Living and working in regional parts of Australia can be immensely rewarding for surgeons. Port Macquarie on NSW's mid-north coast has been an attractive place to call home for both Dr Kesley Pedler and Dr Rupert Snyman and their respective families. They discuss why they made the move, the work that they do, some of the challenges of working in a regional city, and why they want to stay.

Living and working in regional parts of Australia can be immensely rewarding for surgeons. Port Macquarie on NSW's mid-north coast has been an attractive place to call home for both Dr Kesley Pedler and Dr Rupert Snyman and their respective families. They discuss why they made the move, the work that they do, some of the challenges of working in a regional city, and why they want to stay.

RACS Post Op Podcast is a medical podcast by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. It features extended interviews on articles in the current issue of Surgical News magazine, plus practical advice that surgeons can implement in their practices, including insights on financial management and wealth creation, legal and tax advice and economic forecasts.

RACS Post Op Podcast

RACS Post Op Podcast is a medical podcast by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Post Op features extended interviews on articles in the current issue of Surgical News magazine, plus practical advice that surgeons can implement in their practices, including insights on financial management and wealth creation, legal and tax advice and economic forecasts.

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Port Macquarie: Tale of two surgeons in a regional city

For nearly 20 years, general and acute care physician Dr Simon Quilty has witnessed up-close the poverty that inflicts indigenous communities in the Northern Territory. The conditions are exacerbated by systems failures and lack of health care. Despite the incredible challenges, there are opportunities. Dr Quilty commends the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons’ attempts to encourage surgeons to work in remote parts of the country. Dr Quilty has been instrumental with Purple House, an initiative which provides Aboriginal communities with much needed medical and social support.

Dr Simon Quilty is presenting at the RACS NT, WA & SA Annual Scientific Meeting 2023
Date: 10-11 August 2023
Venue: Darwin Convention Centre
More Information: https://surgeons.eventsair.com/tristate2023

Purple House – https://www.purplehouse.org.au/

 RACS Post Op Podcast is proudly brought to you by leading financial services organisation the Bongiorno National Network: https://bongiorno.com.au/about-us/our-bongiorno-national-network/

For nearly 20 years, general and acute care physician Dr Simon Quilty has witnessed up-close the poverty that inflicts indigenous communities in the Northern Territory. The conditions are exacerbated by systems failures and lack of health care. Despite the incredible challenges, there are opportunities. Dr Quilty commends the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons’ attempts to encourage surgeons to work in remote parts of the country. Dr Quilty has been instrumental with Purple House, an initiative which provides Aboriginal communities with much needed medical and social support.
Dr Simon Quilty is presenting at the RACS NT, WA &amp; SA Annual Scientific Meeting 2023 Date: 10-11 August 2023 Venue: Darwin Convention Centre More Information: <a href="https://surgeons.eventsair.com/tristate2023">https://surgeons.eventsair.com/tristate2023</a>  
Purple House – <a href="https://www.purplehouse.org.au/">https://www.purplehouse.org.au/</a>
 RACS Post Op Podcast is proudly brought to you by leading financial services organisation the Bongiorno National Network: <a href="https://bongiorno.com.au/about-us/our-bongiorno-national-network/">https://bongiorno.com.au/about-us/our-bongiorno-national-network/</a>

Resilience and sustainability in the Northern Territory

When Dr Emilia Dauway decided to relocate to regional Queensland from Texas, she didn’t intend for it to be permanent.

The 40-bed Queensland hospital she relocated to was a far cry from the 700-bed academic hospital in the US where she was Chief of Breast Surgery and Director of the Breast Cancer Program.

Now, based permanently in Harvey Bay, Dr Dauway’s committed to raising funds and educating women in regional Queensland on breast cancer treatments, through ‘Restore More’ a non-profit she founded in 2018.

Dr Emilia Dauway: http://dremiliadauway.com/

RACS Post Op Podcast is proudly brought to you by leading financial services organisation the Bongiorno National Network: https://bongiorno.com.au/about-us/our-bongiorno-national-network/

When Dr Emilia Dauway decided to relocate to regional Queensland from Texas, she didn’t intend for it to be permanent.
The 40-bed Queensland hospital she relocated to was a far cry from the 700-bed academic hospital in the US where she was Chief of Breast Surgery and Director of the Breast Cancer Program.
Now, based permanently in Harvey Bay, Dr Dauway’s committed to raising funds and educating women in regional Queensland on breast cancer treatments, through ‘Restore More’ a non-profit she founded in 2018.
Dr Emilia Dauway: <a href="http://dremiliadauway.com/">http://dremiliadauway.com/</a>
RACS Post Op Podcast is proudly brought to you by leading financial services organisation the Bongiorno National Network: <a href="https://bongiorno.com.au/about-us/our-bongiorno-national-network/">https://bongiorno.com.au/about-us/our-bongiorno-national-network/</a>

A surgeon’s journey from Texas to Queensland

The Surgical Education & Training (SET) One-Year scholarship that Dr Jamie-Lee Rahiri received is an opportunity she says to help continue her passion to promote health equity among Indigenous people, particularly among the Maori and Pacifika community of Aotearoa New Zealand.

That passion is exemplified by many things she’s done, including her PhD research, which focused on investigating equity in access to bariatric surgery for Māori, and also understanding how health benefits could be optimised for Māori post-surgery.
Having a safe and supportive workplace – that’s inclusive of everyone – is an important step, she says, for the greater good of patients. 

RACS Post Op Podcast is proudly brought to you by leading financial services organisation the Bongiorno National Network: https://bongiorno.com.au/about-us/our-bongiorno-national-network/

The Surgical Education &amp; Training (SET) One-Year scholarship that Dr Jamie-Lee Rahiri received is an opportunity she says to help continue her passion to promote health equity among Indigenous people, particularly among the Maori and Pacifika community of Aotearoa New Zealand.
That passion is exemplified by many things she’s done, including her PhD research, which focused on investigating equity in access to bariatric surgery for Māori, and also understanding how health benefits could be optimised for Māori post-surgery. Having a safe and supportive workplace – that’s inclusive of everyone – is an important step, she says, for the greater good of patients. 
RACS Post Op Podcast is proudly brought to you by leading financial services organisation the Bongiorno National Network: <a href="https://bongiorno.com.au/about-us/our-bongiorno-national-network/">https://bongiorno.com.au/about-us/our-bongiorno-national-network/</a>

Port Macquarie: Tale of two surgeons in a regional city

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