BJJ News | I ssue 8 | S eptember 2015
Fig.3 The Fellows at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. all the available trainees and consultants participated in a lively discussion about health care innovations. Mr. Achan further presented us with a history of the ABC and its links to the orthopaedic departments of St Bartholomew’s and The Royal London Hospitals. Our visit to London also included a number of historic visits including the Churchill War Rooms and Westminster Abbey. We next visited Oxford and learnt of the rich history of the city and university. We were warmly greeted by Professor Andy Carr (ABC alumnus) and Mr. Duncan Whitwell (ABC alumnus). We were taken for a tour of the Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences and the Kennedy Institute. During the academic session, Professor Chris Lavy, a Lancet Commissioner, detailed the global health issues in orthopaedic surgery
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and the disparities that exist worldwide, especially within Africa. Professor Keith Willett taught us how to implement a quality framework effectively so as to drive improvement; Professor David Murray presented his experience with the evolution of the Oxford Unicondylar Knee Replacement and Professor Carr educated us about his work in randomised controlled trials in shoulder surgery. After Oxford, we travelled to East Anglia where we were greeted by Professor Simon Donell. We learned of the history of the hospital and the evolution of the Norwich Research Park, a place where musculoskeletal research is carried out using the expertise within the University of East Anglia and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals. Our next journey took us to Leicester, where we met Mr Rob Ashford (ABC fellow 2014). We were honoured to attend the Leicester Tigers annual award ceremony (professional rugby team) where we sat with players during their celebrations and were acknowledged by the team. We had fascinating discussions with Professor Angus Wallace (ABC alumnus), Professor Dias (past president of the BOA), Mr Jeya Palan (past president of the British Orthopaedic Trainees Association) and Mr Alwyn Abraham (consultant paediatric orthopaedic surgeon), Leicester University) on issues ranging from differences in training systems, challenges facing trainees and consultants, and how to recruit trainees to enter academic career paths within University systems. Heading north to Glasgow, Scotland, we were greeted by Mr Sanjeev Patil and Mr Dominic Meek (ABC alumni). Together, we visited the Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery where we learned about William Hunter (17181783), who played a major role in Britain’s 18th century scientific, cultural
Fig. 4 The Fellows hosted at the Hexam General Hospital. and social sciences (Fig.2). Later, we proceeded to the Adam Smith lecture theatre within the University of Glasgow for an academic session hosted by Mssrs. Patil & Meek. The evening festivities included a dinner reception at The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, founded in 1599, and where, dressed in traditional Scottish kilts, we met other previous ABC fellows including Mr Huntley, Professor Hamblen and Miss Catherine Kellet (Fig. 3). On arriving in Edinburgh, we were met by previous ABC fellows Professor Hamish Simpson, Miss Leela Biant, and Mr John Keating. Professor Simpson hosted us for dinner in his house, where we enjoyed a delicious home-cooked meal courtesy of Helen Simpson. We relaxed with previous fellows and enjoyed Scottish hospitality at its finest. Despite some damp weather, our spirits were not dampened as our gracious hosts took us to visit the home of golf, the fairways of St Andrew’s golf course. After returning, we enjoyed dinner at the Balmoral Hotel where we donned our Scottish kilts and were greeted by numerous past ABC fellows including Professor Charles Court-Brown, Professor Margaret McQueen, Professor McMaster, Miss Julie McBirnie, Mr John Keating, Professor Simpson, Miss Leela Biant, and BOA President, Professor Colin Howie. For the academic portion, we visited