Instructors
On this page:
- Dr Thomas J. Hugh MBBS FRACS MD
- Dr Adam Rehak MBBS FANZCA
- Stephanie O'Regan RN, B Nurs, MHSM, MHSc(Ed)
- Dr Kavita Varshney MBBS FACEM EMDM
- Dr Zoe Rodgers MBBS
Dr Thomas J. Hugh MBBS FRACS MD
Position:
Consultant, Skills Division (2008 – present)
Qualifications:
Bachelor Medicine and Surgery, University of Sydney
FRACS
MD (University of Liverpool)
Other appointments:
Head, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Royal North Shore Hospital
Upper GI Surgical Oncologist
Co-founder of Northern Clinical Skills Centre
Special Interests:
Liver Surgery
Hernia Surgery
Complex laparoscopic surgery
Clinical skills training
Dr Adam Rehak MBBS FANZCA
Position:
Senior instructor (2006-present)
Other appointments:
Staff specialist (Anaesthesia) RNSH
Consultant anaesthetist, Northshore Private Hospital & The Mater Hospital
Qualifications and experience:
Bachelor Medicine and Surgery, University of Melbourne, 1997
Fellowship, Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA), 2007
CMS Instructor’s Certificate (Harvard) 2009
Provider, Simulation Instructor Certificate, SCCSC
Other professional roles
Chair, Resuscitation and Emergency Response Committee, RNSH
Responsibilities:
Director, EMAC course and Anaesthesia stream
Director, Deteriorating Patient Stream
Fellowship Supervisor
Special Interests:
Deteriorating patient
Stephanie O'Regan RN, B Nurs, MHSM, MHSc(Ed)
Position:
Simulation coordinator and instructor (2004-present)
Qualifications and experience:
Certificate in General Nursing, West Metropolitan Group School of Nursing (1982)
Certificate in Emergency Nursing, NSW College of Nursing (1986)
Bachelor Nursing, University of New England (1988)
Masters Health Services Management, Charles Sturt University (199
Masters Health Science (Education), Sydney University (2009)
CMS Instructor’s Certificate (Harvard) 2009
20 years emergency medicine nursing (trauma, disaster, administration & education)
Responsibilities:
Consultancy and curriculum development
Coordinator, Trauma Team Training course
Coordinator Nursing Programmes
Special Interests:
Emergency
Trauma & Disaster Medicine
Defence Medicine, Critical Care
Team Education & Training
Dr Kavita Varshney MBBS FACEM EMDM
Position:
Area Director of the Hospital Skills Program (2008 – present)
Critical Care Instructor (2005 – present)
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, University of Sydney 1997
Fellowship, Australasian College for Emergency Medicine 2005
European Masters of Disaster Medicine University of Eastern Piedmont ITALY 2007
CMS Instructor’s Certificate (Harvard) 2010
Provider, Simulation Instructor Certificate, SCCSC
Other Appointments:
Emergency Medicine Staff Specialist, Westmead and Nepean Hospitals
Clinical Senior Lecturer, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney
Responsibilities:
Director, IMET Hospital Skills Program
Instructor, Emergency Medicine stream
Special Interests:
Disaster Medicine
Dr Zoe Rodgers MBBS
Position:
Emergency Medicine Fellow 2009-2010
Other appointments:
Emergency Medicine Staff Specialist, Prince of Wales Hospital
Retrieval Fellow, Careflight NSW
Instructor, Emergency Management of Severe Trauma
Qualifications and experience:
Bachelor of Science (Anatomy, Physiology) UNSW 1994
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery UNSW 1998
Fellowship, Australasian College for Emergency Medicine 2010
Responsibilities:
Fellow, Emergency Medicine and GESCHN programs
