Research Program winners
Congratulations to our inaugural Research Program finalists. Abstracts were invited for oral or poster presentations. All accepted abstracts were considered for either the ‘Best Oral Presentation’ or the ‘Best Poster’ award.

Oral presentation finalists
Annabelle Baker
Utility of a smartphone adaptor in the detection of cataracts and other antioer segment pathology
James Barber
The Feasibility Same-Day-Discharge Laparoscopic Hysterectomy at a Stand Alone Theatre Unit; A Pilot Study
Jessica Caldwell
Hearing and ear health of school-age children in Tāmaki: A multicultural area of East-Central Auckland with high Māori and Pasifika populations
Alyssa Chong
Unravelling the cocoon mystery
Stephanie Cornish
Synthetic dermal template use in reconstruction of a chronic scalp wound: a case report
Dr Ayaka Hayashi
Central Sleep Apnoea in otherwise healthy term infants
Melanie Hobi
Strategies Australian junior doctors use to maintain their mental, physical, and social wellbeing: a qualitative study
Sean Kenworthy
Optimal tidal volume and positive end-expiratory pressure settings for elective surgery to reduce post-operative pulmonary complications
Clare Mahon
Polymorphic eruption of pregnancy and post-inflammatory pigmentation: a case report and review of the literature
Simone Mangan
Management of a rare intra-abdominal pathology in a rural setting: resection of a mesenteric cyst
Myles Rivlin
Scurvy: a non-haematological cause of easy bruising
Kathleen Soalheira
Do Alveolar Recruitment Manouvres prevent post-operative pulmonary complications in adults undergoing elective laparoscopic intra-abdominal surgery: A scoping review
WINNER: Dr Ayaka Hayashi, Central Sleep Apnoea in otherwise healthy term infants
Poster presentation finalists
Jonathan Chung
Elbow to digit measurements as a preoperative adjunct tool to aid intramedullary femoral nail selection – the rule of thumb
Stephanie Cornish
Laparoscopic management of isolated splenic hydatid disease in a rural centre: a case report
Diharah Fernando
Robotic beyond total mesorectal excision surgery for primary and recurrent pelvic malignancy: feasibility and short-term outcomes
Andrea Holek
A case of metastatic Atypical Fibroxanthoma
Victoria Lister
Medical Professional Silence
Simone Mangan
A case of spontaneously perforated Meckel’s diverticulum in a 17-year-old male presenting with mild epigastric pain
Clara T Petcu
Curing meat in regional centres – a case review of intussusception after bariatric gastric bypass
Hao Tan
A curious adult case of small bowel volvulus with congenital malrotation
Lijiin Zhen
Can I breastfeed my baby with Down syndrome? A scoping review
Marianna Zukiwskyj
Gallbladder torsion – a rare cause of the acute abdomen
WINNER: Dr Stephanie Cornish, Laparoscopic management of isolated splenic hydatid disease in a rural centre: a case report