Webinar: The importance of sustainability in the surgical profession
- Free
Event Overview
Are you interested in finding new and sustainable ways to improve your surgical skills? Are you unsure of where and how to employ more sustainable practices in your work? Our latest webinar, in collaboration with RCS Edinburgh, will cover a range of sustainability topics from the manufacturing of surgical goods to the important future changes in clinical practice.
Join us on Wednesday 9 September to find out more and ask your questions to our expert panel, including: RCS Council member and Chair of the RCS sustainability in surgery committee, Stella Vig, RCS Council member and Vice-chair of the RCS sustainability in surgery committee, Victoria Pegna, RCS President Neil Mortensen, RCS Edinburgh President Michael Griffin, ENT Research Fellow, Chantelle Rizan and Consultant in ENT Surgery, Mahmood Bhutta.
Why should you tune in?
- Learn about the latest sustainability advancements in the field of surgery.
- Receive helpful and practical tips on how to achieve more sustainable surgical practices.
- Discuss the UK and international efforts to enact policy to create real world change in this area.
We want to ensure that we are supporting you and providing you with the most helpful information for yourself and your peers. Please get in touch with our events team with any questions or further topics you would like to be discussed during this session.
For those unable to join the livestream on Wednesday, the recording will be made available on our RCS webinar page.
Further resources available to you
- Watch our webinar with the Royal College of Edinburgh Sustainable Surgery and Climate Change. What Can and What Must We Do? to learn more about what must be done to achieve sustainable surgical practices in the future.
- Check out our July Bulletin to find out more about sustainability in the surgical field.
- Refresh your skills via our free online learning resources. We have made relevant resources available to all to help support surgeons during the pandemic.
- Discover our COVID-19 hub, providing you with the latest news and an extensive list of resources to support you.
- Download our guidance for Recovery of Surgical Services tohelp handle the backlog of surgical work being created by the outbreak. In the coming weeks we will be launching a series of tools to support this guidance, stay tuned!
- Our Confidential Support & Advice Service now has a 24/7 helpline for emotional support. Please make sure you are looking after yourselves, and know that we are here for you.
Booking Information
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It will be your only means to login to the webinar so please look out for this email, if you haven't received the link please check your spam folder.
Additional Information
Please note that the RCS Webinar and Events programme is subject to change. In the event that we are unable to run a session we will endeavor to notify all participants in a timely fashion and where possible offer a suitable alternative.
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