Helpful Links
Eastern Health
www.easternhealth.org.au
Sean is a consultant surgeon at Eastern Health and works at both Box Hill Hospital and Angliss Hospital.
Monash University
www.monash.edu
Sean is a senior lecturer in the Eastern Health Clinical School, which is part of the Monash University Faculty of Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences.
Imperial College
www.imperial.ac.uk
Imperial College is a technical university in London and is consistently ranked in the top ten in the QS World University Rankings. Sean worked at Imperial in a research post under the supervision of Professor Lord Ara Darzi, and was awarded the degree of Doctor of Medicine for his work on the objective assessment of technical skill in basic surgical trainees.
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
www.surgeons.org
The RACS is the professional body for surgeons in Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. The RACS is responsible for the training, examination, and ongoing accreditation of specialist surgeons.
ANZGOSA, ANZHPBA, and ANZMOSS
www.anzmoss.com.au
www.anzhpba.com
www.anzgosa.org
Sean is a member of the Australian and New Zealand Gastro-Oesopageal Surgery Association, the Australia and New Zealand Hepatic, Pancreatic and Biliary Association, and the Australia and New Zealand Metabolic and Obesity Surgical Society. These three specialist groups operate under the broad auspices of the RACS, and are responsible for training of post-FRACS surgeons in their areas, as well as for the ongoing education of members.
British Medical Journal
www.bmj.com
The BMJ is an excellent all-round journal, and the BMJ group has a stable of interesting titles. The website is especially good, and the electronic subscription includes daily emails with the latest articles on-line. Highly recommended.
Annals of Surgery
www.journals.lww.com
The most prestigious of the mainstream surgical journals, Annals of Surgery is an excellent all-round surgical journal, covering everything from basic science to clinical research, and much in-between.
British Journal of Surgery
www.bjs.co.uk
The BJS is an excellent all-round surgical journal, and is always worth reading. The website is especially good.
Obesity Surgery
www.springer.com/medicine/surgery/journal/11695
Obesity surgery is the journal of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders. It is an excellent specialist journal, covering basic science as well as clinical research and surgical techniques.
MedlinePlus
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
MedlinePlus is an online medical resource produced by the US National Institutes of Health, and aimed at the general public. It is an excellent source of accurate medical information, and is a very reliable online resource.
Medscape
www.medscape.com
Medscape from WebMD is an online resource aimed at health professionals. It provides up-to-date summaries of recent developments across a wide range of specialties.
Digital Peripherals
www.dp.com.au
DP look after the practice’s computing needs.
au.linkedin.com/pub/sean-mackay
Go to Sean’s profile on LinkedIn or to the main LinkedIn site
WordPress
wordpress.org
WordPress is the most popular CMS on the internet.
RWS – Rooms With Style
roomswithstyle.com.au
RWS (Rooms with Style) provides an extensive range of services for doctors in private practice and built this website for Dr Mackay.