Prof Calvin Coffey - Surgical Research and the Sylvester O'Halloran perioperative symposium

Paediatrics and Presentations with Mr Ross Fisher

Ross Fisher, MBChB MSc MPhil FRCS RCPS is a Consultant Paediatric Surgeon at Sheffield Children’s Hospital, Sheffield England. He trained in Medicine at Sheffield University graduating in 1988. After general surgical training he undertook 7 years of specialist training in Paediatric Surgery training in Sheffield, London, Bristol, Cardiff and Auckland, New Zealand. He took up his first Consultant post in Leicester in 2001, moving in 2011 to his Sheffield where he is the Lead for Surgical Oncology and Trauma. He has a strong background in Medical Education and is an international speaker lecturing principally on paediatric trauma management. He maintains a website http://ffolliet.com [https://webmail.maimonidesmed.org/owa/redir.aspx?C=ifOoN00wdy069fEczQV30Z1QervAmdEdbZEqbyTmf0zvbhsxSH7VCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2furldefense.proofpoint.com%2fv2%2furl%3fu%3dhttp-3A__ffolliet.com%26d%3dDwMFaQ%26c%3ddjx4x_Lu5jS1_mKMB7WBGhXdIwpne1KOnJAaisGB74Q%26r%3dUScJrMLGstnLkoV-cRKEhdT53XZ9uRiIPTuVyN2i3kA%26m%3dUfnAMRVW4uPv6wfTud3aP28BtRKM68wZ8LhieXMdMkQ%26s%3dfgL9Y3ERgenqR9pa2YfYH3eOBIMO53o7u_he_mXm0M4%26e%3d] where he shares his ideas on #presentationskills. Twitter/X: @ffolliet

Prof Paul Ridgway - Silver Scalpel winner 2024

The Silver Scalpel is awarded to a consultant trainer for their outstanding contributions to surgical training, as voted for by trainees. Each year, the prize winner is celebrated at a ceremony and dinner at the Royal College of Surgeons. This year's winner is Prof Paul Ridgway, a consultant upper GI, HPB and General Surgeon at Tallaght University Hospital. He is an associate professor at Trinity College Dublin and has a research interest in performance in Surgery.

Fellowship updates from Melbourne and Vietnam at the ISTG Charter week meeting

This podcast was recorded during the ISTG Charter Week session on fellowship updates.  The Irish Surgical Training Group have collaborated with RCSI to create a new bursary for post-CCST trainees embarking on fellowship. Find more details here https://istg.ie/home/fellowship-grant/ [https://istg.ie/home/fellowship-grant/] Ms Helen Mohan (@HelenMohan1) is a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Melbourne. She is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Melbourne and the Director of Research at the International Medical Robotics Academy (IMRA).   Ms Mohan is the 2021 RCSI PROGRESS fellowship recipient and completed an advanced cancer fellowship in pelvic exenteration, peritoneal disease and robotic surgery at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Melbourne, followed by a further colorectal clinical and academic fellowship at Austin Health, Melbourne.  PROGRESS Women in Surgery Fellowship https://www.rcsi.com/surgery/training/fellowship-opportunities/progress-women-in-surgery-fellowship [https://www.rcsi.com/surgery/training/fellowship-opportunities/progress-women-in-surgery-fellowship]   Mr Michael Flanagan (ST7 General and Colorectal Surgery) and Mr Robert O’Connell (ST HPB/General Surgery) took part in the Atlantic Surgical Leadership Exchange Programme 2023/2024. They recount their experiences in Vietnam at the Viet Duc Hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam in Trauma, Colorectal and Hepatobiliary surgery.   Atlantic Surgical Leadership Exchange Programme https://www.rcsi.com/surgery/global-surgery/education [https://www.rcsi.com/surgery/global-surgery/education]

Prof Calvin Coffey - Surgical Research and the Sylvester O'Halloran perioperative symposium

This episode was recorded with Professor Calvin Coffey at the Sylvester O'Halloran perioperative symposium in Limerick in March 2024.  The Sylvester O'Halloran symposium was founded in 1992 and is an important date in the calendar for Irish and International surgical research.  Read more about Prof Calvin Coffey and the Sylvester O'Halloran meeting here https://www.ul.ie/hri/person/hri-member/prof-calvin-coffey https://soh.isrs.ie/?page_id=1064

Communication with hostage negotiator Cathy MacDonald

In this episode Jessica Ryan and Ms Cathy McDonald, a former hostage negotiator with Police Scotland, discuss the art of communication in stressful situations and how her experience can be applied to healthcare.  Website: https://www.artofcommunication.co.uk/about-aoc X (Twitter) https://twitter.com/CathyAofC