GPH donates arthroscopy system to Bali orthopaedic training program Greenslopes Private Hospital Orthopaedic Dr Soares said that the two arthroscopy orthopaedic surgeons and trainees to practice Surgeon, Dr Des Soares coordinated the donation systems donated by Greenslopes Private Hospital on the model and learn the skills for arthroscopy of two arthoscopy systems to the orthopaedic along with Stryker’s donation of cabling and before they undertake live surgery.” training program in Bali. adapters to interconnect the equipment were Dr Soares performed a demonstration provided as a gift to the orthopaedic training Dr Soares delivered and installed the arthroscopy and menisectomy whilst he was programme in Bali. systems at Sanglah Hospital, Bali Indonesia in at Sanglah Hospital. January when he was a guest lecturer at the “We are very grateful to the hospital CEO, Sanglah Hospital is the main public hospital Bali Orthopaedic Trauma Symposium. This is Mark Page and Greenslopes Private Hospital in Bali and hosts the Burns unit setup after the a teaching symposium organised jointly by and Stryker for their generosity in donating the Bali bombing and has 15 theatres. the Indonesian Orthopaedic Association and arthroscopy systems. They will be well used,” Orthopaedic Outreach (the humanitarian arm Dr Soares said. The Bali teaching symposiums are held twice of the Australian Orthopaedic association) held a year and Dr Soares hopes to continue to visit “Whilst in Bali lecturing at the symposium at Sanglah Hospital on 23–24 January 2012. to teach in the future. I was able to deliver and set up the systems in Dr Soares approached Greenslopes Private the hospital. One arthroscopy system is set up in Hospital when it was upgrading it arthroscopy the orthopaedic theatre and the other has been systems to see if the old systems could be setup in the orthopaedic department training donated for use in Bali. room with a knee model which allows Indonesian qldxray.com.au QXRWeb Images QXR offers highly secure access to your patients’ images online: You can view reports and images – Patients who visit Queensland anywhere, anytime and avoid X-Ray exclusively for their frustrating delays when patients imaging, will build a complete forget their films. and highly secure electronic radiology record to help – Be prompted to key images for streamline their health care. quick and easy assessment of your patients. This new tool is available throughout the Theatres and Wards – Market-leading viewing at Greenslopes Private Hospital. software for image To gain access, please contact manipulation. We securely store images for five years. Doctor Direct on 1800 77 99 77. 12 GPHnews 1/05/12 4:40 PM4269.QXR GPH News Ad.indd 1
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