A presentation by Australia's Chief Medical Officer, Professor Jim Bishop AO, to the RACS Annual Scientific Congress 4 May 2010

1. “ Surgery in Modern Models of Care ” Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Congress Tuesday 4 May 2010 Professor Jim Bishop AO Chief Medical Officer Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing

2. Australia compares well among OECD

3. Broad cause mortality trends Australia

4. NSW Population Age Distributions, Males (1977-2036)

5. Burden of major disease groups, 2003

6. Cancers with reducing death rates 1997 to 2006 – all ages

7. All Cancer- Mort ality/Incidence ratios 2002 for selected countries

9. Breast cancer mortality NEJM 2005 SOURCE: N.ENGL. J MED: 353:17

14. The difference between localised and regional extent of disease at diagnosis

16. Base: 2006 – n=14, 2008 – n=16