Images of terrorist acts in Israel have become all too familiar on the evening news around the world for generations.
Familiarity makes it easy to forget the victims and the medical workers who regularly treat the injured.
Professor of Clinical Surgery William Schecter will present a talk next month at The University of Queensland on what happens behind the scenes when medical staff attend to the consequences of a terrorist attack in Israel.
Terrorist Mass Casualty Events in Israel: Historical Context and Clinical Management is a presentation based on the experiences of Professor Schecter when he worked at the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Israel as a civilian surgeon and visiting professor.
He also served as an instructor in the Military Life Support Course for the Israel Defense Forces since 1990.
During his presentation, Professor Schecter will review the history of the Arab-Israeli Conflict and discuss the steps taken when treating victims of terrorist suicide bombings.
Professor Schecter is the Vice-Chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of California San Francisco, one of the foremost medical colleges in the United States.
His presentation is this year’s UQ Medical Society’s ES Meyers Memorial Lecture.
The UQ Medical Society has hosted the annual lecture since 1957 to commemorate the enormous contribution to medical education made by Professor Meyers, who was also the co-founder of the School of Medicine at the University.
The lecture will be held on Thursday September 15 at 7pm in the UQ Centre Exhibition Hall, Union Rd, St Lucia campus.
The lecture is a free non-profit event but bookings are essential. To book a seat, contact 07 3365 7045 by September 8.
Media inquiries: ES Meyers Lecture Convenor Cameron Stirling (0402 749 755, s355538@student.uq.edu.au) or UQ’s Protocol Office (07 3365 7045, j.haddadi@uq.edu.au).
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