Surgeons' News December 2023 - References

Below are references for feature articles in the Surgeons' News December 2023 Edition.

See below the references for each article:

  1. Hands on Training, Stuart Fergusson. P.34-35
  2. Think Outside the Box, Lasitha Samarakoon & Majid Mukadam. P.36 
  3. Impact of oral health on general health, Carole Boyle & Lochana Nanayakkara. P.44-45

Hands on Training, Stuart Fergusson. 

Please find the extended article HERE

  1. Chowdhury MM, Dagash H, Pierro A. A systematic review of the impact of volume of surgery and specialization on patient outcome. British Journal of Surgery 2007; 94(2): 145-161.

  2. Grant AJ, Prince S, Walker KG, McKinley AJ, Sedgwick DM. Rural surgery: a new specialty?. BMJ 2011 343:d4761.

  3. Fitzgerald, J.E.F., Milburn J.A., Khera G., Davies R.S., Hornby S.T., Giddings C.E. Clinical fellowships in surgical training: analysis of a national pan-specialty workforce survey. World J. Surg., 37 (5) (2013 May), pp. 945-952

  4. Daniels S, Elanko A, Court S, O’Flynn P, and Wyld L. RCS Senior Clinical Fellowship Survey: motivations, outcomes and cost of senior surgical fellowships. The Bulletin of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 2020; 102:2

  5. Short-Life Working Group on Rural Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Standards informing delivery of care in rural surgery. March 2016.

  6. RCS Senior Clinical Fellowship Survey: motivations, outcomes and cost of senior surgical fellowships. Daniels S, Elanko A, Court S, O’Flynn P, and Wyld L. The Bulletin of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 2020; 102:2

  7. Greenaway, D. Shape of Training: Securing the future of excellent patient care. GMC, London. 2013.

  8. Misky, A.T., Shah, R.J., Fung, C.Y. et al. Understanding concepts of generalism and specialism amongst medical students at a research-intensive London medical school. BMC Med Educ 22, 291 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-022-03355-1

  9. Dolea C. Increasing access to health workers in remote and rural areas through improved retention: global policy recommendations. World Health Organization. 2010. ISBN 978-92-4-156401-4.


Think Outside the Box, Lasitha Samarakoon & Majid Mukadam. 

  1. SAS doctors - Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (aomrc.org.uk)
  1. Unlocking the potential of the SAS workforce - GMC (gmc-uk.org)
  1. https://www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/healthcare/2023/03/reforming-medical-training-nhs-workforce-crisis
  1. Generic capabilities framework for the Specialist grade
  1. https://www.gmc-uk.org/news/news-archive/new-thinking-needed-to-tackle-nhs-workforce-crisis-says-gmc-chief

Impact of oral health on general health, Carole Boyle & Lochana Nanayakkara

  1. Association between periodontal diseases and cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and respiratory diseases: Consensus report of the Joint Workshop by the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) and the European arm of the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA Europe) - Herrera - 2023 - Journal of Clinical Periodontology - Wiley Online Library
  2. Nazir, M.A. Prevalence of periodontal disease, its association with systemic diseases and prevention. Int. J. Health Sci. 2017, 11, 72–80.
  3. Fuller E, Steele J, Watt R, Nuttall N. (2011) 1: Oral Health and function – a report from the Adult Dental Health Survey. The Health and Social Care information centre.
  4. Amrit Bunet, Dr. Satya Das, L. Nanayakkara, Infective endocarditis due to Viridans Strep, Microbiology MSc Thesis 2021
  5. Dietrich, T., Webb, I., Stenhouse, L. et al. Evidence summary: the relationship between oral and cardiovascular disease. Br Dent J 222, 381–385 (2017).6
  6. Commissioning Standard: Dental Care for People with Diabetes 2019 Office of the Chief Dental Office
  7. Beydoun, May A. et al. ‘Clinical and Bacterial Markers of Periodontitis and Their Association with Incident All-Cause and Alzheimer’s Disease Dementia in a Large National Survey’. 1 Jan. 2020 : 157 – 172.

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