National and International Teaching/Lecturing and Examining Commitments:
FELLOWSHIPS in Hand Surgery
Fellows are accepted to join the practice at Circle Hospital in Bath.
These would generally be senior Trainees in Hand Surgery, but more junior trainees from the level of medical student are considered for briefer periods.
This attachment is open to those in the final stages of training in Hand Surgery – preference is given to those in preparation for FRCS (Plast), FRCS (Orth), or the BSSH Diploma in Hand Surgery. The period can be shared with other units in the same region.
Interested individuals should contact Mr Sammut for information on requirements and vacancy.
INFORMAL TUTORIALS are conducted on a regular basis for senior trainees, preparing for FRCS (Plast), FRCS (Orth) and the BSSH Diploma in Hand Surgery, outside of the Fellowswhip attachments. Next group: tutorials starting January 2018, London. These are not listed. Nor are Departmental and regional teaching meetings.
Interested individuals should contact Mr Sammut directly.
Formal Courses
TENDON TRANSFER IN THE HAND: CADAVERIC COURSE
Fee for 2 day course: £550
Information and application via Vesalius Centre, Southwell Street, Bristol
Email: Vesalius-courses@bristol.ac.uk Telephone: +44 (0) 117 92874014
Web: bris.ac.uk/Vesalius
Date: Latest: 27th and 28th May 2017;
Next Course: To be announced – autumn 2018
Places are secured only by payment of fee.
SO YOU WANT TO BE A HAND SURGEON…
One day course, organised by the British Society for Surgery of the Hand, on the practice of Hand Surgery. This course is aimed primarily at the Core Surgery Trainee who has decided on a career in Surgery, but has yet to choose a speciality. It is, however, open to all, from Students to those in formal Plastic Surgery or Orthopaedic Training.
the course will cover all levels of a career in Hand Surgery, from the early stages of training up to practice as a Consultant. Faculty has been selected from all levels – Foundation doctor to Consultant Hand Surgeons.
Venue: The Royal College of Surgeons of England, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London
Cost: Free; deposit retained against attendance.
Date: 8th April 2017
Course Organiser and Faculty Head: Donald Sammut, Hand Surgeon
Details and Application: BSSH Secretariat: secretariat@bssh.ac.uk
UPPER LIMB ANATOMY DISSECTION COURSE
Two day Course of dissection performed by prosectors – Consisting of:
1. Film presentation of dissection
2. Multiple dissection sessions on fresh cadaver specimens, prosected, and demonstrated, by Hand Surgeons.
3. Surface anatomy demonstration on live model.
The course was founded by Donald Sammut and David Evans and started at Windsor Hand Clinic,
It has been held continuously since 1997, and has recently moved to the Vesalius Centre, Bristol.
Faculty: Henk GIELE, David EVANS, Donald SAMMUT, Simon KAY, Lorenzo GARAGNANI, Vikram DEVARAJ
For information: donaldsammut@me.com
CME points 13
Next Course: 27th-28th February 2019
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Teaching calendar
2018
3rd February 2018
Tutorials on : Intrinsic Muscle examination and Understanding
BSSH Instructional Courses in Hand Surgery, Manchester 2nd/3rd February
Coordinator: Mr Lindsay Muir, Hand Surgeon, Manchester
14th March 2018
Public Lecture: Drawing; Surgery and Poetry
at: Marks Make Meaning exhibition and events at University of Brighton.
Coordinator: Dr Philippa Lyon, Research Fellow, University of Brighton
23rd -24th February 2018
BSSH Upper Limb Dissection Course
Vesalius Training Centre, University of Bristol, Bristol
http://www.bssh.ac.uk/education/courses
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13th April 2018
Invited Speaker; Meeting
The Biomechanics of the hand with focus on the intrinsic muscles and the paralyzed hand
Theme: Sport trauma of the hand and wrist, CMCJ of the thumb, nerve and wrist problems.
Meeting
Utrecht, Holland
27th April 2018
Keynote speaker: Canadian Society of Hand Therapists
11th Annual Conference, Ottawa, Ontario
Lectures:
Nerve Anatomy of the Upper Limb
Tendon transfers in the hand
Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Thumb
Leprosy surgery in Nepal
29th and 30th November 2018
Invited Speaker: Italian Society of Hand Surgery (SICM)
SURGICAL TECHNIQUES IN HAND SURGERY:
ligaments, tendons, fractures and arthroplasty
Lectures/Demos
- Surgical Anatomy of the Extensor System
- Swan Neck Deformity
- Cadaver Demonstration:
Swan Neck Deformity
Boutonnière Deformity
Extensor Tendon Anatomy - Surgical Anatomy of the Flexor Tendon
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