RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
Dr John Batten Visiting Orthopaedic Surgeon, LGH. Senior Lecturer UTAS will present
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: The Evolution of Joint Replacement Surgery in the Meeting Room, QVMAG at Inveresk 2.00pm Sunday 26th July 2015
Admission: $6 General Public, $4 Friends of the Museum and Students
Free for members of The Royal Society of Tasmania
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Joint pathology, particularly arthritis, has defied any effective intervention for several thousand years. Over the last 100 years, the treatment of major joint disease has evolved from rudimentary surgery to the modern joint replacement, now considered to be one of the most successful surgical interventions ever developed. The presentation will track the evolution of joint replacement surgery from ancient times until the present day, highlighting the enterprise, innovation, persistence and the research of clinicians and scientists over this time.
Dr John Batten is a Visiting Orthopaedic Surgeon for the Launceston General Hospital, and Visiting Medical Officer for St Vincents and St Lukes Private Hospitals, with special interests in Paediatric Orthopaedics and Arthroplasty. He currently holds the positions of Councillor and Chair of the Court of Examiners for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, and Chair of the Speciality Orthopaedic Clinical Advisory Group for the Federal Department of Health. Dr Batten is also a Senior Lecturer at the University of Tasmania, and has formerly held many administrative positions including President of the Australian Orthopaedic Association and Chair of its National Joint Replacement Registry.
The Royal Society of Tasmania acknowledges, with deep respect, the traditional owners of this land, and the ongoing custodianship of the Aboriginal people of Tasmania. The Society pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that Tasmanian Aboriginal Peoples have survived severe and unjust impacts resulting from invasion and dispossession of their Country. As an institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, the Royal Society of Tasmania recognises Aboriginal cultural knowledge and practices and seeks to respect and honour these traditions and the deep understanding they represent.
On 15 February 2021, the Royal Society of Tasmania offered a formal Apology to the Tasmanian Aboriginal people.