1. The BMJ highlight 2. Photo of the day 3. Dates & Deadlines 4. Upcoming conferences
5.Management Opportunities 6.Lectures & Webinars 7.Podcasts & Webinars
8.Other training opportunities
Bonus Competition: First person to find the correct number of Easter Eggs hidden in all the pages of this month’s Surgical Diary wins a worthy Easter Egg of their own ! Email your best guess to: [email protected] Please note the trivia link is not included in the egg hunt. Best of luck!
THE BMJ HIGHLIGHT, WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS?
Delivering holistic care includes understanding, evaluating, and tailoring health advice to a patient's lifestyle, including periods of religious fasting such as Ramadan and Lent. This article demonstrates a number of factors that are important to consider and highlight, including safety netting, safely advising on medication changes where possible, and stratifying risk. It is also important to understand and gather individual practices and preferences, ultimately working together to support health.
PHOTO OF THE DAY: AN INSTRUMENTAL HISTORY
Dr. William W. Mayo, born in Salford near Manchester, moved to Rochester, Minnesota, in 1846 when he was 27 years old. He had two sons, Dr. Will J. Mayo and Dr. Charlie H. Mayo, who went on to found the Mayo Clinic and invent Mayo scissors. The Mayo Clinic is a world-renowned medical facility with a satellite campus in London. These are strong scissors that can cut rigid structures and sutures. The handles and the blades are the same length, with rounded edges and tips. While straight Mayo scissors are better suited for superficial work, curved Mayo scissors allow for better visualisation of deeper structures. Below is a summary of common surgical needles used in surgery, and how each type is engineered according to function.
NOTEWORTHY DATES & DEADLINES
🔗 Exam Revision: MRCS Webinars FRCS Webinars
UPCOMING CONFERENCES
Please also note 10th March: International Women’s Day Reception 2026 — Royal College Of Surgeons Of England
🔗 Conference Portals & Submissions
1. The surgeon Show 2.ASiT Annual Conference 3.RCS Future of Surgery Festival 4.ECTES (Trauma & Emergency) 5.ASGBI International Congress 6.ACPGBI Annual Meeting 7.AUGIS 2026 ASM 8.BASO~ACS (Cancer Surgery)
MANAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
🔗 Opportunities for Growth
1.Leadership and Management for Registrars (WEC course) 23rd March 2026 2.Become faculty on RCS England courses 3.Edward Jenner Programme 4.Foundations in system leadership; collaborating for Health and Care 5.Sustainability leadership for greener Health and Care program 6.Global Volunteering Scheme – King’s Global Health Partnership
🔗 LECTURES & WEBINARS
27th February 2026 1400-1600-FREE for members, ( £30 Non-members)
19th February 2026 2000-2100 -FREE (Registration on Zoom)
🎬 Series to Dig Into
🔗 PODCASTS & JOURNALS
🎙️ Podcast Directory
📖 Journals & Publications
OTHER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
Academic 🖋️:
1. Royal College of Surgeons England Research Fellowship (1 yr) : Deadline 25th February 2026
Sustainability🌿:
Technology 🖥️:
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