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Jacob Goldstein AM – King’s Birthday Honours
Dear Members, ANZSCTS is honoured to inform members that the late Jacob Goldstein has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the King’s Birthday 2024 Honours list. This is for significant service to medicine as a cardiothoracic surgeon, and as...
President’s Winter Newsletter 2024
Dear ANZSCTS members, The year is well underway and Cardiothoracic Surgery has a way of never being boring! From the “ramping up” of surgical demand, to the usual constraints of the health system combined with “ramping up” of the cold and flu season, our membership...
ANZSCTS ASM 2023 abstracts published online
The 2023 ANZSCTS ASM conference abstracts have now been published. Please see links below. ScienceDirect: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/heart-lung-and-circulation/vol/33/suppl/S1 HLC: https://www.heartlungcirc.org/issue/S1443-9506(24)X0008-6
President’s Autumn Newsletter 2024
Dear ANZSCTS members, This newsletter is an update for members on the current challenges facing the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. These areas are significant, and interlinked: AMC/MCNZ accreditation RACS Governance reform Financial stability of RACS As...
Julie Ann Mundy awarded Medal (AM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division
Dear Members, I wish to advise that a distinguished member of the ANZSCTS, Julie Ann Mundy was awarded the Australia Day Honours ‐ Medal (AM) of the Order of Australia in the General Division (2024). On behalf of the Society we have formally written to Julie...
President’s Summer Newsletter 2024
Dear ANZSCTS members, Happy New Year to all! As hospitals re-open elective Theatre lists and Cath Labs increase their workload we are all returning to the “coal face” (except those lucky individuals who drew the short straw and covered the Christmas New Year on call...
Seasons Greetings from ANZSCTS
We wish all of our members the very best for the holiday season and a prosperous new year in 2024.
ANZSCTS Position On CALS-ANZ Guidelines
At our recent AGM the CALS-ANZ guidelines were discussed. Concerns were raised by several members about the “Australasian ANZSCTS/ANZICS guidelines on Cardiothoracic Advanced Life Support (CALS-ANZ)” published in Critical Care and Resuscitation 24(3) 5 September 2022....
Medical Director Cardiothoracic Surgery Position at The Prince Charles Hospital
About the role Provides strategic and operational leadership for Cardiothoracic Services and is responsible for ensuring the provision of specialist Cardiothoracic services of the highest possible quality. This leadership would extend beyond The Prince Charles...
Photos from ANZSCTS ASM 2023
Photos from the recent ANZSCTS ASM 2023 in Wellington can now be viewed on the Society Flickr page
ANZSCTS President’s Awards
Presented at the ASM Conference Dinner, Wellington New Zealand 11 November 2023 These 3 recipients embody the ANZSCTS President’s award. All have not only contributed to the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, but also to the specialty and society. The awardees...
ANZSCTS 34th AGM Report
Below is a link to the President’s report from the ANZSCTS 34th AGM held on 10 November at Te Papa, Wellington, New Zealand. Download Report
President’s Spring Communique 2023
With 2 weeks to go before the Annual Scientific Meeting in Wellington New Zealand this communication will be brief! This year’s meeting is staged at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa from Thursday 9 until Saturday 11 November. As usual the ASM commences with...
Cardiac Surgery Staff Specialist Position at Townsville Hospital
Title: Staff Specialist (Cardiac Surgeon) Company: Townsville Hospital and Health Service (HHS) Location: Townsville University Hospital, QLD As the only tertiary referral centre in North Queensland, Townsville University Hospital treats patients from as far north as...
Cardiothoracic Surgeon Position at The Royal Hobart Hospital
The Royal Hobart Hospital is the State’s tertiary referral centre and is also the primary teaching hospital for the University of Tasmania School of Medicine. All our services work closely together to focus on delivering excellence in healthcare to achieve improved...