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| The Lister Centenary |
 From 9-11 February 2012, the RCSEd will host a celebration of the life and work of Lord Lister. Here, we highlight some of the talks from the programme which will place Lister’s pioneering work in a contemporary context. Visit the website: www.lister2012.com
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Wyn Beasley looks at the life of Hamilton Russell, the last house surgeon of Lord Lister and who was influential in establishing the RACS
Antipodean surgical folklore tells of the Australian postgraduate, in Britain between the Wars, and presenting for his Fellowship viva. The discussion turned to the subject of hernia, and to Hamilton Russell’s views on its management; and the examiner asked, ‘And who was Hamilton Russell?’ Feeling that he had been thrown a lifeline, the candidate beamed and replied, ‘Matter of fact, Sir, he was my first chief.’ Over his half-glasses, the examiner delivered him a frosty stare. ‘No,
RCSEd Council visits Sri Lanka, strengthening relationships and valuable links between the two surgical college
The College Council recently made a visit to Sri Lanka, from 21 August to 3 September 2011, to attend a number of significant events at the country’s surgical college, The College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka.
Large disparities in health and access to adequate healthcare still remain a significant social health issue within the UK. There are UK-wide postcode discrepancies in the provision of care, particularly with respect to out-of-hours services and specialist surgical care. Significant service reconfiguration will be needed in order to improve access to surgical care and to ensure that the same standards are met, irrespective of postcode or time of day.
There are a number of reasons behind the current systemic failings in the delivery of Trauma and Orthopaedics (T&O) and it sometimes seems easy to blame everyone involved, from the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) and the Joint Committee of Surgical Training (JCST), through to the Department of Health.
Wasim Khan sets out BOTA's vision for trauma and orthopaedic training
RCSEd’s Faculty of Dental Surgery newly appointed Dean, Richard Ibbetson welcomes his new role and shares his vision and goals for the times ahead
This is my first Dean’s column and I wish first of all to pay tribute to the Immediate Past Dean, David Felix and his Vice- Dean, Ann Shearer for the stewardship of the Dental Faculty over the past three years. David summarised many of the achievements of the last three years in his column in the last Surgeons’ News (August 2011). He and Ann have led the Faculty with distinction and all Fellows, Members and Affiliates owe
The Third World Congress of the International Academy of Oral Oncology (IAOO) held in Singapore from 14-17 July, sponsored by RCSEd, was attended by 673 delegates from 51 countries
Themed ‘Yin and Yang: Balancing Cure and Consequences’, the Singapore meeting attracted international delegates from various fields of expertise including head and neck surgeons, otolaryngologists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, dental surgeons, pathologists, radiation and medical oncologists, experts in oral medicine, as well as basic scientists in the field of oral oncology.
Writing ahead of this month’s annual meeting, The Vascular Society’s President Peter Lamont outlines priorities for the newly-approved specialty
For some years now, The Vascular Society has been seeking a higher profile with our political masters and regulatory authorities. Much effort has gone into lobbying agencies within the Department of Health, Parliament and the GMC, many of whom were not aware that the specialty existed, or if they were aware of its existence, thought it had something to do with the heart.
The first combined meeting of the British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and ENT UK was held on 6 September at the Royal College of Surgeons of England
A combined meeting between maxillofacial surgery and ENT surgery was long overdue given the significant overlap between the two specialties.
The event’s keynote speaker, Professor Maura Gillison, from Ohio State University, discussed “the clinical implications of a diagnosis of HPV16 positive head and neck cancer”. It has become apparent that this disease is a new variant of squamous
The RCSEd Fellow who led a distinguished life as devoted family man and master orthopaedic surgeon
Stationed with the Royal Air Force in Alexandra, Egypt, George and Christina welcomed their second born, Kenneth in to the world on 22 January 1939. Kenneth therefore spent his first few years in Africa and it was perhaps this that generated his enduring attachment to this continent. Soon after their return to Edinburgh in 1942 via South Africa, Kenneth embarked on his school career. It was apparent early on that
Commitment to surgical audit from all levels of the profession was on show at the College’s annual Symposium on 10 March
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