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Sydney surgeon awarded honorary officer of the order of Fiji
Heart Lung and Circulation 2000; 9: 55
News Sydney Surgeon Awarded Honorary Officer of the Order of Fiji
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lan Gale, cardiothoracic surgeon in outreach program of the Sydney AdvenSydney, Australia, was appointed tist Hospital and the Adventist Develan Honorary Officer of the Order of Fiji opment Relief Agency. Funds generated in January 2000, in recognition of his from all sources have allowed more voluntary work spanning almost 20 than 800 cardiac cases to be treated by years, performing free open-heart the 200 members of the volunteer teams surgery in Fiji. In 1991, his work was involved: surgeons, technical and nursalso recognised in the Birthday Honing staff. ours List of the King of Nepal, and in The program includes adult surgery 1997 Alan was awarded an Honorary as well as paediatric surgery, with conDoctorate of Medicine from the Univertributions in the Pacific Islands from sity of Mongolia. other Australian cardiothoracic surMaking regular visits to Fiji as well geons including Graham Nunn, Tim as to other Pacific Island and Asian Cartmill, Michael Gardner, Peter countries, Alan and his colleagues have Pohlner and Alan Farnsworth. In MonDr Alan Gale, recipient of Honorary performed around 300 cardiac operagolia the work is shared between Alan Officer of the Order of Fiji. tions. There has been considerable help; Gale and Christian Brizard. With Photo courtesy of Australian Doctor. increasing cross-fertilisation of expertise initially from the pharmaceutical and medical device industry, then from developed through these visits, the carRotary International and more recently through the Feddiac treatment programs of the Asia–Pacific region are eral Government via AusAID and the Pacific Island Probeing substantially improved, and Australia’s reputation ject (PIP). Coordination of PIP has been through the simultaneously enhanced.
TAG Medical Prize The winner of the TAG Medical Prize for the best trainee presentation at the 1999 Inter-ASC Congress, Noosa, Queensland, October 1999
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he winner of the prize is William Lyon for his presentation entitled The Predictive Value of Preoperative Troponin T in Coronary Artery Graft Surgery, coauthored by R. Baker, R. Tirimacco, M. Andrew, G. White and J. Knight, from the Cardiac Surgical Research Group and Southpath, Flinders Medical Centre, South Australia, Australia.
Dr William Lyon
Dr Lyon performed this work in 1998 during his tenure as a Registrar in Cardiothoracic Surgery at Flinders Medical Centre. Dr Lyon is currently an NHMRC postgraduate scholar, completing his second year towards an MD degree at Monash University in the Cardiac Surgical Research Unit, Baker Institute–Alfred Hospital.
News Sydney Surgeon Awarded Honorary Officer of the Order of Fiji
A
lan Gale, cardiothoracic surgeon in outreach program of the Sydney AdvenSydney, Australia, was appointed tist Hospital and the Adventist Develan Honorary Officer of the Order of Fiji opment Relief Agency. Funds generated in January 2000, in recognition of his from all sources have allowed more voluntary work spanning almost 20 than 800 cardiac cases to be treated by years, performing free open-heart the 200 members of the volunteer teams surgery in Fiji. In 1991, his work was involved: surgeons, technical and nursalso recognised in the Birthday Honing staff. ours List of the King of Nepal, and in The program includes adult surgery 1997 Alan was awarded an Honorary as well as paediatric surgery, with conDoctorate of Medicine from the Univertributions in the Pacific Islands from sity of Mongolia. other Australian cardiothoracic surMaking regular visits to Fiji as well geons including Graham Nunn, Tim as to other Pacific Island and Asian Cartmill, Michael Gardner, Peter countries, Alan and his colleagues have Pohlner and Alan Farnsworth. In MonDr Alan Gale, recipient of Honorary performed around 300 cardiac operagolia the work is shared between Alan Officer of the Order of Fiji. tions. There has been considerable help; Gale and Christian Brizard. With Photo courtesy of Australian Doctor. increasing cross-fertilisation of expertise initially from the pharmaceutical and medical device industry, then from developed through these visits, the carRotary International and more recently through the Feddiac treatment programs of the Asia–Pacific region are eral Government via AusAID and the Pacific Island Probeing substantially improved, and Australia’s reputation ject (PIP). Coordination of PIP has been through the simultaneously enhanced.
TAG Medical Prize The winner of the TAG Medical Prize for the best trainee presentation at the 1999 Inter-ASC Congress, Noosa, Queensland, October 1999
T
he winner of the prize is William Lyon for his presentation entitled The Predictive Value of Preoperative Troponin T in Coronary Artery Graft Surgery, coauthored by R. Baker, R. Tirimacco, M. Andrew, G. White and J. Knight, from the Cardiac Surgical Research Group and Southpath, Flinders Medical Centre, South Australia, Australia.
Dr William Lyon
Dr Lyon performed this work in 1998 during his tenure as a Registrar in Cardiothoracic Surgery at Flinders Medical Centre. Dr Lyon is currently an NHMRC postgraduate scholar, completing his second year towards an MD degree at Monash University in the Cardiac Surgical Research Unit, Baker Institute–Alfred Hospital.