Mater Private Hospital Rockhampton | GP Education event
Event Details
Join Rockhampton’s leading orthopaedic surgeons for an interactive orthopaedics robotic workshop.
About this event
This is a medical education event for General Practitioners.
Join Mater Private Hospital Rockhampton’s leading specialists for an interactive orthopaedics robotic workshop, as they present on topics relevant to General Practice.
Program
9 am to 9.30 am — Arrival, registration, networking and introductions
9.30 am to 10 am — Dr Will Pretorius, Orthopaedic Surgeon – History of orthopaedic navigation and robotic assisted surgery. History of robotic surgery through the years, instruments, navigation, psi and what’s next?
10 am to 10.30 am — Dr Matt Rau, Orthopaedic Surgeon – Orthopaedic navigation at Mater Rockhampton, what does it look like? Introducing ROSA for total knee replacements (TKR).
10.30 am to 11 am — I-Med Imaging Radiologist – Topic TBC
11 am to 11.30 am — Dr Will Pretorius – The importance of patient selection in relation to robotic surgery: what to consider and what to expect.
11.30 am to 1 pm — Lunch and operating theatre interactive experience (groups alternate) – The ROSA robotic guided navigation system, including Q&A.
1 pm to 1.30 pm — Dr Matt Rau, Overview of new techniques: challenges and experiences for the surgeon and the patient.
1.30 pm — Program concludes
For more information contact Carla Kent at:
- Phone 07 3163 3739
- Email carla.kent@mater.org.au
Proudly supported by I-Med Radiology
