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Call for Nominations for 2011 Society Awards
ASOHNS is now calling for nominations for 2011 Society Awards. The category Distinguished Services for ASOHNS is intended to recognise members who have made outstanding contributions to the Society. The category Distinguished Contribution to ...
Report on Hearing Health in Australia
The Senate Community Affairs References Committee has tabled its report titled Hear Us: Inquiry into Hearing Health in Australia. The report focuses on the prevalence of hearing loss in Australia and the issues faced by those who are hearing ...
Medicare Specialist Services Review Meeting - Outcomes of interest to Members
Fees Sub-committee Chair Jack Kennedy has reported on some significant outcomes following the recent Services Review quarterly meeting. Members are encouraged to read his report and consider the implications for their own practices. Click on the ...
ASOHNS Journal Supplement - Call for Reviewers
We desperately need to lighten our load on our current review panel. If ASOHNS members (or trainees studying for/with a PhD, MSurg, etc.) are willing to act as reviewers for the Australian Supplement, could they please fill in the pro-forma ...
ASOHNS 2010 Diamond Jubilee Poster Prize Winner
Congratulations to Dr Matthew Lin who won the prize of AU$500.00 awarded for the best judged poster at the recent ASOHNS 2010 Diamond Jubilee ASM. Dr Lin's poster was entitled: Prophylactic neck dissection for early oral tongue squamous cell ...
New Chair of Continuing Professional Development
Dr Malcolm Baxter has replaced fellow Victorian member Dr Doug Buchanan as Chair of the Continuing Professional Development Sub-Committee of ASOHNS. Doug provided nearly seven years of generous service to this position before stepping down ...
Guidelines for 'the use of Anticoagulant Therapy in Patients with Coronary Stents undergoing Non Cardiac Surgery' available
RACS have recently forwarded a link to guidelines from the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand for 'the use of Anticoagulant Therapy in Patients with Coronary Stents undergoing non-Cardiac Surgery'. These guidelines have been downloaded ...
ASOHNS 2010 Diamond Jubilee ASM prize for Jean Littlejohn winner
A one-off ASOHNS Diamond Jubilee prize of AU$1,000 will be awarded to the 2010 Jean Littlejohn Prize winner at the 2010 Diamond Jubilee ASM in Sydney. The organising Committee announced this initiative as part of the Diamond Jubilee ...
Members & Trainees Notified of Journal Access Details
All ASOHNS members and trainees who have supplied their email addresses have been sent an email containing a message from the Australian Journal supplement Editor, A/Prof. Simon Carney and the journal staff of the AAO-HNS journal, ...
ASOHNS meets SA Health Minister to discuss child tonsillectomies
The need to increase adenotonsillectomy procedures in children was discussed with the South Australian Minister for Health, the Hon. John Hill MP, in a recent meeting that included ASOHNS’ representative, Dr Michael Jay. “He [the Minister] was ...
Position paper on tonsillectomy and adenotonsillectomy in children
A working group of paediatric ENT surgeons and paediatricians have released a position paper recommending an urgent need to prioritise operations to remove young children’s tonsils and adenoids to help correct disrupted sleep caused from upper ...
ASOHNS' submission results in amendments to Qld State Govt's proposed legislation restricting use of cosmetic surgery on children
As a result of ASOHNS making a preliminary submission, the Queensland State Government has made amendments to draft Health Legislation (Restriction on Use of Cosmetic Surgery and Solariums for Children) Amendment Bill 2008. Members can read the ...
National Registration and Accreditation Scheme
This important issue is unfolding. It is apparent that the AMA is experiencing increasing tension in their discussions with the Federal Government. Consequently members are encouraged to read the information that has been placed in the members ...
ASOHNS Website Update
We hope that you all find the newly upgraded website easier to navigate, use and make contributions. First, when you logon, there will be a request to upgrade your details. We would appreciate if you could check and add to your ...
