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Surgeons gather in Brisbane
Monday, 2 May 2016, 11:55 am | Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Surgeons from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) will next week join their counterparts of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre for a series of workshops, discussions, plenaries and masterclasses ... More >>
Surgeons want more Māori specialists
Monday, 2 May 2016, 11:50 am | Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Monday 2 May, 2016 Four Māori junior doctors interested in surgical training are in Brisbane this week as guests of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) for their Annual Scientific Congress. More >>
RACS signs MoU with Monash Health on Building Respect
Friday, 29 April 2016, 1:02 pm | Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Monash Health and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) today forged a landmark agreement to build respect and improve patient safety in surgery. More >>
Surgeons Support Publication of Referral Data
Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 1:30 pm | Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) supports the publication of Phase 1 data from the Ministry of Health’s National Patient Flow project. More >>
RACS to build respect and improve patient safety
Monday, 7 March 2016, 11:10 am | Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) has marked the 12-month anniversary of public controversy about bullying, discrimination and sexual harassment in surgery, with a plea from the College President to 7,000 surgeons. More >>
RACS commits to more Māori Surgeons
Monday, 29 February 2016, 9:26 am | Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) has committed to increasing the number of Māori surgeons in New Zealand and promoting cultural competence as a core professional skill in its Trainees and Fellows as part of its newly developed Māori ... More >>
Earlier Coromandel closing times put community health first
Friday, 18 December 2015, 10:15 am | Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Surgeons say earlier Coromandel closing times put community’s health first Friday 18 December, 2015 More >>
RACS launches Action Plan to build respect
Monday, 30 November 2015, 1:24 pm | Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
RACS launches Action Plan to build respect, improve patient safety Monday 30 November, 2015 An overhaul of complaints management, fundamental shifts in surgical education and a commitment to respect and collaboration are the cornerstones of an Action Plan ... More >>
National Audit highlights safer surgical practices
Friday, 27 November 2015, 11:49 am | Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
The 6th National Report of the Australian and New Zealand Audits of Surgical Mortality (ANZASM) was released today by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS), highlighting a significant drop in the number of adverse events due to issues with ... More >>
EAG delivers final report to RACS
Monday, 28 September 2015, 2:52 pm | Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
EAG delivers final report to RACS The Expert Advisory Group (EAG) has delivered its final report on discrimination, bullying and sexual harassment in the practice of surgery to the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS). More >>
RACS continues to push for more Indigenous surgeons
Wednesday, 16 September 2015, 10:51 am | Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
RACS continues to push for more Indigenous surgeons Wednesday 16 September 2015 The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) continues its efforts to increase the number of Indigenous medical graduates training as surgeons as it prepares for ... More >>
Surgeons say all patients have the right to appropriate care
Friday, 21 August 2015, 1:57 pm | Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) is extremely concerned that patients are being denied cover for appropriate care and are becoming increasingly confused about what their private health insurance will provide for them. More >>
Positive Attitude a Key to Health and Happiness after Cancer
Friday, 14 August 2015, 10:01 am | Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
A positive attitude while being treated for cancer of the head and neck may help patients live longer lives, delegates to the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons’ (RACS) New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting have been told. More >>
NZ Surgeon Honoured for Exceptional Contribution to Surgery
Thursday, 13 August 2015, 5:20 pm | Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Thursday August 13, 2015 Professor Alastair Rothwell ONZM FRACS was today presented with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons’ (RACS) Colin McRae Medal in recognition of his contributions to surgery across a long and celebrated career. More >>
Surgeons to Address Health Priorities in New Zealand
Wednesday, 12 August 2015, 5:35 pm | Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Over 90 of New Zealand’s leading surgeons and other health professionals will attend the New Zealand Scientific Meeting of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) to be held in Queenstown this week. More >>
Climate Change - health impacts require urgent action
Tuesday, 23 June 2015, 1:56 pm | Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
The launch of the second report of the Global Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change reveals an opportunity to improve the health of individuals, while tackling the challenge of climate change. More >>
Surgeons support stricter controls on quad bikes
Thursday, 21 May 2015, 7:21 pm | Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Surgeons support stricter controls on quad bikes New Zealand surgeons are urging the Government to ban the use of quad bikes by children under the age of 16, following comments by the Children’s Commissioner that voluntary guidelines are not working. More >>
Training Future Surgeons – low cost, large benefit
Thursday, 7 May 2015, 3:29 pm | Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
The difference in operating times between trainee surgeons and their more qualified colleagues may not be as long as previously thought, delegates to the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons’ 84th Annual Scientific Congress have been told. More >>
Celebrating Indigenous health achievements
Thursday, 7 May 2015, 3:04 pm | Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Four surgeons were recognised today for their contributions to better Indigenous health outcomes at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Congress (ASC) in Perth. More >>
Post-operative NZ mortality data a driver for surgical safet
Thursday, 7 May 2015, 1:30 pm | Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
The collection of data regarding deaths during and after surgery can be used to influence surgical safety, delegates to the Royal Australasian College of Surgeon’s 84th Annual Scientific Conference have been told. More >>