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Suture Self - The Podcast of the Irish Surgical Training GroupPaediatrics and Presentations with Mr Ross FisherRoss Fisher, MBChB MSc MPhil FRCS RCPS is a Consultant Paediatric Surgeon at Sheffield Children’s Hospital, Sheffield England. He trained in Medicine at Sheffield University graduating in 1988. After general surgical training he undertook 7 years of specialist training in Paediatric Surgery training in Sheffield, London, Bristol, Cardiff and Auckland, New Zealand. He took up his first Consultant post in Leicester in 2001, moving in 2011 to his Sheffield where he is the Lead for Surgical Oncology and Trauma. He has a strong background in Medical Education and is an international speaker lecturing principally on paediatric trauma management. He maintains a...2024-11-1436 minSuture Self - The Podcast of the Irish Surgical Training GroupProf Paul Ridgway - Silver Scalpel winner 2024The Silver Scalpel is awarded to a consultant trainer for their outstanding contributions to surgical training, as voted for by trainees. Each year, the prize winner is celebrated at a ceremony and dinner at the Royal College of Surgeons.This year's winner is Prof Paul Ridgway, a consultant upper GI, HPB and General Surgeon at Tallaght University Hospital. He is an associate professor at Trinity College Dublin and has a research interest in performance in Surgery. 2024-06-0638 minSuture Self - The Podcast of the Irish Surgical Training GroupFellowship updates from Melbourne and Vietnam at the ISTG Charter week meetingThis podcast was recorded during the ISTG Charter Week session on fellowship updates. The Irish Surgical Training Group have collaborated with RCSI to create a new bursary for post-CCST trainees embarking on fellowship. Find more details herehttps://istg.ie/home/fellowship-grant/Ms Helen Mohan (@HelenMohan1) is a Consultant Colorectal Surgeon at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Melbourne. She is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Melbourne and the Director of Research at the International Medical Robotics Academy (IMRA). Ms Mohan is the 2021 RCSI PROGRESS fellowship recipient and completed an advanced cancer fe...2024-05-2340 minSuture Self - The Podcast of the Irish Surgical Training GroupProf Calvin Coffey - Surgical Research and the Sylvester O'Halloran perioperative symposiumThis episode was recorded with Professor Calvin Coffey at the Sylvester O'Halloran perioperative symposium in Limerick in March 2024. The Sylvester O'Halloran symposium was founded in 1992 and is an important date in the calendar for Irish and International surgical research. Read more about Prof Calvin Coffey and the Sylvester O'Halloran meeting herehttps://www.ul.ie/hri/person/hri-member/prof-calvin-coffeyhttps://soh.isrs.ie/?page_id=10642024-04-0826 minSuture Self - The Podcast of the Irish Surgical Training GroupCommunication with hostage negotiator Cathy MacDonaldIn this episode Jessica Ryan and Ms Cathy McDonald, a former hostage negotiator with Police Scotland, discuss the art of communication in stressful situations and how her experience can be applied to healthcare. Website: https://www.artofcommunication.co.uk/about-aocX (Twitter) https://twitter.com/CathyAofC2024-02-2634 minSuture Self - The Podcast of the Irish Surgical Training GroupTrauma Surgery on the Front line with Prof David Nott and Mr Morgan McMonagle - Part 2In part 2 of our podcast with David Nott and Morgan McMonagle discuss trauma training in Ireland and abroad as well as preparing for mass casualty events. Further information on trauma training is available here. Definitive Surgical Trauma Skills (DSTS) - https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/education-and-exams/courses/search/definitive-surgical-trauma-skills-dsts/David Nott Foundation - https://davidnottfoundation.com/2024-02-0519 minSuture Self - The Podcast of the Irish Surgical Training GroupTrauma Surgery on the Front line with Prof David Nott and Mr Morgan McMonagle - Part 1In this episode, Vinnie Varley discusses surgery on the front line with Prof David Nott and Mr Morgan McMonagle, delving into current warzones and training surgeons to work in these environments.2024-01-3039 minSuture Self - The Podcast of the Irish Surgical Training GroupBreast lump evaluation and management with Prof Arnold HillIn this episode, Prof Hill describes a systematic approach to evaluating lumps in the clinic and subsequent managementProfessor Hill is Professor and Chair of Surgery in RCSI, Beaumont and Head of the School of Medicine, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences. He graduated from UCD and did his basic surgical training in Dublin, and his middle grade surgical training in London. He did a basic two year fellowship with Dr John Daly at The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and The New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center in the United States. He r...2024-01-2227 minSuture Self - The Podcast of the Irish Surgical Training GroupBariatric Surgery with Prof Helen Heneghan Part 2In part 2 of our discussion with Prof Heneghan, we cover the logistics of running a bariatric unit as well as exciting developments for the future.Prof. Helen Heneghan, UCD’s first female Professor of Surgery, is a Consultant Bariatric and General Surgeon in St Vincents University Hospital. A native of Corofin in Galway, Helen Heneghan graduated in Medicine from NUI, Galway in 2005. She Completed the RCSI Higher Surgical Training scheme in General Surgery. During her training, she spent two years in the Bariatric Metabolic Institute in Cleveland Clinic, Ohio. Following this she completed a Bar...2023-12-0529 minSuture Self - The Podcast of the Irish Surgical Training GroupBariatric Surgery with Prof Helen Heneghan Part 1Prof. Helen Heneghan, UCD’s first female Professor of Surgery, is a Consultant Bariatric and General Surgeon in St Vincents University Hospital. In this episode Prof Heneghan discusses the indications and benefits of bariatric surgery as well as the range of operations available in Ireland and abroad.A native of Corofin in Galway, Helen Heneghan graduated in Medicine from NUI, Galway in 2005. She Completed the RCSI Higher Surgical Training scheme in General Surgery. During her training, she spent two years in the Bariatric Metabolic Institute in Cleveland Clinic, Ohio. Following this she completed a Bar...2023-11-2829 minSuture Self - The Podcast of the Irish Surgical Training GroupCore Surgical Training (CST) Preparation, Interview, MRCS exams and moreIn this episode we look at all aspects of applying and interviewing for the Core Surgical Training programme at RCSI as well as the structure of ST1/ST2 and applying for HST. We breakdown the different domains that are scored in the application and interview and our own experiences in these areas. Also covered are: Applying as an International Medical Graduate, MRCS exams and options if unsuccessful this year. (1:15) Overview of CST(5:25) CST Application Scoring(26:45) Overall advice on interview prep(30:00) MRCS Exams(34:07) Applying as an...2023-11-1943 minSuture Self - The Podcast of the Irish Surgical Training GroupIntroduction to Suture Self - The podcast of the Irish Surgical Training GroupWelcome to Suture Self - The podcast of the Irish Surgical Training Group (ISTG)Hosts/Content Creators: Vinnie Varley, Sinead Ramjit, Fintan Ryan, Jessica RyanProducers: Vinnie Varley, Michael FlanaganArtwork: Louisa GannonWebsite istg.ieTwitter/X @istgofficial2023-11-1205 min