RACS ASC 2026

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Publish or Perish 'Research Papers'

Scientific Session

Scientific Session

1:30 pm

03 May 2026

Meeting Room M8

Disciplines

Rural Surgery

Chairs

Dr Amelie Maurel
Australia
Dr Marcus Ong
Dr Tina Dilevska
Bunbury Regional Hospital - WA, Australia

Session Program

1:30 pm

Emergency laparotomy outcomes at Southland Hospital

Jennifer Zhou (Auckland)

1:50 pm

Case Mix Analysis in Rural Acute Surgical Units in Western Australia: Identifying Research Gaps and Future Directions: A Narrative review

Dr David Heath (WA)

2:00 pm

Evaluating referral patterns and treatment timeliness for soft tissue sarcoma in rural WA: insights from the WA state sarcoma service

Dr Ellen Maclean (WA)

2:10 pm

Acute general surgery workload managed by locum consultant surgeons across regional hospitals in four Australian states

Dr Syed Ali Abbas Rizvi (NSW)

2:20 pm

Transanal minimally invasive surgery for complex rectal adenomas in a regional colorectal unit: early outcomes within a collaborative tertiary network

Dr Sze Mun Thor (Victoria)

2:30 pm

Rural Surgical Clinics: A Comprehensive Analysis of Service Delivery Models and Patient Outcomes in Regional Healthcare Settings

Dr David Heath (WA)

2:40 pm

Distance and disparity: An 8-year review of maxillofacial trauma in Far North Queensland

Dr Tanisha Hayward (QLD)

2:50 pm

Outcomes of Radical Cystectomy at a Regional Centre: A 21 year review

Dr Allen Guo (NSW)

3:00 pm

Barriers to Breast Reconstruction in Regional Australia: A Prospective Qualitative Study of Patient-Reported Experiences

Dr Samuel Jansson (QLD)

3:10 pm

Impact of a Rural Acute Surgical Unit on the Management of Gallstone Disease in Octogenarians

Dr Catherine Daly (WA)

1:40 pm

Oncoplastic breast surgery in rural Queensland: Does it make a difference to outcomes?

Dr Madison Bowles (Queensland)

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