

Dr John Chaplin Attends StarMed Thyroid RadioFrequency Ablation Course in Sydney
On 4 November 2026, Dr John Chaplin and Dr Joseph Earles participated in the StarMed Thyroid RadioFrequency Ablation (RFA) Course held in Manly, Sydney. This event was convened by leading experts Prof Jung Baek from Seoul, Dr Jennifer Kuo from New York City, and Associate Professor Catherine Sinclair from Melbourne. The course offered a comprehensive introduction to thyroid nodule ablation using the StarMed RF system, combining practical workshops with expert lectures and dis

John Chaplin
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Real World Outcomes in Stage 1 HPV Oropharyngeal SCC: Northland MDM Review
Treatment decisions for early HPV-driven oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma can look clean on paper. In real clinics, they are shaped by age, deprivation, access to surgery, public and private capacity, feeding needs, pathology, patient preference, and the judgement of a multidisciplinary team. That was the practical value of the invited paper presented by Dr John Chaplin at the NZOHNS meeting at the Cordis Hotel in Auckland on Thursday 29 October. The paper reviewed 182 p

John Chaplin
Nov 49 min read






