Category: News
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Recipient of Thomas Baker Travelling Scholarship
I’m pleased to announce that I am the recipient of a scholarship by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists! The scholarship is intended to support consultant radiologists to undergo further overseas training beyond fellowship level. I have been planning a sabbatical period overseas regardless, to coincide with my wife’s fellowship. The idea is…
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Prostate Embolisation Workshop, Buccharest Romania Oct 2016
I had the pleasure of attending an intensive workshop and 5 live cases of transradial prostatic artery embolisation with Hugo Rio Tinto (no relationship with the mining company). Hugo is a world authority on prostate artery embolisation and this was a great opportunity to discuss the details of the technique and then see that translated…
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Awarded European Board of Interventional Radiology Certification!
I’m happy (and slightly relieved) to announce that I successfully passed the European Board examinations for Interventional Radiologists. The exam is designed to assess practicing interventional radiology specialists who are a few years post fellowship, as a tool to certify their expertise and experience. I felt that it was a step forward to introduce further…
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RPA 6th Annual Pancreatico-biliary Meeting
The 6th Annual Cook Medical RPA Pancreatic-Biliary meeting was held on the 15th and 16th of November at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. This annual meeting attracts gastroenterologists, upper GI surgeons, interventional radiologist, nurses and technicians from all over Australia. I have been involved helping to organise the meeting from an interventional radiology point of view…