Chelsea-Leonie Hope Beinke

Dedicated to becoming a respected rural general and breast surgeon with a strong commitment to developing clinical skills and promoting sustainable healthcare programs. Focused on delivering optimal healthcare to rural and remote communities, efforts target addressing health disparities faced by Indigenous Australians. This includes enhancing service delivery throughout the patient journey and fostering collaboration between adjacent rural hospitals and tertiary facilities. Passionate about making a meaningful impact, the goal is to ensure equitable access to quality healthcare for all.

• Abstract Title: “Five year results for popliteal aneurysm surgery from the AVA. Graft patency and limb loss is determined by ASA grade, conduit quality, runoff vessels and emergent surgery” (Beinke, C., Mohan, L., Hitos, K., Bourke, B., Beiles, B.)
• Presented at the International Australian and New Zealand Society for Vascular Surgery 2015 Conference (September 2015 in Maui, Hawaii, USA)

• SURGICAL RELEVANT COURSES
• Level 1 Oncoplastics Course (Breastsurg ANZ) – 2025
• MOSES Course (RACS) – 2023 The Playford M Gallery, Adelaide, SA
• CLEAR Course (RACS) – 2022 Crowne Plaza, Sydney NSW
• CCrISP Course (RACS) – 2020 Westmead Hospital, Westmead NSW
• ASSET Course (RACS) – 2020 Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW
• EMST: Early Management of Severe Trauma (RACS) – 2015 St George Hospital, Kogarah NSW
• Online Fellowship Exam Preparation Course Part A & Part B (GSA) 2023
• Laparoscopic Hernia Repair Short Course – 2022 RACS building, Melbourne Victoria
• Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration Short Course – 2019 RACS building, Melbourne Victoria
• University of Sydney: Ultrasound in Trauma (FAST) Short Course – 2016 Westmead Hospital, Westmead NSW
• VAC Dressings Practical Workshop – 2016 Westmead Hospital, Westmead; Convenor: Dr Jeremy Hsu
• Laparoscopic Appendicectomy and Cholecystectomy Short Course – 2015 Westmead Hospital, Westmead NSW
• Preparation for Surgical Education and Training Program Workshop – 2015 Westmead Hospital, Westmead NSW; Convenors: Dr Vincent Lam & Dr Tony Pang
• “The Cutting Edge: Essential Surgical Skills” – 2012 CTEC, Perth WA, Held at Hedland Health Campus, Port Hedland; Convenor: Professor Jeffery Hamdorf MBBS, PhD, FRACS
• “Resus for Kids” – 2013 The Wollongong Hospital, Wollongong NSW; Convenor: Dr Simon Binks, Paediatric Emergency Physician
• “ILS (Immediate Life Support) Course” – Australian resuscitation Council – 2011 Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital, Nedlands WA, Certificate Number: 11/602/0211
• HEALTH LEADERSHIP COURSES
• FLASH Course (Fostering Leadership Across Systems in Health) – 2024 Various locations across Sydney NSW; 6 month course in Leadership run by WSLHD
• Public Sector Women in Leadership Summit – 2022 Held in Canberra, Attended via remote at Orange Council, NSW

• Toh, J.W., Wang, H., Collins, G., Beinke, C., Zhang, E., Escott, A., El-Khoury, T., Pathma-Nathan, N. Transanal minimally invasive surgery to rescue anastomosis following leak after low anterior resection: A case report. Laparoscopic, endoscopic and Robotic Surgery Journal, 2021. Vol 4, No 4 pp121-124.
• Toh, J.W., Shah, D., Wang, H., Kwik, C., Choi, J., Beinke, C., Morris, P., Baird-Gunning, E., Collins, G., Gavegan, F., Shedden, K., El-Khoury, T., Pathma-Nathan, N., Hitos, K. Results of Selective decontamination with Oral Neomycin and metronidazole for major colorectal surgery in Australia: prospective cohort study. Laparoscopic, endoscopic and robotic surgery Journal, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lers.2024.03.002