Surgeon in the making 👩⚕️| East of England Trainee | Postgraduate Student MRes Medical Robotics 🤓
London, England
Joined July 2020
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🎉🎉 Definitely a milestone in my surgical training.
Huge thank you to @chanpreetarhi for mentoring me and dedicating lists for my robotic training.
Of course, wouldn’t be possible without @vanashpatel who created a pathway for this training programme.
@CMRSurgical #Robotic
Last July when the consultant surgeons started robotic assisted surgery at @WestHertsNHS, our trainees were concerned that their surgical training would be impacted by consultant robotic learning curves.
I asked them to wholeheartedly support the robotics programme, to become invaluable bedside assistants, and help shorten the consultants learning curves.
In return, I promised a that once the consultants were trained then ‘training the trainees’ could resume.
Over the last 3 months our trainees have had virtual training, been on a technical skills course and started their live cases in colorectal and upper gastrointestinal surgery.
The trainees’ experience of training in robotic surgery has been overwhelming positive. Feedback from the robotic systems such as setup times, console times and volumetric hand motion provide objective metrics to measure their performance. From October, we have had the highest retention of trainees and requests to train in our unit
Training the future generation of surgeons has always been my passion, and I’m so happy that I am back to doing what I really enjoy 😊 @KhawarHashmi7 @AlexisSudlow @Nazrin_Assaf @BhaminiVadhwana @chanpreetarhi @MrOMoussa @SreeMallappa @ASiTofficial @asgbi @ACPGBI @RCSnews @NHSEngland @CMRSurgical
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Thank you to these 2 amazing people for finding my phone and handing it in at Paddington station 🙌. Hope you read this 😊 @TfL
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3D Reconstruction and Virtual Reality for Body Image Improvement in Bariatric Metabolic Surgery
by Assaf N, Scholtz S (...) Bello F et 3 al. in Obes Surg
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Our paper is out! 🎉 Study in VR and 3D imaging shows potential in managing expectations and improving body image after bariatric metabolic surgery. #Innovation #HealthTech @MrAhmedAhmed6 @SamPsyc @ICCESS_Imperial @bariatricBOMSS
link.springer.com/article/10…
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Well done @MMSAlani for presenting our @WestHertsNHS #roboticsurgery training pathway for ST4-ST8 trainees at #ASiT2024 conference.🦾 Trainees can be console surgeons through collaboration between trainer and trainee, and with the right #leadership and #teamwork. The take home message ‘Trainees should not be an afterthought when implementing #roboticsurgery 🤖’.
@ASiTofficial @DaulatzaiNajib @chanpreetarhi @MrOMoussa @Nazrin_Assaf @mattharrisdr @_Aidan_Bannon @Dukes_Club @CMRSurgical – at Bournemouth, England
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It was a pleasure to share our experience @WestHertsNHS of our mentorship programme for robotic surgical training for trainees from ST4 level and upwards. It can be done safely and swiftly with the right #leadership and #teamwork. I am pleased that @Dukes_Club led by @LillianReza, @charlotte_e_25 and @Taner_Shakir have robotic training at the forefront of their agenda and they will play a pivotal role in helping to navigate the current disruption in colorectal training. The robotic industry (@CMRSurgical @IntuitiveSurg @Medtronic) must collaborate to streamline training pathways to prevent demoralising a generation of highly skilled colorectal trainees. @ACPGBI @ACPGBI_EduTrain @ASiTofficial @DaulatzaiNajib
Our first RAS course of the year - an introduction to Versius! Thank you to our excellent faculty @EMBurns2017 @vanashpatel for their inspirational talks.
Immersive experience with the VR headsets ✅
And hands on 🤖 training both console and bedside with @CMRSurgical !
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🔥6 modern lessons in appendicitis every uptodate surgeon should know 👉
Appendicitis is common, it’s hard to diagnose, and every surgeon has an opinion.
I’ve been reading, publishing, and reviewing on it since 2011, since one of the first collaborative research projects ever: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2384…
So here are 6 modern, evidence-based lessons every surgeon around the world should know🧵:
RT @vanashpatel: What a busy year it has been for our RAS teams @WestHertsNHS. 🤖 We have trained 14 consultants in multiple specialties, hi…
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I am super proud of our October intake of specialist trainees @WestHertsNHS from @NHSHEE_EoE. Effortlessly completing online modules, virtual training, first assist course and console technical skills assessment. They are ready for #robotictraining on live cases with their fantastic consultant trainers @DaulatzaiNajib @MrOMoussa @chanpreetarhi @jameshollingshead. #teamwork #Versius
@ASiTofficial @RCSEd @ACPGBI_EduTrain @CMRSurgical @CharleneTB84 @KhawarHashmi7 @Nazrin_Assaf @CMRlaurenwilkes
Looking forward to presenting our pilot study on 3D reconstruction and Virtual Reality in addressing body image in bariatric surgery at #IFSO2023 this morning @SamPsyc @MrAhmedAhmed6 @ImperialSandC @agnilahiri #innovation #tech #MentalHealthMatters #SiMMS #PositiveBodyImage
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“Robotics is here to stay, and we need to leverage this technology and increase take-up where this supports the best quality patient care." - @mortensen_neil.
A new collaboration with @IntuitiveSurg will advance our work in shaping the Future of Surgery. ow.ly/qOwl50PfWBH
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Since the introduction of robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) in the UK in the late 90s, over 12 million operations have been performed in 70 countries. 🤖
Learn about establishing a training pathway for RAS, developing your team and more in our new guidance: ow.ly/yBkS50PbuIS
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This has been a long time coming! The term “junior” is confusing to the public and not a true reflection of our position. #positivenews #NHS
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📢 ONE MORE WEEK!
Our most anticipated event of the year is fast approaching. We'll be welcoming an international community of scientists, engineers and clinical practitioners for medical robotics.
DON'T MISS OUT!
Register below:
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That’s a wrap! Great couple of days @bariatricBOMSS. Lots of research happening and exciting times ahead! Looking forward to some more @ByBandSleeve at IFSO 🤓
🥺 A must-read! Well written, touching and definitely relatable by a lot of health care professionals thetimes.co.uk/article/jim-d…