Congratulations to our second MUSC cohort!
May 2025
We would like to acknowledge our second cohort of MUSC students who have just completed their didactic studies at MUSC, and will be preparing for ANZBP Exams.
– Jasmine Naghsh – from Westmead Children’s Hospital, NSW
– Scott Munro – from Westmead Children’s Hospital, NSW
– Howard Carter – from Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, WA
– Shona Lawley – from Townsville University Hospital, QLD
– Emma McConachy – from Auckland City Hospital, NZ
– Aaron Sivaganthan – CPR Melbourne, Victoria
We would also like to extend our sincerest congratulations to Howard Carter on being awarded the Jeffery Brock Riley Award by the Medical University of South Carolina. This achievement, alongside a perfect GPA, is a testament to Howard’s dedication, professionalism, and excellence in our field. Howard has represented the ANZCP community tremendously, and we are very proud to celebrate your recognition. This prestigious award, presented to the outstanding student as voted by the MUSC Cardiovascular Perfusion faculty, reflects exceptional qualities of maturity, team orientation, patient and professional attitude, commitment to research, and dependability.
SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS FOR RESEARCH PAPERS AND POSTERS
Abstract submission is now open for 3SCTS 2025 Symposium & IACA. Submission deadline is Sunday 6th July 2025.
The Australia and New Zealand Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons (ANZSCTS) is pleased to announce that in collaboration with the American Association of Thoracic Surgeons (AATS) an Aortic Mitral Master Course will be held in Queenstown, New Zealand, on August 7th and 8th 2025. The Meeting will be held at the Millennium Hotel in Queenstown. We cordially invite our Perfusionists to this educational meeting and provide a generous registration rate.
This meeting is open to all members. Please click on the link to register and book accommodation. www.aats.org/anzscts and refer to the program to gauge the content and the host of speakers. There are three symposiums that you can attend that form part of your registration.
Take advantage of early bird registration and ensure you leave enough time to book accommodation at the Millennium Hotel.
Our international invited speakers are: Dr David Adams (USA), Dr Joseph Coselli (USA), Dr Tirone E. David (Canada), Ismial El hamamsy (USA), Dr Hiroki Yamaguchi (Japan), Michael Chu (Canada) and Professor David Muller (Australia).
Conference Dinner – The meeting will be preceded by a reception at the Millennium Hotel on Wednesday evening and the conference dinner will be held on Thursday evening at Walter Peak station which involves a 45-minute cruise across Lake Wakatipu (1400 feet deep) on the TSS Earnslaw. Launched some 113 years ago the Earnslaw is one of the oldest and largest coal burning steam ships still operating in the world
Then stay and enjoy a short break following the meeting:
Queenstown is located in the Southern part of the South Island of New Zealand. It is a very popular destination and regarded by most international travel publications as being the adventure capital of the world. Early August will see Queenstown in the middle of the ski season with four major ski fields being a close distance away from Queenstown.
Any questions contact nickdanes@anzscts.org or read the program here.
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The Serious Transfusion Incident Report Annual Report for 2022 – 2023 is available to read now.
Blood Matters is a collaboration between the Victorian Department of Health and Australian Red Cross Lifeblood (Lifeblood). STIR provides haemovigilance information to supportsafer transfusion practice.
Public and private health services in Victoria, Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory contribute to the system.
