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The long covid hangover looming for surgical training

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 ...
surgical training
Surgeons, empathy, and Shakespeare

Surgeons, empathy, and Shakespeare

by Mark Hughes
- Expose thyself to feel what wretches feel, King Lear Act III scene iii Surgeons, amongst doctors in general, sometimes distance themselves f...
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Sustainability, surgery, and eoSurgical

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...
sustainability
The power of gratitude in surgery

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, ...
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ASiT - eoSurgical launches medical education bursary

ASiT - eoSurgical launches medical education bursary

by Mark Hughes
eoSurgical is driven by patient safety - improving surgical skills in risk-free environments that translates into safer surgery for our patients. O...
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Global Surgery – how eoSurgical fits in

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 ...
safer surgery
NOTSS meets eoSurgical

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...
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Surgery, art, and mediated matter

Surgery, art, and mediated matter

by Mark Hughes
As long as there have been surgeons, there has been an interface with art. Da Vinci applied artistic skills to the study of anatomy and dissected n...
art surgery
Online anatomy resources for the surgical trainees

Online anatomy resources for the surgical trainees

by Mark Hughes
  Becoming a good surgeon relies upon many and diverse skills. Being able to establish a therapeutic relationship, take a thorough history, integr...
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Pandemic-driven changes to surgical education – what will persist?

Pandemic-driven changes to surgical education – what will persist?

by Mark Hughes
  The pandemic has forced numerous and varied adaptations in how we live and work as surgeons. Some involve long overdue improvements in digital t...
surgical training
Surgical simulation from bench to bedside: the evidence is stacking up

Surgical simulation from bench to bedside: the evidence is stacking up

by Mark Hughes
  An oft quoted retort to purists seeking an evidence base for everything is whether a randomised controlled trial has ever been performed regardi...
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eoSurgical teams up with 3D LifePrints

eoSurgical teams up with 3D LifePrints

by Mark Hughes
  As lockdown persists, we are working hard to continue innovating and we are therefore delighted to announce a new collaboration. 3D LifePrints ...
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