Skills Training

Definitive Surgical Trauma Care (DSTC)

The Definitive Surgical Trauma Care (DSTC) Course is run in conjunction with the International Association for Trauma Surgery and Intensive Care (IATSIC). It is recommended by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons for all consultant surgeons and final year trainees who participate in the care of injured patients. It is considered essential for surgeons involved in the management of major trauma and those working in remote, regional and rural areas. DSTC is run in conjunction with Definitive Anaesthetic Trauma Course (DATC) and Definitive Perioperative Nursing Trauma Course (DPNTC)

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ANZAST Skills Workshops

ANZAST has hosted a number of surgical skills workshops:

  • RACS ASC 2011 (Adelaide): Trauma Verification Workshop
  • NTRI Scientific Meeting 2012 (Melbourne): The contemporary management of spine trauma for the non-spine surgeon
  • RACS ASC 2013 (Auckland): The contemporary management of burns for the non-burns specialist
  • SWAN 2017 (Sydney): ANZAST Surgical Stabilisation of Rib Fractures Workshop
  • RACS ASC 2018 (Sydney): Anatomically-Based Surgical Exposure for Trauma (ABSET) Course
  • Trauma 2019 (Sydney): Anatomically-Based Surgical Exposure for Trauma (ABSET) Course
  • RACS ASC 2021 (Melbourne): ANZAST Surgical Stabilisation of Rib Fractures Workshop