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Category Archives: Teaching

Peer review-an important component of continuing education

Thanks to teleconferencing, peer review and clinical audit of our cases are still continuing during these times. This is an important part of Orthopaedic surgical practice in a major teaching hospital like Concord Hospital and is vital for learning. These audits are attended by Surgeons, trainee surgeons and resident medical officers as well as our Nursing and Allied health team members. We use these as a teaching tool and also for discussion of complex patients and to debate treatment ... Read More

July 13, 2020 By Jai Sungaran in Developments, Hand & Wrist, Research, Teaching

Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should…

As Surgeons we are trained to "fix" a problem. If a bone is broken we can use plates and screws to realign it and relieve pain. If someone cuts their finger, we can repair their nerves, tendons, and arteries to restore its appearance and function. If you have an arthritic joint, chances are we have a replacement that we can implant to improve your motion. But one of the hardest things to do as a Surgeon, is to tell a patient that you cannot help them with an operation. Just think about ... Read More

June 22, 2019 By Jai Sungaran in Developments, Hand & Wrist, Injections, Joint pain, Nerve injury, Research, Teaching, trauma, Work injury

Hand exercises while in a cast can improve grip strength

During this morning's first session at the Australian Hand Surgery Society annual meeting, Dr. Sungaran presented his study on grip strength in older patients treated for a wrist fracture with a cast. This was a prospective, randomised controlled trial (PRCT) which is regarded as high level evidence that the outcomes are of clinical significance. The main finding of this study was that grip strength was noticeably better in patients who had a hand exercise program even while they were in ... Read More

April 4, 2019 By Jai Sungaran in Developments, Hand & Wrist, Research, Teaching, trauma

Women in Orthopaedics

Orthopaedic Women's Link (OWL) is an advocate for women in orthopaedics. OWL aims to encourage and support women through their orthopaedic careers, from as early as medical school, through to consultant level. OWL also seeks to create visible role models, encourage women to pursue and complete orthopaedic surgical training, address education issues, monitor gender-related matters and statistics, and providing advice to women trying to overcome work-life challenges. Dr. Sungaran is ... Read More

March 20, 2019 By Jai Sungaran in Developments, Research, Teaching, Workshops

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