The Theatre: Surgical Learning & Innovation Podcast

This week, in commemoration of International Women’s Day, we present a panel discussion on the changing face of the surgical profession. Presented by Anthea Davy, consultant orthopaedic and hand surgeon, Stella Vig, consultant vascular surgeon, and Victoria Pegna, ST7 in colorectal, this episode looks to challenge the words and personality traits associated with surgeons and present a new take on...

This is the first episode in an ongoing series on the theme of Health Inequalities, which we will return to throughout the year. It has been developed in collaboration with Melanin Medics, a national UK charity organisation focusing on promoting diversity in medicine, widening aspirations and aiding career progression for the Afro-Caribbean community. Throughout the course of the series, we will e...

Following from the previous two episodes on failing intelligently, we will continue along a similar path this week with a discussion of the themes and ideas behind the recent Supporting Surgeons After Adverse Events guidance produced by RCS England in collaboration with Bournemouth University’s Surgeon Wellbeing Research Team. This podcast is presented by Kevin Turner consultant urologist in Bourn...

This is the second episode of a two-part podcast on the theme of Failing Intelligently, presented by Caris Grimes, Colorectal and General Surgeon and Ginny Bowbrick, Vascular Surgeon, both at Medway Hospital in Kent. In the first episode, Caris and Ginny discussed resilience in the face of adverse outcomes, as well as the difference between failing well and failing badly. This second episode will...

This is the first episode of a two-part podcast on the theme of Failing Intelligently, presented by Caris Grimes, Colorectal and General Surgeon and Ginny Bowbrick, Vascular Surgeon, both at Medway Hospital in Kent. In this episode, Caris and Ginny will discuss resilience in the face of adverse outcomes, as well as the difference between failing well and failing badly. The second episode will cent...

This is the second and final episode of a two-part podcast focusing on surgical supervision during Covid-19 and beyond, presented by Dan Beral, colorectal surgeon and clinical lead of the Royal College of Surgeons of England’s Excellence in Surgical Supervision (ESS) course, and Nicolas Mitchell, RCS Educator. In this episode, Dan and Nic discuss the future of surgical supervision and look ahead t...

Welcome to the first of a two-part podcast focusing on surgical supervision during Covid-19 and beyond, presented by Dan Beral, colorectal surgeon and clinical lead of the Royal College of Surgeons of England’s Excellence in Surgical Supervision (ESS) course, and Nicolas Mitchell, RCS Educator. In this episode, Dan and Nic discuss the impact Covid-19 has had on surgical supervision as we pass the...

This is the final episode in our four-part series on the theme of culture change, developed in collaboration with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Presented by Rhea Liang, general and breast surgeon in Gold Coast, Australia and Simon Fleming, orthopaedic trainee in London, the series aims to bring conversations surrounding bullying, harassment and discrimination in the surgical workplac...

This is the third episode in a four-part series on the theme of culture change, developed in collaboration with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Presented by Rhea Liang, general and breast surgeon in Gold Coast, Australia and Simon Fleming, orthopaedic trainee in London, the series aims to bring conversations surrounding bullying, harassment and discrimination in the surgical workplace...

This is the second episode in a four-part series on the theme of culture change, developed in collaboration with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Presented by Rhea Liang, general and breast surgeon in Gold Coast, Australia and Simon Fleming, orthopaedic trainee in London, the series aims to bring conversations surrounding bullying, harassment and discrimination in the surgical workplace...

This episode marks the first of a four-part series on the theme of culture change, developed in collaboration with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Presented by Rhea Liang, general and breast surgeon in Gold Coast, Australia and Simon Fleming, orthopaedic trainee in London, the series aims to bring conversations surrounding bullying, harassment and discrimination in the surgical workpla...

In this, the second and final episode of our two-part series on Reflections from the Covid-19 response, orthopaedic registrar and PhD candidate in medical Education, Simon Fleming discusses his experiences working at the Nightingale Hospital in London at the height of the pandemic. Though this interview was recorded on 1 May and operations at the Excel Centre have since ceased, these reflections n...

In this first of a two-part series on Covid-19 Reflections, neurosurgeon John Brecknell, head of school for the London Postgraduate school of surgery discusses the impact of Covid-19 on surgical teaching and training with RCS Educator, Elise Omfalos. Though this interview was recorded on 4 May and there have been a number of developments with regards to social distancing guidelines in the interven...