Charles Jenkinson

Learning, Teaching, Advocacy, Action.

I am a Husband, Father, and Doctor from Perth, Western Australia.  I have a passion for teaching and advocacy, largely within the Medical and Surgical fields.  I strive to create culture change within our medical workforce, and to realise the aim of true gender equity.

As a proud member of the Rotary Club of Mount Lawley, I work alongside people who tirelessly give their all to make the world a better place.

In my down time, I enjoy cycling, camping, and spending time with my wife and two daughters - especially when it involves nature, a swimming pool, or a barbecue.

This site is a showcase of my education work and advocacy interests. 

Contact me : 
E-mail: charles@charlesjenkinson.com

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About me

Who would have thought that a boy from Mandurah, Western Australia, would end up working in a major Quaternary Hospital in Sydney, teaching students and Resident doctors, and representing surgical trainees across Australia and New Zealand?

Along the way, I started a family, met inspiring colleagues, and learned so much about life, myself, and others...

Current roles and appointments

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS)
Trainee - Cardiothoracic Surgery (2016 - 2021)
Immediate Past Chair - Global Thoracic Surgery Residents Association
Committee Member - AHPRA MTS steering committee
Committee Member - Operate with Respect

Previous roles 

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS)
Chair - RACS Trainees Association (RACSTA) (2021)
RACSTA Representative to RACS Council and Education Board
RACS Trainee Representative - Cardiothoracic Surgery (2018 - 2020)
RACSTA Director of Communications (2019-2020)
RACSTA Representative to AMA Council of Doctors in Training

Australia and New Zealand Society of Cardiothoracic Surgery Trainee Representative (2018 - 2020)

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Trainees' Association
(RACSTA)
RACSTA Cardiothoracic Surgery Representative (2018 - 2020)
RACSTA 2019 Trainee Induction Conference - Convener

Rotary Club of Mount Lawley
Vice President (2018-19)
Director of Vocational Service (2017 - 2018)
Website and Social Media (Facebook and Twitter)

Rotary District 9455
Marketing and Public Image Committee Member

Academic Affiliations

The University of New South Wales

Faculty of Medicine
Conjoint Associate Lecturer

The University of Western Australia

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Clinical Senior Lecturer

Murdoch University

School of Veterinary and Life Sciences
Adjunct Lecturer

Values and Projects

Equity and inclusivity within medical workforce and training

Cultural change within healthcare, and the broader workforce

Safe workplaces, free of discrimination, bullying, and harassment

Family friendly work arrangements

Breaking down traditional barriers and gaps

Self-development and improvement

Excellence in medical practice and education

Service above self

Inglewood and Mount Lawley Community Garden - read into Hansard in WA Parliament

Community health advocacy - recent partnership with ACOSH to oppose cigar lounge in Inglewood, Western Australia

 

My work with Rotary has enabled me to develop web streaming.  See my presentation here where I explain how to use live streaming to enhance your brand, mission, and organisation to the public.

My bio was featured in RACS Surgical News in February 2021 after commencing my term as Chair of RACS Trainees Association.

Click here to see my video on the surgical management of pulmonary embolism, winner of the 2019 Edwards Trainee Video Prize.  (Note: age restricted due to depiction of medical procedures.)

See the following Youtube videos below where I discuss culture change within surgery, thoracic anatomy for the GSSE examination, and a recording of a lecture I delivered to Student Doctors at the University of Western Australia on Cardiac Anatomy.

 

 

 

References

Computational fluid dynamics in ascending aortic aneurysm - a CT survey — 2019
Oral presentation - ANZSCTS ASM

Open source software for cardiothoracic research - breaking down barriers — 2019
Poster presentation - ANZSCTS ASM
Invited speaker

The role of the father in promoting gender equity — 2019
Oral presentation - MPANZ
Invited speaker

A porcine ex vivo model of the donor heart: the effect of preservation solutions — 2018
Oral presentation - ANZSCTS ASM
Winner of the Patrick Pritzwald-Stegmann prize

Migrated Inferior Vena Cava Stent causing aorto-atrial fistula - radiology and intraoperative imaging — 2018
Poster presentation - ANZSCTS ASM

Pneumomediastinum: a review of presentation and radiology findings — 2018
Poster presentation - ANZSCTS ASM

Delayed presentation of pulmonary artery perforation by AmuletTM left atrial appendage closure device — 2018
Co-author: poster presentation - ANZSCTS ASM

Lung Stapling Techniques - an investigation of efficient stapling techniques — 2018
Co-author: poster presentation - ANZSCTS ASM

VAT Management of Iatrogenic Brachiocephalic Vein Injury — 2018
Co-author: poster presentation - ANZSCTS ASM

The practicalities of establishing a porcine isolated heart model — 2018
Journal article - Perfusion, Volume 18, Issue 1, Pages 1-4

Outcomes after valve surgery for rheumatic heart disease — 2017
Co-author: poster presentation - ATCSA Annual Congress

Inpatient versus outpatient elective coronary artery bypass grafts — 2017
Co-author: poster presentation - ATCSA Annual Congress

Outcomes after cardiac surgery in patients with preoperative dialysis — 2017
Co-author: poster presentation - ATCSA Annual Congress

A “Hybrid” hybrid approach to arch and descending aortic aneurysm — 2016
Oral presentation - ANZSCTS ASM

Heart and lung transplantation at Fiona Stanley Hospital - a new centre’s experience — 2016
Oral presentation - ANZSCTS ASM

Factors determining post-operative acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery — 2016
Poster presentation - ANZSCTS ASM

Association of aortic branching variation and Type A Aortic Dissection — 2016
Poster presentation - ANZSCTS ASM

Bullet proof- previous coronary artery surgery prevents tamponade in a gun shot wound to the chest — 2016
Poster presentation - ANZSCTS ASM

Outcomes after cardiac surgery in patients with preoperative dialysis — 2016
Poster presentation - ANZSCTS ASM

Minimally invasive aortic valve surgery - our early exerience — 2015
Oral presentation - ANZSCTS ASM

VAT Lobectomy in Perth - the Sir Charles Gairdner Experience — 2015
Oral presentation - ANZSCTS ASM

Twenty-five years of Arterial Switch operations - a meta-analysis — 2014
Oral presentation - ANZSCTS ASM

Management of Empyema with intrapleural DNAseB-tPA compared to surgical decortication in high risk and non-surgical candidates — 2014
Oral presentation - ANZSCTS ASM

Results of a small centre Arterial Switch programme — 2014
Poster presentation - ANZSCTS ASM

A brief history of cardiac surgery - a pictorial overview — 2014
Poster presentation - ANZSCTS ASM

Use of indwelling pleural catheters in malignant pleural effusion — 2013
Oral presentation - ANZSCTS ASM

Management of recalcitrant pneumothorax in pregnancy — 2013
Oral presentation - ANZSCTS ASM

Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome presenting as multiple discrete aortic dissections — 2013
Poster presentation - ANZSCTS ASM

Management of Empyema with intrapleural DNAseB-tPA compared to surgical decortication in high risk and non-surgical candidates — 2013
Poster presentation - ANZSCTS ASM

Severe AR presenting as massive refractory ascites - 2013
Journal article - Heart, Lung and Circulation, Volume 23, Issue 1, Pages e8-e9

Catastrophic right ventricular failure following atrial myxoma removal - a case report and cautionary tale — 2012
Poster presentation - RACS ASM

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