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Cutting Edge Leeds’ Annual Conference - Global Surgery: Redefining Boundaries

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Cutting Edge Leeds’ Annual Conference - Global Surgery:

Redefining Boundaries

Course Information

Course date: 21st April 2018

Venue: University of Leeds, Worsley Building, Level 6

Attendance: 29 Delegates

Aimed at: Medical students, Foundation year doctors

Conference fee: £5.00 Cutting Edge Members£10.00 Non-members

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Cutting Edge Leeds were delighted to announce their annual conference for 2018 – Global Surgery: Redefining Boundaries – in support of MSF and SyriaRelief.

The conference provided delegates with an understanding of working in international healthcare through a series of talks delivered by highly acclaimed surgeons working at the forefront of this exciting field.

The day also involved a number of thought-provokingplenary sessions which covered topics such as international health, global surgery, and sustainability and challenges faced by the developing world.

Delegates had the opportunity to participate in surgical skills workshops including basic and advanced suturing, laparoscopic skills, chest drain insertion, and incision and drainage of abscess. There was also a workshop covering how to develop a surgical CV.


Course Programme

0900 - 0915 Registration

0915 - 0930 Welcome

0930 - 1015 Professor Simon Kay - Starting a Specialised Nerve Surgery Service in Hanoi,

Vietnam

1015 - 1100 Ms. Carin Van Doorn - Establishing Sustainable Humanitarian Cardiac

Programmes in Africa

1100 - 1130 Break

1130 - 1215 Plenary Sessions

How to get involved with international health and global surgery

Building sustainability for the local environment

Overcoming challenges in the developing world

1215 - 1300 Lunch

1300 - 1500 Skills

One extended skill, to choose from:

Knot tying

Basic Suturing

Advanced Suturing

Two applied skills to choose from:

Laparoscopic skills

Chest drain insertion

Incision and drainage of abscess

Developing a surgical CV

1500 - 1515 Break

1515 - 1600 Mr Mounir Hakimi - Working in a Warzone

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Faculty

Professor Simon Kay

Ms Carin Van Doorn

Mr Mounir Hakimi

Organising Committee

Mr Luke Allen President

Miss Riya SawhneyVice President

Miss Hansa Iqbal Treasurer

Miss Aisha Ali Publicity Rep

Mr Michael Moody Mentoring Rep

Miss Lauren Storey WinS Rep

Miss Sabeen Majid Clinical Years Rep

Mr Michael Cooke Pre-Clinical Years Rep

Miss Mariam Kenner Pre-Clinical Years Rep

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Overall Teaching Feedback

4

30%

70%

How was the content of the conference?

Excellent Good Neutral Fair Poor

58%

42%

How would you rate the general academic standard of the speakers?


89%

11%

Professor Simon Kay - Starting a Specialised Nerve Surgery Service in Hanoi,Vietnam


55%

45%

Ms. Carin Van Doorn - Establishing Sustainable Humanitarian Cardiac

Programmes in Africa


22%

78%

Plenary Sessions , How to get involved with international health and global surgery Building sustainability for the

local environment Overcoming challenges in the developing world


45%55%

Skills, One extended skill, to choose from: Advanced Suturing




5

44%

56%

Skills, One extended skill, to choose from: Basic Suturing


56%

44%

Skills, One extended skill, to choose from: Knot Tying


45%55%

Applied skills to choose from: Laparoscopic Skills


60%

40%

Applied skills to choose from: Chest Drain Insertion


66%

34%

Applied skills to choose from: Incision and Drainage of Abscess


66%

34%

Applied skills to choose from: Incision and Drainage of Abscess




6

17%

83%

Q&A


61%

39%

How were the facilities and venue?


67%

33%

How were the refreshments and lunch?


53%47%

How was the general friendliness of the faculty and organisers?

Very friendly Friendly NeutralNot very friendly Can’t comment

47%53%

Would you recommend this course to a friend?

Most certainly Certainly Probably Unlikely Not at all

30%

70%

Do you think that this course provided good value for money?

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Individual Comments

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It was very good and interesting providing a wider knowledge than current teaching.

LCUniversity of Leeds

Really well run and informative.

RBUniversity of Leeds

Good.

ACUniversity of Leeds

Very good.

AAUniversity of Leeds

Really well organised conference, thoroughly enjoyed.

ETUniversity of Leeds

Workshop sessions were excellent, shame that the key note speaker was unable to attend.

CPUniversity of Leeds

Very good conference overall.

FFSt James's University Hospital, Leeds

Very well organised great speakers and workshops.

JBUniversity of Leeds

Amazing talks by speakers with a wealth of experience, many opportunities advertised, good organisa-tion and teaching. Definitely opened up more options for a career path for me.

NBUniversity of Leeds


Individual Comments

8

The speakers were great. The teaching in the sessions were good.

AAUniversity of Nottingham

Very good - excellent lecture theatre, staff and speakers very good, food excellent!

EPUniversity of Nottingham

Interesting

KWUniversity of Leeds

It was overall excellent; a great experience!

JIUniversity of Leeds

Excellent venue and friendly/helpful organisers and guest speakers. Perhaps more student presentations especially in the form of posters could be considered in the future.

HH

Good

EKUniversity of Leeds

Excellent insight in to a surgical career

HCUniversity of Leeds

Very good!

AWUniversity of Leeds

Highly impressive, thought-provoking topics and speakers.

HTUniversity of Leeds

It is something I am interested in for a future career so I found the insight fascinating and very useful

EMUniversity of Leeds

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