The National Institute of Academic Anaesthesia and the RCS are holding a joint meeting on Monday 28th April to foster perioperative clinical research. Sessions will include examples of surgical and anaesthetic collaboration, funding and a Dragon’s Den style pitch of … Read More
Launch of Oxford Surgical Intervention Trials Unit
The new Surgical Intervention Trials Unit (SITU) is being launched on Wednesday 26th March when it hosts the Royal College of Surgeons Clinical Trial Units Annual Day. Key note speakers will include Prof Tom Walley (NIHR HTA Programme Director) and … Read More
Clinical Research Fellow in Facial Palsy
Clinical Research Fellow in Facial Palsy Location: Brighton & London Start Date: from February 2014 Applications are invited for a full-time post for 1-2 years to undertake clinical research leading to a higher degree (eg MD). The Post will commence … Read More
International Surgical Outcomes Study
A recent study by EuSOS provided the first report of post-operative outcomes at a European level. The findings of this study suggest that post-operative mortality may be higher than previously thought (4% overall) and that mortality may vary between nations suggesting preventable … Read More
Surgical research collaboratives in the UK
The West Midlands Research Collaborative lead the way. Now many trainee research collaboratives have followed. A recent article in the Lancet highlights this. The WMRC has recently published ROSSINI (Reduction Of Surgical Site Infection using a Novel Intervention), their first … Read More
People turned up!
Thank you to everyone who attended the first RSTN Trials Day. Over 65 delegates contributed to the lively discussions. Prof. Dion Morton opened the day with an inspiring talk on the importance of clinical trials and the impact they can have … Read More
When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do?
A quote from John Maynard Keynes used to illustrate a recent Minerva entry in the BMJ. They reported a recent article in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings, titled “A decade of reversal”. The study took ten years of articles from the … Read More
NRC Meeting 2013: speakers announced
National Research Collaborative Meeting 2013 The NRCM on December 6th in London is set to be the biggest yet with up to 150 delegates from across the UK. It will be hosted by the London Surgical Research Group. The event, which … Read More
RSTN Trials Day 2013
We have had a fantastic response and the Reconstructive Surgery Trials Day 2013 is now fully booked. We are trying to secure some more places and so you can still register and will be placed on the waiting list. The … Read More
2nd Clinical Trials Methodology Conference
The 2nd Clinical Trials Methodology Conference will be held in Edinburgh on 18th – 19th November 2013. “The conference will provide a perfect forum for the exchange of new ideas amongst all individuals with an interest in clinical trials. We … Read More