DAY ONE - Thursday 5th October

Breakfast is supplied for attendees
7:30 – 8:30
Development of a novel surgical robotic platform: Medtronic Hugo™ RAS, from concept to clinical applications – Dr Francesco Bianco MD. The University of Illinois, Chicago USA
Registration
8:30 – 8:40
Welcome and opening remarks by Professor Tom Hugh
8:40 – 9:00
Keynote talk “Surgery as a value proposition”
Introduction Professor Arthur Richardson
Speaker Professor Ian Harris
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the South-Western Sydney Clinical School of UNSW Sydney
Understanding the different perspectives
Chairs Associate Professor Peter Evans and Dr Helen Pham
9:00 – 9:15
NSW Health Department – Mr Matthew Daly, Deputy Secretary NSW Health
9:15 – 9:30
The NSW Agency for Clinical innovation – Kim Sutherland
9:30 – 9:45
The NSW Surgical Service taskforce – Professor Neil Merrett
9:45 – 10:00
The Private Hospital sector – Dean Breckenridge, Chief Policy Officer for Ramsay Australia
10:00 – 10:15
Person centred care – Professor Christobel Saunders
10:15 – 10:30
Discussion
Chairs Associate Professor Val Usatoff and Dr Siobhan McKay
11:00 – 11:15
Variation in practice in HPB surgery – Does it matter and what can be done about it? – Professor Guy Maddern
11:15 – 11:30
Guidelines for the management of benign HPB conditions – Dr Philip de Reuver, The Netherlands
11:30 – 11:45
Guidelines for the management of malignant HPB conditions – Professor Ben Thomson
11:45 – 12:00
Implementing HPB surgery clinical protocols in the real world – Is it possible? – Professor Rob Padbury
12:00 – 12:30
Discussion
Chairs Dr Kaye Bowers and Dr Pram Sirimanna
13:30 – 13:50
Symptomatic gallstone disease – Dr Saxon Connor
13:50 – 14:10
Optimising pre-operative imaging of the CBD – Dr Kaye Bowers
14:10 – 14:30
Variation in costs of pancreatico-duodenectomy – Professor Vincent Lam
14:30 – 14:50
Hepatocellular cancer – Dr Louise Barbier
14:50 – 15:00
Discussion
Chairs Dr Philip de Reuver (The Netherlands) and Dr Lisa Brown
Room – Grand Ballroom One & Two
15:30 – 15:39
Low referral rate of patients with incidental gallbladder cancer impairs survival: outcomes of a multi-institute retrospective evaluation of treatment outcomes – Dr Sander Martens
15:39 – 15:48
Rotational Thromboelastography (ROTEM) in Established Biliary Obstruction: Dispelling the Myth of Auto-Anticoagulation – Miss Angelina Koh
15:48 – 15:57
Intraoperative cholangiogram interpretation and prediction of difficulty of laparoscopic common bile duct exploration – Dr Jennifer Turco
15:57 – 16:06
Implementation of trans-cystic biliary stenting during acute cholecystectomy to facilitate elective ERCP: A quality improvement initiative – Dr Nicholas Bull
16:06 – 16:15
Mapping the treatment pathway of choledocholithiasis at a tertiary hospital – Dr Jennifer Turco
16:15 – 16:24
Operative Management and Outcomes of Gallbladder Cancer in Australia: a Multi-Institutional, Retrospective, Observational Cohort Analysis – Dr Jordan Santucci
16:24 – 16:33
Laparoscopic cholangiogram in the avulsed cystic duct – how I do it – Dr Zhi Kiat Sia
16:33 – 16:42
The usefulness of POCUS in the diagnosis of cholecystitis/biliary colic in rural ED – Dr Zhi Kiat Sia
16:42 – 16:51
First Australian Retrospective Cohort Study Evaluating Utility of Preoperative Imaging in Patients Undergoing Emergency Cholecystectomies – Mr Eleazar Leong
16:51 – 17:00
The Role of 3D Visualisation in Enhancing Operative Efficiency in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Retrospective Blinded Review of Surgical Videos – Dr Meet Patel

7:00 to 8:30
Breakfast is supplied for attendees
Development of a novel surgical robotic platform: Medtronic Hugo™ RAS, from concept to clinical applications – Dr Francesco Bianco MD. The University of Illinois, Chicago USA
8:30 to 8:40 – Welcome and opening remarks by Professor Tom Hugh
8:40 to 9:00
Keynote talk “Surgery as a value proposition”
Introduction Professor Arthur Richardson
Speaker Professor Ian Harris
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the South-Western Sydney Clinical School of UNSW Sydney
Understanding the different perspectives
Chairs Associate Professor Peter Evans and Dr Helen Pham
9:00 to 9:15 – NSW Health Department – Mr Matthew Daly, Deputy Secretary NSW Health
9:15 to 9:30 – The NSW Agency for Clinical innovation – Kim Sutherland
9:30 to 9:45 – The NSW Surgical Service taskforce – Professor Neil Merrett
8:45 to 10:00 – The Private Hospital sector – Dean Breckenridge, Chief Policy Officer for Ramsay Australia
10:00 to 10:15 – Person centred care – Professor Christobel Saunders
10:15 to 10:30 – Discussion
11:00 to 11:15 – Variation in practice in HPB surgery – Does it matter and what can be done about it? – Professor Guy Maddern
11:15 to 11:30 – Guidelines for the management of benign HPB conditions – Dr Philip de Reuver, The Netherlands
11:30 to 11:45 – Guidelines for the management of malignant HPB conditions – Professor Ben Thomson
11:45 to 12:00 – Implementing HPB surgery clinical protocols in the real world – Is it possible? – Professor Rob Padbury
12:00 to 12:30 – Discussion
13:30 to 13:50 – Symptomatic gallstone disease – Dr Saxon Connor
13:50 to 14:10 – Optimising pre-operative imaging of the CBD – Dr Kaye Bowers
14:10 to 14:30 – Variation in costs of pancreatico-duodenectomy – Professor Vincent Lam
14:30 to 14:50 – Hepatocellular cancer – Dr Louise Barbier
14:50 to 15:00 – Discussion
Room – Grand Ballroom One & Two
15:30 to 15:39 – Low referral rate of patients with incidental gallbladder cancer impairs survival: outcomes of a multi-institute retrospective evaluation of treatment outcomes – DR Sander Martens
15:39 to 15:48 – Rotational Thromboelastography (ROTEM) in Established Biliary Obstruction: Dispelling the Myth of Auto-Anticoagulation – Miss Angelina Koh
15:48 to 15:57 – Intraoperative cholangiogram interpretation and prediction of difficulty of laparoscopic common bile duct exploration – Dr Jennifer Turco
15:57 to 16:06 – Implementation of trans-cystic biliary stenting during acute cholecystectomy to facilitate elective ERCP: A quality improvement initiative – Dr Nicholas Bull
16:06 to 16:15 – Mapping the treatment pathway of choledocholithiasis at a tertiary hospital – Dr Jennifer Turco
16:15 to 16:24 – Operative Management and Outcomes of Gallbladder Cancer in Australia: a Multi-Institutional, Retrospective, Observational Cohort Analysis – Dr Jordan Santucci
16:24 to 16:33 – Laparoscopic cholangiogram in the avulsed cystic duct – how I do it – Dr Zhi Kiat Sia
16:33 to 16:42 – The usefulness of POCUS in the diagnosis of cholecystitis/biliary colic in rural ED – Dr Zhi Kiat Sia
16:42 to 16:51 – First Australian Retrospective Cohort Study Evaluating Utility of Preoperative Imaging in Patients Undergoing Emergency Cholecystectomies – Mr Eleazar Leong
16:51 to 17:00 – The Role of 3D Visualisation in Enhancing Operative Efficiency in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Retrospective Blinded Review of Surgical Videos – Dr Meet Patel