RACS ASC 2026

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RESEARCH PAPERS

Scientific Session

Scientific Session

4:00 pm

01 May 2026

Meeting Room M3

Disciplines

Paediatric Surgery

Chairs

Dr Maurizio Pacilli
Australia
Dr Shareena Lala
Aotearoa New Zealand

Session Program

4:00 pm

Deadly Rides: A Retrospective Review of Paediatric Trauma Secondary to Electric Scooters at a Tertiary Paediatric Trauma Centre in Queensland

Dr Rachel Cockburn (QLD)

4:05 pm

Increased incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphlococcus aureus skin and soft tissue infections in Indigenous children in North Queensland

Mr Ezekiel Aaron (QLD)

4:10 pm

The Future of Robotics in Paediatric Surgery Training: Access, Experience and Attitudes of Trainees

Dr Rachael Stokes (VIC)

4:15 pm

Paediatric Urolithiasis in Western Australia: Rock solid changes over the past 40 years

Dr Helen Buschel (WA)

4:25 pm

Performance of Silicone and Polyurethane Central Venous Access Devices (CVADs) in children: A Systematic Review and Meta‑analysis.

Dr Nikhil Surapaneni (VIC)

4:30 pm

Contemporary outcomes of congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Dr Kiera Roberts (NSW)

4:35 pm

Suction versus Washout for Appendicectomy in the Paediatric population (SWAP) – a randomised controlled trial

Dr Samantha Leng (VIC)

4:40 pm

Pyeloplasty in infants under 10 kg: A comparison of laparoscopic and open approaches

Rosie Lane (Victoria)

4:45 pm

Intraabdominal lymphatic malformations: Are they all PIK3CA positive? A novel genetic hypothesis

Dr Carly Perry (WA)

4:50 pm

The use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Paediatric Burns: a PhD Summary

Doctor Emma Lumsden (Queensland)

4:55 pm

Pseudoaneurysm following blunt liver and spleen injury in children: Retrospective study and systematic literature review.

Dr Karl Moloney (WA)

5:00 pm

Recurrent PUJO Ater Paediatric Pyleoplasty: Silent or Symptomatic?

Dr Georges Tinawi (NSW)

5:05 pm

Defining an ideal age and weight for stoma closure after neonatal surgery

Dr Viha Vig (Victoria)

5:10 pm

Practice Patterns and Long-Term Morbidity in Children with Hirschsprung Disease: A Five-Year Tertiary Centre Review

Eamon Clanchy (Queensland)

5:15 pm

Use of Specimen Retrieval Bag vs Direct Extraction for Appendix Removal in Acute Appendicitis in Children and Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta‑analysis.

Miss Maria Vaz Serra (Victoria)

5:20 pm

Discussion

4:20 pm

Design of an optimisation implementation study for paediatric injury management using participatory research

A/prof Susan Adams (NSW)

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