib fractures 9:30 Difficult case: Chest trauma 9:45 Difficult case: Airway (tracheostomy) 10:00 Northern Rivers floods – disaster management […]