AMSS Education Forums 2009

The AMSS Education Forums are a series of lectures or education evenings held each year by the AMSS. The topics covered in the past have ranged from sessions on medical reasoning, to mental health, as well as anecdotal lectures recounting experiences of doctors in war zones.

All students are more than welcome to attend any education forum, and an RSVP is not required. Food is provided form 5pm and the lectures tradionally start at 5:30pm however this is subject to the speaker’s availability.

The forums are an excellent opportunity for students to build on their own knowledge, experience aspects of medicine outside the Adelaide University Medical School curriculum, and meet engaging and experienced medical practitioners.

For questions or enquiries feel free to email:
Jenna Paterson: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

2009 Education Forums:

Dr. John Greenwood
Medical Director, Burns Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital
Topic: "Burn, Baby, Burn: An Overview of Burns and Skin Grafts"
Date: 1st April 2009 

Dr. Jill Benson
Senior Medical Officer at the Migrant Health Centre
Topic: “Refugee Health”
Date: 6th May 2009
*Note: This is an AMSS/Insight forum

Asthma Workshop
Topic: “Hands-On Asthma Management”
Date: 3rd June 2009

Mr. Mark Moore
Leading practitioner of Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery
Topic: “The People Next Door – Restorative Surgery in the Developing World”
Date: 5th August 2009  

TBA
Date: 2nd September 2009

Dr. Hugh Grantham
Medical Director of South Australian Ambulance Service
Topic: “Drug Overdose and Alcohol Poisoning”
Date: 14th October 2009

Past Education Forums: 

2008 AMSS Education Forums

Professor Roger Byard
Marks Professor of Pathology
Topic: “Forensics”

Mr. Tony Pohl
Head of Orthopaedic Trauma services, Royal Adelaide Hospital
Topic: “Pelvic Trauma”

Dr. Brian Sando
Adelaide Crows team doctor, and sports medicine practitioner
Topic: “Sports Medicine”

Dr. Russell Waddell
Director of STD Services, Royal Adelaide Hospital
Topic: “The Truth About Chlamydia”

Dr. Mitra Guha
Director of Diabetes Services, Royal Adelaide Hospital
Topic: “The Complete Management of Diabetes”

Professor Maciej Henneberg
Head of Anatomical Sciences
Topic: “Evolutionary Medicine”

2007 AMSS Education Forums

Dr. Randall Faull
Dean and Director of the Medical Program, University of Adelaide
Topic: “Live Organ Donations”

Dr. Sepehr Shakib
Head of Unit, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Royal Adelaide Hospital
Topic: “Evidence Based Medicine 101”

Dr. Bill Griggs
Director of Trauma Services, Royal Adelaide Hospital
Topic: “Australia’s Medical Response to the Bali Bombings”

Professor John Horowitz
Head of Cardiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Topic: “Valvular Heart Disease in 2007”

Associate Professor Peter Devitt
Head of Oesopagogastric Surgical Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital
Topic: “All you ever wanted to know about the Acute Abdomen...but were afraid to ask”

Dr. Tony Davis
Psychiatrist, Royal Adelaide Hospital
Topic: The Psychological Health of Australia’s Medical Students”

Dr. David Caldicott
Research Fellow in the Emergency and Trauma Department, Royal Adelaide Hospital
Topic: “Bombs, Blasts and Bioterrorism”