School of Surgery

See if you can get to the correct answers before James Cassidy does in the third and final part of Naomi Laskar's interactive teaching video on causes of chest pain you might see when covering the war...

13 Aug 201614min

Naomi Laskar puts James Cassidy through his paces again in the second case of chest pain you are likely to come across as an F1/intern on a surgical or other ward.See if you can get the right answers ...

6 Aug 201613min

Naomi Laskar teaches James Cassidy in an interactive video on chest pain on the surgical ward. Using a series of cases common causes of chest pain are discussed and the video will help you to develop ...

30 Juli 201631min

Its never too early to think about getting yourself ready for successful application to core surgical training, be you medical student or foundation doctor.In this podcast Ricky Ellis and Susan Hall e...

28 Juni 201615min

It is not uncommon to be called to see a patient who has experienced a sudden change in their mental state. The patient is often suffering from one of the forms of delirium, and puts them at increased...

25 Juni 201614min

Assessing the capacity of patients is an essential skill for all doctors, not least surgeons, as it is intimately related to taking consent and treating any patient correctly.In one of the most import...

3 Juni 201623min

Every surgeon needs to obtain informed consent before proceeding with any procedure. Ricky Ellis talks to Daniel Couch about consent, how best to take it and the framework around consent. Essential li...

28 Maj 20163min

Funnel plots are a central part of how the results of a meta analysis are presented. Learn what they are, what they mean and how to interpret them with Rob Radcliffe.

2 Maj 20169min