Research Output

Publications:

2023

Reducing the environmental impact of surgery on a global scale: systematic review and co-prioritization with healthcare workers in 132 countries, National Institute for Health and Care Research Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery, British Journal of Surgery, 2023;, znad092, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znad092

2022

Impact of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination on postoperative mortality in patients with perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative BJS Open http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjsopen/zrab131

Mortality and pulmonary complications in emergency general surgery patients with COVID-19: a large international multicenter study COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ta.0000000000003577

The impact of surgical delay on resectability of colorectal cancer: an international prospective cohort study COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative Colorectal Disease http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/codi.16117

Outcomes of gynecologic cancer surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international, multicenter, prospective CovidSurg-Gynecologic Oncology Cancer study COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.ajog.2022.06.052

Validation of the OAKS prognostic model for acute kidney injury after gastrointestinal surgery', Eurosurg Collaborative BJS OPEN 2022 https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsopen/zrab150

Evaluation of prognostic risk models for postoperative pulmonary complications in adult patients undergoing major abdominal surgery: a systematic review and international external validation cohort study', The Lancet Digital Health, 4 e520-e531 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1016/S2589-7500(22)00069-3

Effects of hospital facilities on patient outcomes after cancer surgery: an international, prospective, observational study', The Lancet Global Health, 10 e1003-e1011 (2022)

Global overview of the management of acute cholecystitis during the COVID-19 pandemic (CHOLECOVID study) CHOLECOVID Collaborative BJS OPEN 2022 May 2;6(3):zrac052. doi: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrac052.

2021

Impact of COVID-19 on vascular patients worldwide: analysis of the COVIDSurg data COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 35037445 Fri, 31 Dec 2021

SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international prospective cohort study.  COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative British Journal of Surgery, znab101, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znab101

Timing of surgery following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: an international prospective cohort study

COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative Anaesthesia https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.15458

Global Variation in postoperative mortality and complications after cancer surgery: a multicentre, prospective cohort study in 82 countries. GlobalSurg Collaborative and National Institute for Health Research Global Health Research Unit on Global Surgery. The Lancet Volume 397, Issue 10272, P387-397 January 30 2021

Inspiring Students and Junior Doctors to incorporate research into their daily practice', Surgical News June 2021

Outcomes after peri-operative SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with proximal femoral fractures: an international cohort study COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative  BMJ Open 

Early outcomes and complications following cardiac surgery in patients testing positive for coronavirus disease 2019: An international cohort study. COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery162(2), e355-e372. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.03.091

Machine learning risk prediction of mortality for patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2: The COVIDSurg mortality score.COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative British Journal of Surgery19(4). doi:10.1093/bjs/znab183

Outcomes after peri-operative SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with proximal femoral fractures: an international cohort study COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative BMJ Open 2021;11:e050830. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2021-050830 

Effect of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns on planned cancer surgery for 15 tumour types in 61 countries: an international, prospective, cohort study. COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative The Lancet Oncology22(11), 1507-1517. doi:10.1016/s1470-2045(21)00493-9

Death following pulmonary complications of surgery before and during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative. British Journal of Surgerydoi.org/10.1093/bjs/znab336

SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international prospective cohort study. COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative British Journal of Surgery. doi:10.1093/bjs/znab101

SARS-CoV-2 infection and venous thromboembolism after surgery: an international prospective cohort study. COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative  Anaesthesia. doi:10.1111/anae.15563

Effects of preoperative isolation on postoperative pulmonary complications after elective surgery. COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative Anaesthesia.DOI: 10.1111/anae.15560

Timing of surgery following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection: an international prospective cohort study. COVIDSurg Collaborative, GlobalSurg Collaborative Anaesthesia. doi:10.1111/anae.15458

Global variation in postoperative mortality and complications after cancer surgery: a multicentre, prospective cohort study in 82 countries. GlobalSurg Collaborative The Lancet397(10272), 387-397. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00001-5

Wilkin, R., Clouston, H., Coe, P., Duarte, R., Stott, M., Pockney, P. G., Dawson, A . Waite, K. (2021). An international pragmatic randomized controlled trial to compare a single-use negative-pressure dressing versus the surgeon’s preference of dressing to reduce the incidence of surgical site infection following emergency laparotomy: the SUNRRISE trial protocolColorectal Disease23(4), 989-1000. doi:10.1111/codi.15474

Preliminary model assessing the cost-effectiveness of preoperative chlorhexidine mouthwash at reducing postoperative pneumonia among abdominal surgery patients in South Africa. RECON study PLOS ONE16(8), 19 pages. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0254698

Panozzo, B., Dixson, G., St Flour, P., Ryall, MA., & Dawson, A. (2021). Evaluating medical student and teacher attitudes of virtually delivered near peer medical teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic. Australian Journal of Clinical Education, 9(1). doi:10.53300/001c.27483

An international multi-centre appraisal of the management and outcomes of acute CHOLEcystitis during the COVID-19 pandemic: The CHOLECOVID Study CHOLECOVID Collaborative British Journal of Surgery, Volume 108, Issue Supplement_7, October 2021, znab361.111, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znab361.111

2020

Trainee and student-led research networks: promoting research skills and competency through collaboration. Andrew Drane (STORCC Collaborative) N Dudi-Venkata (STARC Collaborative) B Elliott (STRATA Collaborative) L Clark, M Pugliese, K Rubenheimer (STRIVE Collaborative) K Rubenheimer, L Mansour, C Wells (TASMAN Collaborative) S Stevens (VERITAS Collaborative). ANZ Journal of Surgery 90 (2020) 2177-2179

Safety and Efficacy of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs to reduce ileus after colorectal surgery. Eurosurg Collaborative. British Journal of Surgery, 107, e161-169 (2020)

Safety of hospital discharge before return of bowel function after elective colorectal surgery. Eurosurg Collaborative. British Journal of Surgery, 107, 552-559 (2020)

Timing of Naso-gastric insertion and the risk of post-operative pneumonia: an international, prospective cohort study, Eurosurg Collaborative Colorectal Disease, 22, 2288-2297 (2020)

2019

An immersive orientation program to improve medical student integration and wellbeing Short B, Lambeth L, David M, Ryall M, Hood C, Pahalawatta U, Dawson A

Student-led Research Collaborative. Xiao-Ming Woon-Shoo-Tong, C Stevenson, A Dawson, (STORCC) Abstract Journal of Surgical Education, ANZ Journal of Surgery, 89 169-179 (2019)

2017

Creating a trainee led surgical research collaborative : development and implementation in a regional centre in NSW.
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, 86th Annual Scientific Congress,  Adelaide, 8-12 May 2017
Colby Stevenson, Sianne Toemoe, Amanda C. Dawson and STORCC
SE014, ANZ Journal of Surgery — 2017 May; 87 (S1)  114

Promoting Surgical Teaching by Junior Doctors by the creation and dissemination of open-source curriculum packs
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, 86th Annual Scientific Congress,  Adelaide, 8-12 May 2017
Richard Arnold, Ben Reardon, Natalie Nicholas, Jeremy Webb, Amanda Dawson and STORCC
SE025P ANZ Journal of Surgery - 2017 May; 87 (S1)  117

Trainee-Led Research Collaborative
Australian and New Zealand Prevocational Medical Education Forum, Brisbane, 12 Nov 2017 - 15 Nov 2017.
Stevenson C, Toemoe S, Dawson AC and STORCC

Engaging Junior Doctors in Teaching through open-source curriculum packs
Surgical Research Socieity, Adelaide, South Australia, 09 Nov 2017 - 10 Nov 2017. Section of Academic Surgery, RACS, 199 Ward St, Adelaide, South Australia, 5006. 23-24. 09 Nov 2017
Arnold R, Reardon B, Webb J, Nicholas N. Dawson AC and STORCC

Presentations:

2021

ANZHAPE (The Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators, 2021 virtual The Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators) M Bourke, U Pahalawatta, E Lun, M Fiorentino, R Rattan, B Bourke, A Dawson, C Dayas. The future of Post-graduate Anatomy Education.


ANZPMEF (Australian and New Zealand Prevocational Medical Education Virtual Forum, Auckland, New Zealand) M Bourke, U Pahalawatta, E Lun, M Fiorentino, R Rattan, B Bourke, A Dawson, C Dayas. SECTRA: Embracing the Future of Anatomy Education October 2021

ANZPMEF (Australian and New Zealand Prevocational Medical Education Virtual Forum, Auckland, New Zealand) L Lobo, L Zhang, A Dawson, STORCC collaborative Creating Clinician Researchers through Junior Doctor Education – Be Research Active and Networking at Central Coast Hospitals (BRANCCHes) October 2021

ANZPMEF (Australian and New Zealand Prevocational Medical Education Virtual Forum, Auckland, New Zealand) L Lobo, L Zhang, A Dawson, STORCC collaborative. Increasing Rational Pathology Ordering in Junior Medical Officers through Targeted Teaching October 2021

ANZPMEF (Australian and New Zealand Prevocational Medical Education Virtual Forum, Auckland, New Zealand) L Lobo, L Zhang, A Dawson, STORCC collaborative Rapid Development of Near-Peer Teaching Readiness in Junior Medical Officers October 2021

Central Coast Research Evening  Gosford. STORCC NPMTResearch in the student and prevocational doctors space? Near Peer Medical Teaching  21 March 2021

2020

ANZHAPE (The Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators,  Melbourne). Dawson A, Pahalawatta U, Freeman S, Kerrison-Watkin G, Parkinson A, 'Teaching Procedural Skills: Why isn t there ever enough time? Accepted Poster', 12 Jul 2020-15 Jul 2020. 

ANZHAPE (The Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators,  Melbourne). Dawson A, Pahalawatta U, Hewett N, Ryall M, 'Near Peer Teaching: What s actually Around? A Literature Review Accepted poster', 12 Jul 2020-15 Jul 2020. 

Australasian Students’ Surgical Conference. Dawson A, 'Mentoring Medical Students for a Surgical Career', Virtual (2020) 

2019

AMEE Conference (International Association for Medical Education,) Vienna, Austria

Dawson A, Pahalawatta U, Short B, Lambeth L, David M, Ryall M, Hood C, 'Facilitating a successful transition from academic to clinical education for medical Students', August 2019.   

International Clinical Skills Conference, Prato Italy. U Pahalawatta, M David A Dawson A Novel Method for improving Procedural Skills among Medical students and improving procedural skill teaching capability of JMOs.  April 2019 

Annual Scientific Conference, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Bangkok, Thailand. Dawson A, Stevenson C, Woon-Shoo-Tong X-M, 'STUDENT-LED RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE',   ' Abstract Journal Surgical Education', ANZ Journal of Surgery, 89 169-179  DOI 10.1111/ans.15201 (2019)

WADEM Congress, Brisbane U Pahalawatta, M David, A Dawson An introduction to Coastal Wilderness Medicine – BEACCHES.  Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 34 s142-s143 (2019) DOI 10.1017/s1049023x19003169 2019 

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists 70th Annual Scientific meeting.: Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists, Auckland, New Zealand. Dawson A, Pahalawatta U, Rattan R, Teh S, Ong D, 'Development of a near peer radiology education program for undergraduate medical students',  (2019) 

ANZPMEF (Australian and New Zealand Prevocational Medical Education Virtual Forum, Canberra. Dawson A, Pahalawatta U, Turnbull S, Newlands J, Buckland R, Willcocks J, Short B, 'Creating an Effective Hospital Culture: Collaboration between Education, Workforce and JMOs. Workshop' 2019 

ANZPMEF (Australian and New Zealand Prevocational Medical Education Virtual Forum, Canberra. U Pahalawatta, A Dawson Development of a Single education session for development of JMO teaching Skills.  (2019)

ANZPMEF (Australian and New Zealand Prevocational Medical Education Virtual Forum, Canberra. Dawson A, Pahalawatta U, Kerrison-Watkin G, Maloney J, Parkinson A, Freeman S, 'Creating video skills resources for procedural skills teaching',  (2019)

ANZPMEF (Australian and New Zealand Prevocational Medical Education Virtual Forum, Canberra. Dawson A, Pahalawatta U, Hu W, Cho K, 'Motivations for Teaching and Research (2019)

ANZPMEF (Australian and New Zealand Prevocational Medical Education Virtual Forum, Canberra. Dawson A, Pahalawatta U, Drane A, 'Creating and Implementing Collaborative Research Protocols (2019)

ANZPMEF (Australian and New Zealand Prevocational Medical Education Virtual Forum, Canberra. Dawson A, Hewett N, Pahalawatta U Development of a FOAM website dedicated to near peer education and teaching (2019)

General Surgeons Australia Annual Scientific Meeting / CSSANZ Spring Colorectal Meeting Hobart Tasmania Xiao-Ming Sarah Woon-Shoo-Tong, Upuli Pahalawatta, Andrew Drane, Amanda Dawson Surgical Trainee Organisation for Research on the Central Coast (STORCC) How to create a self-sustainable research organisation? 2019

Invitation to present at the November Annual Academic Surgery Conference Melbourne RACS Office Andrew Drane Building Networks in the JDoc Space: STORC7-8 Nov 2019 

Australasian Students’ Surgical Conference. Sydney Dawson A, 'Mentoring Medical Students for a Surgical Career',  (2019) 

Research And Innovation Symposium, Gosford Dawson A, Woon-Shoo-Tong X-M, Drane A, 'Surgical Trainee Organisation for Research on the Central Coast (STORCC). A report on the involvement of Junior Doctors and Medical Students within a local research organisation',  (2019)

Research And Innovation Symposium, Gosford Dawson A, Woon-Shoo-Tong X-M, Drane A, 'How to build a self-sustainable junior doctor led and medical student led research organisation', (2019)

Research and Innovation Symposium, Gosford. Dawson A, Woon-Shoo-Tong X-M, Liang I, Chia J, Zhang L, Tan HH, 'Evaluation of posters and stickers as a patient centred initiative in improving hand hygiene compliance: An interrupted time series analysis', 2019 

Research and Innovation Symposium Proceedings, Gosford Dawson A, Pahalawatta U, Freeman S, Kerrison-Watkin G, Parkinson A, 'Development of a comprehensive resource package for Procecural Skills Teaching in Undergraduate Medical Students',  (2019)

2018

AMEE Conference (International Association for Medical Education,) Basel, Switzerland Veysey M, Jayagopal V, Hepburn D, Brown J, Dawson A, 'How to Run a Successful Clinical School Workshop', (2018)

23rd Australia and New Zealand Prevocational Medical Education Forum Melbourne . Melbourne: Dawson AC, Pahalawatta U, 'Improving Junior Doctor Research Education Skills - A perspective from a Regional Medical School',  (2018) 

23rd Australia and New Zealand Prevocational Medical Education Forum. Melbourne:  Dawson AC, 'Empowering and Managing Junior Doctor led Pre-vocational Teaching and Research Progams at a Regional Centre - How to set up Trainee Led Programs', 2018 

23rd Australia and New Zealand Prevocational Medical Education Forum. Melbourne: Dawson AC, Pahalawatta U, 'A novel method for improving Procedural Skills among Medical Students and improving procedural skill teaching capacity of JMOs.',  (2018) 

23rd Australia and New Zealand Prevocational Medical Education Forum. Melbourne: U Pahalawatta, B Short, C Hood, L Lambeth, MA Ryall, M David, A Dawson, 'Facilitating a successful transition from academic to clinical education for medical Students.',  (2018) 

23rd Australia and New Zealand Prevocational Medical Education Forum. Melbourne: Visagie S, Clifford L, Malik R, David M, Dawson AC, Starr A, et al., 'Doctors auditing Doctors Cleaning up Doctors Compliance with Hand Hygiene',  (2018) 

Australasian Students’ Surgical Conference Rydges World Square Sydney. Dawson A, 'Mentoring Medical Students for a Surgical Career',  (2018) 

Annual Conference Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control. Brisbane Visagie S, Kelly S, Dawson A, 'Doctors Auditing Doctors: Cleaning Up Doctors' Compliance with Hand Hygiene - (top ranking abstract)' (2018)

2018

RACS academic surgery meeting SydneyDawson AC, 'Creating Institutional Change Through Academic Excellence - the Regional Perspective', Sydney (2018)

The Inaugural Alliance NSW Junior Doctors’ Conference. Sydney: AMA (NSW) / ASMOF (NSW) Alliance. Bellemore E, Jun HJ, Wang E, Wong J, Dawson AC, 'Negative
Appendicectomy Rate Clinical Audit',  2018

CCLHD Research, Quality & Innovation Symposium, Gosford, Australia, Lambeth L, David M, Short B, Ryall M, Hood C, Dawson A. Training Central Coast’s future doctors at BEACCHES – a quality improvement project.  29th of October, 2018

CCLHD Research, Quality & Innovation Symposium, Gosford, Australia, Visagie S, Dawson AC, 'Doctors Auditing Doctors: Cleaning Up Doctors Compliance with Hand Hygiene' 29th of October, 2018

2017

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 86th Annual Scientific Congress, Adelaide, Australia, Dawson AC, Arnold R, Reardon B, Nicholas N, Webb J, 'Promoting Surgical Teaching by Junior Doctors by the Creation and Dissemination of Open-Source Curriculum Packs', ANZ JOURNAL OF SURGERY, 87 117-117 (2017) 8–12 May 2017

Surgical Research Socieity (pp. 23-24). 199 Ward St, Adelaide, South Australia, 5006: Section of Academic Surgery, RACS. Dawson AC, Arnold R, Reardon B, Webb J, Nicholas N, 'Engaging Junior Doctors in Teaching through open-source curriculum packs', Adelaide, South Australia (2017 

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons 86th Annual Scientific Congress, Adelaide, Australia, Dawson AC, Stevenson C, Toemoe S, 'Creating a Trainee - Led Surgical Research Collaborative: Development and Implementation in a Regional Centre of NSW', ANZ JOURNAL OF SURGERY, 87 114-115 (2017) 8–12 May 2017

22nd Australia and New Zealand Prevocational Medical Education Forum Brisbane Reardon B, Arnold R, Nicholas N, Webb J, Dawson AC, 'Open-source Curriculum in Promoting Teaching by Junior Doctors',  (2017) 

22nd Australia and New Zealand Prevocational Medical Education Forum Brisbane Dawson AC, Stevenson C, Toemoe S, 'Trainee-Led Research Collaborative',  (2017))

2016

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Annual Scientific Conference. Brisbane:  Arnold R, Dawson A, 'Encouraging sustainable junior doctor surgical teaching of medical students.', ANZ Journal of Surgery (2016) DOI 10.1111/ans.13572

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Annual Scientific Conference. Brisbane:  • Reece M, Forster-Anderson T, Dawson A, Francis J, Roach J, Improving operating theatre start times: a prospective audit', ANZ Journal of Surgery (2016) DOI 10.1111/ans.13570 

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Annual Scientific Conference. Brisbane Dawson AC, Al-Hayo O, Stevenson C, Mangkorntongsakul V, Idrees Y, Ghosh S, 'Antibiotic Utilisation in patients undergoing appendectomy; variables affecting prescription at a Regional Hospital.', ANZ Journal of Surgery, 86 53-54 (2016). DOI 10.1111/ans.13557 

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Annual Scientific Conference. Brisbane Dawson AC, Pearlman R, 'After-hours jobs: Closing the handover gap.', ANZ Journal of Surgery, 86 133-133 (2016) DOI. 10.1111/ ans.13570

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Annual Scientific Conference. Brisbane Dawson AC, Pearlman R, Yan K, Hedge E, Francis J, 'Management of Biliary Pathology after the introduction of an Acute Surgical Unit', ANZ Journal of Surgery (2016) DOI 10.1111/ans.13557

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Annual Scientific Conference. Brisbane Dawson AC, Hedge E, Pearlman R, 'Survey of the Use of Technology for communication by junior medical officers (JMOs) and the implications for consent and documentation.', ANZ Journal of Surgery (2016) DOI 10.1111/ans.13570

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Annual Scientific Conference. Brisbane Dawson AC, Pearlman R, Lin A, 'Team co-ordination and job efficiency: improving patient safety through technology.', ANZ Journal of Surgery (2016) DOI 10.1111/ans.13570

ICN ANPAPNN Annual Conference Hong Kong O'Brien A, Dawson AC, McNeil K, Olaisen JA, Dempsey S, Veysey M, et al., 'The Role of the Clinical Supervisor in interprofessional pre-registration student clinical education',  (2016)

52nd Provincial Surgeons of Australia Annual Scientific Conference - Education of Yourself, Junior Doctors and Students. Albany, Western Australia: General Surgeons of Australia. Al-Hayo O, Stevenson C, Mangkorntongsakul V, Francis JL, Ghosh S, Dawson AC, 'Antibiotic Utilisation in patients undergoing appendicectomy; variables affecting prescription at a regional hospital. 2016