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Pursuing a career in surgery during a global pandemic

Pursuing a career in surgery during a global pandemic

by Mark Hughes
  This week we are pleased to publish a guest blog by William Cambridge, a medical student studying at Edinburgh University and president of the E...
Surgical consent in the COVID era – navigating greater uncertainty

Surgical consent in the COVID era – navigating greater uncertainty

by Mark Hughes
  The COVID pandemic continues to have a dreadful human impact, both through direct morbidity and mortality but also due to increasing economic st...
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The end of the beginning? Time for innovation

The end of the beginning? Time for innovation

by Mark Hughes
In the UK, the lockdown continues. There is a growing realisation that disruption to both normal life and healthcare systems is likely to continu...
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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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Covid-19 – anticipating a brighter future

Covid-19 – anticipating a brighter future

by Mark Hughes
  Worldwide, the covid-19 pandemic is escalating. Remaining positive is important and whilst some areas are firmly in the eye of the storm, there ...
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Covid-19 – challenges for training

Covid-19 – challenges for training

by Mark Hughes
  The world’s population and its healthcare workforce are facing a huge challenge as we work to control and mitigate for the covid-19 pandemic. Ou...
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Miniaturising surgical robotics – building a model ship inside a very small bottle

Miniaturising surgical robotics – building a model ship inside a very small bottle

by Mark Hughes
One reason that surgery is exciting is its interface with technology. Surgical robots, becoming more common in well-resourced healthcare settings,...
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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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A microcosm of future gender parity… in neurosurgery

A microcosm of future gender parity… in neurosurgery

by Mark Hughes
  eoSurgical tries hard to advocate for improved gender equality in surgery. With still so few women surgeons, the profession is missing out on ta...
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The ultimate Christmas present list for surgeons!

The ultimate Christmas present list for surgeons!

by Mark Hughes
It’s that time of the year again. If you’re looking for the ideal gift for the surgeon in your life, or if you’ve just passed your MRCS/FRCS/got th...
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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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Stressful night on call? SurgTrac AR is going to help

Stressful night on call? SurgTrac AR is going to help

by Mark Hughes
eoSurgical is always looking to innovate, both with our hardware and our software. We produce the only accessible, mobile, instrument tracking sim...
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