ACMA CME
The next CME is at the Imperial Palace Restaurant. Our speakers include cardiothoracic surgeon Mr Indran Ramanathan speaking on Lung Cancer Screening, orthopaedic surgeon Mr Anand Segar on Scoliosis in Asian Children, and author Lily Lee on ‘Farewell Guangdong’.
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Mr Indran Ramanathan // MBBS, PhD, FRACS (CS)
Mr Indran Ramanathan is a cardiothoracic surgeon at Mercy Hospital and Auckland City Hospital. He practices all aspects of cardiothoracic surgery including transplantation. In his role as a cardiothoracic surgeon, he understands the importance of early detection of lung cancer and coronary artery disease, as well as the value of a combined approach to screening.
Mr Anand Segar // BHB & MBChB, PhD, FRACS (Orth)
Mr Anand Segar is a New Zealand and internationally trained adult and paediatric spine surgeon whose practice is guided by the principles of patient-centered care. His approach is personable, balance, and individualised with a holistic view of spinal conditions. Anand will only recommend surgery when necessary and always through a shared-decision making process.
He completed his medical education at the University of Auckland, where he graduated at the top of his class. He subsequently trained in orthopaedic surgery in New Zealand and is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. He was awarded his Ph.D. from the University of Oxford, U.K., examining the relationship of obesity and low back pain. He has received numerous awards for his research, serves as a Deputy Editor for the journal Clinical Spine Surgery, and is a Senior Lecturer in Surgery at the University of Auckland.
He has completed three prestigious, highly competitive, and world-renowned spine surgical fellowships in the United States working under the leaders in the field. This has provided him with a unique and comprehensive understanding of spinal problems afflicting patients of all age groups, from birth to the more venerable patients, in any aspect of their spine, all the way from their skull to their tailbone.
He sees patients privately at locations around the city and he holds a public appointment in adult and paediatric spine surgery at Auckland City Hospital and Starship Children’s Hospital.
Lily Lee
Author Lily Lee 何䔧䔧 was born in New Zealand in 1940, the first of four siblings born to a refugee mother from Chung Shan, Guangdong. She was commissioned by the Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust to produce the book Farewell Guangdong - Refugee Wives and Children arrive in Aotearoa New Zealand, 1939-1941 (告别廣東 難民妻兒來到新西籣). It is fully illustrated with photos from Archives New Zealand and precious photos from the families. Lily and her team, with contributions from the families, have compiled this valuable historical record.
The journeys begin in the villages of Guangdong province and the families share the stories of life in the home villages, fleeing from war, passage by sea, safe arrival and then settlement. Archival and official records underpin the families’ stories. This significant group of wives and children, along with their sons and daughters subsequently born in New Zealand, faced the uncertainty of deportation for eight years before the Government approved their permanent residency in July 1947. Now reassured that they could remain with their husbands in locations throughout New Zealand, these families – the genesis of settler Chinese communities – were contributing to all facets of New Zealand life within a generation.
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This event is open to all doctors. Practice nurses of ACMA doctors, non-ACMA members and partners are welcome to attend the CME at $50pp. (Membership is $125 for the first two years for all new members)
MercyAscot
has kindly sponsored this CME.