Locum Consultant Spinal Surgeon
London, UK
Joined December 2010
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Applications are now welcome for the BASS/BSS Presidents' Travelling Fellowship 2025 - visit britscoliosis.org.uk/News/13… for more details and how to apply!
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4 weeks are left to apply for the Innovation in Musculoskeletal Health programme. With @NIHRcommunity Invention for Innovation (i4i), we're seeking to co-fund research applications aiming to transform MSK health outcomes through emerging technologies. oruk.org/innovation-in-msk/
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Applications for BOA Travelling Fellowships are NOW OPEN! Travelling Fellowships are funding bursaries to provide assistance for those undertaking periods of additional specialist learning at sites outside their normal working/training location. boa.ac.uk/travelling-fellows…
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Could you be an Associate PI?
The scheme is a 6 month training opportunity, providing practical experience for health and care professionals starting their research career, with the PI acting as a mentor. Find out more ⬇️
nihr.ac.uk/health-and-care-p…
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The BASIS Study has reached 300 participants! @CTRU_Sheffield @SCHARRSheffield
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Dr. Bunnell saw over-referral and excessive x-ray exposure in scoliosis screening. So, he invented the scoliometer, inspired by an inclinometer in a boat shop. #SpineTalk #SRS #Scoliometer #HistoricalSpinalSurgery
Check out the SRS Historical Timeline: srs.org/About-SRS/SRS-Histor…
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Incisional Wound Irrigation for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis @JAMASurgery jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
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Do not miss this important free webinar on the new AO Spine & Praxis Guidelines for the Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury. With Brian Kwon and Michael Fehlings, moderated by Mario Ganau.
🗓 May 6, 2024
📍17:00-18:00 CEST (UTC +02:00)
Register now 🔗 brnw.ch/21wJesS
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Save the date! Second Surgeon Education Webinar is coming soon! Click on the link below to register TODAY!
Register Here: settingscoliosisstraight.org…
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We’re pleased to announce applications are open for our spine research fellowship with @BASSspine & @BritScoliosis. The fully funded fellowship is worth up to £70,000.
Apply by 3 May 2024 via: bit.ly/orukjpf
#MSKmatters #InvestingInOurFutureMovement
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Available on #OrthoCorps: "A Most Unusual Population Study: The Back Story"
Paul D. Sponseller, MD, interviews Bruce E. Fredrickson, MD, about Dr. Fredrickson's landmark paper, "The Natural History of Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis."
tinyurl.com/mtcaxu6y
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BASS Trainee Members can attend #BASS2024 for free!
Visit SpineSurgeons.ac.uk/Trainee-… (member login required) to reveal your discount code!
⚠️Discount ends 7th Feb 2024⚠️
If you are a surgical trainee and wish to join BASS, visit: spinesurgeons.ac.uk/Become-a…
📢Registration for #BASS2024 is NOW OPEN!📢
Visit SpineSurgeons.ac.uk/BASS2024 for further details and to register today!
Early-bird rates end 7th Feb 2024
Zac Silk retweeted
Practice changing! @BenRoyeMD presented #research at #ICEOS2023 this week. Night-time bracing of #EarlyOnsetScoliosis in 15-24deg #scoliosis is >3x more likely to improve the Cobb angle than observation & often prevents later full time bracing. #conservativetreatment #spine
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The NHS collapse - it has taken just 13 years - take a look at this from Channel 4 News
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Join Kenny Kwan, Michael Selby and Reuben Soh for the next popular AO Spine in-League Advanced Webinar on Degenerative spondylolisthesis & Adult spine deformity!
🗓 Nov. 24, 16:00-17:00 HKT (UTC+8)
Free for members! Register now 👉 brnw.ch/21wE0tt
Zac Silk retweeted
Surgery was initially recommended for a 12yo girl with 75deg of #Kyphosis. During a second opinion, I offered hyperextension #stretching for just 60 seconds each day. Months later her spine was straighter & surgery was avoided. #conservativetreatment
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*FREE WEBINAR | REGISTER NOW*
Our next #SRSWebinar tomorrow will provide a global perspective on perioperative management of adult patients who undergo thoracolumbar spinal fusion for degenerative conditions, based on a survey conducted by @AOSpine.
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
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This week’s most cited article: Benefits, Limits, and Risks of GPT-4 as an AI Chatbot for Medicine nej.md/3ZljC3h #ArtificialIntelligence
ALT Example of incorrect output by GPT-4
Zac Silk retweeted
The British Scoliosis Society would like to invite medical professionals (surgical trainees, consultants, AHPs and others) to a free series of webinars, between 19 Sept to 1 Nov 2023
For more information, and to register for these webinars, visit:
britscoliosis.org.uk/2023Web…
