Traumatic aortic transection, also known as aortic rupture, is the near-complete tear through all the layers of the aorta due to trauma. Attend this webinar to obtain knowledge of the medicine and the legal issues that may arise.
Professional Skills
Understanding Traumatic Aortic Transection: Leading Causes and the Ongoing Implications
- Overview of traumatic aortic transection: explanation of symptoms, diagnosis etc
- Causes of traumatic aortic transection, including the prevalence of this being sustained in motor vehicle accidents
- Ongoing treatment and implications for the patient, medically
- Potential legal issues that may arise
Presented by Associate Professor George Matalanis, Cardio Thoracis Surgeon, Director of the Cardiac Surgery Unit at Austin Health
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
*Original Content was created in October 2023
Presenters
Associate Professor George Matalanis, Cardio Thoracis Surgeon, Director of the Cardiac Surgery Unit at Austin Health
Associate Professor George Matalanis is renowned for his pioneering work in aortic arch surgery without circulatory arrest. He has been the Director of the Cardiac Surgery Unit at Austin Health which is one of Victoria's largest health care providers and he is internationally respected for this work. Associate Professor George Matalanis specialises in coronary bypass graft surgery, cardiac valve surgery, aortic surgery, advanced aortic and mitral valve repair, minimally invasive mitral valve, tricuspid valve and ASD surgery and all aspects of acute and chronic thoracic aortic disease including both open and stent graft repairs. Associate Professor George Matalanis developed a thoracic aortic stent grafting program, and was heavily involved in implementing a total arterial revascularisation program.
This seminar is part of a series
Ethics, Professional Skills and Practice Management for Personal Injury Lawyers
Thursday, 12 October 2023
With these three lunchtime webinars in October, you will become CPD compliant with ethics, practice management and professional skills presentations that will enhance your practice as a personal injury lawyer. From conflicts of interest, to what you need to know about neuropsychology, and your obligation to protect client information from cyber attacks - walk away with the most up to date toolkit for your practice. WEB2310N03Z
Description
Attend the full series and earn 3 CPD units including:
1 unit in Ethics & Professional Responsibility
1 unit in Practice Management & Business Skills
1 unit in Professional Skills
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
If you register for the full series as a live online product after the date of an individual session, you will be sent the recording for the sessions that have passed. Alternatively, you can register for individual sessions by following the links below.
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