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Cathy Ferguson is an Otolaryngologist, Head and Neck Surgeon from Wellington New Zealand. She has been a generally elected Councilor for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons for the past 6 years, and is currently the Chair of the Professional Development and Standards Board, which has oversight of the Professional Standards, Fellowship Services, Professional Development, Research and Academic Surgery and External Affairs portfolios.
She was invited to become a member the RACS Expert Advisory Group (EAG) appointed by the College in 2015 to investigate and advise the College on the issues of discrimination, bullying and sexual harassment. This resulted in a report, which was provided to the College in October 2015, and accepted in full.
From there an Action Plan has been developed to address the issues over the next few years. As part of this, Dr Ferguson has been involved in a revision of the College’s Code of Conduct and a review of the College CPD program, as well as advising on the activities of the Education Board, and championing the College ‘Lets Operate with Respect’ activities.
Building Respect, Improving Patient Safety
This talk will provide a background to the events which led to the RACS investigating the issues surrounding Discrimination, Bullying and Sexual Harassment in surgery, before outlining the findings of the Expert Advisory Group and finally presenting the RACS Action Plan and discussing the ongoing work across both countries.
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