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A Q&A with Professor Ian Harris

Written by admin | May 16, 2016 11:09:51 PM

Employ Health took the opportunity recently to speak with Professor Ian Harris, about his thoughts and views on surgery and how it impacts our industry and long term outcomes of patients.

Listen to the full interview below and download the transcript here.

 

About Professor Ian Harris

Professor Ian Harris is an orthopaedic surgeon who works at Liverpool, St George, St George Private and Sutherland Hospitals in Sydney. His academic affiliation is with UNSW, South Western Sydney Clinical School at Liverpool Hospital, in Sydney.

Masters degree

University of Sydney, Sydney
MMed, Clinical epidemiology 2005

Medicine

University of New South Wales, Sydney
MBBS 1985

Fellowship

Australian Orthopaedic Association, Sydney
FAOrthA 1998

Sub-specialty fellowship training

R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Centre, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
Orthopaedic traumatology 1996/7

Fellowship

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Melbourne
FRACS, Orthopaedic surgery 1995

PhD

University of Sydney, Sydney
PhD, Surgical outcomes 2007

Hospital/academic affiliations

Hospital

  • Liverpool Hospital | Liverpool
  • St George Hospital | Kogarah
  • St George Private Hospital | Kogarah
  • Sutherland Hospital | Caringbah

Academic

  • University of New South Wales, South Western Sydney Clinical School | Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool

Society memberships

Specialty Society Memberships

  • Orthopaedic Trauma Association

Additional Society Memberships

  • Australian Orthopaedic Association
  • Australasian Orthopaedic Trauma Society
  • Australian Medical Association
  • Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association
  • AO Trauma Asia Pacific

The Book: Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo

Ian Harris argues that the evidence for the success for many common operations, including knee arthroscopies, back fusion or cardiac stenting, become current accepted practice without full examination of the evidence. The placebo effect may be real, but is it worth the recovery time, expense and discomfort?

Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo can be purchased online here.