A patient of yours comes for excision of an ulcerated skin cancer 🔪💉🩸 They’ve had a postoperative infection before and ask you whether they need antibiotics 💊 🧫 How do you answer? We need to know! Join us for an online focus group on 10/7/23, 7-8:30pm. DM for more info!

#Surgeons, have you encountered varying practice in preventing surgical site infections? 🦠 Share your insights and improve #patientoutcomes through our survey! #SSI #Surgery #MedTwitter URL: york.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0D…

So far more than 200 surgeons across the globe have completed our surgical site infection prevention survey 🌎 Please continue to share with colleagues and let us know your #SSI practices! york.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0D… #medtwitter #AcademicChatter #survey

Short on time? No problem! Our surgical site infection survey only takes 5 MINUTES! ⏰ Your valuable input can make a big impact of #SSI prevention practices york.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0D… #MedTwitter #AcademicChatter

#Surgeons, have you encountered varying practice in preventing surgical site infections? 🦠 Share your insights and improve #patientoutcomesthrough survey! #SSI #Surgery #MedTwitter URL: york.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0D…

Applications for the new RSTN RSTN Committee are now open! Here’s the link to review the information on positions and apply 😁 Good luck! Info: shorturl.at/bnQZ1 Application form: forms.gle/18hXa8S3EK8R2j…

Open to medical students and trainees at all levels. Suitable for anyone interested in clinical research, #plasticsurgery, #orthoplastics, #handsurgery, #trauma and #burns BAPRASvoice British Society for Surgery of the Hand PLASTA STASH ASiT STARSurg The Royal College of Surgeons of England BOTA National Institute for Health and Care Research

Last chance to complete the SSI prevention survey! Join over 1000 surgeons from 80+ countries worldwide! 🦠 york.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0D…

🏄INTERNATIONAL #HAWAII AUDIT🏄 We are pleased to announce the new Hand And Wrist Trauma: AntImicrobials & Infection audit looking into antimicrobial practice in hand trauma surgery! This will be an INTERNATIONAL audit with ALL centres being invited to contribute🌍 Register your interest⏬ forms.gle/znjPfxtBSXqfRh…

Fresh online now! Following lymph dissection or sentinel node biopsy - 18x more likely to develop infection in the presence of seroma 🦠 Up to an additional £5000 per patient per infection 💰! jprasurg.com/article/S1748-…

🏄NEXT STAGE OF #HAWAII We are pleased to announce the new Hand And Wrist Trauma: AntImicrobials & Infection audit! Aiming to assess how the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines are currently implemented in hand trauma surgery ✋ ⏰Still plenty of time to sign up! 🖇️forms.gle/9UBrUmdvHguiBq… 🧵/ 3

Nearly £5000 per patient per infection in some cases! The burden of surgical site infection continues to be high for both patients and for services. Read our latest paper here on the consequences and costs of SSI after lymphadenectomy and SLNB.

2/5 Project 1: Exploring Novel Interventions for SSI Prevention Investigate how different pre- peri and post-operative interventions influence the skin's susceptibility to infection: hull.ac.uk/study/postgrad…

HAWAII ACP has received interest across 60 hospitals with 24 centres already up and running!🌎 Take a look at our network map to see if your centre has registered, if NOT there is still time to take part! Full Map: shorturl.at/jAKX9 Registration: shorturl.at/uyBD5

The impact of rising NHS waiting list times on elective surgery for Dupuytren’s disease - available to read online now 1 in 4 patients underwent a more extensive or complex operation than planned due to disease progression whilst awaiting surgery ✋ journals.sagepub.com/eprint/QKWEDV9…

The HAWAII ACP Protocol is now published in Bone & Joint Open! Have a read here: boneandjoint.org.uk/Article/10.130… And don't forget, you can still get involved with the HAWAII ACP! Click below to find out more: shorturl.at/uyBD5

It was lovely to meet with the team at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and complete their FLARE Trial Site Initiation Visit! We look forward to working with you 🙂@HUTHResearch Surgical Trials Academic Centre for Surgery (ACeS) RSTN Jenny Lane Ryckie Wade David Holmes Justin Wormald Lisa Newington

Congratulations to the team at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust who randomised their first FLARE participant yesterday! Great work everyone! 👏🥳 Surgical Trials Academic Centre for Surgery (ACeS) RSTN #flexortendons #research #trial #surgery