QASM Annual Seminar

The Queensland Audit of Surgical Mortality (QASM) 2021 annual seminar will be held on Thursday 18 November 2021 at the Sunshine Coast Health Institute (SCHI), located at the Sunshine Coast University Hospital (SCUH), 6 Doherty Street, Birtinya, Queensland 4575.

The QASM seminar is conveniently held the day before the Directors of Surgery and Queensland Health State Wide Services Forum on Friday 19 November followed by the Queensland State Conference held on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 November on the Sunshine Coast at Peppers Resort, Noosa.

A live webinar is available for those unable to attend in person. For those attending at the venue, there will be limited tickets to two live sessions in the SCHI’s Simulation Rooms (12.30 pm during the lunch break and 3.30 pm after the seminar closes). The live simulation sessions will be streamed into the auditorium and via the webinar.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Dr Manimaran Sinnathamby (Northern Territory, General Surgeon)

• Graham Reeks and Melissa Fox (consumer representatives)

• Dr Jill O’Donnell (Queensland, Vascular Surgeon)

• Mr Neil Wetzig (Queensland, General Surgeon)

• Professor Marianne Vonau (Queensland, Neurosurgeon)

• Mr Sanjeev Naidu (Queensland General Surgeon, Queensland State Committee)

Parking will be available on the SCUH campus with approximately 3500 car parking spaces (P1 and P2) designed with sufficient capacity to accommodate the parking requirements of all staff, students and visitors. The daily fee is $15.60 (accurate at the time of publishing).

Visit the QASM seminar Eventbrite link to register your interest in attending: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/ qasm-seminar-surgery-timing-iseverything-tickets-154504592395

If you have any questions about this event, please contact the QASM team at QASM@surgeons.org