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18 October

34th Annual Robert Guerin Trainees Meeting

34th Annual Robert Guerin Trainees Meeting begins 21 October at the Novotel, Sydney Olympic Park, NSW. This years meeting aims to maximise your training experience with a clinical and examination focus.  For all information on RGM ... Read more >>>

12 September

Congratulations

ASOHNS congratulates Dr Julia Crawford on becoming the new ANZHNCS President. Dr Crawford is a highly respected ENT specialist, specialising in general & paediatric ENT conditions, head & neck cancer surgery, benign disorders of ... Read more >>>

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OAM for NSW Member

ASOHNS congratulates A/Prof Richard Gallagher on receiving MEDAL (OAM) OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA IN THE GENERAL DIVISION - 

For services to medicine as a surgeon.

St Vincent's Health Network
  • Director Cancer Services, since 2015.
  • Director Head and Neck Service, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, since 2013.
  • Chair, St Vincent's Head and Neck Cancer Multidisciplinary Team, since 2017.
  • Department Head, Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, St Vincent's Clinic, since 2000.
  • Chair, St Vincent's Medical Staff Executive Council, current, and Member, since 2016.
  • Member, St Vincent's Hospital Clinical Council, since 2015.
  • Regular guest speaker, St Vincent's Curran Foundation, since 2013.
  • St Vincent's Private Medical Advisory Committee, 2000-2017.
  • Chair St Vincent's Hospital Tracheostomy Working Party, 2014-2016.
  • Darlinghurst Campus Master Planning Working Group, 2010-2014.
  • Chair, Medical Advisory Committee, St Vincent's Private Hospital, 2008-2011, and Deputy Chair, 2006-2007.
  • Creator, St Vincent's Head and Neck Advanced Surgical Fellowship position, 2017.
  • Founder, St Vincent's Head and Neck Dissection Course, 2019, and the Sinus Surgery Course, 2002.
  • Founder, St Vincent's Head and Neck Fund, 2005.

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

  • Fellowship Examiner Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, 2010-2018.
  • Chair, National Board of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, 2012-2016.
  • Chair, New South Wales Regional Training Sub-Committee, 2007-2012.
  • Member, Board of Surgical Education and Training, 2012-2016.
  • Member, New South Wales Regional Training Sub-Committee, 2002-2012.
  • Certificate of Outstanding Service, 2018 and 2016.
  • Fellow, since 1996.

Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

  • Chair, 2016-2016

Medical - Other

  • Chair, Head and Neck Working Group, Cancer Institute New South Wales, since 2017.
  • Board Member, Australian and New Zealand Head and Neck Cancer Society, since 2017.
  • Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Notre Dame Australia, since 2013.
  • Co-founder Head and Neck Genomics Project, 2017.
  • Co-creator, Australia's first non-hospital based head and neck screening clinic, BankWest Stadium, Parramatta, 2019.
  • Specialty Editor, Australian New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 2013-2018.
  • Member, Editorial Board, Australian Supplement of the Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 2009-2017.
January 27, 2023 By Asohns Admin ASOHNS 0 Comment Read more >>>

ONLY 2 MONTHS TO GO UNTIL AO ORL-HNS 2023!

We wish you a heartfelt Happy New Year, may it be a year of learning,  discovery, happiness. We can't wait to reconnect with the ENT community in-person again at the 15th AO ORL-HNS 2023, in conjunction with the 73rd ASOHNS ASM, from 8-12 March 2023.

With only 2 months to go, make sure to join us in Brisbane for an unforgettable congress showcasing the very latest in cutting-edge otorhinolaryngology research, technologies, and breakthroughs. We look forward to seeing you there.

Best regards,
 
Professor Bernard Lyons and Professor Ben Panizza
 
January 9, 2023 By Asohns Admin ASOHNS ASOHNS ASM 0 Comment Read more >>>

Welcome to 2023

ASOHNS welcomes in the new year and wishes all members and OHNS Trainees well for an exciting year ahead.

The coming months will be busy preparing to host the 15th Asia Oceania ORL HNS Congress in conjunction with the ASOHNS ASM 2023 in Brisbane. 

January 4, 2023 By Asohns Admin General 0 Comment Read more >>>

Seasons Greetings

As 2022 comes to a close, we would like to take this opportunity to wish you an enjoyable break with family and friends.

The ASOHNS office is closed from 5pm Friday 23 December and will re-open on Tuesday 3rd January 2023
With warm wishes for a happy and healthy new year in 2023.

ASOHNS Federal Secretariat
 

 
December 23, 2022 By Asohns Admin General 0 Comment Read more >>>

2022 Robert Guerin Research Prize

Congratulations to Dr. Claire Frauenfelder who is the winner of the 2022 Robert Guerin Research Prize.

Claire’s winning paper focused on the “Outcomes for head and neck cancer patients admitted to intensive care in Australia and New Zealand between 2000 and 2016” and was published in The Journal of Laryngology and Otology.

Established in partnership with the Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (ASOHNS), the Robert Guerin Research prize recognises outstanding research undertaken by a surgical trainee in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. It is presented each year at the Robert Guerin Memorial Trainees meeting.

https://gprwmf.org.au/

November 7, 2022 By Asohns Admin ASOHNS awards 0 Comment Read more >>>

NSW Australian of the Year - Top four Finalist

ASOHNS would like to congratulate Professor Kelvin Kong on being nominated as one of the top four finalists in the NSW Australian of the Year. 

He was recognised for his work as a Surgeon and advocate for Aboriginal ear health

This year Professor Kong was in the company of Professor Megan Davis - Aboriginal constitutional and human rights lawyer (Sydney), Craig Foster AM - Human rights and anti-racism activist, former Socceroo (Sydney), Dr Barry Kirby AO - Founder, The Hands of Rescue, obstetrics and gynaecology specialist (Carool)

For information on his nomination - click here

November 4, 2022 By Asohns Admin ASOHNS 0 Comment Read more >>>

RACS Rural Surgeons Award 2022

ASOHNS congratulates Dr Michael Wilson who has been awarded the RACS Rural Surgeon Award in 2022.

Awarded in recognition of his significant contribution to surgery in rural settings in Australia

Awarded 23 June 2022 and presented at the ASOHNS Victorian Quarterly Meeting August 2023.

August 16, 2022 By Asohns Admin RACS 0 Comment Read more >>>
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