Surgical Grand Rounds Lectures: Recent Episodes
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The Surgical Grand Rounds, hosted by the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, are the key educational meetings for consultants, juniors and medical students. Presentations revolve around clinical cases and are followed by lively, educational discussion. These podcasts are brought to you by the Oxford University Medical Education Fellows.
Dr Helen Higham delivers a talk on the human factors approach to incident analysis. Dr Helen Higham is Consultant Anaesthetist at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Director of OxSTaR, the University of Oxford’s Simulation Centre, and co-director of the Patient Safety Academy at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences.
Dr Helen Higham delivers a talk on the human factors approach to incident analysis. Dr Helen Higham is Consultant Anaesthetist at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Director of OxSTaR, the University of Oxford’s Simulation Centre, and co-director of the Patient Safety Academy at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences.
A brief portfolio of four distinct projects - scaphoid injuries, blunt chest trauma in the elderly, acute gallstone disease, and a mobile x-ray machine with embedded AI technology. Which reflect some of the ways the Emergency Department is trying to develop their approach to imaging in acute care pathways.
Drs Alex Novak, Lois Brand and Phil Hormbrey are consultants in emergency medicine at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation.
A brief portfolio of four distinct projects - scaphoid injuries, blunt chest trauma in the elderly, acute gallstone disease, and a mobile x-ray machine with embedded AI technology. Which reflect some of the ways the Emergency Department is trying to develop their approach to imaging in acute care pathways.
Drs Alex Novak, Lois Brand and Phil Hormbrey are consultants in emergency medicine at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation.
Professor Shin Egawa delivers the Burdette Lecture with striking array of high-risk salvage surgery for prostate cancer and bladder cancer. Professor Egawa is Chairman of the Department of Urology at Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Dr Walter J. Burdette (1915-2006), who was a distinguished surgeon, clinician and researcher, established Lectureships in Surgical Science in Oxford for the purpose of providing funding to the Nuffield Department of Surgery for distinguished speakers to present an annual Burdette Lecture.
Professor Shin Egawa delivers the Burdette Lecture with striking array of high-risk salvage surgery for prostate cancer and bladder cancer. Professor Egawa is Chairman of the Department of Urology at Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Dr Walter J. Burdette (1915-2006), who was a distinguished surgeon, clinician and researcher, established Lectureships in Surgical Science in Oxford for the purpose of providing funding to the Nuffield Department of Surgery for distinguished speakers to present an annual Burdette Lecture.
Many of the things that will be in this talk may never happen, some of them will happen and some of them are already happening. How they will evolve and to what extent, and how all of these things will blend into one future will be interesting to explore. Mr George Krasopoulos is a Consultant Cardiac Surgeon at Oxford Heart Centre and Honorary Professor in Cardiac Surgery.
Many of the things that will be in this talk may never happen, some of them will happen and some of them are already happening. How they will evolve and to what extent, and how all of these things will blend into one future will be interesting to explore. Mr George Krasopoulos is a Consultant Cardiac Surgeon at Oxford Heart Centre and Honorary Professor in Cardiac Surgery.
Mr Vincent Gnanapragasam provides an overview of the big questions in prostate cancer. Mr Vincent Gnanapragasam is a University Lecturer at the University of Cambridge and Honorary Consultant Urologist at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge.
Mr Vincent Gnanapragasam provides an overview of the big questions in prostate cancer. Mr Vincent Gnanapragasam is a University Lecturer at the University of Cambridge and Honorary Consultant Urologist at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge.
Mr Simon Buczacki presents his clinical and scientific data on small intestinal neuroendocrine tumours. Simon Buczacki is a cancer surgeon and scientist from the Cambridge Colorectal Unit at Addenbrooke’s Hospital.
Mr Simon Buczacki presents his clinical and scientific data on small intestinal neuroendocrine tumours. Simon Buczacki is a cancer surgeon and scientist from the Cambridge Colorectal Unit at Addenbrooke’s Hospital.
Professor Richard van Hillegersberg shares his experience with robotic esophagectomy over the years. Professor Richard van Hillegersberg is an Upper GI surgeon from the University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands.
Professor Richard van Hillegersberg shares his experience with robotic esophagectomy over the years. Professor Richard van Hillegersberg is an Upper GI surgeon from the University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands.
The talk focusses on kidney preservation with Mr Simon Knight talking about some of the clinical research that has been done, while Mr James Hunter discusses their translational and lab research. Mr Simon Knight and Mr James Hunter are both Senior Clinical Research Fellows at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford.
The talk focusses on kidney preservation with Mr Simon Knight talking about some of the clinical research that has been done, while Mr James Hunter discusses their translational and lab research. Mr Simon Knight and Mr James Hunter are both Senior Clinical Research Fellows at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford.
Dr Anita Makins discusses 'Female genital mutilation (FGM): a global perspective', and Dr Katy Newell-Jones presents ‘Medicalisation of female genital cutting: decision making dilemmas and competing priorities’. Dr Anita Makins is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Dr Katy Newell-Jones is a facilitator and researcher.
Dr Anita Makins discusses 'Female genital mutilation (FGM): a global perspective', and Dr Katy Newell-Jones presents ‘Medicalisation of female genital cutting: decision making dilemmas and competing priorities’. Dr Anita Makins is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Dr Katy Newell-Jones is a facilitator and researcher.
Ms Sarah Kessler discusses and shows clips from ‘The Checklist Effect’, the award-winning documentary inspired by the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist. Professor Shafi Ahmed talks about his passion around innovation, technology, global health and education, and how they marry together.
Ms Sarah Kessler is Producer of the feature-length documentary ‘The Checklist Effect’ and past Lead for Lifebox. Professor Shafi Ahmed is Consultant Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgeon at the Royal London Hospital and Associate Dean at Barts and the London Medical School.
Ms Sarah Kessler discusses and shows clips from ‘The Checklist Effect’, the award-winning documentary inspired by the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist. Professor Shafi Ahmed talks about his passion around innovation, technology, global health and education, and how they marry together.
Ms Sarah Kessler is Producer of the feature-length documentary ‘The Checklist Effect’ and past Lead for Lifebox. Professor Shafi Ahmed is Consultant Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgeon at the Royal London Hospital and Associate Dean at Barts and the London Medical School.
Professor Chris Pugh gives a talk on clinical academic training and the role OUCAGS (Oxford University Clinical Academic Graduate School) plays. Professor Chris Pugh is Professor of Renal Medicine, Director of OUCAGS and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Health Education England – Thames Valley.
Professor Chris Pugh gives a talk on clinical academic training and the role OUCAGS (Oxford University Clinical Academic Graduate School) plays. Professor Chris Pugh is Professor of Renal Medicine, Director of OUCAGS and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Health Education England – Thames Valley.
Dr Raman Uberoi talks about interventional radiology and gastrointestinal haemorrhage. Dr Raman Uberoi is a Consultant Radiologist at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Dr Raman Uberoi talks about interventional radiology and gastrointestinal haemorrhage. Dr Raman Uberoi is a Consultant Radiologist at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Professor Amir Ghaferi discusses the current state of communication in healthcare and in particular surgery. Is there a failure in need of rescue? Professor Amir Ghaferi is Associate Professor of Surgery and Business at the University of Michigan.
Professor Amir Ghaferi discusses the current state of communication in healthcare and in particular surgery. Is there a failure in need of rescue? Professor Amir Ghaferi is Associate Professor of Surgery and Business at the University of Michigan.
Miss Renata Greco talks about personalised external aortic root support and in particular the Oxford experience with this technique. Miss Renata Greco is a Senior Aortic Fellow for the Complex Aortic Surgery Team at the Oxford Heart Centre.
Miss Renata Greco talks about personalised external aortic root support and in particular the Oxford experience with this technique. Miss Renata Greco is a Senior Aortic Fellow for the Complex Aortic Surgery Team at the Oxford Heart Centre.
Professor Giles Toogood talks about his background which combined sport and surgery, and discusses the advances in hepatobiliary. Professor Giles Toogood is a Professor of Hepatobiliary Surgery at Leeds University.
Professor Giles Toogood talks about his background which combined sport and surgery, and discusses the advances in hepatobiliary. Professor Giles Toogood is a Professor of Hepatobiliary Surgery at Leeds University.
Professor Peter Friend, Dr David Nasralla and Dr Carlo Ceresa discuss liver transplantation and why they are replacing conventional cold storage in an ice box with normothermic automated, transportable liver preservation. Professor Peter Friend is Professor of Transplantation at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, and Dr David Nasralla and Dr Carlo Ceresa are Clinical Research Fellows in Transplant Surgery at NDS, University of Oxford.
This research has been published in the journal Nature. Please visit: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0047-9
Professor Peter Friend, Dr David Nasralla and Dr Carlo Ceresa discuss liver transplantation and why they are replacing conventional cold storage in an ice box with normothermic automated, transportable liver preservation. Professor Peter Friend is Professor of Transplantation at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, and Dr David Nasralla and Dr Carlo Ceresa are Clinical Research Fellows in Transplant Surgery at NDS, University of Oxford.
This research has been published in the journal Nature. Please visit: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0047-9
Professor Dominic Furniss and Dr Akira Wiberg discuss the tremendous connection we have between the hand and the brain, focusing their talk on Dupuytren's Disease and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Professor Dominic Furniss is Associate Professor at the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) and Dr Akira Wiberg is a MRC Clinical Research Training Fellow at NDORMS, University of Oxford
Professor Dominic Furniss and Dr Akira Wiberg discuss the tremendous connection we have between the hand and the brain, focusing their talk on Dupuytren's Disease and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Professor Dominic Furniss is Associate Professor at the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) and Dr Akira Wiberg is a MRC Clinical Research Training Fellow at NDORMS, University of Oxford
Mr Hamish Dibley, a senior management consultant, explores a new and refreshing approach to how we understand and improve healthcare systems. He outlines his alternative approach to realising better healthcare services at less cost. It begins with looking at healthcare not from a conventional activity perspective but from a person-centred one.
Mr Hamish Dibley, a senior management consultant, explores a new and refreshing approach to how we understand and improve healthcare systems. He outlines his alternative approach to realising better healthcare services at less cost. It begins with looking at healthcare not from a conventional activity perspective but from a person-centred one.
Dr Simon Lord presents a clinical study to understand the effect of metformin - one of the most commonly prescribed treatments worldwide for diabetes - on breast cancer metabolism. Dr Simon Lord is a Senior Clinical Researcher in Experimental Cancer Therapeutics and Honorary Consultant in Medical Oncology at the University of Oxford.
Dr Simon Lord presents a clinical study to understand the effect of metformin - one of the most commonly prescribed treatments worldwide for diabetes - on breast cancer metabolism. Dr Simon Lord is a Senior Clinical Researcher in Experimental Cancer Therapeutics and Honorary Consultant in Medical Oncology at the University of Oxford.
Medical student Ms Shannon Gunawardana talks about Oxplore, an outreach portal for schools and young people. And Paediatric Surgery Registrar Ms Kathryn Ford speaks on ‘trainees and global surgery’ and Consultant Paediatric Surgeon Professor Kokila Lakhoo discusses ‘global initiative for children’s surgery’
Professor David Cranston takes us on a little trip through art and medicine using illustrations of works that portray the changing role of medicine in society. David Cranston is Associate Professor of Surgery at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford.
In the first half, Dr Alastair Lamb discusses the problem with prostate cancer and what it is that needs to be addressed, his previous research and future plans for research. In the second half, he talks about clinical activity; robotic surgery, changing the paradigm of how patients are selected for surgery, and the use of media to get the message across. Dr Alastair Lamb is a Senior Fellow in Robotic Surgery and Honorary Consultant Urologist at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford.
Professor Tim Underwood takes us through the history of oesophageal cancer, where we are now, and some of the science that is done to ask questions about where we might go with the treatment of oesophageal cancer. Professor Tim Underwood is professor of Gastrointestinal Surgery at the University of Southampton.
Professor Kathryn Chu gives an introduction to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF); what it is and who they are, and talks about MSF surgery and the role of MSF in global surgery. Professor Kathryn Chu is Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Cape Town and on the board of Médecins Sans Frontières Southern Africa.
Professor Peter McCulloch and Dr Tinashe Chandauka talk about improving surgery in Africa and designing a surgical safety education programme. Professor Peter McCulloch is head of the Quality, Reliability, Safety and Teamwork Unit at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences and Dr Tinashe Chandauka is a DPhil in Surgical Sciences scholar at the University of Oxford.
Professor Wytske Fokkens (Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam) talks about how to ask yourself the right questions, which is the most important thing that she has learned in her 30-year research career.
Dr John Findlay (Oxford University) presents 'Heavy Petting in Oesophago-gastric Cancer’ and Mr Nick Maynard (Oxford University) presents ‘How Much Should we Tell the Public About Outcomes from Oesophagectomy?’
Professor Alex Green (Oxford University) talks about the autonomic side-effects of neuromodulation including deep brain stimulation and dorsal root ganglion stimulation for pain. It may be possible to harness such effects for new therapies.
Professor Prokar Dasgupta from King's College London talks about the challenges of being an academic surgeon and an Editor-in-Chief for the journal BJUI.
Mr Dominic PJ Howard talks about the current management and Oxford research on aortic disease, and the endovascular revolution. Mr Adam Howard discusses the exciting area of laparoscopic aortic surgery and where that is placed in this field. Mr Dominic PJ Howard is a Consultant Vascular Surgeon (Locum) at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Mr Adam Howard is a Consultant Vascular Surgeon at Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust
Professor James Wright asks what is the next fundamental change to orthopaedic surgical practice and wonders if it is using best evidence to direct us to do the same for the same condition. Professor James Wright is Professor of Orthopaedics in the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences at the University of Oxford.
Mr Henk Giele asks should surgical innovation be taught and encouraged. We are all creative and we are all innovative, and we don’t have to be a genius or a special type of person to invent something. Mr Henk Giele is a Consultant in Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Professor Fu-Chan Wei talks about how he established a comprehensive reconstructive microsurgery center at Chang Gung University Medical Center, and discusses the advances in mandibular reconstruction using microsurgical skills. Professor Fu-Chan Wei is Dean and Professor of Surgery at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and University in Taiwan
Professor Adrian Banning, Dr Kate Grebenik and Professor Rajesh Kharbanda give a talk for the Surgical Grand Rounds series. On behalf of the Oxford TAVI team, Professor Adrian Banning, Dr Kate Grebenik and Professor Rajesh Kharbanda discuss what TAVI (transcatheter aortic valve implantation) is and who should have one, and ask how we take this new technology forward, and how do we find the funding, the resource and time to treat this new, previously untreated population.
Professor David Cranston tells the story of William Osler's life and career. Sir William Osler was a Canadian physician and one of the four founding professors of Johns Hopkins Hospital. Osler created the first residency programme for specialty training of physicians, and he was the first to bring medical students out of the lecture hall for bedside clinical training. He has frequently been described as the "Father of Modern Medicine" and one of the "greatest diagnosticians ever to wield a stethoscope".
Dr Evie Kemp talks about the issues that can arise when surgeons become patients, and the importance of doctors maintaining their own health (mental and physical) and wellbeing. Dr Evie Kemp is Lead Occupational Health Consultant at the Centre for Occupational Health and Wellbeing, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
James Gilbert and Dr Simon Knight give an update on vascular access and some of the innovations that are going on in vascular access surgery. Mr James Gilbert is a Consultant Transplant and Vascular Access Surgeon at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Dr Simon Knight is an Honorary Consultant Transplant and Access Surgeon and Senior Clinical Research Fellow at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford.
Ms Jennifer Whitfield talks about the 100,000 Genomes Project, which aims to establish a new genomic medicine service through the NHS by sequencing the entire genomes of around 70,000 people with rare inherited diseases or cancer. This is an NHS transformational programme, working with hospital Trusts through each of 13 Genomic Medicine Centres around the country (of which Oxford is one) to deliver the project at a local level. This includes developing pathways for identifying and recruiting patients, engaging and training clinical staff and setting up the necessary infrastructure, processes and systems, both clinical and diagnostic, to be able to continue the service once the project is over. Further information about the project at national level can be found here: http://www.genomicsengland.co.uk/
Ms Jennifer Whitfield is the Training and Education Lead for the Oxford NHS Genomic Medicine Centre.
Dr Mark Little discusses his ongoing research into the role of prostate artery embolisation within the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Dr Little is a Senior Fellow in Interventional Radiology at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Lecturer in Anatomy and Embryology at Keble College, University of Oxford.
The finding of the mesentery opens up a whole new area of science. The colorectal surgery team talk about the importance of the mesentery and the disorders associated with it. Miss Pamela Sivathondan is a Colorectal SpR, Mr Kalle Landerholm and Mr Diederik Meylemans are Colorectal Senior Fellows, and Mr Bruce George is a Consultant in General and Colorectal Surgery within Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Professor Peter McCulloch and Dr Lauren Morgan talk about investigating serious surgical incidents and how human factors science can help us. Professor McCulloch is Head of the Quality, Reliability, Safety and Teamwork Unit (QRSTU) in Oxford University’s Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences and Dr Lauren Morgan is a Lecturer and Researcher in Human Factors within QRSTU.
Professor Byrne showcases the work of the Oxford Neurovascular and Neuroradiology Research Unit. Professor James Byrne is Professor of Neuroradiology at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, Oxford University.
Mr Kevin Turner and Catherine Johnson talk about their national research study which aims to examine the nature of the impact that adverse events have on the professional and personal lives of surgeons. Whether there may be differences in that impact for complications versus errors and the nature of the support that surgeons might require as a result.
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Mr Kevin Turner is a Visiting Fellow at Bournemouth University and Consultant Urological Surgeon at Royal Bournemouth Hospital. Catherine Johnson is a PhD researcher at Bournemouth University.
Mr Bruno Sgromo talks about bariatric surgery (weight loss and metabolic surgery) and the new challenges that it brings to the bariatric team and the patient. Mr Sgromo is Lead Consultant Bariatric Surgeon at the Oxford Bariatric Unit, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Mr Brendan Moran discusses cancer metastases to the ovary. Mr Moran is a general and colorectal surgeon at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Dr Douglas Wilkinson talks about trauma demand, trauma courses in developing countries, and global health in the 21st Century. Dr Wilkinson is a Consultant Anaesthetist in Intensive Care Medicine at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Associate Fellow at Green Templeton College, Oxford University. He founded the Primary Trauma Care Foundation (PTC) in Oxford and is Surgeon Commander in the Royal Naval Reserve.
Mr Richard Guy and Mr Bobby Bloemendaal discuss surgery for advanced rectal cancer. Mr Guy is a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon and Mr Bloemendaal is a Senior Clinical Fellow in the Department of Colorectal Surgery at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Professor Peter McCulloch, Dr Lauren Morgan and Ms Lorna Flynn discuss patient safety and the work of the Quality, Reliability, Safety and Teamwork Unit (QRSTU). Dr Morgan is Lecturer and Researcher in Human Factors, Ms Flynn is a Human Factors Research Assistant, and Professor McCulloch is Professor of Surgical Science and Practice, and head of the QRSTU at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford.
Mr Radu Mihai and Dr Peter Hambly give a talk about rare/never events in surgery. Treating rare diseases raise the challenge of minimal previous exposure to similar operations. Defining a learning curve is therefore controversial as many such 'events' seem to occur in clusters. Similarly, rare complications might occur in 'clusters' hence the response to rare/never events should be interpreted with caution.
Mr Mihai is a Consultant Endocrine Surgeon and Dr Hambly is a Consultant Anaesthetist at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Mr Mihai is also an Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford.
Professor George Youngson CBE discusses the non-technical skills (cognitive and social) that surgeons need in order to perform safely in the operating theatre. Professor Youngson is Emeritus Professor of Paediatric Surgery at the University of Aberdeen.
Lt Col Ross Moy talks about the recent developments in pre-hospital emergency medicine and gives his top tips for the first on scene. Lt Col Moy is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine in the British Army and the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He also works with the Thames Valley Air Ambulance as a Pre-Hospital Care Physician.
Mr George Krasopoulos talks about coronary artery bypass graft surgery and how we have improved over the years, and how the future is looking. Mr Krasopoulos is a Consultant Cardiac Surgeon in the Oxford Heart Centre at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Professor Alison Halliday presents ‘Vascular trials, big data and dementia’ and Professor Linda Hands presents ‘Community leg ulcer clinics and telemedicine’. Professor Halliday is Professor of Vascular Surgery and Professor Hands is Associate Professor of Surgery at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences at the University of Oxford.
Professor Tipu Aziz and Dr Binith Cheeran talk about deep brain stimulation (DBS) for treating intractable pain syndromes. Professor Halliday is Professor of Neurosurgery at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences and Dr Cheeran is an Honorary Consultant Neurologist at the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Oxford.
Dr David Garry’s talk covers the theory underlying haemodynamic monitoring, how we have done it up to now and why echocardiography is a good way of doing it. He uses clinical cases to illustrate the practical everyday utility of this modality and will touch on what the future holds. Dr Garry is a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthetics at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust and a FICM Trainee Representative.
Mr Nadeem Saeed talks about the temporomandibular joint, and about the reconstruction of that and why we reconstruct it. Mr Saeed is a Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Dr Elmi Muller talks about HIV positive donors for HIV positive recipients and changing transplant practices around the world. Dr Muller is a general surgeon and is the head of the transplantation service at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. She joined the Transplantation Research Immunology Group at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences for three months until January 2016, having successfully secured a Newton International Exchange scheme award.
Dr Clare Dollery describes a retained swab Never Event that happened in the Churchill Hospital and reflects on how we respond and learn from it. Dr Dollery is Deputy Medical Director at Oxford University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and chairs the Trust’s Clinical Governance Committee which is a sub-committee of the Trust Management Executive. She has worked as a consultant cardiologist since 2003.
Professor Ash Tewari talks about the genomics of prostate cancer and the implications for managing high risk disease. Professor Tewari is a world-renowned urologist and prostate cancer specialist. As Director of the Department of Urology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, he leads a multidisciplinary team committed to improving prostate cancer treatment, research and education.