Surgical management for primary care
Saturday 19 October, 2019
The Auckland Faculty of the RNZCGP and Goodfellow Unit presented this one-day surgical update covering ophthalmology, general and vascular surgery, a large ORL component, neurosurgery and urology.
The aim is to provide clinical updates and guidance supporting excellence in practice, on common conditions and potentially serious conditions that are seen in general practice.
Presentations
Programme
TIME | TOPIC | SPEAKER |
8.00-8.30am | Registrations | |
8.30-8.35 | Mihi whakatau with Mr Te Teira | |
8.35-8.40 | Housekeeping | |
Opthalmology Sivasuthan Kanapathippillai | ||
8.40-8.45 | Chalazion | |
8.45-8.55 | Flashers and floaters | |
8.55-9.05 | The red eye | |
9.05-9.10 | Questions | |
General surgery Chair: Magdalena Biggar |
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9.10-9.20 | Hernia | David Moss |
9.20-9.30 | Lumps & bumps & lymph nodes | Matthew Clark |
9.30-9.40 | Bariatric surgery | Jon Morrow |
9.40-9.55 | Breast | Sandhya Pillai |
9.55-10.10 | Vascular | Dave Adams |
10.10-10.25 | Proctology | Lincoln Israel |
10.25-10.35 | Questions | |
10.35-10.50 | Morning tea | |
ORL Chair: Subhaschandra Shetty | ||
10.50-11.05 | Management and referral of obstructive salivary disease | Ahmad Zahoor |
11.05-11.20 | Chronic rhino-sinusitis | Salil Nair |
11.20-11.30 | Musculoskeletal examination of head and neck | Jim Bartley |
11.30-11.40 | Surgical management of OSA | Francis Hall |
11.40-11.55 | Acute hearing loss - assessment and referral | Michel Neeff |
11.55-12.10 | Current management of thyroid nodules and differentiated thyroid cancer | John Chaplin |
12.10-12.25 | Telehealth in ORL or “TeleORL” | David Grayson |
12.25-12.40 | Dysphonia: risk factors and when to refer | Randall Morton |
12.40-12.50 | Questions | |
12.50 -1.30 | Lunch |
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Neurosurgery Andrew Lim |
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1.30-1.40 | Trigemnial neuralgia | |
1.40-1.50 | Acute onset headache | |
1.50-2.05 | A guide to the neuro exam | |
2.05-2.20 | Brain tumours | |
2.20-2.30 | Cervical spine surgery | |
Urology Andrew Lienert/Simon Van Rij | ||
2.30-2.40 | Lower urinary tract symptoms | |
2.40-2.50 | Urinary tract infections | |
2.50-3.00 | Prostate cancer / PSA | |
3.00-3.10 | Renal stones | |
3.10-3.20 | Hematuria | |
3.20-3.30 | Scrotal / penile pathology | |
3.35-3.40 | Questions |
Speakers
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David Moss Lead Surgeon, General Surgeon, Clinical Lead and Lead Surgeon Breast Screening, General, Breast and Endocrine Surgeon. |
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Matthew Clark MB ChB 1990 Auckland; FRACS 1999 General surgery, surgical oncology, sarcoma, melanoma, breast surgery. |
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Jon Morrow MB ChB 1997 Auckland; FRACS (GS) 2010 Dr Morrow is a public appointment at Middlemore Hospital, Counties Manukau District Health Board as a consultant general surgeon, subspecialising in bariatric surgery with an interest in breast cancer work. |
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Sandhya Pillai MB ChB 1999 Otago; FRACS (GS) 2015 Sandhya is an oncoplastic breast surgeon and an Associate Member of Breast Surgeons of Australia & New Zealand and a member of the New Zealand Association of General Surgeons. |
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David Adams MB ChB 1984 Auckland; FRACS 1991 General and Vascular Surgeon, Vascular Surgeon. Research interests have included aortic aneurysm screening, familial incidence of aneurysm and the use of thoracic sympathectomy. David has a significant interest in trauma. |
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Lincoln Israel MB ChB 1993 Auckland; FRACS 2003 Lincoln is a General Surgeon and Colorectal Surgeon. He works at Middlemore Hospital where he manages a wide range of acute and elective general surgical conditions including trauma, hernia and gallbladder surgery. His main interest remains colorectal surgery. |
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Ahmad Zahoor Ahmad trained in Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery in New Zealand and overseas, and has 28 years of experience in the specialty. |
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Salil Nair MB ChB 1991 Dundee; FRCS (Otol) 2000; CCST (UK) Otol 2002 Salil specialises in surgery for chronic sinusitis and rhinitis, tumours of the nose / sinuses and skull base, Lothrop frontal sinus surgical procedures and watery eyes. He collaborates with the neurosurgeons and ophthalmologists on joint complex cases and regularly attends the multidisciplinary Head & Neck meetings at ACH. |
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Jim Bartley MB ChB 1981 Auckland; FRACS 1990; FFPMANZCA 2008 Pain Medicine, Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery |
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Francis Hall MB ChB 1986 Otago; Dip Obst 1990 Otago; FRACS 1998 Francis brings home to New Zealand years of international experience gained in Australia, Canada and the United States. He was the first New Zealander to perform sialoendoscopy and spent 5 years on staff at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit (the home of robotic surgery in the US) focusing on treating head and neck cancer patients. |
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Michel Neeff MB ChB 1995 Auckland; FRACS 2006 Michel he has had appointments as an ENT consultant at Starship Children’s Hospital, Auckland City Hospital, and Green Lane Clinical Centre. He is the Clinical Director at Starship Children's Hospital. He is a founding member and Director at ENT Associates. |
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John Chaplin John is an FRACS qualified Head and Neck, Endocrine and Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, internationally fellowship trained in Head and Neck Surgery and Facial Plastic and Reconstructive surgery. He also has expertise in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, including free tissue transfer, cosmetic and functional rhinoplasty and cosmetic facial surgery. |
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David Grayson MB ChB 1989 Otago; FRACS 1999 ORL Surgeon Paediatrics - Clinical Director |
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Dr Morton Consultant Otolaryngologist-Head & Neck Surgeon in Counties-Manukau DHB, and Professor of Otolaryngology at Auckland University Medical School. |