New South Wales & Australian Capital Territory
2020 Meetings
ANZSOM/AFOEM branch meetings are held throughout the year.
Meeting dates for 2020 are as follows (more to come):
- Annual General Meeting and Educational Meeting, Tuesday March 3rd - see details below
MSK Exam Preparation Workshop
April 18-19, 2020
Presented by Dr Alex Ganora and Dr Sumitha Gounden
NSW/ACT Branch Council Members
Chairperson: Dr Sarah Moss
Secretary: Dr Catherine Field
Treasurer: Dr Tom Rosenthal
Event Organiser: Ms Amanda Tompson
Nurse Representative: Ms Amanda Tompson
Council Members: Dr Victoria Oey, Dr Peter Yu, Dr Prasad Abeydeera, Robyn Dye, Dr Louise Crowle
Branch AGM documents
(member login required)
In case you missed it....
- Return to Work after Traumatic Brain Injury, presented by Sumitha Gounden at the NSW/ACT weeken meeting, Aug 2019
NSW/ACT Branch
AGM & Educational Meeting
March 3rd, 2020
Topic: “Shoulder conditions - an update”
Presenter: Dr Doron Sher - Knee, shoulder and elbow surgeon from Orthosports
Date: Tuesday 3rd March 2020
Time: From 6.30pm
Venue: Northbridge Golf Club, Sailors Bay Rd, Northbridge NSW 2063
Cost: ANZSOM members ($40); non-ANZSOM members ($50)
Register via trybooking: https://www.trybooking.com/BIGFF
All three office bearer positions are up for election at the AGM:
- Chairperson (currently held by Sarah Moss)
- Secretary (currently held by Catherine Field)
- Treasurer (currently held by Tom Rosenthal)
To make a nomination for one or more of these positions please use the form available via this link.
Please ensure nominations are received by the Secretariat by COB Monday 2nd March. Nominations may also be made at the AGM.
Dr. Sher is the former Head of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Concord Hospital and a partner in one of the largest orthopaedic group practices in Sydney.
After completing his orthopaedic training in Sydney, he undertook sub-speciality fellowships in the United States, Canada and Italy where he worked with many of the world's leading surgeons.
He has worked as the team doctor for several professional sports teams and has a Masters Degree in Biomedical Engineering. The research thesis for this was on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and for this he won the Evelyn Hamilton Memorial prize from the Australian Orthopaedic Association.
He donates his time and expertise to consult and operate in Fiji each year as a volunteer for Orthopaedic Outreach.