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eoSurgical supports Atlantic Body and Soul
by Mark Hughes
Surgery demands commitment, training, determination, and the ability to overcome challenges. These demands are in common with some of those requ...
How do we optimise take-home surgical simulation during training?
by Mark Hughes
It is one thing to have the surgical simulation tools available - but quite another to ensure their continued use. eoSurgical simulators have be...
How will surgeons operate in the metaverse?
by Mark Hughes
The metaverse describes a graphically rich virtual space where humans can interact. The idea is not new but its manifestation is contingent upon...
Half of surgeons are below average
by Mark Hughes
It is unnerving as a surgeon to recognise that half the surgical workforce is, statistically speaking, below average. No surgeon would like to t...
Front page news – the evidence base grows
by Mark Hughes
eoSurgical is driven by innovation underpinned by evidence. We have a track record in publishing and presenting evidence highlighting the effica...
Surgical fulfilment, fatigue, and expectations
by Mark Hughes
Alain de Botton, philosopher and author, suggests:
“A firm belief in the necessary misery of life was for centuries one of mankind’s most import...
The long covid hangover looming for surgical training
by Mark Hughes
In the UK, and probably worldwide, surgeons are not being trained as they were pre-pandemic. The cancellation and resultant backlog of elective ...
Surgeons, empathy, and Shakespeare
by Mark Hughes
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Expose thyself to feel what wretches feel,
King Lear Act III scene iii
Surgeons, amongst doctors in general, sometimes distance themselves f...
Sustainability, surgery, and eoSurgical
by Mark Hughes
The 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26) took place just 50 miles west of eoSurgical HQ in Edinburgh. Acting to avert the impending climat...
The power of gratitude in surgery
by Mark Hughes
Being a surgeon can be deeply rewarding. That reward is intimately connected with patient outcome: an operation completed without complication, ...
Global Surgery – how eoSurgical fits in
by Mark Hughes
As jobbing surgeons working in the NHS, the founders of eoSurgical are entirely familiar with the impact of financial constraints on healthcare ...
NOTSS meets eoSurgical
by Mark Hughes
Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons (NOTSS) are fundamental to safe patient care. Implementation of NOTSS- training has been shown to lead to safe...