Saturday 28 November 2015The Great Hall, University of Sydney, Camperdown

RACGP NSW&ACT Faculty

Fellowship and Awards Ceremony

Program Booklet sponsored by

Dear Guests,

The RACGP NSW&ACT Faculty is delighted to host this Fellowship and Awards Celebration, a celebration of our General Practice discipline and its achievements.

We welcome our Provost, Dr John Kramer, as the RACGP President’s representative.

This afternoon we honour our new Fellows. Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP) is granted to those who have undertaken suitable experience and training in general practice, and have demonstrated their competence by successfully completing the RACGP assessments. Fellowship is recognised as the standard for unsupervised general practice in Australia.

We also honour our new Fellows in Advanced Rural General Practice (FARGP), along with the 2015 national and NSW&ACT award winners, grant recipients, service awards, and life members.

The fantastic accompanying Carillon music that adds so much to the gravitas of this celebration, is played by carillonist and general practitioner, Dr Lucy Ng. Thank you Lucy.

We hope you enjoy a great afternoon of celebration and collegiality.

Dr Guan Yeo Chair RACGP NSW&ACT Faculty

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Order of proceedings

2.00 pm Portrait photos for award winners and New Fellows (until 3.30pm)

4.00 pm Fellowship Ceremony Begins

Welcome Address – Dr John Kramer, NSW&ACT Provost

Keynote address – Dr Guan Yeo, NSW&ACT Faculty Chair

General Practitioner of the Year 2015 Dr Kean-Seng Lim

RACGP New South Wales General Practice of the year 2015 Hornsby-Brooklyn GP Unit

Outgoing Corlis fellow Dr Jennifer Thomson

Appreciation Award – Corlis Fellow assisting with 2015 Awards committee Dr Stephen Howle

NSW&ACT Faculty Award for Service Dr Jennifer Thomson

NSW&ACT Faculty 10 year and 20 year Recognition of Service 10 years 20 years

Dr Charanjit Anand Dr Olataga Alofivae-Doorninnia Dr Wendy King Dr Lachlan Brown Dr Penny Browne Dr June Lee Dr Margaret Chan Dr Marcela Cox Dr Jude Ng Dr Md. Anwar Hossain Dr Karen Flegg Dr Simon Willcock

Life Members Dr John Bounds OAM Dr John Kramer Dr Hal Rikard-Bell Dr Gregory Jacobs Dr Arunachalam Lakshmanan Dr Michael Tedeschi Dr Harold Jenner Dr Liana Oey

Tony Buhagiar Memorial Medal Dr Eliza Butt (2014.2) Dr Monica Taylor (2015.1)

Fellowship in Advanced Rural General Practice (FARGP) Dr Rebecca Jacobs, Dr Ayman Shenouda, Dr Frances Tan

Presentation to New Fellows

Reading the Oath – Dr Kean-Seng Lim, General Practitioner of the Year 2015

5.00 pm Drinks and canapés in the quadrangle

5.15 pm Portrait photos for award winners and New Fellows until 6.45 pm

7.00 pm Fellowship Ceremony concludes

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New Fellows

Dr Aftab Ahmed

Dr Sharmin Akhter

Dr Haythem Amir

Dr Muhammad Awais

Dr Magdy Azer

Dr Baburam Bastakoti

Dr Humayra Begum

Dr Eren Beshay

Dr Suresh Bheri

Dr Jacqueline Brivulis

Dr Eliza Butt

Dr Melissa Cave

Dr Vimal Chand

Dr Ajay Chennamchetty Jayaprakash

Dr Veerendra Chitragar

Dr Venkata Dasari

Dr Shae Davis

Dr Claire De Burgh

Dr Thakur Devkota

Dr John Doan

Dr Thanh-Huong Doan

Dr Tina Doan

Dr Ajantha Ediriweera

Dr Douglas Falconer

Dr Olukayode Fowosere

Dr Mary Grace Gamboa

Dr Tao Geng

Dr Jane George

Dr Stephanie Gill

Dr Elina Gourlas

Dr Vinay Guddur Karanam

Dr Lijie Han

Dr George Hanna

Dr Marrium Hasan

Dr Mitra Hashemi

Dr Nikki Heginbotham

Dr Christina Heydon

Dr Sazeedul Islam

Dr Rowshon Jahan

Dr Amika Jangwal

Dr Farhat Jehan

Dr Regy Joseph

Dr Abu Kabir

Dr Fariya Kabir

Dr Supriya Karanam

Dr Louise Kenyon

Dr Sanda Khine

Dr Evan Khoshaba

Dr Danielle Knipe

Dr Shatabdi Kshirsagar

Dr Joseph Lee

Dr Rebecca-Eunji Lee

Dr Xiaolin Li

Dr Xue Liang

Dr Wayne Ling

Dr Caifeng Liu

Dr Wei Lu

Dr Wei Luo

Dr Ainslie Maddock

Dr Ali Mahdavi

Dr Nooreen Mahfuz

Dr Rubaiyat Mahfuz

Dr M Jill Mai

Dr Rebecca Mair

Dr Nahid Majumdar

Dr Samar Malik

Dr Abe Mathew

Dr William McNeil

Dr Melissa McQuillan

Congratulations to our New Fellows in attendance.

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Dr Izzet Meina

Dr Charlotte Middleton

Dr Linda Moore

Dr Bronwen Morrison

Dr Yi Yi Myint

Dr Sabai Naing

Dr Ushma Narsai

Dr Taiye Oguns

Dr Kingsley Okolie

Dr Josephine Ong

Dr Aase Pacey

Dr Herath Palipana

Dr Wijayalath Palipana

Dr Bharti Patel

Dr Amuhenkanda Pathiratne

Dr Dilini Pelpola

Dr Clare Perkins

Dr Hema Phirangi

Dr Ali Pierzad

Dr Vishok Prasad

Dr Kapugama Geeganage Priyantha

Dr Holly Pym

Dr Faisal Qidwai

Dr Valerie Qu

Dr Farzana Quader

Dr Mirza Rahman

Dr Mythily Ramanathan

Dr Jing Rao

Dr Elamir Rizk

Dr Rosemary Ross

Dr Quintiliano Ruidiaz Narvaez

Dr Chloe Ryan

Dr Zahraa Sadeq

Dr Shashi Sahu

Dr Jaspreet Saini

Dr Kundalakesi Sakthivel

Dr Abul Salim

Dr Alex Sami

Dr Moh San

Dr Wah Wah San

Dr Hathurusinghe Semananda

Dr Raquelle Semrani

Dr Parthibhan Shanmugasunderam

Dr Mahmoud Shariat

Dr Padma Shayinoju Korremula

Dr Khashaiar Shekarchi

Dr Fady Shenouda

Dr Bianca Sheridan

Dr Alison Sievert

Dr Lekha Silva

Dr Winnie Siu

Dr Sangavai Sivacharan

Dr Sivagowry Sivakumar

Dr Anurakumaran Sivapiragasam

Dr Kavitha Sivaranjan

Dr Thant Soe

Dr Romany Soliman

Dr Bothalagedara Arthur

Soodin

Dr Singanayagam

Suriyapalan

Dr Yangqing Tan

Dr Donna Tanchev

Dr Guyan Thambugala

Dr Karthiga Thanujan

Dr Joseph Turner

Dr Thevashangar

Vasuthevan

Dr Tong Wan

Dr Linda Wang

Dr Chandelle Whitfield

Dr Rebecca Wiig

Dr Pyae Win

Dr Tin Win

Dr James Win Mya Maung

Dr Andy Won

Dr Xian Xu

Dr Rasheda Yeasmin

Dr Joo Yee

Dr Aziz Zaman

Dr Jie Zhang

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Award winners

The RACGP is the voice of Australian general practice and the national leader in setting and maintaining the standards for the quality practice, education and research in Australian general practice. Through our leadership and advocacy, the RACGP works to improve the standard of healthcare for all Australians.

RACGP General Practitioner of the Year 2015

The General Practitioner of the Year may be nominated by any two persons e.g. a member of the medical profession, a member of the general public, a member of a regional training provider etc. This award is judged on the following criteria:

• Understanding and commitment to general practice • Service to the public • Involvement in training and continuing professional development

The winner of the General Practitioner of the Year Award will receive a $5000 travel scholarship and be profiled in an RACGP publication.

Awarded to: Dr Kean-Seng Lim

RACGP General Practice Registrar of the Year 2015

The General Practice Registrar of the Year is nominated by GP trainer/mentors and other general practitioners. This award is judged on the following criteria:

• Commitment to general practice and to learning • Services to patients, the practice and education • Services to the community

Awarded to: Dr Ashlea Broomfield

RACGP NSW GP Practice of the Year Award 2015

The General Practice of the Year Award recognises the outstanding work of general practices; the commitment of the practice to ongoing quality improvements; the standard of facilities offered to patients and staff; and the services offered to the local community.

Awarded to: Hornsby-Brooklyn GP Unit

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Award winners

The RACGP Rex Walpole Travelling Fellowship

The RACGP established a Travelling Fellowship in memory of one of its most dedicated Fellows, Rex Outhwaite Walpole. Rex was a general practitioner in the Eastern suburbs of Melbourne for over 30 years until appointed as the foundation Medical Director of the Victorian Academy of General Practice (1976 –1984). The Fellowship, to the value of $2500 (excluding GST), is designed to support a plan of travel for a general practitioner and must be used within 12 months of being awarded. Travel can be either within Australia or overseas.

Awarded to: Dr Louise Stone

PC4 (Primary Care Collaborative Cancer Clinical Trials Group)/RACGP Research Grant

The Primary Care Collaborative Cancer Clinical Trial Group – is funded by Cancer Australia to support the development of high quality cancer research in primary care. The PC4/RACGP Research Grant was established in 2010 to fund high quality cancer research in primary care that will strengthen the knowledge base of general practice.

Awarded to: Dr Elysia Thornton-Benko

RACGP Family Medical Care Education and Research Grant (FMCER)

The Family Medical Care Education and Research (FMCER) Grants have been offered by the RACGP since 1980. The aim of the grant is to encourage and support general practitioners in the early stages of their research career to conduct research into an aspect of primary health care. The objective of the grant is to advance education in, and research into, medical knowledge and science.

Awarded to: Dr Penelope Burns

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The HCF Research Foundation and the RACGP Research Grant

The HCF Research Foundation and the RACGP have established a research grant for the purpose of funding research into health service issues of relevance to general practice. The HCF Research Foundation is a not-for-profit charitable trust established to encourage health services research for the benefit of all Australians, with objectives to assist in the improvement of prevention, treatment and cure of diseases. Health service research examines how people get access to health care, how much health care costs, and what happens to patients as a result of this care. The main goals of health services research are to identify the most effective ways to organize, manage, finance and deliver high quality care; reduce medical errors; and improve patient safety.

Awarded to: Dr Paresh Dawda

RACGP Honorary Fellowship

Honorary Fellowship may be awarded to RACGP members and members of other colleges or academics. In very special or unusual circumstances, non-medical persons may be considered for eligibility.

Awarded to: Dr Frank Moloney

The RACGP/Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute (APHCRI) Indigenous Health Award

The RACGP Indigenous Health Award was offered for the first time in 2004. In 2005, the Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute (APHCRI) joined the College as co-founder of the award to build capacity in primary health care research in the field of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health care.

Awarded to: Mr Wayne Ah-Sam

Outgoing Corlis Fellow

The RACGP Corlis Fellows are an established group of experienced and respected Fellows from each state faculty with a role to provide advice, regional leadership and support, act as a local mentor, and liaise with universities, regional training providers and other general practice organisations. The Corlis Fellows group was established to honour Dr Bill Corlis, a Fellow of the RACGP who was recognised globally for the principles of learning he applied.

Awarded to: Dr Jennifer Thomson

Award winners

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Award winners

Appreciation Award – Corlis Fellow assisting with 2015 Awards committee

Every year, many submissions are made, nominating worthy recipients for the RACGP’s annual awards. The nomination and adjudication process is lengthy and very comprehensive. Every year two fellows of the RACGP are appointed to the awards Committee to assist in the adjudication of these prestigious awards.

Awarded to: Dr Stephen Howle

NSW&ACT Award for Service

The Faculty Award for Service is awarded to a senior member of the faculty who has, over an extended period, made an outstanding contribution to the RACGP’s strategic direction and/or core functions of education, quality of care, standards and research.

Awarded to: Dr Jennifer Thomson

Tony Buhagiar Memorial Medal

Dr Anthony Ronald Buhagiar, OAM, MBBS (Syd), FRACGP, DRAOCG was President of RACGP from 1990 to 1992 and President of NSW Branch AMA from 1984 to1992. Tony dedicated his personal and professional life to his family, general practice, his patients and the community. He passed away in 1999. To commemorate his life and his vast contribution to general practice, a medal is awarded to the candidate who achieves the highest marks in the college examination in NSW&ACT.

Awarded to: Dr Eliza Butt (2014.2) and Dr Monica Taylor (2015.1)

Fellowship in Advanced Rural General Practice (FARGP)

This is a fellowship beyond vocational fellowship awarded by the RACGP under the college’s royal seal as a medical college in the specialty of general practice. The FARGP replaced the GDR in 2006, and signals a commitment by the RACGP to the development of career options for general practitioners beyond vocational fellowship. It recognises advanced rural skills resulting from additional training undertaken by GPs in preparation for practice in the range of general practice contexts to be found in rural and remote Australia.

Awarded to: Dr Ismail Alhejaj, Dr Rebecca Jacobs, Dr Ayman Shenouda, Dr Frances Tan

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NSW&ACT Faculty 10 & 20 year Recognition of Service

The Recognition of Service award acknowledges examiners that have examined at the NSW&ACT Fellowship exam for more than 10 or 20 years.

10 year awarded to: Dr Charanjit Anand Dr Freddy Azar Dr Subrata Banik Dr Hamdy Boulis Dr Lachlan Brown Dr Margaret Chan Dr Md. Anwar Hossain Dr Mangaleswari Kailainathan Dr Sandra Morell Dr Rashmi Sharma Dr Clifford Tan Dr Ka-Wei Wong Dr Ying Liu

20 year awarded to: Dr Olataga Alofivae-Doorbinnia Dr Hani Bittar Dr Penny Browne Dr Donna Burgess Dr Marcela Cox Prof Dimity Pond Dr Erica Fairbairn Dr Peter Gordon Dr Karen Flegg Dr Wendy King Dr June Lee Dr Francis Leung Dr Jocelyn Lin

Dr Jude Ng Dr Richard Ng Dr Mark Peterson Dr Simon Willcock Dr Tuck Soo Dr David Sutherland Dr Clare Van Rooy Dr John Vaughan Dr Patrick Wong Dr Nicholas Zwar

RACGP Life Membership

Life membership is awarded to GPs who have been members of the college for 35 years. This award is an acknowledgement for their loyalty and valued support of our college.

Awarded to: Dr John Bounds OAM Dr Angus Cottee Dr Rosa Criniti Dr Josephine Docherty Dr Barry Earp Prof Kieran Fallon Dr Kevin Gow Dr Margaret Henderson Dr Marie-Anne Hockings

Dr Gregory Jacobs Dr Harold Jenner Dr Ronald Jones Dr John Kramer Dr Arunachalam Lakshmanan Dr Elvira Morey Dr Richard Ng Dr Liana Oey Dr Peter Patton

Dr Russell Pearson Dr Kandasamy Rajendran Dr Hal Rikard-Bell Dr Peter Simpson Dr Michael Tedeschi Dr Kam Hon Tong Dr Frederick Wilson Dr Christopher Wood Dr Josephine Wu Dr Robert Yarrow

Award winners

Discover your career options and college support by attending the inaugural ‘New Fellow – your college, your career, your options’ workshop

All new Fellows are invited to this networking opportunity. Meet with our faculty members who will share their portfolio career pathway experiences, the range of specifi c interests in general practice and discuss the support the RACGP can offer you post fellowship.

North Sydney RACGP House Wednesday 2 December 2015 6.00 pm – 8.00 pm

Liverpool Liverpool Catholic ClubSaturday 5 December 2015 3.00 pm – 5.00 pm

Register today in the gowning room or email nswact.events@racgp.org.au providing your name, RACGP number and location preference.

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Opportunities

Competition

We are keen to encourage new and recent Fellows to become more actively involved in faculty activities. Graduation as a Fellow of the RACGP marks the successful conclusion of an intensive period of professional education and the beginning of your professional life as a qualified GP. There is no time like the present to build on your existing professional networks by drawing on the faculty’s collegiate opportunities.

Would you like to find out more about

Joining the NSW&ACT Faculty Board?

Becoming an examiner?

Our QI&CPD program?

Holding your meeting at the faculty?

Looking to recruit?

Supporting Aboriginal medical services?

Please contact us if you are interested in any of the above opportunities to get involved with your faculty.

Win and secure your place at the inaugural NSW&ACT Faculty ‘Healthy, Wealthy & Wise 2016’ retreat

The faculty’s Newsletter is distributed monthly to members via email on the first Wednesday of each month. Be the first to know about upcoming member specials; social nights, CPD activities, GP insights; members in action, latest resources, job opportunities and more.

To win a free registration to the retreat next May in Sydney, open and read December’s Member Newsletter (due out 10 December 2015) and complete the tasks set out in the article entitled ‘Win a spot at the inaugural Healthy, Wealthy & Wise 2016 retreat’

Good luck!

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Oath of FellowshipIn acknowledging the privilege of practising medicine through general practice, and in accepting the fellowship of this College, I make this solemn declaration

in the presence of my family, friends, colleagues and teachers.

In caring for my patients I undertake to use my knowledge and skill to the best of my ability.

I will actively seek to maintain my skills and abilities throughout my professional life, to practise within those abilities and to contribute,

wherever possible, to the advancement of the science of general practice.

I will continue the teaching ethos which has supported my own training, and regularly review the quality of my patient care.

I will seek to enhance the quality of my patients’ lives, maintain their dignity, support their carers and treat all people equitably.

I will treat my colleagues and all who contribute to the wellbeing of my patients with courtesy and demonstrate respect for their individual expertise.

I will at all times strive to be worthy of my patients’ respect and never abuse their trust or confidence. My clinical decisions will be based on the best possible

outcomes for my patients and will not be influenced by personal gain.

I extend these commitments beyond individuals to the health and wellbeing of all people.

May these affirmations guide and inspire me in practising the art and science of medicine as a general practitioner.

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