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Student Audit & Research in Surgery (STARSurg)

Cordially invites UK Medical Students and Junior Doctors to...

Protocol Launch Event & Research Skills Course

Tuesday 16th September 2014

10:00 - 17:30

Royal College of Surgeons of England

Holborn, London

£5 Voluntary Donation Recommended

Register now at: bit.ly/DISCOVERSTARSurg

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Contents

Title Page Introduction

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Programme

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STARSurg Research Skills Course

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Other Workshops & Activities Lunch & Refreshments

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10 STARSurg Committee Bios

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Invited Speakers’ Bios 13 Sponsors & Affiliates

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Introduction

Welcome to the 3rd National Meeting of Student Audit & Research in Surgery (STARSurg). This event promises again to be a hive of academic activity. The programme boasts interactive workshops and training sessions, a range of eminent keynote speakers and a dedicated expert faculty. Following the success of our first project ‘STARSurgUK’, published in The British Journal of Surgery and presented to 4 international conferences, we are delighted to introduce our 2014 project:

Other highlights of the 3rd National Meeting include:

STARSurg Research Skills Course

This interactive and dynamic research skills course offers core and advanced arms tailored to your level of experience

Workshops delivered by academic trainees and senior members of ASiT explore essential skills in critical appraisal and poster design. A key addition to the portfolio of any budding surgeon-scientist!

Professor Dion Morton “Mentorship in Surgical Research” Director of Clinical Research at the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Miss Clare Marx

“The role of the medical student in improving patient safety”

President at the Royal College of Surgeons of England

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Programme

TIME SESSION SPEAKER 09:00 am Registration Opens

10:00 am Welcome Dr James Glasbey

Session I: STARSurg Research Skills Course Featuring seminars and workshops tailored to your level of experience.

10:10 am Core and Advanced sessions begin

11:30 am Coffee Break See programme (pg.5.)

12:00 pm Core and Advanced sessions continue

13:00 pm Lunch Session II: DISCOVER Sessions

Learn about the 2014 STARSurg national cohort study.

14:00 pm STARSurg II: The DISCOVER Study: Background and Aims Dr Dmitri Nepogodiev 14:10 pm DISCOVER: Patient selection, Inclusion & Exclusion Dr Michael Kelly 14:30 pm Tutorial: Clavien-Dindo & Operation-Specific Complications Dr Stephen Chapman 14:40 pm Tutorial: REDCap Data System Mr Tom Drake 14:50 pm Q&A DISCOVER: Protocol STARSurg Committee

Session III: STARSurg Programmes STARSurg has a number of new, exciting initiatives to offer its national collaborators.

15:00 pm STARSurg Research Skills Course: Online Modules & Certification Mr Tom Drake 15:10 pm STARSurg Buddy Scheme Mr Chetan Khatri 15:15 pm STARSurg Twitter Journal Club Dr James Glasbey 15:20 pm Building Blocks: A Career in Academic Surgery Mr Vimal Gokani 15:30 pm Coffee Break

Session IV: Keynote Plenary Advice and insight into careers in academic and clinical surgery from internationally recognised experts and field-leader.

16:00 pm The Role of Medical Students in Improving Patient Safety Miss Clare Marx 16:30 pm Mentorship in Surgical Research Professor Dion Morton 17:00 pm Concluding Remarks Mr Aneel Bhangu

17:10 pm Optional Networking Event at the Nuffield Bar & Conservatory All collaborators welcome!

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STARSurg Research Skills Course This course is designed to cover a comprehensive curriculum of core competencies in research practice. It will empower participants with the skill-set essential for involvement in local and national research projects. It is designed to be interactive and promote discussion about key issues in clinical science.

Seminars will provide grounding in basic research principles and workshops will allow participations to apply these broad principles to complete a practical task.

The core sessions have been designed for medical school years 1-4, and the advanced sessions with medical school years 4-5 and foundation doctors.

We are delighted to invite an extensively experienced and internationally recognised expert faculty to help deliver the STARSurg course, with representatives from The Society of Academic & Research Surgeons (SARS), The Association of Surgeons in Training (ASiT) and the Institute of Medical Ethics (IME).

All delegates will receive certification following satisfactory completion of the course & provision of feedback.

Further learning will be facilitated by online teaching modules. Once this becomes available, students will be given opportunity to complete practical tasks, with tangible outcomes, to utilise the skills taught by the course. This will include a writing letter-to-the-editor, drafting a comprehensive clinical trial design and creating a robust scientific poster.

Unsure which sessions you should attend?

A decision tool is available here: researchcloud.org.uk/mod/

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STARSurg Research Skills Course

Learning Outcomes

Core

The Language of Research – Mr Chetan Khatri

A1: Research & Future Practice

Searching and Reviewing the Literature – Dr John Mason

C1: Evidence Based Surgery, C4: Searching for Literature and Interpretation

Study Designs: What to Use & When – Dr Dmitri Nepogodiev

C1: Evidence Based Surgery

Study Design Task – Mr Aneel Bhangu & Mr Vimal Gokani

C2: Audit v. Research, C4: Searching for Literature and Interpretation

Poster Design Task – Mr Aneel Bhangu & Mr Vimal Gokani

C6: Preparing for a Poster Presentation

Advanced

How to Read & Assess a Scientific Paper – Dr Richard Abel

A2: Choosing & Answering a Research Question, C5: Searching the literature and interpretation

Producing an Abstract with Impact – Mr Edward Fitzgerald

C5: Producing a Scientific Abstract

Using Statistics as a Surgeon – Mr Ewen Harrison

A5: Choosing the Right Statistical test

Surgical Research Ethics – Mr Andy Beamish

C3: Ethics in Research, A2: Choosing & Answering a Research Question

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STARSurg Research Skills Prize STARSurg are delighted to offer two lucky collaborators a copy of the essential undergraduate revision textbook:

Surgical Talk RRP: £32.00

This fantastic prize will be awarded for outstanding contributions to the core and advanced research skills courses. More details will be given during the event!

“The only comprehensive textbook for medical students wishing to learn top tips in surgery”

RCS Book Reviews

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Other Workshops & Activities

Portfolio Troubleshooter

09:00 – 10:00

Webb – Johnson Hall

Whether you are just starting out with your surgical portfolio, or looking to improve your portfolio before applying to the academic foundation programme, this informal session is for you! Join our academic trainees for some practical tips and advice based on current guidelines from the Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Programme.

EoSurgical Surgical Skills Workshop

13:00 – 14:00

Edward Lumley Hall

Try your hand at some basic laparoscopic skills using the innovative EoSurgical portable surgical simulator.

Tips & Tricks in Appendicectomy

13:20 – 13:50

Edward Lumley Hall

Prepare yourself for your first laparoscopic procedure! This informal discussion session will take participants through a case of appendicitis from diagnosis to follow up. Current surgical trainees will share practical tricks and tips and highlight gaps in current evidence.

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Lunch & Refreshments

We are delighted to provide STARSurg meeting delegates with lunch and refreshments from the catering partner of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.

Coffee, tea and refreshments will be provided in the Edward Lumley hall at registration and throughout the day. Please do visit the sponsor stands during the breaks!

Lunch will include a mixed buffet for STARSurg delegates with vegetarian and halal options available. Please be sure to alert us to any dietary requirements or allergies prior to the September meeting.

The day will conclude with drinks to be held at the Nuffield Bar and Conservatory within the College building. All delegates and faculty are invited for an informal networking and social event.

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STARSurg Steering Committee 2014/15

Aneel Bhangu, MBChB MRCS is an academic general surgical registrar in the West Midlands. T: @aneelbhangu

Stephen Chapman, MBChB BSc is an academic foundation doctor in the Leeds Teaching NHS Hospitals Trust. T: @SJ_Chapman

Tom Drake, BMedSci is a fourth year medical student at the University of Sheffield Medical School. T: @Tom_Drake1

J Edward Fitzgerald, BA BM BCh MRCS FHEA is an academic general surgical registrar and clinical advisor to the Lifebox Foundation. T: @Diathermy

James Glasbey, MBBCh BSc is an academic foundation doctor in the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and the Foundation Doctor Representative to ASiT. T: @cusurgicals

Ewen Harrison, MBChB PhD FRCS is a senior lecturer in general surgery at the University of Edinburgh and consultant surgeon at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. T: @ewenharrison

Michael Kelly, MBBCh BSc is a foundation doctor in the Mersey deanery. T: @mkell90

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Chetan Khatri, BSc is a fifth year medical student at Imperial College London Medical School. T: @ChetanKhatri2

Nicholas Kong is a final year medical student at the University of Glasgow Medical School. T: @KongChiaYew

Harriet Mitchell is a third year medical student at Bristol University Medical School. T: @Harri_Amy

Dmitri Nepogodiev, MBChB is an academic clinical fellow in general surgery at the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust T: @dnepo

Please do come and introduce yourself!

collaborate@starsurg.org

Want to get involved in steering future projects?

Each summer, opportunity will arise for collaborators to get involved in project-level steering of STARSurg. Steering committee members will be selected based upon their academic potential and commitment to STARSurg.

Getting involved in the national cohort study and attending our annual meetings is an important first step!

More details will be published via our mailing list (starsurg.org/register) as they become available.

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Invited Speaker Biographies

Miss Clare Marx is the President of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. T: @RCSnews

Professor Dion Morton is the Director of Clinical Research at the Royal College of Surgeons of England. T: @RCSnews

Vimal Gokani is the President of the Association of Surgeons in Training (ASiT) and a British Heart Foundation Research Training Fellow. T: @VimalGokani

Andi Beamish is the Past-President of the ASiT and RCSEng/David Johnston Bariatric Research Fellow. T: @beamishaj

John Mason is an Academic Clinical Fellow in the Oxford Deanery and the outgoing Foundation Representative to ASiT. T: @jmason85

Richard Abel is a musculoskeletal researcher and lecturer to students on the Imperial College London intercalated BSc in Surgery and Anaesthesia

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Sponsors & Affiliates The Academy of Medical Sciences is committed to supporting the careers of the next generation of biomedical researchers. They encourage undergraduate medical students to embark on a career in medical research through an INSPIRE programme, funded by the Wellcome Trust.

As our primary sponsor, we thank the INSPIRE programme for their generous special project grant, supporting STARSurg over the next year.

W: acmedsci.ac.uk/careers/ T: @INSPIREresearch

Founded in 1976, the Association of Surgeons in Training (ASiT) is a professional body and educational charity working to promote excellence in surgical training across all ten surgical specialties in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. ASiT is independent of the Surgical Royal Colleges and is run by trainees for trainees.

We thank ASiT for their regional meeting grant, and ongoing support.

W: asit.org/join T: @ASiTofficial

The Wesleyan Assurance Society offers a range of financial products tailored to meet the needs of medical and dental professionals. You can follow @Wesleyan on Twitter. You may be interested in Wesleyan’s student pages.

W: wesleyan.co.uk/professions/doctors/medicalstudents/ T: @Wesleyan

The Institute of Medical Ethics (IME) is a charitable organisation dedicated to improving education and debate in medical ethics. Their mission is "promoting and supporting the study and understanding of medical ethics and its integration into clinical practice through education, research, and publication".

W: instituteofmedicalethics.org/ T: @IMEweb

The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCSEng) is a professional membership organisation and registered charity, representing surgeons in the UK and abroad.

We thank the Royal College for providing the venue for this meeting.

W: rcseng.ac.uk/ T: @RCSnews

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EoSurgical aims to improve the quality of surgery throughout the world by providing accessible surgical training tools. No regular access to a surgical simulator for training, skills progression or pre-operative warm-up? EoSurgical have the answer! Own it. Use it. Master surgical skills.

W: eosurgical.com/ T: @EoSurgical

CRC Press is a publishing group that specializes in producing technical books for Medicine and Surgery. Their best-selling titles include Bailey and Love’s Short Practice in Surgery, one of the world's pre-eminent medical textbooks, beloved by generations of surgeons worldwide!

W: crcpress.com/ T: @CRC_Medical

Medical Protection Society is the world's leading medical defence organisation, offering support to more than 290,000 doctors and health professionals worldwide. MPS are dedicated to helping you to avoid risk and provide medicolegal advice.

W: medicalprotection.org/uk T: @MPSDoctors

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Future Meetings Enjoyed this event?

STARSurg are delighted to announce two further meetings for the 2014/15 academic year!

ASiT 2015 International Conference – STARSurg Parallel Session

February 2015

STARSurg is delighted to announce that we have been invited to chair a dedicated parallel session at ASiT’s 2015 international conference in Glasgow!

The annual ASiT conference is a perfect opportunity to socialise with over 700 fellow trainees from all ten surgical specialties, listen to the latest up-dates in clinical practice, training, and workforce, and hear what the future holds for us all.

With an impressive range of great value pre-conference courses, abstracts printed in the International Journal of Surgery and over £3500 in prize money to be won, ASiT provides a broad range of opportunities for CV-boosting and professional development.

ASiT student and junior doctor delegates will be invited to join STARSurg for a series of workshops and plenaries from world-leading academic surgeons during the weekend. The sessions will be carefully designed to give you transferable skills and advice on building your career in surgical research. The ASiT conference will also mark the launch of an exciting new STARSurg initiative – watch this space!

STARSurg 4th National Meeting

Spring 2015

STARSurg will hold its 4th National Meeting in Spring 2015, location: TBC. Further details to be released in the winter! This meeting will offer:

i. An interactive STARSurg research skills course, with expert teaching faculty. ii. Dissemination of the findings of STARSurgII: The DISCOVER study and its parallel

educational arm. iii. A variety of targeted lectures and workshops from field-leading experts.