Dr Railya Mousina

06/05/2025

Royal Australian College of Surgeons Conference 2025 🔥
Amazing innovations listening to Dr Park Soon speak about Robotic Single Port Da Vinci Robot assisted ni**le sparing mastectomy

AI featured prominently throughout the talks with many ways of being implemented in oncology including screening and breast cancer detection

But the highlighlight would certainly have to be meeting with adding to discussion with Tony Jones and some of healthcare stakeholders at how we can improve Australian healthcare

19/03/2025

Things to ASK your SURGEON Before and After Surgery

Have you ever felt overwhelmed with questions only to find you can't think of anything when the time comes? 😱

Research shows we probably only absorb 10% of information during a medical consultation as often we are anxious about the outcome or procedure itself and get easily lost in the vast sea of information and medical jargon

Here are my Top 5 Questions you should ask your surgeon BEFORE and AFTER your surgery

Save them for later!

Even better bring a friend or a loved one who can ask the questions on your behalf and record the amswers

What have you been too scared to ask your surgeon? Let me know in the comments

28/10/2024

Leura Breast Cancer Conference 2024 🦜

What a brilliant end to October Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

A gathering of surgeons, radiation and medical oncologists, radiologists, breast care nurses, consumer representatives from Australia, New Zealand, UK, Denmark, Sweden and United States.

Key take home points
👉Sensitivity and specificity of Contrast Enhanced Mammography vs Mammogram/Ultrasound is 93-100% vs 63-88%
👉Screening annually women 40-84 saves 5 more lives per 1000 women than screening women biannually 50-74
👉BreastScreen is currently revising it's position on breast density, which at the moment is only reported for women in WA and SA

20/10/2024