Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand Triennial Report 2005 - 2007
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COLORECTAL SURGICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND TRIENNIAL REPORT 2005 - 2007 Contents CSSANZ MISSION 3 COUNCIL 4 FOREWORD Dr K Chip Farmer & Dr Rodney Woods 5 PRESIDENT’S REPORT Dr Philip Douglas 6-9 PAST PRESIDENTS AND COUNCILS 10-11 HISTORY • History of Colorectal Surgery in New Zealand Prof Frank Frizelle 12-15 • History of Colorectal Surgery in Australia Dr Mark Killingback/Dr K Chip Farmer 16-39 FEATURE ARTICLES • Assoc Prof Graham Newstead AM Dr Philip Douglas 41-42 • Binational Colorectal Cancer Database Dr Andrew Hunter 43-44 • CSSANZ Media Prize Dr Rodney Woods 45 OBITUARY Assoc Prof Joe Janwar Tjandra 46 TRAINING BOARD IN COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY Prof Michael Solomon • Current Training Board 47 • Historical Perspective 48-49 • 2007 Chairman’s Report 50-52 • Regulations 53-55 • Guidelines for Applicants (Post-Fellowship Training Program) 55-56 • Accreditation of Research Fellowship in Colorectal Surgery 57 • Guidelines to Facilitate the Development of a Hospital Based Colorectal Surgery Unit 58-59 • Program Directors 60-61 • Accredited Australian and New Zealand Surgery Units 62-79 PRIZES, SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS • Mark Killingback Research Prize 81 • ACPGBI Travelling Fellowship 82 • Covidien Colorectal Research Fellowship 83 • Mitchell J Notaras Fellowship in Colorectal Surgery 84-85 • Trainee Presentation Prize 85 • International Council of Coloproctology Travel Fellowship 86 TRIENNIAL REPORT 2005-2007 – 1 COLORECTAL SURGICAL SOCIETY COLORECTAL SURGICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND TRIENNIAL REPORT 2005 - 2007 TRIENNIAL REPORT 2005 - 2007 Contents (continued) CSSANZ Mission CSSANZ FOUNDATION REPORT A/Prof Graham Newstead AM 88-89 On the 11th November 1988 a meeting of twenty- CSSANZ Foundation Donation Form 90 fi ve committed colorectal surgeons agreed RESEARCH REPORT of the CSSANZ Dr Peter Hewett 91-92 to form the Australian Society of Colorectal • Current Committee Surgeons (now known as the Colorectal Surgical • Historical Perspective Society of Australia and New Zealand). The • Past Triennium and Future Directions meeting was convened by Dr Mark Killingback JOURNAL CLUB REPORT Dr Matthew Rickard 93 and it elected Dr David Failes as the fi rst WEBSITE Dr K Chip Farmer 94 President. The aim of the Society was, and is, to improve the quality of care of patients with CSSANZ SECRETARIAT Ms Liz Neilson 95 diseases of the colon and rectum. To achieve CSSANZ MEMBERS’ RESEARCH ACTIVITIES 2005-2007 this aim the Society continues to foster the • Research Grants by CSSANZ Members 96-97 • Peer Reviewed Publications by CSSANZ Members 98-120 development and maintenance of colorectal • International Presentations and Lectures 121-129 surgery as a specialty with the following • Awards 130 objectives: HISTORICAL APPENDIX • Development of Australian and New Zealand Colorectal Units 132 • To educate colorectal surgeons, the medical profession • Post and Provisional Fellowship Colorectal Trainees 133 and the public • Australian and New Zealanders appointed to St Mark’s Hospital 134 • Australian and New Zealanders appointed to Cleveland Clinic Foundation 135 • To develop and maintain standards of practice of colorectal • Australian and New Zealanders appointed to Mayo Clinic 136 surgery in Australia and New Zealand • Chairmen: Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery RACS 137 • To facilitate and promote the training, certifi cation and • Inaugural Meeting of the Proctological Section RACS 138 accreditation of colorectal surgeons • Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery Annual GSM/ASC Meetings 139-140 • CSSANZ/Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery RACS Annual CME Meetings 141-142 • To convene and participate in colorectal surgery scientifi c • Sydney Colorectal Surgical Society Annual Scientifi c Meetings 143 meetings APPLICATION FOR CSSANZ MEMBERSHIP 144-146 • To develop and support research programs in colorectal Membership Criteria 147 surgery CSSANZ PATIENT INFORMATION BROCHURES 148 • To act in an advisory capacity for government, Brochure Order Form 149 AMA and other health organisations MEMBERS OF CSSANZ 150-157 • To provide peer review advice ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SUPPORT 158-159 • To foster the international exchange of all matters important to the development of colorectal surgery. 2 – COLORECTAL SURGICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND TRIENNIAL REPORT 2005-2007 – 3 COUNCIL FOREWORD (OCTOBER 2007) President Dr Philip Douglas Vice-President Dr K Chip Farmer Honorary Secretary Dr Andrew Luck It is with great pleasure that we present the Honorary Treasurer fourth Triennial Report of the Colorectal Dr John Lumley Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand Councillors Dr Richard Perry covering the years 2005-2007. Dr Matthew Rickard A/Prof Bruce Waxman This report highlights the growth and diversity of the Society and the Dr Rodney Woods continued development of colon and rectal surgery as a surgical specialty RACS Section of Colon & Rectal Surgery Representative in both Australia and New Zealand over the past three years. It focuses on Prof Frank Frizelle the Society’s major areas of interest including the Training Board in Colon Dr K Chip Farmer and Rectal Surgery, the CSSANZ Foundation, and the research activity of Committees Society members. Economics: Dr K Chip Farmer Training Board in Colon & Rectal Surgery: This report contains a feature article dedicated to Graham Newstead’s Education: Dr Matthew Rickard Chairman – Prof Michael Solomon career and his involvement in the establishment and management of the Sponsorship: Dr John Lumley Society. Graham has held almost every offi cial position in the CSSANZ and CSSANZ Foundation: Membership/ it was fi tting that he be awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) Chairman – Prof Ian Jones Credentialing: A/Prof Bruce Waxman during this triennium. Other feature articles outline the development of Public Relations/Media, CSSANZ Foundation Research Committee a binational colorectal cancer database and the CSSANZ media award. Standards and Outcomes: Dr Rodney Woods Chairman – A/Prof Pierre Chapuis The editorial committee wish to thank all those who made contributions Scientifi c Meetings/ to this report. Liz Neilson deserves special mention as she has performed Conjoint Committee: Dr Andrew Luck CSSANZ Research and Development Committee: Dr Rodney Woods Chairman – Dr Peter Hewett the administrative aspects of preparation of the report to her usual high New Zealand: Dr Richard Perry standards. We are also grateful to the team at Corporate Image for their Binational CRC Database professional layout and production skills. Chairman – Dr Andrew Hunter Finally we are appreciative of the generous fi nancial support from Applied Medical, Covidien, Johnson and Johnson, Olympus, Genzyme, Medtronics and Scanmedics. Dr K Chip Farmer & Dr Rodney Woods Editors Triennial Report Editorial Committee Editors: Dr K Chip Farmer, Dr Rodney Woods Melbourne, Australia Committee: Ms Pauline McCreddan, Ms Liz Neilson All correspondence and enquiries: The Secretariat Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand Level 2, 4 Cato Street Hawthorn, Victoria 3122. AUSTRALIA Phone: +61 3 9822 8522 Fax: +61 3 9822 8400 Email: [email protected] Website: www.cssanz.org 4 – COLORECTAL SURGICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND TRIENNIAL REPORT 2005-2007 – 5 PRESIDENT’S REPORT It gives me great pleasure to write this Royal Australasian College hepatopancreaticobiliary colleagues in 2009. The next tripartite meeting will be in Cairns, report for the Triennial Report briefl y of Surgeons North Queensland in July 2011. outlining the activities of the Colorectal Council has been trying for some time to establish The monthly Journal Clubs continue to function Surgical Society of Australia and New a Memorandum of Understanding with the very well. Many members and fellows attend College for ongoing post-fellowship training. It these meetings regularly and they are of excellent Zealand, and the work of the Council and has repeatedly been put into the “too hard” basket educational value. We remain appreciative of the but I am very pleased to report that one of the support for these meetings by Johnson & Johnson associated committees for 2005-2007. initiatives of the recently retired President of the Medical. RACS, Russell Stitz, was to establish a working I believe it has been a busy and fruitful 3 years for the newly named Travelling and Research Fellowships remain keenly party to look at the setting up of a Board of Post- “Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand”. sort after by our junior colleagues. We are very Fellowship Education and Training. The new appreciative of the support of: It was indeed very pleasing that the membership decided President, Andrew Sutherland, appears committed overwhelmingly to change the name of the Society at the to continuing with this process. The Council Dr Philip Douglas • the Section of the RACS for the Mark Killingback Extraordinary General Meeting in 2006, to better recognize the supports this initiative strongly, and hopes that the prize contribution made by our New Zealand members to the affairs of Board will be functioning in the very near future. the Society. • the Association of Coloproctology of Great The Society President is invited by the President Britain and Ireland for the ACPGBI Fellowship The membership of the Society continues to increase and we now of the RACS to attend the meetings of presidents have over 160 members (including 20 retired members). of specialist societies, which occurs three