Pecky De Silva
@peckydesilva
Mother, Wife & Vascular Surgeon. Chair of NSW RACS, Chair of Women In Surgery Committee @RACSurgeons, Past Chair Of Younger Fellows (Like or RT ≠ endorsement)
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http://www.drdesilva.com.au 25-05-2015 12:32:45
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Delighted that A/Prof Caroline Dowling Caroline Dowling has done the research in unaccredited trainees but horrified to confirm that financial burdens are high, trainees perceive poor #MedEd #SurgEd value and the expense disadvantages specific groups. ☹️ #RACS24
Dr Andrew Connolly presenting on the importance of RACSurgeons to be involved in political advocacy, “most of our political advocacy should focus on our patients & communities - what is good for patients is rarely bad for clinicians” #RACS24 Focus on outcomes not incomes is core
Great talk on humanitarian responsibility by Angus J Mackintosh Watson You need to be surgically competent but you also need to be culturally competent. #RACS24
Dr Roderick Carr from Climate Change Commission talking about #ClimateActionNow #RACS24 We can all take responsibility as an individual for the future of our planet for the sake of our future generations.
It's not long ago that the RACSurgeons Women in Surgery breakfast fit into a tutorial room- and now it's a ballroom 🤗. But Pecky De Silva, Chair of the WiS section, shows data that a heavy gender imbalance persists in every specialty. Much more to do💪 #ILookLikeASurgeon #RACS24
18% of surgeons RACSurgeons are women. 32% of SET trainees are women. Our goal is to have 50% of our trainees be women by 2027.#RACS24 ANZSVS AOA General Surgeons Australia ANZSCTS
“The cost of equity” presented by Pringl Miller MD FACS and Deborah Verran @deb.verran.bsky.social There is a lot of evidence which shows better outcomes with female doctors which led to Harvard Business Review writing “How Discrimination Against Female Doctors Hurts Patients” #RACS24 #patientsafety #equity
When is the right time to take on leadership roles? Sally Langley talks about how you can prepare, choose the time that is right for you and then how you get started. #RACS24
The RACSurgeons Gala Dinner for #RACS24 President Kerin Fielding thanking all the conveners for a successful ASC. Next year in #Sydney for #RACS25!
ASC dinner - crashing the endocrine surgeon’s photo! 📸Dr Christine Lai FRACS FACS Tracy Wang James C Lee Anthony Glover #RACS24
Sydney #RACS25 Professor Henry Woo Payal Mukherjee & I look forward to having our colleagues around Australia & NZ & the 🌍 join us May 3-6. Thanks to Dr Phillipa Mercer, Richard Perry & Dr Jeremy Simcock for a fantastic Oscar Molina Bernal
Congratulations Callisia Clarke MD on this honour. One of our inspiring presenters in the RACSurgeons #WIS leadership webinars in 2023.
Honoured to have been invited to take part in #SLSVS_24 looking forward to a great meeting Max Wohlauer, MD Hiranya Rajasinghe M.D. F.A.C.S. Dr. Nalaka Gunawansa Patrick Chong
