Dr Helen Higham delivers a talk on the human factors approach to incident analysis. Dr Helen Higham is Consultant Anaesthetist at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Director of OxSTaR, the University of Oxford’s Simulation Centre, and co-director of the Patient Safety Academy at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences.

Surgical Grand Rounds Lectures

Effective learning from serious incidents

A brief portfolio of four distinct projects - scaphoid injuries, blunt chest trauma in the elderly, acute gallstone disease, and a mobile x-ray machine with embedded AI technology. Which reflect some of the ways the Emergency Department is trying to develop their approach to imaging in acute care pathways. Drs Alex Novak, Lois Brand and Phil Hormbrey are consultants in emergency medicine at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation.

Image Consciousness in the Emergency Department - Developing and Evaluating Novel Radiological Pathways and Technologies in the Acute Healthcare Setting

Professor Shin Egawa delivers the Burdette Lecture with striking array of high-risk salvage surgery for prostate cancer and bladder cancer. Professor Egawa is Chairman of the Department of Urology at Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. Dr Walter J. Burdette (1915-2006), who was a distinguished surgeon, clinician and researcher, established Lectureships in Surgical Science in Oxford for the purpose of providing funding to the Nuffield Department of Surgery for distinguished speakers to present an annual Burdette Lecture.

Cases of complicated surgery for 'high-risk' prostate cancer

Many of the things that will be in this talk may never happen, some of them will happen and some of them are already happening. How they will evolve and to what extent, and how all of these things will blend into one future will be interesting to explore. Mr George Krasopoulos is a Consultant Cardiac Surgeon at Oxford Heart Centre and Honorary Professor in Cardiac Surgery.

Facing the future with our eyes wide open: What does the future hold for (cardiac) surgery that will change the way we practice?

Mr Vincent Gnanapragasam provides an overview of the big questions in prostate cancer. Mr Vincent Gnanapragasam is a University Lecturer at the University of Cambridge and Honorary Consultant Urologist at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge.

Using research to change paradigms in diagnosing and managing early prostate cancer

Mr Simon Buczacki presents his clinical and scientific data on small intestinal neuroendocrine tumours. Simon Buczacki is a cancer surgeon and scientist from the Cambridge Colorectal Unit at Addenbrooke’s Hospital.

Small intestinal neuroendocrine tumours - surgery and science in Cambridge

Professor Richard van Hillegersberg shares his experience with robotic esophagectomy over the years. Professor Richard van Hillegersberg is an Upper GI surgeon from the University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands.

Implementation of Robot Assisted Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy (RAMIE)

The talk focusses on kidney preservation with Mr Simon Knight talking about some of the clinical research that has been done, while Mr James Hunter discusses their translational and lab research. Mr Simon Knight and Mr James Hunter are both Senior Clinical Research Fellows at the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford.

Organ preservation research in Oxford: an update

Dr Anita Makins discusses 'Female genital mutilation (FGM): a global perspective', and Dr Katy Newell-Jones presents ‘Medicalisation of female genital cutting: decision making dilemmas and competing priorities’. Dr Anita Makins is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Dr Katy Newell-Jones is a facilitator and researcher.

Oxford University Global Surgery Group: female genital mutilation

Ms Sarah Kessler discusses and shows clips from ‘The Checklist Effect’, the award-winning documentary inspired by the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist. Professor Shafi Ahmed talks about his passion around innovation, technology, global health and education, and how they marry together. Ms Sarah Kessler is Producer of the feature-length documentary ‘The Checklist Effect’ and past Lead for Lifebox. Professor Shafi Ahmed is Consultant Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgeon at the Royal London Hospital and Associate Dean at Barts and the London Medical School.

Innovations to improve outcome and patient safety in low and middle income countries

Professor Chris Pugh gives a talk on clinical academic training and the role OUCAGS (Oxford University Clinical Academic Graduate School) plays. Professor Chris Pugh is Professor of Renal Medicine, Director of OUCAGS and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Health Education England – Thames Valley.

OUCAGS and clinical academic training in the UK

Dr Raman Uberoi talks about interventional radiology and gastrointestinal haemorrhage. Dr Raman Uberoi is a Consultant Radiologist at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Gastrointestinal (GI) haemorrhage

Professor Amir Ghaferi discusses the current state of communication in healthcare and in particular surgery. Is there a failure in need of rescue? Professor Amir Ghaferi is Associate Professor of Surgery and Business at the University of Michigan.

Communication in Healthcare: A Failure in Need of Rescue?

Miss Renata Greco talks about personalised external aortic root support and in particular the Oxford experience with this technique. Miss Renata Greco is a Senior Aortic Fellow for the Complex Aortic Surgery Team at the Oxford Heart Centre.

Personalised external aortic root support: the Oxford experience

Professor Giles Toogood talks about his background which combined sport and surgery, and discusses the advances in hepatobiliary. Professor Giles Toogood is a Professor of Hepatobiliary Surgery at Leeds University.

Cricket to clinic via the lab

The Surgical Grand Rounds, hosted by the Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, are the key educational meetings for consultants, juniors and medical students. Presentations revolve around clinical cases and are followed by lively, educational discussion. These podcasts are brought to you by the Oxford University Medical Education Fellows.