Education
Forthcoming Courses
Wrightington FRCS(T&O) Lower Limb Clinical and Viva Courses 2023
Wrightington Conference Centre, Wrightington Hospital. WN6 9EP
Convenors: Henry Wynn Jones, Mike Karski and Sunil Panchani
This is an intensive one-day course on lower limb surgery in preparation for the FRCS (Orth) exam. The course is aimed at candidates about to sit the Intercollegiate Board examination in Orthopaedic Surgery. The emphasis of the course is on clinical examination of patients and viva practice under examination conditions.
Faculty includes Consultant Lower Limb Surgeons and Lower Limb Fellows who have recently taken the examination. There is a high ratio of examiners to delegates to ensure that delegates get plenty of practice. Viva subjects cover questions encountered in the "Adult Pathology" section of the FRCS Vivas (Spines, Pelvis and Hip, Knee, F&A, Tumours, Infection)
Course Date: Monday 25th September 2023
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Wrightington John Charnley Gold Medal Research Day
Wrightington Hospital
Friday 23rd June 2023
We are holding the Wrightington John Charnley Gold Medal Research Day on Friday 23rd June 2023 at Wrightington Hospital.
We ask that all trainees and fellows at Wrightington submit their research for consideration for a podium or poster presentation (abstract submission form below). This is an excellent opportunity to see all the interesting work that is going on in the hospital in addition to the fact that we provide good prizes for the winning works.
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Wrightington Acetabular Revision Masterclass
Next meeting March 2024
Bioskills Lab, Wrightington Conference Centre
This is an exciting acetabular revision reconstruction one day course with 3D printed operable models with real defects and fresh frozen femoral head bone.
The course is aimed at Senior Trainee Orthopaedic surgeons, ST8, post CCT Fellows. To register you should have passed your FRCS and have an interest in hip surgery.
To register your interest for this meeting email Liz Newton at wrightingtoncourses@gmail.com