It is therefore disappointing to find that, not only have very few of these recommendations been acted upon, but the fee is to rise by £25, and is likely to rise further in the future, in the face of rising costs borne by the trainee. The reasoning behind the rise is contained within the JCST statement. BOTA calls for those in charge of surgical training to justify why trainees are used to address the financial shortfall, and instead of seeing trainees as a source of finance, involve them in the consultation process, and aim to provide training more effectively, and at a reduced cost.

June-December 2012

Tuesday 13 March-Saturday 29 September
Anatomy of an Athlete

Elite sport, surgery and medical art
Qvist Gallery, Hunterian Museum. 

The Hunterian Museum has worked with the Medical Artists’ Association of Great Britain to generate new artworks that explore the anatomy and physiology of elite athletics. Ranging across different media and sporting disciplines, the artists illustrate the key role played by sports and exercise medicine, and surgery in particular.

Find out about the latest techniques in orthopaedic surgery, innovative developments in prosthetics and the importance of training to muscle development. World-leading medical artists have used a variety of art-forms including watercolour, video and sculpture to represent a selection of sports and para-sports. Their art provides a unique opportunity to study in detail the best of British at running, hurdling, canoeing and hockey.

Generously supported by AposTherapy

Entry to museum exhibitions is free of charge. Exhibitions are open Tuesday – Saturday, 10am–5pm.

Lunchtime Lecture

Tuesday 19 June, 1pm

Sports medicine in Britain

Historian Vanessa Heggie (University of Cambridge, author of A History of British Sports Medicine) examines the genesis and development of sports medicine as a profession in Britain, from its twentieth-century roots to state-of-the-art athlete support in 2012.

Free event but advance booking is essential on 020 7869 6560 (text relay: 018001 020 7869 6560) or museums@rcseng.ac.uk

Live speech-to-text for deaf and hard of hearing visitors delivered by STAGETEXT.

Art workshop

Saturday 23 June, 11am-4pm

Body Building: sculpture workshop

Think you know your anatomy? Have you an eye (or hand) for three dimensions?Join us as sculptor Eleanor Crook leads a hands-on workshop to build your own 3D torso in wax inspired by Richard Neave's exhibited écorché sculpture and working from a life model.

www.eleanorcrook.com

£20/£15 (fellows, members and affiliates). Includes all materials and refreshments in the morning and afternoon (lunch is not provided). Booking is essential on 020 7869 6560

These events have been generously supported by Ansell Healthcare

Special events

Saturday 18 August, 1-5pm

Hands (and feet)-on at the Hunterian: Sports medicine technology event

Find out about the extraordinary technology that keeps our top athletes in peak condition during their sporting careers. Try your hand at fixing a damaged knee with an arthroscopy training simulator, check your own fitness levels with the ‘Modern Pentathlon Challenge’, discover if you are walking well with AposTherapy’s gait analyser and see prostheses used by Richard Whitehead and other Paralympians. Visitors can also view the current exhibition ‘Anatomy of an Athlete’ and discover more about the pioneering surgical techniques that allow athletes to return to competition following serious injury.

Free, drop-in event but on-the day registration may be required for individual activities.

Wednesday 19 September, 7-9pm

A Question (and Answer) of Sport

From sprained hamstrings to broken metatarsals – sporting injuries are often in the news, especially if they occur during a major event. While the effort needed to keep athletes in peak condition through training and nutrition is well known, less is understood about how sport and exercise medicine plays a major role in returning an injured athlete to competition level. In the last of our ‘Anatomy of an Athlete’ events, experts in this field will talk about their work and answer questions.

Free event but booking is essential on 020 7869 6560 or museums@rcseng.ac.uk

These events have been generously supported by Ansell Healthcare

Thursday 22 November, 6-9pm

Open Surgery

Get behind the scenes of the surgical world and try your hand at some surgical skills. Visit a pop-up operating theatre to see surgery ‘in action’, see how steady your hands are on our minimal access surgical trainers and take part in suturing classes. Discover the historical collections of surgical instruments in a late view of the museum and see the anatomical specimens that have educated generations of surgeons and anatomists past.

Entry to the museum view and suturing session is free and does not require booking.

£5 charge applies to pop-up surgery and minimal access workshops, limited numbers so booking is essential on 020 7869 6560.

Free entry plus one guest to fellows and members, free to affiliates, medical students and Hunterian Society members (please call to reserve places).
Free places for companions accompanying disabled people.

17-20 Sep 2012

Flyer below 

http://www.boa.ac.uk/TE/Pages/BOA-Transitional-Fellowship.aspx

17-18 Oct 2012

Ottowa, Canada

The 'Call for Abstracts' and the registration form are attached.  

Also, do join if you are not already members.

I look forward to seeing you there!

For details visit http://www.bssh.ac.uk/education/courses/instructionalcourseinhand3

1. Current over-production of CCT holders
2. General lack of faith in the ability of central workforce planning to match supply with demand
3. Reluctance on the part of foundation trusts to appoint to substantive consultant posts at a time of uncertainty around commissioning
4. Increasing service demands as a result of demographics
5. Inability of the centre to require foundation trusts to appoint consultants
6. Agreement that there is no appetite for the creation of a specialist or sub-consultant grade

How do we think these issues should be tackled?

11 Jun 2012

Early bird discount extended. 

Venue: MediaCity, Salford

Cost: £130 for NWULG, BESS and ESP PN members and for bookings made before 21st May 2012. £160 thereafter.

Details here

www.borsoc.org.uk 

24th & 25th September 2012 

Stratford Circus, London, UK

Abstract deadline 1st July 2012 

Periprosthetic Fractures

Huntingdon, United Kingdom
Monday 21st May 2012

Venue: Huntingdon Marriott, Kingfisher Way, Hinchingbrooke Business Park, Huntingdon PE29 6FL

Organization: Mrs Helen Mahy
Phone +44 (0)1793 584509
Fax +44 (0)1793 584558
e-mail helen.mahy@zimmer.com

Flyer here

I am a 3rd year medical student from Edinburgh University and am doing a project with Mr Mark Hughes, an academic neurosurgery trainee. We are interested in surgical simulation / training and specifically in the concept of surgeons 'warming up' prior to operating.

Elite sportspeople, musicians, and dancers perform in a high-stakes, high performance environment in which excellent psychomotor and cognitive skills must be carefully deployed. Such professionals routinely "warm-up": doing so improves final performance (1). Operative surgery is another skill-driven discipline demanding fine motor skills and appropriate cognitive arousal. In contrast with sport or art, however, errors in the operating theatre have critical consequences. And yet, surgeons do not routinely warm up.

Two randomized trials have assessed the pre-operative warm-up effect; one involving simulated tasks, the other laparoscopic surgery. Warm-up resulted in significantly improved cognitive and psychomotor performance, faster task completion, and decreased errors (2,3).

As part of a project that involves designing appropriate warm-up tasks we have developed a survey to gauge the opinions of working surgeons on this area. We are very aware that surgeons are frequently pestered by such surveys and hence it takes less than a minute to complete!

If you would have the time to complete the survey we would be very grateful. The URL for the online form is: http://surveys.questionpro.com/a/TakeSurvey?id=2934853

Thanks a lot,

James Loan and Mark Hughes

http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/surgical_awards_and_grants/rcs-j-j-lister-essay-prize

2 - 6 July 2012

A unique opportunity for plastic, orthopaedic and other surgical trainees to practice reconstructive and aesthetic procedures on fresh frozen cadaveric material. This is a modular course, each one-day module relevant to a specific area of the body. Participants can pick and choose which modules they would like to attend. Delegates have the opportunity to perform up to ten procedures within each module, using appropriate surgical equipment, whilst under the supervision of an enthusiastic faculty. There will be a faculty to participant ratio of 1:2. Previous course participants have said they valued 'the excellent advice by consultants' and the 'excellent anatomy'. This course is suitable for all plastic, orthopaedic and other surgical trainees.

http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/education/courses/aesthetic-reconstructive-cadaver-dissection

Basic Shoulder Arthoscopy. 

22 & 23 May

Colchester Hospital, Turner Road, Colchester CO4 5JL

£250 each or both days for £400

Flyer: http://www.bota.org.uk/dl.php?id=223

Only £125

Flyer here