Tweeting the meeting: an analysis of Twitter activity at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Congress from 2015 to 2018

2019 ◽  
Vol 89 (11) ◽  
pp. 1485-1489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Gricks ◽  
Henry H. Woo ◽  
Christine Su‐Li Lai
Keyword(s):  
Annual Scientific ◽  
Scientific Congress ◽  
Twitter Activity ◽  
Royal Australasian College

scholarly journals Predictive factors for publication of abstracts at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Congress

2017 ◽  
Vol 88 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 39-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristian Udovicich ◽  
Bryan Soh ◽  
Sam Law ◽  
Venetia Hoe ◽  
Dion Lanfranco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Predictive Factors ◽  
Annual Scientific ◽  
Scientific Congress ◽  
Royal Australasian College

scholarly journals Speaking Up and Speaking Out: Gender Diversity in the Scientific Programme of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Congress

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine S. Lai ◽  
Jessica Farrar ◽  
Fellicia Stanzah ◽  
Bradley Crammond ◽  
Sandra L. Wong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equity ◽  
Role Models ◽  
Mixed Model ◽  
Linear Mixed Model ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Annual Scientific ◽  
Scientific Programme ◽  
Gender Distribution ◽  
Scientific Congress ◽  
Royal Australasian College

Abstract Background Disparities in gender representation at medical meetings have been documented despite women representing half of medical school graduating classes. Lack of role models is touted as one of a myriad of factors that perpetuate gender imbalance, particularly in the field of surgery. We evaluated the trend in gender distribution of participants at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) Annual Scientific Congress (ASC) and whether there was a correlation between the gender distribution of the organising committee and speakers and chairpersons invited to attend. Methods RACS ASC programmes from 2013 to 2018 were retrospectively analysed, examining the gender distribution of speakers, chairpersons and conveners. Trend analysis of distribution was performed, and a generalized linear mixed model was used to investigate the effect of the gender of the conveners on gender of session chairpersons and speakers. Results Between 2013 and 2018, there were non-significant increases in female speakers invited to speak from 14.9 to 21.7% (p = 0.064) and female conveners appointed from 11 to 19% (p = 0.115), but there was a significant increase in female chairs from 9.6 to 21.6% p < 0.001). Female conveners were 3 times more likely to invite female speakers than male conveners (p < 0.001) and were 20 times more likely to invite female chairs than male conveners (p < 0.001). Conclusion Visible role models are important in the pursuit of gender equity in surgery in order to break down stereotypes and the hidden curriculum. Intentional effort is required to achieve parity, and such efforts could include appointing more women to organising committees of scientific meetings.

An overview of the Annual Scientific Congress

2011 ◽  
Vol 81 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 101-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanket Srinivasa ◽  
Laura S. Hill ◽  
Tzu-Chieh Yu ◽  
Andrew G. Hill
Keyword(s):  
Annual Scientific ◽  
Scientific Congress
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