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Abdominal wall and groin problems

Diagnose common abdominal wall and groin problems and sports injuries

Abdominal wall and groin problems
CPD 10.5 hours accredited learning
Learning format Self-paced online, start anytime
Recognition Digital badge upon completion

Overview

"Abdominal Wall and Groin Problems" is a specialised course for healthcare professionals, providing a comprehensive understanding of common conditions affecting the abdominal wall and groin. Participants will explore the diagnosis and management of hernias, rectus sheath hematomas, desmoid tumors, groin masses, and sports-related injuries. With a focus on anatomy, imaging techniques, and evidence-based treatment approaches, this course equips professionals to provide optimal care for these conditions, including surgical and non-surgical options.

What you will learn

  • Recognise key clinical features and subtypes
  • Develop practical treatment plans using topical, systemic and procedural options
  • Identify triggers, patient factors and long-term management strategies
  • Apply evidence-based approaches in everyday clinical practice

Course contents

Meet your presenter

Dr Sandra Krishnan

Dr Sandra Krishnan

FRACS MSurgery MBBS Fellowship in Breast Surgery

Senior Consultant Breast Surgical Oncologist and General Surgeon at the Sydney Adventist Hospital, Calvary Bruce Private Hospital, Canberra and the South East Regional Hospital (SERH), Bega

Dr Sandra Krishnan's areas of expertise include breast cancer surgery, melanotic and advanced non-melanotic skin cancer surgery, and a wide range of general surgery and laparoscopic procedures, including for diseases of the gallbladder, abdominal wall hernia and therapeutic and diagnostic endoscopy.

Dr Krishnan is also Clinical Senior Lecturer for ANU Medical School, Canberra; Co-President of the Provincial Surgeons Association, Australia; and Senior Instructor of Early Management of Severe Trauma Instructor - Royal Australian College of Surgeons (RACS). She sits on the board of So Brave Australia’s Young Women’s Breast Cancer Charity as a Non-Executive DIrector. She is a mentor for medical students of the Australasian Student Surgical Association (ASSA). She has writing partnerships with HealthCert and is an op Ed Writer for Oncology and Medical Republic. She is founder of Note to Myself, What I Wish I Knew In My 20s, an empowering online program for young women.

Dr Krishnan is Co-President of Provincial Surgeons of Australia and was recently co-convenor of the 56th Annual Provincial Surgeons of Australia 2020 Annual Scientific Conference (now August 2021). She is also a CHASM (Collaborating Hospitals' Audit of Surgical Mortality) First Line Assessor.

Her Professional Bodies Memberships include BreastSurgANZ, Australia New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group, Australasian Society for Breast Disease, ACT & SE NSW Breast Cancer Treatment Group, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons - Women in Surgery, Academy of Surgical Educators, Surgical Oncology Group, Australia and New Zealand Melanoma Trials Group, and she has GESA Accreditation for Gastroscopy and Colonoscopy.

Dr Krishnan has published multiple research articles and is involved in breast cancer, advanced melanoma and skin cancer multidisciplinary meetings at the Sydney Adventist Hospital in Sydney and Canberra Hospital.

CPD hours

Education hours4.5
Reviewing performance hours6.0
Total CPD hours10.5

Accreditations

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

Accreditation number: 450741

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine

Accreditation number: 38565

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