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Surgeons: How to stop yourself ending up on the operating table

Surgeons: How to stop yourself ending up on the operating table

by Mark Hughes
  Rates of musculoskeletal problems amongst surgeons are high, especially amongst those performing laparoscopic surgery. In the context of open su...
ergonomics training
Just started core training or a run-through/residency post?

Just started core training or a run-through/residency post?

by Mark Hughes
  This time of the year marks the regular rotation of postgraduate trainees in the UK. Many groups have been in the previous post for longer than ...
eosim simulation training
Lockdown resources for the surgical trainee

Lockdown resources for the surgical trainee

by Mark Hughes
  In many healthcare settings, there has been a concerted effort to free up hospital beds for patients with COVID-19 and to enhance critical care ...
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Time for quality adjusted training years?

Time for quality adjusted training years?

by Mark Hughes
  Many health professionals will be familiar with QALYs: quality-adjusted life years. QALYs assume health to be a function of the length of life a...
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The shape of surgical training – more distortion to come?

The shape of surgical training – more distortion to come?

by Mark Hughes
eoSurgical is run by surgeons, for surgeons. Its founders have worked their way through various UK training programs during the last decade, initi...
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Surgical training in Scotland – a new balance between training and service delivery, enhanced by improved trainer-interactions and embedded simulation

Surgical training in Scotland – a new balance between training and service delivery, enhanced by improved trainer-interactions and embedded simulation

by Mark Hughes
Surgery is considered a ‘craft’ specialty, demanding a combination of theoretical knowledge, manual dexterity, and wisdom/experience. The barber su...
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