Oncoplastic Breast Surgery
Sydney Professional Certificate
| This page was first published on 13 November 2025 and was last amended on 18 March 2026. View details of the changes below. |
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Graduates of this Professional Certificate will have specialised knowledge in oncoplastic breast surgery.
Graduates will be able to:
- Describe the types of implants available and the methods of determining size proportions and volume for an individual patient
- Evaluate the range of available alternatives, and fundamentals of how lipodermal flaps, acellular dermal matrix (ADM) and other synthetic meshes may facilitate implant based reconstruction
- Discuss the subtleties of selection of lipodermal flaps, ADMs or other meshes and the circumstances where each might be used
- Describe the individual features and origins of the different ADMs and meshes that are commonly available in Australia and New Zealand
- Appraise the surgical and multidisciplinary pressures that influence the options for immediate versus delayed breast reconstruction, considering the existing evidence and the challenges of conducting further high quality research in this area.
Sydney Professional Certificate in Oncoplastic breast surgery |
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| Students must complete: | |||
| (a) 12 credit points of 5000-level units of study | |||
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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| 5000-level units of study | ||
| SURG5039 Oncoplastic Breast Surgery |
6 | A This unit is designed as part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery. Applicants must have completed general or plastic surgical training and have a strong interest in breast surgery P SURG5037 and SURG5038 |
| SURG5040 Breast Reconstruction Techniques |
6 | A This unit is designed as the final part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery. Applicants must have completed general or plastic surgical training and have a strong interest in breast surgery P SURG5037 and SURG5038 and SURG5039 |
Post-publication amendments
| Date | Original publication | Post-publication amendment |
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| 18/3/2026 | Assumed knowledge (A) for SURG5039 published as: A This unit is designed as the second part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery for Post Fellowship Trainees and assumes practical skills training is obtained on the BreastSurgANZ PFT Program (or equivalent). Applicants must have completed general or plastic surgical training and have a strong interest |
Assumed knowledge (A) for SURG5039 amended to: A This unit is designed as part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery. Applicants must have completed general or plastic surgical training and have a strong interest in breast surgery |
| 18/3/2026 | Assumed knowledge (A) for SURG5040 published as: A This unit is designed as the final part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery. Applicants must have completed general or plastic surgical training and have a strong interest in breast surgery |
Assumed knowledge (A) for SURG5040 amended to: A This unit is designed as the forth and final part of a curriculum for contemporary breast surgery for Post Fellowship Trainees and assumes practical skills training is obtained on the BreastSurgANZ PFT Program (or equivalent). Applicants must have completed general or plastic surgical training and have a strong interest in breast surgery |
