Credits & Acknowledgements
Prof Jonathan Beard
COURSE CONTENT EDITED BY PROFESSOR JONATHAN BEARD FRCS CHM MED
We are delighted to have Professor Jonathan Beard, Consultant Vascular Surgeon and Honorary Professor of Surgical Education, as editor of SutureTutorPlus.
Present Appointments
· Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals since 1990
· Honorary Professor of Surgical Education, University of Sheffield since 2007
· Associate Postgraduate Dean, Yorkshire and Humber Deanery since 2009
· Distance Learning Lead for Education and Training Committee of ESVS since 2008
· Chair of Education and Training Committee of Vascular Society since 2009
· Member of Workplace-Based Assessment Group of Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Programme (ISCP) since 2004
· Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board (now GMC) Partner since 2006
· Member of Assessment Committee of Academy of Medical Royal Colleges since 2010
· External Expert Assessor for Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency since 2005
· Trust Lead for Procedural Skills Training since 2011
Previous Appointments
· Lecturer in Surgery, University of Leicester 1997-1990
· Surgical Tutor, Royal College of Surgeons of England 1992-1998
· Education Tutor, Royal College of Surgeons of England 2005-2007
· Programme Director for North Trent Higher Surgical Training Scheme 1998-2004
· Programme Director for South Yorkshire Foundation Pilot 2003-2005
· Foundation Programme Director for Sheffield Teaching Hospitals 2006-2009
Clinical Expertise
· All aspects of arterial and venous surgery
Educational interests & commitments
· Clinical Teaching Team Co-Leader (Phase 2 and 4) of Undergraduate Curriculum
· OSCE workshop development and examiner for University of Sheffield MB exams
· Previous organiser of the Sheffield MRCS Course and Basic Surgical Skills Course
· Assessment of surgical skills in the laboratory and operating theatre (awarded Masters in Medical Education with Distinction, University of Sheffield)
· Development of assessments of surgical skills on simulators and in the workplace for the GMC Performance Procedures Programme, the NCAA, PMETB and the Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Project
· Development and evaluation of Foundation Programme and generic education programme
· Research and development of workplace-based assessment methodology
Publications & Books
· Author or contributor of more than 150 scientific papers and articles including those related to assessment of surgical skills and generic postgraduate education programmes
· Author of more than 30 book chapters
· Editor of 6 textbooks including "Vascular and Endovascular Surgery", 3rd Ed, Saunders Elsevier and "Pathways of Care in Vascular Surgery", TFM Publishing
Prof Roger L Kneebone
PROF ROGER L KNEEBONE PHD FRCS FRCSED FRCGP
CONSULTANT AUTHOR AND AUTHOR OF ORIGINAL SUTURE TUTOR
Professor Kneebone is Professor of Surgical Education at Imperial College London. Prior to joining Imperial in 2003, he pioneered an innovative national training programme for minor surgery within primary care, based around intensive workshops using simulated tissue models and a computer-based learning program. Much of his current research focuses on simulation.
Since 2005 Professor Kneebone has lead the UK’s only Masters in Education (MEd) in Surgical Education.
Mark Whyman
MB BS MS FRCS LLRM
Video consultant for suturing and knot tying. Mr Whyman is Consultant General and Vascular Surgeon at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The majority of his specialist practice is in vein, hernia and laser surgery. Mark helped us with the filming of many of the videos in this course and gave us many hours of his time for which we are very grateful.
David ApSimon MSc
ORIGINAL SUTURE TUTOR CO-AUTHOR
David ApSimon’s background is in cognitive science and educational design. He has spent many years developing multimedia computer solutions for medical training. He combines expertise in leading-edge program design with a wider educational perspective, focusing on specific learning needs within the medical profession.
Judy Mewburn
Since 1994 Judy has been running or facilitating minor surgery training courses for practice nurses and general practitioners. She is a nursing representative on the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland Overseas Development Committee.
In 2003, Judy began working with the Tropical Health & Education Trust in Ghana.For the past seven years, she has taught basic suturing and cannulation to nurses at the School of Tropical Medicine. In Uganda, Judy trains theatre nurses and also teaches infection control and patient care to hospital nurses.
Mary Tobin
Mary Tobin is Theatre Nurse at St Michael's Hospital Bristol, part of the University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. We used Mary's expertise to film the module on scrubbing, gowning and gloving.
