Thursday, 11 June 2026
This webinar will demonstrate how international evidence and national standards can be translated into improved care for emergency laparotomy patients in Australia. The webinar will include presentations from the chair of the UK National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA) and Chief Medical Officer of the Australian Commission on Safety in Health Care who recently launched their Emergency Laparotomy Clinical Care Standards.
Attendees will gain an understanding as to how benchmarking, clinical standards, and quality improvement initiatives can drive meaningful improvements in patient outcomes.
Chair – Dr James Aitken, WAASM Clinical Director and ANZELA-QI Management Committee Chair
Dr Lyndsay Pearce – NELA Chair, UK National Emergency Laparotomy Audit
A decade of NELA; insights, impact, and the road ahead (30 minutes)
Professor Carolyn Hullick – Chief Medical Officer, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC)
Using the Emergency Laparotomy Clinical Care Standards to enhance care in Australia (15 minutes)
Discussion
A facilitated discussion will follow both presentations, including audience questions and live chat engagement (15 minutes).
Who Should Attend
This webinar is designed for all clinicians (ICU, Emergency, Geriatricians, Surgeons etc) , hospital administrators, policymakers, and stakeholders involved in surgical care, quality improvement, and clinical registry programmes.