Archive for October, 2014
Port Base Expansion Update
We have now been in the new theatre complex at Port Macquarie Base Hospital for 2 months. So far the new facility has been very impressive. The highlight will be the Tegris smart theatre system from Maquet which will allow multimedia routing between theatres and all the previous systems. Orthopaedic surgery often uses live X-ray (called image […]
Australian Orthopaedic Association – Annual Scientific Meeting 2014
I attended the 74th annual Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA) ASM last week in Melbourne. The AOA is our training and accreditation body, maintaining high standards of orthopaedic surgery in Australia. The ASM is an annual meeting which addresses technical advances and allows the presentation of new research. This year discussion was focussed on evidence based medicine in […]