Vascular SIG Day - Sydney | 25 February

Schedule

Speakers

Jacqui Robinson FASA
Chief Vascular Sonographer - Liverpool Hospital

Jacqui is the Chief Vascular Sonographer at Liverpool Hospital and Research Fellow at the South Western Sydney Limb Preservation & Wound Research Academic Unit.  Her clinical role in a teaching hospital which is also a Level 1 Trauma Centre sustains Jacqui’s love of high acuity, complex patient care and multidisciplinary teaching.  Her role as Research Fellow sees her working alongside clinician researchers from the Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research and the research team at the Biomedical Engineering and Neurosciences Research Program at the MARCS Institute, Western Sydney University.  Jacqui is passionate about vascular sonography education and presents both nationally and internationally.   

Matthew Adams
Senior Vascular Sonographer - Camperdown Vascular Lab

Matt trained as a Clinical Vascular Scientist in the UK where he worked with the Vascular Studies team at the Royal Free Hospital. After 5 busy years scanning, helping out with teaching and assisting in research conducted by the University College London, Matt made the move over to Australia in early 2017 where he now works at Camperdown Vascular Lab in Sydney.

Donna Oomens AFASA
Chief Sonographer - Western Sydney Vascular Services

Donna Oomens has been working as a vascular sonographer for 30 years and during this time has been involved at many levels with training and teaching. Currently, Donna is both an academic at Western Sydney University and Chief Sonographer for Western Sydney Vascular Services. Donna is currently working on a PhD around arteriovenous fistula ultrasound. Donna has remained passionate about quality performance in ultrasound and the role mentors play in this regard. Donna has presented at many ASA meetings nationally, as well as co-convening the 2018 ASA Conference and 2019 Canberra SIG. Donna has spent time overseas holding vascular workshops in Singapore and working in Pakistan to improve vascular ultrasound. Looking forward, Donna hopes to remain closely involved in training the talented sonographers of the future.

Dr Anita Jacombs

BSc(hons) MBBS PhD FRACS

I am a General Surgeon with sub-specialty training in Hernia Surgery and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction (AWR) at Macquarie University Hospital and Chronic Venous Disease and Interventional Endovenous Therapy with A. Prof Nabeel Ibrahim at the Advanced Vein Clinics, Sydney.
I am an Academic Surgeon and have completed a Higher Research degree with a PhD in Medicine from Macquarie University investigating the role of role of Bacterial Biofilm Disease in the failure of Surgical Implants.

I have experience with and proficiency in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic venous disease of the legs using Advanced Endovenous techniques and procedures for management of incompetent GSV, SSV and Perforator Veins.

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