Health
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Publications

Reports

Victorian Surgical Consultative Council Inaugural Report 2001 - 2004 - November 2004
The Victorian Surgical Consultative Council (VSCC) was established in October 2001, by the then Minister of Health, the Hon John Thwaites MP with the aim to continuously improve the safety and quality of surgery in the state of Victoria.
Victorian Surgical Consultative Council Inaugural Report 2001 - 2004 - November 2004 (222kb, pdf)

Victorian Surgical Consultative Council Triennial Report 2005-2007
Over the past three years, the VSCC's work has increased considerably. In this report we have presented 21 clinical practice statements or guidelines, all of which relate to specific cases that Victorian surgeons have voluntarily reported to the VSCC.
Victorian Surgical Consultative Council Triennial Report 2005-2007 (583kb, pdf)

Guidelines & Manuals

Intern manual (3rd edition) - Immediate management of surgical emergencies
The notes in this manual are intended as a guide to assist junior medical staff to manage/initiate treatment of serious conditions. The revised second edition of this manual was published in December 2008. The first edition and second edition are also available.
Intern manual (3rd edition) - Immediate management of surgical emergencies (1.18mb, pdf)

Mobile / PDA Version - Intern manual (3rd edition) - Immediate management of surgical emergencies

Mailout

  Biannual Mailout April 2011