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Celebrating the First Diploma Ceremony of 2023

Diploma Ceremonies are undoubtedly one of the most highly anticipated events in the College calendar, with Fellows and Members travelling from all corners of the globe to attend. We are delighted that we can once agai...
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70 years of Excellence in Surgical Conference: West Midlands Surgical Society collaboration with RCSEd

In collaboration with The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd), the West Midlands Surgical Society (WMSS) held another successful conference on the 4th of November 2022 at Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley. Thi...
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The University of Edinburgh's ChM in Urology - A Perspective

The following blog offers a perspective on the University of Edinbrugh's ChM in Urology from Chris Evans, possibly the first South African to complete this degree. I thought it only appropriate for me to write an o...
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An Egyptian “Lister” Journey

The first Egyptian to win the Lister Medal, Ahmed Mohamed Abdou Ahmed, outlines the journey to receiving this prestigious award.  I am Ahmed Mohamed Abdou Ahmed, an Egyptian orthopaedic surgeon. Currently, I am hol...
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Transplant Immunosuppression in the Perioperative Period

As part of a series of blog posts surrounding World Patient Safety Day 2022's theme of 'Medication Safety', RCSEd Council Member and Surgeon (Associate Specialist) Majid Mukadam MBE and Organ Transplant Pharmacist Zah...
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Prophylactic Antibiotics for the Treatment of Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections: Time to Consider the Alternatives?

As part of a series of blog posts surrounding World Patient Safety Day 2022's theme of 'Medication Safety', Chair of the RSCEd Urology SSB and Consultant Urologist Neil Fenn looks at prophylactic antibiotics for the t...
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Anticholinergic Burden

 As part of a series of blog posts surrounding World Patient Safety Day 2022's theme of 'Medication Safety', RSA for the East of Scotland and Consultant Urological Surgeon Andrew Martindale looks at anticholinergic bu...
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Management of Anti-coagulants (“Blood Thinners”) Around the Time of Surgery

 As part of a series of blog posts surrounding World Patient Safety Day 2022's theme of 'Medication Safety', Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedics Surgeon Mr Haroon Rehman discusses the management of anti-coagulants (“...
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Venous Thromboembolism in Surgical Patients

As part of a series of blog posts surrounding World Patient Safety Day 2022's theme of 'Medication Safety', Miss Fatima Mansour discusses venous thromboembolism in surgical patients.  Venous thrombo-embolism (VTE) is...
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Medication Safety: Putting the Patient First

Join us for a series of blog posts surrounding the 2022 World Patient Safety Day theme of Medication Safety. In this post, Paediatric Surgery Registrar and 2020-2021 RCSEd Scottish Clinical Leadership Fellow Miss Sesi...
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World Patient Safety Day 2022: Objectives and Resources

To mark the WHO World Patient Safety Day 2022, RCSEd Council Member and Chair of the Patient Safety Group Miss Anna Paisey looks at the theme and objectives of this year's campaign, and outlines some of the College's...
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Clare McNaught Discusses the College's Collaboration with Hamilton & Inches

The College are delighted to have partnered with luxury jewellers Hamilton & Inches for a first-of-its-kind collaboration. The selection of luxury and handcrafted jewellery pieces, inspired by RCSEd’s crest, refle...
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