19th September 2016

Busy week this one, so here we go...

New Chair of WinS: Prof Farah Bhatti

Even Consultants need a boost these days and on Wednesday I raced out of clinic to get to the Senior Ladies Dinner held on this occasion at the Royal College of Anaesthetists, my mum's old College, in Red Lion Square (Holborn)

This is a gathering organised by Dane Carol Black, once a rheumatologist at the West Mid and now a senior policy advisor on work and health to the British Government. She is also Chair of the Board of the Nuffield Trust, the health policy think-tank.

Some truly astonishing & inspiring women leaders are there, and if I pluck up the nerve, they are so happy to share their advice & experience.

Two of my favourite Surgeons were there too: outgoing Women in Surgery (WinS) Chair Laurie Baxter @baxterlaurie and her successor Professor Farah Bhatti @drFBE

Laurie has done so much to energise women surgeons to expand their roles, broaden their skill sets and take on leadership roles. She's now driving the Emerging Leaders programme at the College @RCSnews.

Farah is phenomenal: Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, and Honorary Associate Professor at Swansea University, she was the first female CT consultant in Wales and fourth in the UK. She has delivered a Gresham College lecture at the Science Museum, was highly commended at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards and was one of only 3 surgeons named by the Health Service Journal in its inaugural BME Pioneers list. A force of nature and one of my very favourite people to catch up with at these events.

Follow my timeline @SurgicalTutor on social media for more encounters with inspiring women at the meeting where our speaker was the brilliantly articulate co-creator of the Women's Equality Party @sanditoksvig 

... and all this on a school night ...

Surgeon of the Week 

A big @ASPHFT welcome to Francesca Lirossi who joins us as a Consultant Upper GI & Bariatric Surgeon (here with @humphrey_scott)

Francesca has come to us following research years in Ohio and it the first female general surgeon in this Trust. Can't believe it is 2016 and we're still having 'firsts' like this, but it is terrific to finally break that duck.

RCS Statement on Junior Doctors Contract

http://ecomms.rcseng.ac.uk/mvcs1/ImageGallery/THE%20ROYAL%20COLLEGE%20OF%20SURGEONS%20OF%20ENGLAND/Newsletter/trainee%20members%20letter%20Sep%2016%20%5BP2%5D.pdf?utm_campaign=staff%20newsletter%20150916&utm_medium=email&utm_source=CMA_THE%20ROYAL%20COLLEGE%20OF%20SURGEONS%20OF%20ENGLAND&utm_content=

Forthcoming Attractions

Women in Surgery Conference 2016

Book now to attend the WinS Meeting on Friday 30th September @RCSnews 

http://surgicalcareers.rcseng.ac.uk/wins/women-in-surgery-events/women-in-surgery-conference-friday-30-september-2016

Rates are variable according to grade and a great line-up of speakers is promised.

Surgical Careers Event for Med Students

Weds 19th October @RCSnews 

Good programme includes some Basic Surgical Skills as well as talks from Surgical trainees for a broad insight into a  surgical career. A good certificate to add to your portfolio.

Future Orthopaedic Surgeons Conference 

Saturday 10th December @RoySocMed: this is aimed at FY doctors and medical students 

https://www.rsm.ac.uk/events/events-listing/2016-2017/sections/orthopaedics-section/orh03-future-orthopaedic-surgeons-conference-2016.aspx