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Volume 1 Issue 2 February\ 1996 Contents:
INTRODUCTIONDr. David Sloane has retired as Director of Trauma Services at Liverpool Hospital, five years after establishing one of Australia's first standalone Trauma Services. Dr. Sloane established many firsts, including a multidisciplanary trauma team and a computerised trauma registry in 1991. His commitment and foresight will be missed and we hope that the department will build on its strong foundation. James Boyden has left the Trauma Fellow position and joined ICU. James will be missed, having developed strong links within the area, in education and hospital feedback.I have joined the Trauma Department as Director in February and look forward to providing a comprehensive service for patients and providors of trauma care in the South West. The concept of an Area-wide focus on trauma care will continue and to help in its achievement your ideas and suggstions would be very welcome. Michael Sugrue Click here to find out who's who in the Trauma department.
TRAUMA EDUCATIONOver the next 12 months we will expand our trauma education program. At present we have the following events planned:-- Trauma Audit 07:30 Every Thursday (sharp) Conference Room, Level One, SWAPS Building -- Trauma Education Sessions February 20 and 27th 12:30-12:45 Emergency Conference Room. These meetings are open to all trauma care providors in South West Sydney. We would welcome your potential input in choosing cases for the trauma audit meeting. In addition an Area-wide trauma education programme will continue with visits to urban and rural hospitals in the area. We start 1996's programme with a visit to Bowral on April 12th. Maria Seger is currently canvassing for nursing topics, which will be dealt with in the next six months. Ambulance Education evenings will continue and the next will take place in August this year. MEETINGSSWAN IV SWAN IV will take place on November 8 th and this year will feature three overseas speakers:Dr. Ken Boffard Director of Trauma, Johannesburg Trauma Service, South Africa. Carol Shagoury Trauma Co-ordinator, San Franscisco General Hospital, USA. Dr. Tim Hodgetts Emergency Consultant, British Army Aldershot UK. The program will be as exhausting and exciting as ever, with the emphasis this year on penetrating trauma and pelvic fractures. Keep an eye out for the registration form and full program. DEFINITIVE SURGICAL TRAUMA CARE COURSE (DSTC)This course on the definitive care and surgery of complex traum, will run for the first time in Australia in May. The course will be run by Professor Stephen Deane (of Liverpool Hospital) with a local and overseas faculty. Guest overseas faculty include Don Trunkey, Howard Champion (leading US traumatologist) and Abe Fingehut. This is one of the most exciting courses to be piloted since the introduction of EMST in 1987. Further information about the meeting, which will be run with the support of the RACS, can be obtained from Professor Stephen Deane or myself. RURAL TRAUMA COURSEThe Department of Trauma at Liverpool has over the last few years run a 2 day rural trauma course in Alice Springs (Northern Territory) and this year we plan to pilot a major restructured course with input from Dr. Tim Hodgetts and Sabrina Knight (remote Nurses Council) on November 10th and 11th. ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC CONGRESS - MAY 1996 - MELBOURNEThis year Professor Stephen Deane of Liverpool Hospital has been honoured as the foundation speaker in Trauma at the College Meeting, recognising his tremendous contribution to trauma care over the last 15 years. If you feel that a trauma patient may need an intensive care bed at Liverpool, ring the trauma hotline number:
and the ICU registrar will organise an interhospital trauma transfer should
one be required. This is preferable to ringing the Emergency or Surgical
Registrar.
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